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title: "Fans React To Irons’ Tongue-In-Cheek Throwback to Paolo Di Canio Wondergoal"
canonical: "https://readwestham.com/2020/11/18/fans-react-west-ham-tweet-di-canio-goal-wimbledon/"
type: "post"
language: "en-GB"
author: "Dan Clubbe"
section: "West Ham News"
published: "2020-11-18T12:00:36Z"
modified: "2020-11-18T12:00:36Z"
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# Fans React To Irons’ Tongue-In-Cheek Throwback to Paolo Di Canio Wondergoal

West Ham’s [official Twitter](https://twitter.com/WestHam/status/1328710324518793216) account elicited plenty of reaction with a tongue-in-cheek post about [Paolo Di Canio](https://readwestham.com/2020/04/09/west-ham-fans-react-to-former-players-man-united-rejection/)‘s famous goal against Wimbledon back in March 2000.

The post stated ‘Di Canio vs Wimbledon is the greatest Premier League goal ever ⓘ 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲’, causing a huge reaction from fans of clubs all over the country, as well as many of the Irons faithful.

> Di Canio vs Wimbledon is the greatest Premier League goal ever
>
> ⓘ 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗲 [pic.twitter.com/pJFa0MB7Gd](https://t.co/pJFa0MB7Gd)
>
> — West Ham United (@WestHam) [November 17, 2020](https://twitter.com/WestHam/status/1328710324518793216?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Assisted by a pinpoint Trevor Sinclair diagonal ball, the Italian maestro, never far away from either a[magical moment of a controversial one](https://bleacherreport.com/articles/1588744-premier-league-the-controversial-career-of-new-sunderland-boss-paolo-di-canio), seemed to hang in mid-air as he volleyed the ball into the far corner past a floundering Neil Sullivan in the Wimbledon goal. The Italian’s strike opened the scoring at [Upton Park in a 2-1 win](https://www.11v11.com/matches/west-ham-united-v-wimbledon-26-march-2000-361/) for West Ham, then managed by Harry Redknapp.

Di Canio scored [51 goals in 138 appearances](https://www.transfermarkt.com/paolo-di-canio/leistungsdatendetails/spieler/3699/plus/0?saison=&verein=379&liga=&wettbewerb=&pos=&trainer_id=) for the Hammers and has [gone down as a legendary figure](https://www.whufc.com/news/articles/2019/january/27-january/new-type-hero-why-paolo-di-canio-west-ham-legend) in the club’s history.

One thing is for sure – the Di Canio goal is well worthy of a place in the conversation about the all-time great Premier League strikes, and 20 years on, it continues to elicit plenty of reaction throughout the country:

> Twitter: Was there ever any REAL doubt?.. No, of course there wasn’t!! https://t.co/2iHGDAJA2x (@pdg4whu)

> Twitter: @WestHam You will never see a better goal (@OpulentCockney)

> Twitter: @KateHarrison\_x @WestHam Legend ![⚒](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/svg/2692.svg)![⚒](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/svg/2692.svg)![⚒](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/svg/2692.svg) and he still loves West Ham, saw an interview on Italian TV a couple of months… https://t.co/nSKr0xcE2J (@juhearn1)

> Twitter: @WestHam I was sat directly behind Paulo for this goal. Greatest ever ![👍](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/svg/1f44d.svg)![🔨](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/svg/1f528.svg)![🔨](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/svg/1f528.svg)![🔨](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/svg/1f528.svg)![🔨](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/svg/1f528.svg)![🔨](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/svg/1f528.svg) (@adyingrey)

> Twitter: @WestHam ⓘ 𝗢𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 false and misleading
>
> Oops![😭](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/13.0.0/svg/1f62d.svg) https://t.co/j5JFeFEhSR (@chongytude)

> Twitter: @WestHam Mathew LeTissier against Newcastle. The ball is BEHIND him! He flicks it over his own head, chips it past… https://t.co/WJU1veLhPU (@CeejayNightwing)