Albion lead the way in goalscoring after two rounds of Premier League matches.

Their eight-goal haul is at least three more than anyone else in the top flight.

It could be even better, especially when looking at the Luton game.

But the speed in which they have scored so many goals underlines the strides they have made.

The Seagulls’ eighth goal of the season came after just 145 minutes of playing time.

The quickest they had ever got to that score in previous Prem campaigns was the 360 minutes it took them to reach eight in 2020-21.

The eighth goal of that season came in the final seconds of a 4-2 defeat at Everton as Yves Bissouma thumped in a beauty from the edge of the box.

Albion had conceded just one goal when they got their eighth this season which, again, is their best yet by some distance.

Back in the first Prem season, the eighth goal came on 765 minutes and was Jose Izquierdo’s curler right on half-time in the 3-0 win at West Ham in the ninth game of the season.

By the time they scored their eighth goal, they had let in ten.

The eighth goal of the following season was very late in a 2-1 defeat at home to Tottenham and was scored by Anthony Knockaert.

That was the 540th minute of the season – right at the end of the sixth match – and they had conceded 12 by then.

Albion scored three in the first game under Graham Potter in 2019-20 but they did not reach their current score of eight until the eighth game.

Aaron Connolly did the honours this time with his memorable second to cap the 3-0 win over Tottenham 695 minutes into the season, by which time they had conceded ten.

Albion were scoring goals at a decent rate in front of empty stands in 2020-21.

But they had conceded ten by the time Bissouma took them to eight for the campaign at Goodison.

The eighth goal of 2021-22 came in the final seconds of the sixth game, so after 540 minutes, and is one fans will recall fondly.

It was Neal Maupay’s lobbed equaliser at Crystal Palace and came at a point when they had let five in.

Goal No.8 last season was the second in the 5-2 win over Leicester, put away by Moises Caicedo.

That was the 15th minute of the sixth fixture, so 465 minutes into the campaign.

They had conceded four goals by that stage.

So far, so thrillingly good.

But Roberto De Zerbi will more interested in goals nine, ten and so on as his side prepare to host a West Ham side who have conceded two in two to date.