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For all the intricacies of today's footballing landscape, with managers employing unusual tactics - think Pep Guardiola fielding four centre backs - and a greater emphasis on playing it out from the back, the greatest joy a game can give its viewers is still a goalfest, where chaos reigns supreme and the net never seems to stop bulging. And Manchester United's recent 4-4 draw with Bournemouth at Old Trafford has reignited that spark. Indeed, this scoreline is by far the most common in terms of high-scoring games and has also produced some of the most memorable performances in history. Think Chelsea-Man City in the 22/23 season ("Cold" Palmer), Liverpool-Arsenal in 08/09 (Arshavin, take a bow), and Newcastle-Arsenal in 10/11 (Rest in peace, Tiote). With that in mind, let's take a dive into the history of the Premier League and revisit three classic games that delivered a gluttony of goals. 1) Portsmouth 7-4 Reading – 29 September 2007 (2007/2008 season) 11 goals. The highest-scoring game in the league's history. Nine different goalscorers (a joint record). What's not to like? Reading's first foray into the big stages saw them finish a comfortable eighth, but that form would not carry on to the next season, which saw them relegated in 18th place on goal difference, conceding seven to Pompey and six to Spurs along the way (although they fared better than Manchester City, who shipped eight goals to Middlesbrough). Amazingly enough, this game ended 2-1 to Portsmouth at half-time. The lucky 20,102 in attendance, as well as many others watching on the "telly", were in for a treat. One can hardly complain about eight goals in a single half of football. And the scoreline could've been higher if David James hadn't saved Nicky Shorey's penalty. (The Premier League does not allow embedding of its YouTube videos, so please tap the image to go straight to the video itself) 2) Manchester United 8-2 Arsenal – 28 August 2011 (2011/2012 season) Ironically enough, Manchester United would lose the title to Manchester City on the final day on goal difference. And as a staunch United supporter, the wounds are still raw. Every time that "AGUEROOOO" moment pops up in a football compilation, it's a quick fast-forward from me. I even tried watching City's All or Nothing documentary on Amazon Prime, but I stopped completely the moment they played the aforementioned in the second episode. But what makes this scoreline all the more surprising is that this wasn't the case of a better side facing off against a weaker opponent, these were two English giants. Champions League regulars (back then). And even though Arsene Wenger was forced to field a weakened defense (injuries and suspensions played a part), you'd expect Arsenal to put up more of a fight. In the end, Rooney netted a hat-trick, Young curled two pearlers into the top corner, and Arsenal ended with 10 men. In fairness, this game could've gone very differently if van Persie's penalty hadn't been saved by De Gea with the score still at 1-0 to United. (The Premier League does not allow embedding of its YouTube videos, so please tap the image to go straight to the video itself) 3) Tottenham Hotspur 9-1 Wigan Athletic – 23 November 2009 (2009/2010) To date, no player has scored a double hat-trick in the Premier League, and only five players have come close. Andy Cole (vs Ipswich Town), Alan Shearer (vs Sheffield Wednesday), Sergio Aguero (vs Newcastle), Dimitar Berbatov (vs Blackburn), and Jermain Defoe, who slammed five past a hapless Wigan side, including three in seven minutes. And incredulously, the scoreline was 1-0 to Spurs at half-time, which meant that this game holds the Premier League records for the most number of goals scored in one half of football (nine) and the most number of goals scored by one team in one half of football (eight). Sit back, relax, and let the goals flow. (The Premier League does not allow embedding of its YouTube videos, so please tap the image to go straight to the video itself) ~ Fremont (Images from Andrew Yates/AFP, The Irish Independent, The Times, Premier League Archive)