David Raya spots his hair twin in James Trafford

The Premier League's tunnel clip draws an unusually large audience for a greeting that turns into a double take.

Channel: Premier League Story of October 14, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 1,442,573 views a day, 11 times a normal first day on this channel (135,051).

When You Spot Your Hair Twin 😂

The high five goes smoothly. It's only after David Raya walks past James Trafford that he looks back over his shoulder, apparently finding something familiar: the Burnley goalkeeper has a matching slicked-back bun.

Trafford gestures toward his hair as the players around him laugh. Raya takes his place in line, then looks back again. No audible conversation is needed to follow this little pre-match exchange.

The Premier League's official channel has drawn about 1.3 million views in twenty hours with "When You Spot Your Hair Twin 😂," running at roughly ten times its usual first-day pace for Shorts. For a channel whose recent uploads include goals, clever dummies and player ratings, this time the hook is two goalkeepers sharing a hairstyle rather than a save.

The comments pick up on both parts of the joke. Some viewers say they initially mistook Trafford for Raya; others focus on Raya's repeated checks over his shoulder. The greeting is brief, but the second look gives the clip its punchline.

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The numbers

The tunnel clip is drawing views far faster than a usual Premier League Short. The channel's daily views are also close to double their typical level.

the video's first day

usual first day here

135,051

this video

1,442,573

subscribers

10,200,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

8,869,864,017

views per day

9,324,860

typical day: 4,953,304

the video

views

1,334,744

likes

25,122

comments

270

days online

1

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Liverpool FC

12,700,000

Manchester United

11,600,000

Premier League

10,200,000

Man City

9,620,000

Chelsea Football Club

6,490,000

TNT Sports Football

6,480,000

As of October 14, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.