September 03, (THEWILL) – In an extraordinary day for the English Premier League, football history was made, as three standout players, Erling Haaland, Son Heung-min, and Evan Ferguson, each notched spectacular hat-tricks in their respective matches.
Haaland set the stage alight with a second-half hat-trick, propelling Manchester City to a commanding 5-1 victory over Fulham at the Etihad Stadium. Son followed suit, demonstrating clinical goal-scoring and finishing by notching his three goals in Tottenham’s 5-2 triumph against Burnley at Turf Moor. The South Korean maestro opened and finished Spurs’ goals as they came from behind to take maximum points on the road.
Evan Ferguson, the 18-year-old Irish prodigy, concluded the trifecta with a man of the match performance in his second EPL start for Brighton this season. He netted a stunning hat-trick in their 3-1 victory over Newcastle at St James’ Park. He began in the 27th minute and finished off with 20 minutes left on the clock. It took five minutes to go from his brace to the hattrick for a memorable Saturday.
This extraordinary feat marks only the second occurrence in EPL history where three different players have scored hat-tricks on the same day. The first instance took place on September 23rd, 1995, featuring Robbie Fowler (Liverpool), Alan Shearer (Blackburn), and Tony Yeboah (Leeds). Fowler’s legacy is further cemented with the record for the second-fastest hat-trick in Premier League history, accomplished in just 4 minutes and 33 seconds against Arsenal in 1994.
The fastest hat-trick in the EPL annals belongs to Sadio Mané, who astonishingly found the net three times in a mere two minutes and 56 seconds for Southampton against Aston Villa in 2015.
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