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2. Yossi Benayoun Triple Hat-Tricks
Israeli attacking midfielder Yossi Benayoun was the only player to score hat-
tricks in the Premier League, UEFA Champions League and FA Cup for the same
club for Liverpool against: Burnley, Besitkas and Havant & Waterlooville. *

3. Brazilian Players Premier League Hat-Tricks
Two Brazilian players have scored Premier League Hat-Tricks:
• Afonso Alves for Middlesbrough 8-1 Manchester City on 11th May 2008
• Robinho for Manchester City 3-0 Stoke City on 26th October 2008

4. Emmanuel Adebayor Double Hat-Tricks
Emmanuel Adebayor was the first player to score hat-tricks against the
same club in both matches of a Premier League season:
- Arsenal against Derby County during season 2007-08
- Arsenal won 5-0 at home and 6-2 away

5. Welshmen Premier League Hat-Tricks
Five Welshmen have scored Premier League Hat-Tricks:
1. Dean Saunders (Aston Villa 5-0 Swindon Town,12-Feb-94)
2. Mark Hughes (Chelsea 4-1 Leeds United,13-Apr-96)
3. Gary Speed (Everton 7-1 Southampton 16-Nov-96)
4. Robert Earnshaw (Charlton Athletic 1-4 West Bromwich Albion, 19-Mar-05)
5. Gareth Bale (Aston Villa 0-4 Tottenham Hotspur, 26-Dec-12)

6. Eric Cantona First Hat-Trick in the Premier League
French striker Eric Cantona scored the very first hat-trick in the Premier League for
Leeds United against Tottenham Hotspur in a 5–0 win on 25th August 1992.

7. Republic of Ireland Premier League Hat-Tricks
Two Republic of Ireland players who have scored Premier League Hat-Tricks:
• Robbie Keane: Spurs 4-3 Everton 12th Jan 2003, Spurs 5–2 Wolves 6th Dec
2003, Spurs 5 - 0 Burnley 26th Sep 2009
• Leon Best: Newcastle 5–0 West Ham United 5th Jan 2011

8. Michel Platini Double UEFA Final Hat-Tricks
Michel Platini is the only player to score two hat-tricks during a UEFA Euro Finals
tournament. The hat-tricks were within four days of each other against Belgium and
Yugoslavia at the 1984 Euros on his home soil in France. Platini captained France to success.

9. Double Premier League Hat-Tricks
Away at Same Ground
They both scored away Premier League hat-tricks twice at the same ground.
• Wayne Rooney for Man Utd at the Reebok, 28th October 2006 & 10th September 2011
• Luis Suarez for Liverpool at Carrow Rd, 28th April 2012 & 29th September 2012

10. Manchester City Hat-Tricks
Seven players have scored Manchester City's 10 Premier League hat-tricks:
1. Paulo Wanchope (v Sunderland 23rd August 2000)
2. Nicolas Anelka (v Aston Villa 14th September 2003)
3. Robinho (v Stoke City 26th October 2008)
4. Edin Džeko (v Tottenham Hotspur 28th August 2011)
5. Mario Balotelli (v Aston Villa 28th December 2010)
6. Sergio Aguero (Wigan Athletic 10th September 2011)
7. Carlos Tévez (v Blackburn Rovers 11th January 2010, v Wigan Athletic 29th March
2010, v West Bromwich Albion 05th February 2011, v Norwich City 14th April 2012)

11. Wigan Athletic Hat-Tricks
Three players have scored Premier League Hat-Tricks for Wigan Athletic:
• Henri Camara (3-0 v Charlton Athletic, 16th December 2005)
• Marcus Bent (3-5 v Blackburn Rovers, 15th December 2007)
• Jordi Gómez (3-2 v Reading, 24th November 2012)

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