Hat-trick extravaganza — Haaland, Son, and Ferguson equal 28-year Premier League record

Premier League fans enjoyed a goal fest on Saturday, with Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, Tottenham’s Son Heung-Min, and Brighton’s Evan Ferguson starring on a historic day for the league’s leading frontmen.

All three forwards found the back of the net three times each and entered Premier League folklore as their teams dominated opponents in convincing wins. 

Tottenham captain Son, was the first of the trio to score a hat-trick on Saturday during Spurs 5-2 hammering of Burnley, hitting the fourth treble of his Premier League career at the fourth different Stadium.  

Haaland was the star of the show as reigning Premier League champions Manchester City hammered Fulham 5-1 and completed his hat-trick in the fifth minute of extra-time, while Ferguson scored all three goals as Brighton beat Newcastle 3-1 in a late kick-off. 

With a treble each, Haaland, Son, and Ferguson became only the second trio in Premier League history to hit hat-tricks on the same day and were the first to do so in the 21st century. 

The trio joined Robbie Fowler, Alan Shearer, and Tony Yeboah in recording hat-tricks on the same day in the Premier League after the old-timers set the competition record in 1995. 

Haaland and Ferguson also set or equalled individual league records with their goals on the day, with the Norwegian reaching 50 goal contributions and the Brighton starlet entering a very select group of Premier League youngsters.