One Premier League hat-trick is impressive, but two in a row is something entirely different—almost an impossible feat.
Therefore, it comes as no surprise that few players have succeeded. Seven, to be exact, including Chelsea, Manchester United, and Arsenal players.
After Erling Haaland of Manchester City added his name to the list against Nottingham Forest, we took a look at all seven players who had back-to-back hat-tricks in the Premier League and how they accomplished it.
Erling Haaland
Against Nottingham Forest, Haaland played in his fifth Premier League game.
With his hat-trick, he now has nine goals in five games, which is a record for a player’s first five Premier League appearances. In their entire time playing in the English top flight, Sadio Mane or Eden Hazard only managed one or two hat-tricks each.
Harry Kane (x2)
Even though Haaland has two consecutive hat-tricks, he hasn’t yet surpassed Harry Kane. Only the prolific goal scorer for the Spurs has twice recorded back-to-back hat-tricks.
Wayne Rooney
The second of these two consecutive hat-tricks occurred in a 5-0 victory over Bolton; the first, an infamous 8-2 thrashing of Arsenal at Old Trafford, sparked much soul-searching (and some frantic transfer-market scrambling) at the Emirates two weeks earlier.
Didier Drogba
The Chelsea team led by Jose Mourinho may have been the best in the Premier League era for the Blues, but Carlo Ancelotti’s squad was undoubtedly the most entertaining.
Therefore, it should come as no surprise that Drogba’s best goal-scoring campaign in England and his consecutive hat-tricks occurred while playing for the Italian egotist.
Thierry Henry
The Frenchman scored three goals in back-to-back Premier League appearances, but not in back-to-back Premier League matches. Arsenal played another fixture between the two.
Ian Wright
Wright’s two trebles came in March 1994, against Ipswich and then Southampton.
Les Ferdinand
In March 1993, Everton and Nottingham Forest were Ferdinand’s victims. And like with Wright, one of the goals was a diving header.
