Brobbey's Hat-Trick in Defeat Joins Rare Premier League List

Brian Brobbey scored three but still ended up on the losing side, becoming just the fifth player to do so in Premier League history.

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Brian Brobbey

Match

Manchester City 5-3 Sunderland

Competition

Premier League

Occurrence

5th player, 6th time

What happened. Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey scored a hat-trick in his side's 5-3 defeat at Manchester City. He is the first player to score a Premier League hat-trick in a losing cause since 2007.

Brobbey is only the fifth different player to achieve the feat in Premier League history.
Roque Santa Cruz was the last to do so, for Blackburn in a 5-3 loss at Wigan in December 2007.
Matt Le Tissier is the only player to have scored hat-tricks in two Premier League defeats.

Brobbey's achievement highlights a rare piece of Premier League history, joining a small group of players who scored three in a losing effort.

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