Premier League Hat-Tricks in Losing Matches: A Rare Achievement

Players Who Scored Hat-Tricks but Still Lost in the Premier League

Brian Brobbey made Premier League history by scoring a hat-trick for Sunderland during their 5-3 loss to Manchester City. This marked the first time in 19 years that a player scored three goals yet ended up on the losing side. Only five players have managed this unusual feat since the Premier League began in 1992.

The last player to do so before Brobbey was Roque Santa Cruz, who netted a hat-trick for Blackburn Rovers in a 5-3 defeat by Wigan Athletic in December 2007. The other four cases all occurred before the year 2000.

Instances of Hat-Tricks in Defeats

• Matt le Tissier: Oldham Athletic 4-3 Southampton (8 May 1993)
• Matt le Tissier: Southampton 3-4 Nottingham Forest (19 August 1995)
• Dion Dublin: Sheffield Wednesday 4-3 Coventry City (4 December 1995)
• Dwight Yorke: Newcastle United 4-3 Aston Villa (30 September 1996)
• Roque Santa Cruz: Wigan Athletic 5-3 Blackburn Rovers (15 December 2007)
• Brian Brobbey: Manchester City 5-3 Sunderland (20 September 2026)

Notably, Matt le Tissier stands out with the unique record of scoring hat-tricks in two separate Premier League losses, once during the league's first season and again in 1995.

This information was provided by BBC Sport’s Ask Me Anything team, responding to a question from Chris in Cumbria.