Saturday, August 23, 2008

Gabriel Agbonlahor goals: fast to score


Aston Villa’s Gabriel Agbonlahor scored the second fastest hat-trick in Premier League history when he netted three times in the 4-1 win against Manchester City, according to Infostrada Sports.

Liverpool’s Robbie Fowler is the only player to have scored a quicker hat-trick in the Premier League era. He scored three goals in four minutes and 33 seconds in August 1994.

Fastest hat-tricks in Premier League

Minutes Player Match Goals 1st goal 3rd goal

4.33 Robbie Fowler Liverpool - Arsenal (28 Aug 1994) 3-0 3 26’ 31’
8 Gabriel Agbonlahor Aston Villa – Manchester City (17 Aug 2008) 4-1 3 68’ 76’
9 Ian Wright Arsenal - Ipswich Town (15 Apr 1995) 4-1 3 47’ 56’
10 Ole Gunnar Solskjær Nottingham Forest - Manchester United (06 Feb 1999) 1-8 4 80’ 90’
10 Teddy Sheringham Manchester United - Southampton (28 Oct 2000) 5-0 3 45’ 55’
10 Jermaine Pennant Arsenal - Southampton (07 May 2003) 6-1 3 15’ 25’
11 Alan Shearer Newcastle United - Sheffield Wednesday (19 Sep 1999) 8-0 5 30’ 41’
13 Alan Shearer Newcastle United - Leicester City (02 Feb 1997) 4-3 3 77’ 90’
13 Eidur Gudjohnsen Chelsea - Blackburn Rovers (23 Oct 2004) 4-0 3 37’ 50’
13 Les Ferdinand Everton - Queens Park Rangers (12 Apr 1993) 3-5 3 38’ 51’
13 Alan Shearer Newcastle United - Leicester City (02 Feb 1997) 4-3 3 77’ 90’

Note: The above table only includes the first three goals if a player scored more than three in a match.

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