Eberechi Eze got here near writing his identify into the historical past books with a remarkably area of interest stat, however he fell simply wanting levelling a fellow Arsenal ahead.
Surprisingly sufficient, solely as soon as earlier than in Premier League historical past has a participant scored hat-tricks in residence and away matches in opposition to the identical opponent in the identical season.
Eze famously scored three objectives in his first look within the North London derby, when Arsenal thrashed Spurs 4-1, and he added one other two objectives to his tally within the reverse fixture on the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
He might need gone on to attain a second hat-trick in opposition to Spurs, who famously tried to signal him in the summertime, however Mikel Arteta substituted him for membership captain Martin Odegaard halfway via the second half.
The document for probably the most objectives in opposition to one opponent in the identical season stands at six, shared between six gamers.
Sergio Aguero in opposition to Newcastle United in 2015-16, Jermain Defoe in opposition to Wigan Athletic in 2009-10, Thierry Henry in opposition to Leeds United in 2003-04, Alan Shearer in opposition to Sheffield Wednesday in 1999-00 and Andy Cole in opposition to Ipswich in 1994-95 are a part of that membership.
However none of them cut up the objectives evenly with three in each video games.
Aguero scored 5 and one in opposition to the Magpies, Defoe scored 5 in a well-known 9-1 thrashing of the Latics with one within the lesser-remembered away recreation, whereas Cole acquired 5 in Manchester United’s 9-0 thrashing of Ipswich City and one other at Portman Street. It was the identical ratio for Shearer in opposition to Sheffield Wednesday on the flip of the century.
Arsenal icon Henry acquired 4 and two in opposition to Leeds of their relegation season.
You might need thought Luis Suarez in opposition to Norwich Metropolis can be the one, however you’d be unsuitable. The Uruguayan wreaked his reign of terror on the Canaries throughout a number of seasons. He scored back-to-back hat-tricks in opposition to them in 2012, however throughout completely different seasons, and later notched 4 within the 2013-14 marketing campaign.
Suarez scored in opposition to Norwich in 5 successive Premier League outings, however by no means fairly reached the six-goal membership.
The one participant in Premier League historical past to attain a pair of hat-tricks in opposition to the identical workforce in a single season is Emmanuel Adebayor in opposition to Derby County in 2007-08.
Emmanuel Adebayor’s distinctive document
Derby County’s 2007-08 marketing campaign was one for the historical past books in numerous methods they’d actually relatively neglect.
The hopeless Rams nonetheless maintain the document for the fewest factors in a Premier League season, managing only one win and a brutal objective distinction of -69.
They’re additionally the one workforce to concede two hat-tricks to the identical participant in a single marketing campaign.
The Togolese worldwide caught three previous poor Stephen Bywater as Arsene Wenger’s Gunners produced a trendy 5-0 mauling early on that yr.
Wenger went with Robin van Persie for the return match at Pleasure Park, however he introduced Adebayor off the bench at half-time – and the striker proceeded to attain three objectives within the second half of a 6-2 away win.
Surprisingly sufficient, solely two different gamers scored a hat-trick in opposition to Derby that season – Portsmouth’s Benjani Mwaruwari and Chelsea’s Frank Lampard.
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