FULL LIST: Five players who scored EPL hat-tricks, lost matches

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Brian Brobbey has joined a rare group in Premier League history after scoring a hat-trick for Sunderland in their 5-3 defeat to Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.

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The Dutch striker struck three times as Sunderland repeatedly fought back against Pep Guardiola’s former club, but Erling Haaland’s late goal secured all three points for Manchester City.

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According to an Opta Analyst on Sunday and a BBC report on Monday, Brobbey’s treble was the sixth instance in Premier League history of a player scoring a hat-trick while ending the match on the losing side.

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He is only the fifth different player to achieve the feat, with Southampton legend Matt Le Tissier having done it twice.

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Brobbey’s goals came in the 12th, 33rd and 59th minutes, but City scored through Enzo Fernandez, Rayan Cherki, Antoine Semenyo’s brace and Haaland to claim an eight-goal thriller.

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The previous occasion came in December 2007, meaning Brobbey became the first player in 19 years to score a Premier League hat-trick and still finish on the losing side.

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Here is the full list:

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1. Matt Le Tissier — Oldham Athletic 4-3 Southampton

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May 8, 1993

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Le Tissier became the first player to score a Premier League hat-trick in a losing cause during the competition’s inaugural season.

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The Southampton forward scored three times at Oldham Athletic, but his goals were not enough as the hosts claimed a 4-3 victory.

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2. Matt Le Tissier — Southampton 3-4 Nottingham Forest

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August 19, 1995

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Two years later, Le Tissier remarkably found himself in the same situation again.

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He scored another hat-trick, this time at home against Nottingham Forest, but Southampton suffered a 4-3 defeat.

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That made Le Tissier the only player before Brobbey to score hat-tricks in two separate Premier League defeats.

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3. Dion Dublin — Sheffield Wednesday 4-3 Coventry City

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December 4, 1995

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Dion Dublin became the third player to achieve the feat when he scored three times for Coventry City at Sheffield Wednesday.

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Coventry nevertheless lost 4-3, just months after Le Tissier had recorded his second hat-trick in a losing cause.

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4. Dwight Yorke — Newcastle United 4-3 Aston Villa

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September 30, 1996

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Aston Villa forward Dwight Yorke then joined the list less than a year later.

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Yorke scored a hat-trick at Newcastle United, but Villa were beaten 4-3 in another seven-goal thriller.

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5. Roque Santa Cruz — Wigan Athletic 5-3 Blackburn Rovers

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December 15, 2007

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It took more than 11 years for the feat to occur again.

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Blackburn Rovers striker Roque Santa Cruz scored three times against Wigan Athletic, but his hat-trick was overshadowed by Wigan’s 5-3 victory.

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Santa Cruz remained the most recent player to score a Premier League hat-trick in a defeat for 19 years.

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6. Brian Brobbey — Manchester City 5-3 Sunderland

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September 20, 2026

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Brobbey ended the long wait at the Etihad.

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The Sunderland striker scored three times to twice bring his side level before completing his hat-trick in the 59th minute to make it 4-3.

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Sunderland pushed for an equaliser, but Haaland settled the contest in the 81st minute.

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Brobbey therefore became the sixth player in Premier League history to score a hat-trick in a match his team lost, and the fifth different player to do so.

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