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Manchester City hitman Erling Haaland joined an exclusive club of Premier League greats as he netted a hat-trick in the 3-1 win at West Ham United on Saturday.
The 24-year-old opened the scoring inside 10 minutes, latching on to a Bernardo Silva assist, before West Ham restored parity through a Ruben Dias own goal nine minutes later.
However, that would be as good as it would get for the Hammers at the London Stadium, as Haaland restored City's lead at the half-hour mark, and there would be no looking back from there for Pep Guardiola's men.
After a relatively quiet second half, the Norwegian completed his second straight hat-trick seven minutes from time to rubber-stamp the win. In the process, Haaland moved joint-fourth in the list of players with the most Premier League hat-tricls.
So, how are these players? Let's take a look:
Seven players with the most Premier League hat-tricks featuring Erling Haaland
#7 Michael Owen - 8
The former Liverpool man struck eight Premier League hat-tricks in 320 games for four different clubs. Seven of those hat-tricks came for the Reds and one for Newcastle United.
#6 Harry Kane - 8
Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane struck eight Premier League hat-tricks - all for Tottenham Hotspur - in 320 games in the competition.
#5 Thierry Henry - 8
Arsenal legend Thierry Henry bagged eight Premier League hat-tricks - all for the Gunners - in 258 games in the competition.
#4 Erling Haaland - 8
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland - playing only his third Premier League season - has eight hat-tricks in the competition in just 69 games. He's averaging a hat-trick in nearly eight games, the best in this list by some distance.
#3 Robbie Fowler - 9
The Liverpool legend has the third-most Premier League hat-tricks by any player, striking nine in 370 games for three different sides.
#2 Alan Shearer - 12
Alan Shearer is Premier League royalty. He's the competition's all-time top scorer with 256 goals and held the record for most hat-tricks in the competition for a long time before he was usurped.
The Englishman struck 11 Premier League hat-tricks in 441 games for two different sides.
#1 Sergio Aguero - 12
The recently retired Manchester City striker holds the Premier League record for most hat-tricks. Aguero struck 12 - all for City - in 271 games with the reigning four-time champions before leaving in 2021.
