4 - Brian Brobbey is just the fourth player in Premier League history to score a hat-trick against the side starting the day top of the table, after Robbie Fowler v Aston Villa in November 1998, Dirk Kuyt v Man Utd in March 2011, and Romelu Lukaku v Man Utd in May 2013. Unstoppable. 2007 - Today against Manchester City, Brian Brobbey was the first player to score a hat-trick but end on the losing side in a Premier League match since Roque Santa Cruz for Blackburn Rovers against Wigan Athletic in December 2007. Matt Le Tissier, Southampton: lost 4-3 to Oldham in 1993 & Nottingham Forest in 1995 - Dion Dublin, Coventry City: lost 4-3 to Sheffield Wednesday in 1995 - Dwight Yorke, Aston Villa: lost 4-3 to Newcastle United in 1996 - Roque Santa Cruz, Blackburn Rovers: lost 5-3 to Wigan Athletic in 2007 - Brian Brobbey, Sunderland: lost 5-3 to Manchester City in 2026 3/5/10 - Against Manchester City on MD5, Brian Brobbey became the first player to score 3+ goals, win 5+ fouls and win 10+ duels in a Premier League game since Christian Benteke for Aston Villa against Sunderland in April 2013. Unplayable.   submitted by   /u/MERTENS_GOAT [link]   [comments]