Sunderland star Brian Brobbey emulates Romelu Lukaku, Robbie Fowler with astonishing Man City scoring feat

Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey has achieved a Premier League feat managed by lone 3 different players aft his hat-trick against Manchester City.

The 24-year-old played the afloat 90 minutes astatine the Etihad Stadium connected Sunday day (September 20), erstwhile an eight-goal thriller connected the bluish broadside of Manchester ended successful a 5-3 occurrence for the hosts.

As a result, Man City are the lone broadside successful the part with a 100% grounds heading into the extended September/October planetary interruption pursuing Arsenal's daze nonaccomplishment astatine Brighton & Hove Albion connected Saturday (September 19).

Citizens superstar Erling Haaland has present scored against each 25 Premier League sides helium has faced aft netting precocious on, with Enzo Fernandez, Rayan Cherki and Antoine Semenyo (2) besides breaching the extremity of Robin Roefs.

Man City caput into the three-week planetary interruption aft 5 consecutive wins connected 15 points, 3 points up of second-placed Arsenal, whilst Sunderland are successful 14th spot with conscionable 4 points.

4 - Brian Brobbey is the 4th subordinate successful Premier League past to people a hat-trick against the broadside starting the time apical of the table, aft Robbie Fowler v Aston Villa successful November 1998, Dirk Kuyt v Man Utd successful March 2011, and Romelu Lukaku v Man Utd successful May 2013. Unstoppable. https://t.co/vygVYazIQD

Brobbey emulates Lukaku, Fowler stunt successful Man City defeat

Goals successful the 12th, 33rd and 59th infinitesimal for Netherlands planetary Brobbey astatine Man City connected Sunday meant that helium became lone the 4th subordinate successful the Premier League past to nett a hat-trick against the broadside starting the time apical of the table.

The archetypal attacker to execute the alternatively niche feat was Robbie Fowler successful November 1998, erstwhile the Liverpool striker bagged thrice against league leaders Aston Villa successful a 4-2 triumph astatine Villa Park.

The archetypal subordinate to negociate the stunt successful the 21st period was different Liverpool prima successful the signifier Dirk Kuyt, with the Dutch leader scoring a hat-trick astatine Anfield versus Manchester United successful March 2011.

Before Brobbey's antics, Romelu Lukaku was the latest subordinate to people a hat-trick against the Premier League leaders, with the West Bromwich Albion indebtedness antheral helping his broadside to a 5-5 gully versus Man United successful May 2013.

That fixture astatine The Hawthorns was the final-ever lucifer of Sir Alex Ferguson successful the Red Devils dugout, with the legendary Scotsman winning the apical formation for a 13th clip during the 2012-13 campaign.

Brobbey looking to impressment Xavi

After his exceptional show astatine the Etihad, Sunderland striker Brobbey volition crook his attentions to planetary duty, with erstwhile Barcelona midfielder Xavi taking complaint of the Netherlands for the archetypal time.

Following a disappointing round-of-32 exit astatine the 2026 World Cup, Oranje are vying for UEFA Nations League glory during this planetary cycle, placed successful League A Group Two alongside Germany, Serbia and Greece.

Notably, Xavi has near all-time starring goalscoring Memphis Depay retired of the September/October squad, meaning that determination other accent connected Brobbey to supply the goals.