Brian Brobbey made headlines by scoring a hat-trick for Sunderland during their 5-3 defeat to Manchester City on September 20, 2026. At 24 years old, Brobbey’s performance marked a rare achievement, as it is only the seventh occasion in Premier League history for a player to score three goals while their team lost.
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This feat had not been accomplished in nearly 20 years, highlighting the rarity of such occurrences. Among those who previously achieved this were former Southampton player Matt Le Tissier, who scored hat-tricks in losses to Oldham Athletic and Nottingham Forest in the 1990s.
Before Brobbey's recent game, the last time a player scored a hat-trick for a losing side occurred during Wigan Athletic's 5-3 victory over Blackburn Rovers, where hat-tricks were scored by both Roque Santa Cruz and Marcus Bent.
The following is a list of Premier League hat-tricks scored while the team lost:
- Matt Le Tissier: Oldham Athletic 4-3 Southampton, May 8, 1993
- Matt Le Tissier: Southampton 3-4 Nottingham Forest, August 19, 1995
- Dion Dublin: Sheffield Wednesday 4-3 Coventry City, December 4, 1995
- Dwight Yorke: Newcastle United 4-3 Aston Villa, September 30, 1996
- Roque Santa Cruz: Wigan Athletic 5-3 Blackburn Rovers, December 15, 2007
- Brian Brobbey: Manchester City 5-3 Sunderland, September 20, 2026.