Kevin de Bruyne’s stunning four-goal performance against Wolverhampton Wanderers a few weeks ago got us thinking. Who else is part of the exclusive club in which the Belgian has just cemented himself into? Can the club even be classed as exclusive? We wanted to find out.
In total, 27 players have done it in a Premier League game, with seven of those names even doing it twice and some even scoring more than four. The first time can be classed as a good day at the office. The second, however, should leave people in awe of what is a never-ending goal scoring machine.
Some names may surprise a few, whilst others should ignite memories of the past. I mean, who could forget Andrey Arshavin’s famous four at Anfield in a stunning 4-4 draw against Liverpool in April of 2009?
So, here’s the full list of all the players to have scored four or more goals in a Premier League game….
Every player to score 4 or more goals in a Premier League match…
Efan Ekoku – Everton 1-5 Norwich City 1993/94
Robbie Fowler (x2) – Liverpool 5-2 Bolton Wanderers; 1995/96, Liverpool 5-1 Middlesbrough, 1996/97
Gianluca Vialli – Chelsea 6-0 Barnsley, 1997/98
Jurgen Klinsmann – Tottenham Hotspur 6-2 Wimbledon, 1997/98
Michael Owen (x2) – Liverpool 5-1 Nottingham Forest, 1998/99; Liverpool 6-0 West Bromwich Albion, 2002/03
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer (2x) – Manchester United 8-1 Nottingham Forest, 1998/99; Manchester United 5-1 Everton, 1999/00
Andy Cole (x2) – Manchester United 9-0 Ipswich (5 goals), 1994/95; Manchester United 5-1 Newcastle United, 1999/00
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Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink – Chelsea 6-1 Coventry, 2000/01
Mark Viduka – Leeds United 4-3 Liverpool, 2000/01
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Yakubu (x2) – Portsmouth 5-1 Middlesbrough, 2003/04; Blackburn Rovers 4-2 Swansea City, 2011/12
Dimitar Berbatov (5 goals) – Manchester United 7-1 Blackburn Rovers 2010/11; Tottenham 6-4 Reading, 2007/08
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Andrey Arshavin – Arsenal 4-4 Liverpool, 2008/09
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Jermain Defoe (5 goals) – Tottenham Hotspur 9-1 Wigan Athletic, 2009/10
Edin Džeko – Manchester City 5-1 Tottenham Hotspur, 2011/12
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Louis Saha – Everton 5-3 Blackburn Rovers, 2010/11
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Sergio Aguero (3x) – Manchester City 4-1 Tottenham Hotspur, 2014/15; Manchester City 6-1 Newcastle United (5 goals), 2015/16; Manchester City 5-1 Leicester City, 2017/18
Georginio Wijnaldum – Newcastle United 6-2 Norwich City, 2015/16
Romelu Lukaku – Everton 6-3 Bournemouth, 2016/17
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Mohamed Salah – Liverpool 5-1 Watford, 2017/18
Michail Antonio – West Ham 4-0 Norwich City, 2019/20
Heung-min Son – Tottenham Hotspur 5-2 Southampton, 2020/21
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Kevin de Bruyne – Wolves 1-5 Manchester City, 2021/22
Interestingly enough, there has only been six seasons, in which a player hasn’t managed to score four or more goals at least once in a Premier League game, with this achievement ticked off the top flight bingo list in eight of the last nine seasons.
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