BRIGHTON : Brighton & Hove Albion's teenage striker Evan Ferguson found himself in some illustrious company on Saturday as his three goals matched the Premier League hat-tricks scored by Manchester City's Erling Haaland and Tottenham Hotspur's Son Heung-min.
Ferguson netted once in the first half and twice in the second to grab the headlines as the Seagulls easily beat Newcastle 3-1 and added his name to the list of hat-trick scorers on the day."It's not bad company to be in with, them boys - obviously Haaland's record last season (was excellent), and Son has been doing it for a number of years, so it's good company to be in," the 18-year-old Ferguson told the BBC referring to the Norwegian's 52-goal haul across all competitions.
Ferguson's hat-trick had a little bit of everything, with a poacher's finish to open, then a shot from distance and a little slice of luck as he rounded it off with a deflected shot. "The first goal is a striker's thing, you have to be ready, luckily it fell to me and I could get it in.
The second one, we talked about me having a bit more time than I thought in the first half," he said. "In the second half I thought I would get it and turn and tried to run at the defence and get a shot off so then luckily it went in and it all worked out. "The third one, it was good to get it in off the mark.