Ivan Toney becomes first Brentford player to score hat-trick in Premier League
Ivan Toney’s hat-trick lifted Brentford to their first win in 10 league games as the Bees moved six points clear of the relegation zone with a 3-1 victory at bottom-of-the-table Norwich on Saturday.
FULL-TIME Norwich 1-3 Brentford
Brentford cruise to victory thanks to an Ivan Toney hat-trick#NORBRE pic.twitter.com/0ksAiPtUHB
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Christian Eriksen provided the assist for Toney’s opener in his first competitive start since suffering a cardiac arrest playing for Denmark at the last year’s European Championship.
Hat-trick hero @ivantoney24 #NORBRE | @BrentfordFC pic.twitter.com/78CvTyXXen
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Brentford became the 40th team to boast a #PL hat-trick scorer!
They remain the only side in the history of the competition not to concede one#NORBRE pic.twitter.com/itgosO458C
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Newcastle extended their unbeaten run to eight league games with goals from Ryan Fraser and Fabian Schar clinching a 2-1 win against Brighton at St James’ Park.
FULL-TIME Newcastle 2-1 Brighton
Two early goals from Newcastle give the Magpies all three points despite a valiant second-half display from Brighton#NEWBHA pic.twitter.com/6yB9He91SK
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In severe relegation trouble when Eddie Howe took over as manager, Newcastle are now seven points above the bottom three.
Aston Villa thrashed Southampton 4-0 thanks to goals from Ollie Watkins, Douglas Luiz, Philippe Coutinho and Danny Ings.
FULL-TIME Aston Villa 4-0 Southampton
Aston Villa fly past Southampton and claim all three points at home with a dominant display #AVLSOU pic.twitter.com/1lmCGmnpmZ
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Jean-Philippe Mateta and Wilfried Zaha scored in Crystal Palace’s 2-0 victory at Wolves.
FULL-TIME Wolves 0-2 Crystal Palace
The visitors strike twice in the opening half to collect the points#WOLCRY pic.twitter.com/Ift9CP3xcN
— Premier League (@premierleague) March 5, 2022