Kanu Nwankwo’s hat-trick against Chelsea rated no. 1 in EPL

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Kanu Nwankwo’s hat-trick against Chelsea rated no. 1 in EPL

Kanu Nwankwo’s three goals for Arsenal in a 3-2 win over London rivals Chelsea in 1999, has been rated as the best of 10 hat-tricks in the English Premier League by Daily Mail.

The Blues had taken a 2-0 lead in the fixture, thanks to goals from Tore Andre Flo and Dan Petrescu.

With 15 minutes left, Kanu netted goals in the 75th, 83rd and 90th minute, to complete a remarkable comeback for the Gunners.

Other players who were included in the list are: Luis Suarez, Sadio Mane, Paul Scholes and Steven Gerard.

Matthew Le Tissier, Dennis Bergkamp, Robbie Fowler Dimitar Berbatov and Andrey Arshavin also made the cut.

EPL’s TOP-10 HAT-TRICKS

Nwankwo Kanu (Chelsea 2-3 Arsenal; 1999)

Andrey Arshavin (Liverpool 4-4 Arsenal; 2009)

Dimitar Berbatov (Man United 3-2 Liverpool; 2010)

Paul Scholes (Newcastle 2-6 Man United; 2003)

Steven Gerard (Liverpool 3-0 Everton; 2012)

Dennis Bergkamp (Leicester 3-3 Arsenal; 1997)

Matthew Le Tissier (Norwich 4-5 Southampton; 1994)

Luis Suarez (Liverpool 5-1 Norwich; 2013)

Robbie Fowler (Liverpool 3-0 Arsenal; 1994)

Sadio Mane (Southampton 6-1 Aston Villa; 2015)