da betobet： Chris Wood joined an exclusive club when he scored a hat-trick to fire Nottingham Forest to a 3-1 win against Newcastle on Tuesday.
da 888casino： Not only did the striker's treble consign his former team to their fourth Premier League defeat in five matches, but it saw him replicate a feat achieved by the likes of Thierry Henry, Robbie Fowler and Gareth Bale.
Wood is just the seventh player to have scored a hat-trick in a Boxing Day match in the Premier League as he helped deliver Forest's first victory under new coach Nuno Espirito Santo and provide them a much-needed boost in their bid for Premier League safety.
As the New Zealand star glows following his clinical display against the Magpies, GOAL takes a look at all of the players who managed to net three goals in a Premier League game on December 26.
GettyThierry Henry | Arsenal | 2000
On Boxing Day in 2000, Henry gifted Arsenal a fantastic festive period when he struck three times against Leicester at Highbury. The French superstar opened the scoring for Arsene Wenger's team before going on to add two more goals later in the game.
He even provided assists for Patrick Vieira for the second goal and for Tony Adams, who rounded the scoring off in the 90th minute. The win kept Arsenal second in the league behind Manchester United and they ended up finishing runners-up.
AdvertisementGettyKevin Phillips | Sunderland | 2000
At the same time Henry was putting in a sensational display for Arsenal, Sunderland hero Kevin Phillips was smashing in a hat-trick of his own. The eight-time England international scored three times in the second half of the Black Cats' visit to Bradford as they ran out 4-1 winners.
His gallant efforts impressed the king of rock 'n' roll as an Elvis Presley impersonator ran on to worship him. The striker's efforts lifted Sunderland up to third in the Premier League table as Bradford stayed bottom of the table and ended up being relegated.
GettyRobbie Fowler | Leeds | 2001
On just his sixth Premier League match for Leeds after his £12 million transfer from Liverpool, Robbie Fowler put in a magnificent performance to seal three points from their meeting with Bolton in 2001.
It took just two minutes for the forward to put his team in the lead and after 16 minutes he had doubled the advantage. He then rounded things off in the final moments of the game with a third as they ran out 3-0 winners.
GettyDimitar Berbatov | Manchester United | 2011
A whole 10 years went by since Fowler's awesome display before the Premier League saw another Boxing Day hat-trick. It was Dimitar Berbatov who next popped up with a festive treble, doing so for Manchester United in 2011.
The Bulgarian forward had been given a limited role in the 2011-12 season despite scoring 20 Premier League goals in the previous campaign for Sir Alex Ferguson's team. Nevertheless, he popped up to deliver the goods by netting three times as the Red Devils won 5-0 against Wigan. He ended the season with seven goals from just 12 appearances in the top-flight.