Who has scored the most Premier League hat-tricks for Arsenal?
Since the Premier League’s formation, Arsenal boasts a large haul of hat-tricks over a period which has seen them enjoy plenty of success in the competition. The Gunners’ first hat-trick was scored all the way back in September 1993 by Kevin Campbell.
Arguably the most famous Premier League hat-trick for Arsenal came at Anfield in April 2009 as Andrei Arshavin scored all four of his side’s goals in a thrilling 4-4 draw against Liverpool. This wasn’t the first time that an Arsenal player had racked up at least three goals in a single Premier League fixture against Liverpool in the month of April, with Thierry Henry having completed a hat-trick vs the Reds in 2004.
That was Henry’s third Premier League hat-trick for the Gunners under Arsene Wenger and the French striker went on to register five more whilst wearing an Arsenal shirt, taking his overall Premier League hat-trick tally to eight.
Player | Hat-Tricks |
|---|---|
Thierry Henry | 8 |
Ian Wright | 5 |
Theo Walcott | 3 |
Robin van Persie | 3 |
Emmanuel Adebayor | 3 |
Alexis Sánchez | 2 |
Kevin Campbell | 2 |
Nwankwo Kanu | 1 |
Olivier Giroud | 1 |
Santi Cazorla | 1 |
Sylvain Wiltord | 1 |
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | 1 |
Jermaine Pennant | 1 |
Marc Overmars | 1 |
Eddie Nketiah | 1 |
Ray Parlour | 1 |
Freddie Ljungberg | 1 |
Aaron Ramsey | 1 |
Nicolas Anelka | 1 |
Dennis Bergkamp | 1 |
Andrei Arshavin | 1 |
Robert Pires | 1 |
Henry’s eight hat-tricks stands alone as the most accumulated by an Arsenal player in the Premier League and three more than legendary former striker Ian Wright managed for the North Londoners.
Both of Kevin Campbell’s English top flight hat-tricks for Arsenal came in 1993-94, only the second season of the Premier League. In March 1994, Ian Wright registered two in the space of two weeks, doing so against Ipswich Town and Southampton respectively. Ipswich were a favourable opponent for Arsenal players, with three of their first five Premier League hat-tricks coming against the Tractor Boys.
Former England international Theo Walcott scored three Premier League during his long spell at Arsenal, all three of which came at the Emirates Stadium against Blackpool, Newcastle Utd and West Brom respectively.
| Date | Player | Opposition | Home/Away | Result |
| 11/09/1993 | Kevin Campbell | Ipswich Town | Home | 4–0 |
| 27/12/1993 | Kevin Campbell | Swindon Town | Home | 4–0 |
| 05/03/1994 | Ian Wright | Ipswich Town | Away | 1–5 |
| 19/03/1994 | Ian Wright | Southampton | Away | 0–4 |
| 15/04/1995 | Ian Wright | Ipswich Town | Home | 4–1 |
| 16/09/1996 | Ian Wright | Sheffield Wednesday | Home | 4–1 |
| 27/08/1997 | Dennis Bergkamp | Leicester City | Away | 3–3 |
| 13/09/1997 | Ian Wright | Bolton Wanderers | Home | 4–1 |
| 20/02/1999 | Nicolas Anelka | Leicester City | Home | 5–0 |
| 23/10/1999 | Nwankwo Kanu | Chelsea | Away | 2–3 |
| 21/11/1999 | Marc Overmars | Middlesbrough | Home | 5–1 |
| 10/12/2000 | Ray Parlour | Newcastle United | Home | 5–0 |
| 26/12/2000 | Thierry Henry | Leicester City | Home | 6–1 |
| 03/03/2001 | Sylvain Wiltord | West Ham United | Home | 3–0 |
| 19/01/2003 | Thierry Henry | West Ham United | Home | 3–1 |
| 07/05/2003 | Jermaine Pennant | Southampton | Home | 6–1 |
| 07/05/2003 | Robert Pires | Southampton | Home | 6–1 |
| 11/05/2003 | Freddie Ljungberg | Sunderland | Away | 0–4 |
| 09/04/2004 | Thierry Henry | Liverpool | Home | 4–2 |
| 16/04/2004 | Thierry Henry | Leeds United | Home | 5–0 |
| 05/03/2005 | Thierry Henry | Portsmouth | Home | 3–0 |
| 02/04/2005 | Thierry Henry | Norwich City | Home | 4–1 |
| 14/01/2006 | Thierry Henry | Middlesbrough | Home | 7–0 |
| 07/05/2006 | Thierry Henry | Wigan Athletic | Home | 4–2 |
| 22/09/2007 | Emmanuel Adebayor | Derby County | Home | 5–0 |
| 28/04/2008 | Emmanuel Adebayor | Derby County | Away | 2–6 |
| 13/09/2008 | Emmanuel Adebayor | Blackburn Rovers | Away | 0–4 |
| 21/04/2009 | Andrei Arshavin | Liverpool | Away | 4–4 |
| 21/08/2010 | Theo Walcott | Blackpool | Home | 6–0 |
| 22/01/2011 | Robin van Persie | Wigan Athletic | Home | 3–0 |
| 29/10/2011 | Robin van Persie | Chelsea | Away | 3–5 |
| 04/02/2012 | Robin van Persie | Blackburn Rovers | Home | 7–1 |
| 17/12/2012 | Santi Cazorla | Reading | Away | 2–5 |
| 29/12/2012 | Theo Walcott | Newcastle United | Home | 7–3 |
| 24/05/2015 | Theo Walcott | West Bromwich Albion | Home | 4–1 |
| 26/09/2015 | Alexis Sánchez | Leicester City | Away | 2–5 |
| 15/05/2016 | Olivier Giroud | Aston Villa | Home | 4–0 |
| 03/12/2016 | Alexis Sánchez | West Ham United | Away | 1–5 |
| 03/02/2018 | Aaron Ramsey | Everton | Home | 5–1 |
| 14/02/2021 | Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang | Leeds United | Home | 4–2 |
| 28/10/2023 | Eddie Nketiah | Sheffield United | Home | 5–0 |
After recording 11 Premier League hat-tricks in the 1990s, Arsenal have since reached the landmark of 30 Premier League hat-tricks since the turn of the millennium.
It's interesting to note that 19 of Arsenal's Premier League hat-tricks were scored at Highbury, their old ground. That includes Thierry Henry's memorable three goals in the final fixture played at the stadium, a 4-2 win against Wigan Athletic in May 2006, Henry's last hat-trick for the Gunners.
