DBasia.news – Ayoze Perez equaled Luis Suarez’s record after scoring a hat-trick against Southampton when Leicester City won 9-0.
Ayoze Perez managed to make three goals against Southampton who were escorted by Angus Gunn. That means he repeated his achievements in his last fight against Southampton. On 20 April 2019, Ayoze Perez also scored a hat-trick against Soton when costing Newcastle United in a match that ended 3-1.
Scoring a hat-trick in two consecutive meetings to the same opponent is a rare record in the Premier League. Before Ayoze Perez, the last player to do so was Luis Suarez with Liverpool in 2012.
Luis Suarez scored a hat-trick in two successive meetings against Norwich City. The first hat-trick was made when the Reds won 3-0 on April 28, 2012. A similar note was made by Suarez when the Reds won 5-2 on September 29, 2012.