Thierry Henry, the former Arsenal striker now plying his trade with New York Red Bulls in the MLS league, netted eight hat-tricks in the English Premier League while playing for the Gunners in a career that saw him display his talents at the old Highbury ground and the more modern Emirates Stadium, also in North London.

In this special list of hat-trick scorers in the English game, it is Arsenal who top the classification of trebles since the birth of the Premier League.

A total of 32 hat-tricks have been scored by Arsenal during this particular period. At the moment, they’re edging Liverpool by one.

1993-94: Kevin Campbell twice, Ian Wright twice.
1995-96: Ian Wright.
1996-97: Ian Wright.
1997-98: Ian Wright twice, Dennis Bergkamp.
1999-00: Nicolas Anelka, Nwankwo Kanu and Marc Overmars.
2000-01: Ray Parlour, Thierry Henry.
2001-02: Sylvain Wiltord.
2003-04: Thierry Henry, Jermaine Pennant, Robert Pires and Fredrik Ljungberg.
2004-05: Thierry Henry twice.
2005-06: Thierry Henry twice.
2006-07: Thierry Henry twice.
2007-08: Emmanuel Adebayor.
2008-09: Emmanuel Adebayor twice.
2009-10: Andrei Arshavin.
2010-11: Theo Walcott, Robin van Persie.
2011-12: Robin van Persie.

Top 10 hat-trick teams
Arsenal - 32
Liverpool - 31
Manchester United - 30
Chelsea - 18
Blackburn Rovers - 17
Tottenham Hotspur - 14
Newcastle United - 12
Everton - 10
Leeds United - 10
Manchester City - 10

Hat-tricks against...
Southampton have been on the receiving end of a hat-trick on 16 occasions in Premier League football. The list includes...
Southampton - 16
Bolton Wanderers - 12
Newcastle United - 12
Derby County - 11
West Ham United - 11
Aston Villa - 10
Blackburn Rovers - 10
Coventry City - 10
Leicester City - 9
Liverpool - 9
Wigan Athletic - 9
Everton - 8
Ipswich Town - 8
Leeds United - 7
Middlesbrough - 7
Arsenal - 6
Nottingham Forest - 6
Sheff. Wednesday - 6
Sunderland - 6
Tottenham - 6
Wimbledon - 6
Charlton Athletic - 5
Fulham - 5
Manchester City - 5
Norwich City - 5