Álvaro Morata became the 17th Chelsea player to score a Premier League hat-trick as the Blues ran out comfortable 4-0 winners at Stoke City on Saturday.
The club’s record signing has now scored six goals in his first six Premier League appearances (5 starts) – one less than former club record signing Fernando Torres scored in his first 47 league matches for Chelsea.
Chelsea have been an ever-present in the Premier League since it was renamed in 1992 and their 17 different hat-trick goalscorers is only less than Arsenal (19).
The full list is as follows:
| Date | Opponent | Home/Away | Result | Hat-trick Hero |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/02/96 | Middlesbrough | H | 5-0 | Gavin Peacock |
| 13/04/96 | Leeds United | H | 4-1 | Mark Hughes |
| 24/08/97 | Barnsley | A | 6-0 | Gianluca Vialli |
| 29/11/97 | Derby County | H | 4-0 | Gianfranco Zola |
| 06/12/97 | Tottenham Hotspur | A | 6-1 | Tore André Flo |
| 21/10/00 | Coventry City | H | 6-1 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
| 13/03/02 | Tottenham Hotspur | H | 4-0 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
| 27/03/04 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | H | 5-2 | Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink |
| 23/10/04 | Blackburn Rovers | H | 4-0 | Eiður Guðjohnsen |
| 11/11/06 | Watford | H | 4-0 | Didier Drogba |
| 12/03/08 | Derby County | H | 6-1 | Frank Lampard |
| 01/11/08 | Sunderland | H | 5-0 | Nicolas Anelka |
| 27/03/10 | Aston Villa | H | 7-1 | Frank Lampard |
| 25/04/10 | Stoke City | H | 7-0 | Salomon Kalou |
| 09/05/10 | Wigan Athletic | H | 8-0 | Didier Drogba |
| 14/08/10 | West Bromwich Albion | H | 6-0 | Didier Drogba |
| 02/10/11 | Bolton Wanderers | A | 5-1 | Frank Lampard |
| 29/04/12 | Queens Park Rangers | H | 6-1 | Fernando Torres |
| 19/01/14 | Manchester United | H | 3-1 | Samuel Eto’o |
| 08/02/14 | Newcastle United | H | 3-0 | Eden Hazard |
| 01/03/14 | Fulham | A | 3-1 | André Schürrle |
| 13/09/14 | Swansea City | H | 4-2 | Diego Costa |
| 23/09/17 | Stoke City | A | 4-0 | Álvaro Morata |