Louis Saha became the first Fulham player to notch a Hat trick in the new millennium.
The clinical Frenchmen destroyed Barnsley with 3 first half strikes to maintain Fulham's 100% record.
Any questions about his goal record in France have quickly been dispelled and his £2.1 million transfer fee is beginning to look like a snip.
Saha joins an illustious list (?) of Fulham hatrick heroes in the past decade.
Louis Saha became the 6th Fulham player to notch a League hat trick in the past decade. He now looks a good bet to surpass Sean Farrell and Paul Moody who both notched 2 trebles in their Fulham careers.
| 01/01/92 |
West Brom |
A |
3-2 |
Farrell (3) |
| 24/04/93 |
Burnley |
H |
4-0 |
Farrell (3), Kelly |
| 15/10/94 |
Exeter |
H |
4-0 |
Stallard (3), Morgan |
| 06/05/95 |
Rochdale |
H |
5-0 |
Cusack(3), M Thomas, Brazil |
| 24/01/98 |
Luton |
A |
4-1 |
Moody (3), Hayward |
| 13/04/98 |
Carlise |
H |
5-0 |
Peschisolido (3), Moody, Thorpe |
| 08/05/99 |
Preston |
H |
3-0 |
Moody (3) |
| 10/09/00 |
Barnsley |
H |
5-1 |
Saha (3), Hayles, Boa Morte |
After last seasons goal drought, the division 1 scoring charts make interesting reading, with Saha (5) and Hayles (4) leading the way. If they remain injury free, it looks odds that one if not both will break the 20 goal barrier, which only Mike Conroy has achieved in recent years.