Justin Kluivert became the first player to record a penalty hat-trick in the Premier League on Saturday. (Reuters)
Bournemouth mid-fielder Justin Kluivert on Saturday became the first player in Premier League history to score a hat-trick of penalties in a match as his side downed Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-2 at the Molineux Stadium.
According to OptaJoe stats, Kluivert’s teammate Evanilson also became the first to win three penalties in the same game in the competition. Kluivert scored two penalties for Bournemouth in the opening 18 minutes against Wolves – it’s the earliest a team has scored twice from the spot from the start of a Premier League match.
The Netherlands international converted spot kicks in the third, 18th and 74th minutes in the match against Wolverhampton on Saturday.
🚨🏴 GOAL | Wolves 2-4 Bournemouth | Justin Kluivert
JUSTIN KLUIVERT HAS COMPLETED THE HAT-TRICK!pic.twitter.com/AV98Sv1jHs
— Tekkers Foot (@tekkersfoot) November 30, 2024
Justin is the son of former Netherlands, Ajax and Barcelona striker Patrick Kluivert. The 25-year-old Justin joined Bournemouth from Roma and has since netted 12 times in 45 Premier League appearances for the club, 25 percent of which have come in his latest outing.
The win propelled Bournemouth up to the 11th spot with 18 points while Wolves remained in the relegation zone, at 18th, with nine points after 13 games.
Justin Kluivert’s game by numbers vs. Wolves:
7 touches in opp. box
5 crosses
4 shots
4 shots on target
3 duels won
3 goals
2 chances created
2 tackles
– With AP inputs
