Phil Foden’s stock continues to rise as he picks up the mantle of being City’s most decisive player this season. After another hat trick for the Englishman against Aston Villa, where does Phil Foden rank among the English players with the most premier league hat tricks?

1. Alan shearer- 11

Alan shearer is the Premier League’s record goal scorer with 260 goals. He amassed those goals scored across spells at Southampton, Blackburn and Newcastle. 33 of them were goals from the total 11 hat tricks he scored.

2. Robbie Fowler – 9

Fowler is Liverpool’s second top scorer in the Premier with 183 goals. He tore defences apart in his time as an active footballer that included spells with Leeds and Manchester City. He recorded 9 hat tricks in the Premier League.

3. Harry Kane – 8

Harry Kane scored an unprecedented number of goals for Tottenham in his time at the club. He is still doing the business at Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. But 8 hat tricks scored in the Premier League is a respectable number for the Englishman.

4. Michael Owen – 8

Michael Owen is the last Englishman to win a Ballon d’or. This is a testament to how good he was in an injury laden career. He recorded 8 hat tricks in his time in the Premier League.

5. Wayne Rooney – 7

Wayne Rooney is Manchester United’s highest goal scorer and Premier League’s third highest goal scorer. He played in England for a vast majority of his career, barring a brief spell in the MLS, and recorded 7 hat tricks.

6. Andy Cole – 5

Andy Cole had an illustrious footballing career across many clubs in England. His spells at Newcastle and Manchester United is where he thrived the most. He recorded 5 hat tricks during his playing days in English football.

7. Raheem Sterling – 5

Sterling is a shadow of the player he once was at Manchester City and Liverpool when he terrorized defenses. He scored several goals for both sides in the Premier League, including 5 hat tricks.

8. Ian Wright – 5

The Arsenal legend is Arsenal’s second highest goal scorer of all time. His is still passionate about the club he scored several goals for. His spell across Crystal Palace and Arsenal yielded 5 hat tricks.

9. Phil Foden

Foden delivered another majestic display on Wednesday to put Aston Villa to the sword. His hat trick, second of the season, takes him up to three in his career which has been in the Premier League. He ranks third among among the English players with the most premier league hat tricks.