In the fourth round of the Premier League, Brighton beat Newcastle 3-1 at home to give their opponents a third consecutive defeat! The brightest star of the game was not Kaoru Mikasa or Isaac, but 18-year-old Brighton striker Evan Ferguson, who took a hat-trick straight to Newcastle's defence. As a new talent, Ferguson put in a very good performance last season. Now with Newcastle in the background, Ferguson is bound to become a target for the giants. Chelsea, who lack a centre-forward, don't grab the winter window?
In the last round of the league, Brighton and Newcastle both lost, and this direct meeting, both want to win the opponent to stop the decline. Brighton, who are sitting at home, are the better side. After creating a mistake in the Newcastle defence through high pressure in front of the first half, Ferguson scored from a penalty spot. In the second half, Ferguson scored two more goals in a row to seal the victory directly. Even if Newcastle recovered a point by substitute striker Wilson, it was irrelevant.
According to statistics, Ferguson is the fourth player to score a hat-trick before the age of 18 after Williams, Robbie Fowler and Irving.
Ferguson's outburst was not accidental. Last season, under the age of 18, he already played in the Premier League, contributing six goals and one assist in 19 appearances (10 starts, averaging 50 minutes per game). Had he not been tackled by former Liverpool midfielder Fabinho, he would have played better last season.
More importantly, Ferguson is not the kind of bulky striker, he has good running and confrontation ability. He completely suppressed Newcastle's centre-back combination (Scheer, Dhanborn) and brought a high shooting accuracy in constant confrontation (all 4 shots on target, 3 goals). This kind of striker who can run, fight and shoot is in line with the trend of modern football.
This summer, there have been many scandals in Ferguson. After Caicedo, McAllister and others left, Brighton, who was unwilling to lose blood again, refused to sell Ferguson. Considering Ferguson's performance, he will still be the target of the big pots in the future. English media said Arsenal had identified it as the number one signing target for the forward line next summer.
In today's Premier League giants, teams such as Chelsea are severely lacking in centre-forwards, and owner Polly is the kind of player who buys people through long-term contracts and shared costs. At a time when the value of quality young players is rising, Polly didn't poach Ferguson sooner?
But the problem is that Brighton has long been ready and has renewed Ferguson's contract until the year...