Trezeguet matches Joachim and Yorke’s Aston Villa record with brace against Fulham

Mahmoud Hassan Trezeguet’s double for Aston Villa against Fulham in Sunday’s Premier League outing meant that the Egypt international has equalled a club mark achieved only by Julian Joachim and Dwight Yorke.

Coming off the bench to bag a brace in the 3-1 defeat of Scott Parker’s men, Trezeguet became only the third player in the club’s history to have found the net at least twice as a substitute.

3 - Trézéguet is only the third Aston Villa substitute to score twice in a single Premier League match, after Julian Joachim v Derby in September 2000 and Dwight Yorke v Liverpool in May 1994. Impact. pic.twitter.com/Yuo7IS9zVq

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) April 4, 2021

According to Opta, the first player to do this was Yorke, who got a double against Liverpool in May 1994.

Back in 2000, Joachim matched that feat in the 4-1 destruction of Derby County in September 2000. Replacing an injured David Ginola in the 19th minute, the English forward got the better of Estonian goalkeeper Mart Poom in the 28th and 87th minute respectively.

The former Kasimpasa man who replaced Anwar El-Ghazi in the 62nd minutes, got his first goal of the evening in the 78th minute – to cancel out Aleksandar Mitrovic’s opener for Fulham.

Three minutes later, he completed his double beating goalkeeper Alphonse Areola after profiting from an assist from Keinan Davis. Victory was guaranteed for Dean Smith’s men in the 87th minute courtesy of Ollie Watkins’ effort.

Also, Trezeguet’s brilliance saw him overtook Ahmed El Mohamady as the fourth-highest scoring Egyptian [with eight goals] in the history of the English elite division.

Following his double against @FulhamFC on Sunday, @AVFCOfficial's Mahmoud Hassan @Trezeguet has overtaken Ahmed El Mohamady as the fourth-highest scoring Egyptian in the @premierleague history [eight goals]. #AVLFUL pic.twitter.com/jRufQfSc5R

— Shina Oludare