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Evan Ferguson: Just how good can Brighton and Republic of Ireland's teenage striker be?

The sky seems to be the limit for Brighton striker Evan Ferguson after the teenager's hat-trick saw him join a very select Premier League club.

The 18-year-old scored with three of his four shots in Albion's 3-1 win over Newcastle to take him up to 10 Premier League goals - one of three Premier League hat-trick scorers on Saturday along with Manchester City's Erling Haaland and Tottenham captain Son Heung-min.

"It's not bad company to be in with them boys," the Republic of Ireland striker told BBC Sport.

"Obviously Haaland broke the record last season and Son has been doing it for a number of years, so it's good company to be in.