Sadio Mané scored a Premier League hat-trick in 2 minutes 56 seconds for Southampton in 2015.
Mané set the record on 16 May 2015 during Southampton’s 6–1 victory over Aston Villa at St Mary’s Stadium. He scored in the 13th, 14th and 16th minutes, completing the fastest hat-trick in Premier League history in less than three minutes.
The Senegalese winger had joined Southampton from Austrian club Red Bull Salzburg in September 2014. His remarkable burst against Villa came in his first Premier League season and helped turn a promising campaign into a memorable personal landmark. Graziano Pellè and Shane Long were also on the scoresheet that afternoon, which helps explain why they are plausible but incorrect alternatives.
The record is often confused with the fastest hat-trick in English top-flight history generally, because different competitions and historical record systems use different definitions. For this question, the key distinction is the Premier League era: Mané’s 2:56 remains the competition record.