Newcastle United midfielder Kevin Nolan scored a hat-trick in a historic 5-1 Premier League victory over Sunderland in October 2010
Kevin Nolan’s hen dance after scoring the first of his three objectives against Sunderland in October 2010(Image: Photo by Stu Forster/Getty Images)
When Kevin Nolan netted a hat-trick for Newcastle against their fiercest rivals Sunderland, it carved his identify into Toon folklore.
Nolan’s treble in October 2010 topped a rare 5-1 victory over Sunderland at St James’ Park as Chris Hughton’s aspect entered the historical past books for delivering the membership’s largest ever derby triumph in the Premier League.
Yet Nolan, who continues to be approached on the streets by Newcastle supporters wanting to debate that day, was merely relieved he had fulfilled a demand given to him by an worker of his native put up workplace in the construct-as much as the match.
“That is all they ever talk about,” Nolan advised the EFL Unfiltered podcast when requested about Newcastle followers stopping him for scoring a hat-trick in the derby.
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“They talk about that and the chicken dance because that is the first thing that comes to their minds. Any Geordie, and you’d even see young lads, even kids, who their dads go: ‘That is Kevin Nolan’, and they go: ‘Oh, that’s him. Who scored the hat-trick [against Sunderland).
“It’s unbelievable the love they present you there and it is everybody. I imply, I’ve by no means known something prefer it. It is the closest factor I’ve ever seen… with Liverpool, you have received Liverpool and Everton in Liverpool and also you both love one or the different.
“When you go to Newcastle there is nothing else. It is just the football club and there is this big massive stadium in the middle of the city where everyone loves going.
“It is like their church and should you get the likelihood to play there you’ve got to provide it the whole lot. I simply cherished the whole lot about it. I cherished all that about it.
“Walking in on that derby day week, I walked into the post office and the lady behind counter, she must have been over 70, is going: ‘Make sure you beat them on Saturday’.
“It’s extra of a demand. It is like I’m demanding you to be sure to do it. It wasn’t like she was asking. It was like I’m telling you, you’ll do it.”
Nolan also found the net in the return fixture at the Stadium of Light that season, which concluded in a 1-1 stalemate.
Now, it is right down to Eddie Howe’s 2026 squad to carve out their very own slice of derby folklore.
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