Table of contents for 10-Oct-2017 in MATCH!

MATCH looks at the leading contenders for the Prem’s top goalscorer award! The 2017-18 season is well underway, and the Prem’s best strikers have been bang in form! These hitmen will all be in the mix x for the e Golden Boot come the end of the season, so MATCH checks out the stats behind their red-hot performances! Jamie Vardy Leicester Vardy is the top goalscorer outside of the big six clubs in the Prem so far this season! Check out hisepic stats, too – he’s scored over half of The Foxes’ goals in 2017-18! MINS PER GOAL 121 SHOTS PER GOAL 2.8 % OF TEAM’S GOALS 56% Alexandre Lacazette Arsenal Laca’s really hit the ground running at The Emirates, but he’s yet to score away from home! If he…

Red Cards YOUNES KABOUL WATFORD 6 The massive Watford CB shares top spot with Gareth Barry for the Premier League’s most red-carded star, but he’s played far less games! Younes is sent off every 33 matches on average – that’s shocking! THE TOP 10 DID YOU KNOW? Everton have had 87 players sent off in total – more than any other team in Prem history! Goals WAYNE ROONEY EVERTON 200 Wazza’s strike against Man. City in August took him to 200 goals, making him just the second player in Prem history to reach a double century! He’s still well short of Alan Shearer’s 260 goals, but he tops the current players’ list! THE TOP 10 1 Wayne Rooney Everton 200 2 Jermain Defoe Bournemouth 159 3 Sergio Aguero Man. City…

Marco Silva’s Watford side have started the new season in sizzling form, but they’re going to be up against it at home to Arsenal! The Gunners have Gywon ??? seven ?? of their last eight Prem matches against The Hornets ? , with ??? Alexis ?? Sanchez netting three Gy goals ?? in ? their last four meetings! Will the attacking ace be on the scoresheet again? ONES TO WATCH! Richarlison – Watford Alexis Sanchez – Arsenal SOUTHAMPTON V NEWCASTLE It’s an absolute trek for Newcastle fans to get down to Southampton, and recent history says they might be better watching it on the TV! The Saints have won their last four Prem home games against The Magpies with an aggregate score of 13-1! The travelling supporters will be hoping for…

Real Madrid Jersey – adidas Originals Get a load of this proper old school Real Madrid top! The purple and white shirt is inspired by football jerseys from the ‘80s, and is made by adidas Originals – that means it’s designed to be worn as a fashion top rather than for actual footy. Ace! Nike MercurialX CR7 Trainers Last week we showed you these in boot form, so now check out the indoor trainer version! The Blue Tint, Black, White and Volt kicks feature the same Flyknit technology seen on the cleats. Wicked!…

Burnley hitman Chris Wood ‘s been caught offside 12 times so far this season – more than any other player in the Premier League. Wow! Chelsea hold the record for most yellow cards in Prem history! Lionel Messi’s had more shots off target than any other player in Europe’s top five leagues! Spurs CB Jan Vertonghen was the first player to make over 500 Prem passes this season! No Prem team’s played more successful long balls in 2017-18 than West Ham ! Winners of the World Cup don't actually get given the real trophy- they get a bronze replica! Formula 1 ledge Lewis Hamilton is a massive Arsenal fan! Jose has Mourinho the best win Man ratio . United of any manager in…

LA LIGA Two of Spain’s title faves square up for a crunch clash at Atletico’s new stadium, and we can’t wait! Barça have a 100% winning record in the league this season, but Diego Simeone’s side have made their new home a Gy fortress ????too ? ! The club from the capital normally struggle against Barç?a,?though ????– they’ve only won one Gy of ? their ?? last 13 head-to-heads. That’s shocking! ONES TO WATCH! Antoine Griezmann – Atletico Lionel Messi – Barcelona INTER V AC MILAN SERIE A The San Siro is going to be buzzing on Sunday for the Derby della Madonnina – one of the biggest games in world footy! The mega fixture is over 100 years old, and this weekend’s clash should be massive after both teams splashed…

MATCH Annual 2018! To celebrate the release of the new MATCH Annual, we’ve got ten copies of the 2018 edition up for grabs! On sale now in all good bookshops, or online at panmacmillan.com/authors/match/match-annual-2018 Spencer FC Gamechanger! Ten lucky MATCH readers will win the awesome new book, Spencer FC Gamechanger. What are you waiting for? Gamechanger is out now! The man behind Spencer FC recounts his epic rise from gaming in his bedroom, to becoming one of the UK’s most popular footy YouTubers – vlogging to millions of people worldwide, interviewing some of the biggest names in elite sport, and redefining the game by creating his own real-life team, Hashtag United! HOW TO ENTER!  Then click ‘Win’ in the navigation bar on the MATCH website. Full T&Cs are available online.…

5 QUESTIONS ON... ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI 1 How old is the ace Bayern goal king – 27, 28 or 29 years old? 2 How many league goals did he net last season – 24, 28 or 30? 3 Which wicked game did he appear on the cover of in Poland in 2015 – FIFA or PES? 4 True or False? He joined Bayern from Dortmund on a free! 5 In 2015, he hit the fastest ever Bundesliga hat-trick, but against which side – Mainz or Wolfsburg? CAMERA SHY! Name the Bundesliga men hiding from the MATCH snapper in these pics! Beardy Weirdy!  Which superstars forgot to shave this morning? FOOTY MIS-MATCH Spot the ten differences between these two pictures!…

We picked the Prem’s top four players HOW HE WON IT! from September, and asked our fans on Facebook to vote for the best one. Lukaku won with 42% of the vote and, despite having a sick month, Tottenham ace Harry Kane came second with 28%! MEGA MOMENTS! Here’s why you voted for Lukaku as MATCH’s monthly winner! STOKE STALEMATE! STOKE 2-2 MAN. UNITED SEPTEMBER 9 Man. United dropped their first points of the season at Stoke, but it would have been worse for them without Lukaku! His right-footed finish in the second half put The Red Devils 2-1 ahead, and ensured a draw for Jose Mourinho’s men! TOFFEES SILENCED! MAN. UNITED 4-0 EVERTON SEPTEMBER 17 Luk didn’t get a warm reception from the Everton fans in his first game…

LICENSES & LIKENESSES PES ★ Konami have more clubs than ever on PES 2018, including exclusivity with Barcelona, but they’re still a long way short of FIFA. They don’t even have Bayern! ★ They’ve still got the full Champions League and Europa League comps though, and going through a European campaign with the pre-match music is sick! ★ Although PES doesn’t compare to FIFA’s huge range of team names and kits, you can change them all yourself in Edit. We’ve designed some ace strips recently! RATING: FIFA ★ As usual, FIFA has pretty much every professional license you could want, so you can play with almost any club team or league in world football. That’s quality! ★ FIFA 17 lacked behind PES on international teams and so does the new…

1. Which team scored the first goal of 2017-18 – Leganes or Alaves? 2. What’s the name of Atletico Madrid’s new stadium – Wanda, Randa or Banda Metropolitano? 3. Which team won their first seven matches this season? 4. Which La Liga side does ex-West Ham flop Simone Zaza play for? 5. Which of these teams was promoted to La Liga last season – Eibar, Levante or Las Palmas? 6. What shirt number does Andres Iniesta wear for Barça? 7. Which club is ex-Watford manager of – Espanyol Quique , Getafe Flores or in Girona charge ? 8. How old is Athletic Bilbao winger Inaki Williams – 19, 21 or 23 years old? 9. True or False? Cristiano Ronaldo failed to score in his first three La Liga games this season!…

La Liga Special Club Sharers: Atletico Madrid. FIFA 18 Challenge: Gerard Pique & Sergio Ramos. Mystery Mascot: Villarreal. Spot The Ball: E12. La Liga Brain-Buster: 1. Leganes; 2. Wanda Metropolitano; 3. Barça; 4. Valencia; 5. Levante; 6. No.8; 7. Espanyol; 8. 23; 9. True; 10. Deportivo. Bundesliga Special Flashback: Mario Gomez. Robert Lewandowski Quiz: 1. 29; 2. 30; 3. FIFA; 4. True; 5. Wolfsburg. Camera Shy: Naby Keita, Yevhen Konoplyanka & Sandro Wagner. Beardy Weirdy: 1. Arturo Vidal; 2. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang; 3. Timo Werner; 4. Karim Bellarabi. Footy Mis-Match: See above. HOW WELL DID YOU DO? 33-38 Champions League Legend! 26-32 Premier League Superstar! 16-25 Championship Hero! 8-15 Non-League Veteran! 0-7 Own-Goal Specialist!…