Table of contents for 16-Apr-2019 in MATCH!

3 In Liverpool’s 5-0 win against Watford, Trent Alexander-Arnold became the youngest player in Prem history to bag three assists in one match! 10 Crystal Palace’s Luka Milivojevic has scored the most pens in one season since Steven Gerrard bagged ten in 2013-14! 25 Man. City’s starting line-up v Cardiff was their youngest in a Prem match since April 2011! 1,000Lys Mousset’s goal against Arsenal was the 1,000th that The Gunners have conceded – the eighth Premier League team to reach the milestone! 33 Toby Alderweireld’s own goal at Anfield was the 33rd time Liverpool have scored a 90th-minute winner – more than any other team in PL history! 6 Huddersfield’s relegation was confirmed with six games left to play – the joint-earliest that any team has ever gone down…

FIFA 19 CHALLENGE! Which young goal king has better shooting stats on FIFA 19? WHOAMI? Can you work out the ace wonderkid from the three clues below? I’m a tall 19-year-old defender from England! Last year, I left Stevenage to join a club in the Prem! I was sent on loan to Udinese in the 2019 January transfer window! TAMMY ABRAHAM 5 QUESTIONS ON... 1 How old is the proper deadly striker – 19, 20 or 21 years old 2 Which of these class Championship sides has he not had a loan spell at – Bristol City, Birmingham or Swansea 3 He made his senior England debut at Wembley in November 2017 against which international giant – Brazil, Germany, Spain or Argentina 4 True or False The tall hitman joined…

1 Which of the teams scored the opener in just the third minute of the match 2 What was the score at the break – 1-1, 2-2 or 3-3 3 Which Aston Villa hero scored a whopping four goals in the ten-goal thriller 4 Tobias Figueiredo got sent off for the away side in the second-half – what position does he normally play 5 True or False There were a massive 34 shots on target in total! 6 Name the Forest striker who hit the final goal of the game in the 82nd minute! 5 points for each correct answer MY SCORE /30…

1 How many fans packed into the Nou Camp to watch the game – more or less than 90,000 2 Which of Real Madrid’s top-quality goalkeepers started the match – Thibaut Courtois or Keylor Navas 3 True or False Gareth Bale received a red card in the second half for a high tackle! 4 Which class Barcelona superstar scored a jaw-dropping hat-trick 5 True or False It was the first El Clasico not to feature Leo Messi or Cristiano Ronaldo for 11 years! 6 Which of the two mega fierce El Clasico rivals had more shots 5 points for each correct answer MY SCORE /30…

1 Which of Liverpool’s devastating front three didn’t start the game – Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane or Mohamed Salah 2 How many of the five goals were scored in the first half of the game 3 Which superstar forward completed more dribbles – Mo Salah or Neymar 4 Who was the only Liverpool player to receive a yellow card – Virgil van Dijk, James Milner or Georginio Wijnaldum 5 True or False PSG only managed two shots on target all game! 6 Who hit Liverpool’s dramatic winner in stoppage-time 5 points for each correct answer MY SCORE /30…

ACTION REPLAY 1 PAGES 6-7 1. Sergio Aguero; 2. More than 50,000; 3. Four; 4. Ilkay Gundogan; 5. True; 6. Mateo Kovacic. FOOTY MIS-MATCH 1 PAGE 8 See above. SALAH POSTER PAGE 9 1. Egypt; 2. False; 3. Fiorentina; 4. Two; 5. True. WONDERKIDS SPECIAL PAGES 10-11 FIFA 19 Challenge: Jann-Fiete Arp. Who Am I?: Ben Wilmot. Tammy Abraham Quiz: 1. 21; 2. Birmingham; 3. Germany; 4. True; 5. Sheffield United. Close-Up: 1. Jadon Sancho; 2. Kai Havertz; 3. Weston McKennie; 4. Leon Bailey. Soccer Scrabble: Harvey Barnes. Spot The Ball: H9. Name The Country: Jovic – Serbia; Woodburn – Wales; Weah – USA; Under – Turkey. Footy At The Films: Diogo Dalot. MATCH Winner: Kylian Mbappe. GOAL KINGS WORDFIT PAGE 12 See left. CELTIC QUIZ PAGE 13 1. The…

1 Which Man. City superstar scored a hat-trick in the epic thrashing 2 How many fans watched the game at the Etihad – more or less than 50,000 3 How many nets had City busted before half-time 4 Who was the only City star to get booked – John Stones, Ilkay Gundogan or Fernandinho 5 True or False It was The Blues’ heaviest defeat since 1991! 6 Which of these ace midfielders didn’t start for Chelsea – Ross Barkley, Jorginho or Mateo Kovacic 5 points for each correct answer MY SCORE /30…

2 Tottenham became only the second team ever to get through to the quarter-finals after losing their first two games of the competition! 7 Man. City’s 7-0 thrashing of Schalke matched the all-time record for a knockout win in Champions League footy! 26 Cristiano Ronaldo’s red card against Valencia was Juventus’ 26th in CL history – seven more than any other team! 94,002 Going into the quarter-finals, Porto’s Hector Herrera had run further than any other player in this season’s comp – racking up more than 94 kilometres! 31 This season, Hoffenheim coach Julian Nagelsmann became the youngest manager in Champions League history. Class! 1 Man. United’s shock victory against PSG in the last 16 was the first time that a team had gone through after losing the first leg…

125 After 39 matches, Aston Villa star Jack Grealish had been fouled 125 times, more than any player in the Championship, even though he’d played just 26 games! 20 Tammy Abraham and Billy Sharp were the first players to score 20 goals this season, and both hit the milestone in Aston Villa’s 3-3 draw with Sheffield United! 6 Reece Brown was directly involved in all but two of Forest Green’s goals in March, with five goals and an assist in six matches! 46% James Norwood scored almost half of Tranmere’s first 59 goals of the season – no club has been more reliant on one player! 30 Norwich striker and EFL Player Of The Season Teemu Pukki was the first star to be directly involved in 30 goals this season,…

100 Nike Mercurials are the most popular boot among Premier League stars – 100 players wear them! 18 New Balance designer Dave Gall told MATCH that new boots can take up to 18 months to design and create! 87 Of all the adidas silos, the X – worn by the likes of Mo Salah and Gabriel Jesus – are the most popular with Prem superstars! 56 56% of Prem players wear Nike boots – more than any other brand! 2 Umbro’s Medusae 3 boots are one of just two premium laceless leather silos – the other is adidas’ Copa 19! 1 Neymar’s now the only Nike athlete to have his own custom boot line! 7 Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo had seven ‘Chapters’ of Nike Mercurial Superflys – the final chapter launched…

1 Name the proper legend that is Man. City’s all-time top goalscorer! 2 What is the main colour of Liverpool’s 2018-19 away kit – white, purple or green? 3 Which jaw-dropping El Clasico stadium has a bigger capacity – the Nou Camp or the Bernabeu? 4 What shirt number does Fulham goal grabber Aleksandar Mitrovic wear? 5 England, Switzerland and Holland all qualified for this summer’s Nations League finals. Who’s the other team? 6 Which massive European club is awesome manager Thomas Tuchel currently in charge of ? 7 Which wicked Prem trickster has a better OVR on FIFA 19 – Wilfried Zaha or Xherdan Shaqiri? 8 Which of the Superclasico sides did footy legend Diego Maradona play for – River Plate or Boca Juniors? 9 Name the MLS team…

6 The Man. City star has netted with six of his last ten shots for England, having scored with just two of his first 62 efforts for The Three Lions! 94 England’s starting line-up in last year’s friendly with USA was their most inexperienced team for 38 years, with just 94 caps between them! 4 Raheem Sterling has scored as many goals in his last two caps as he had in his previous 47 England matches. Bang on form! 0.59 Out of England’s all-time top 20 goalscorers, Harry Kane has the best goals-to game record since Gary Lineker retired in 1992! 18 Callum Hudson-Odoi is the youngest player to start a competitive game for England since Wayne Rooney in 2003! 18 Apart from penalty shootouts, England haven’t missed any of…

1› The game was played at the Benito Villamarin Stadium – which La Liga club plays their home matches there 2 What was the score at the break – 0-1, 0-2 or 0-3 3 Which England superstar ended a three-year goal drought for The Three Lions with two wicked goals 4 Sergio Ramos scored a late goal for Spain, but in which minute of stoppage-time did the CB net – the 95th, 96th or 97th minute 5 True or False The result gave England their first win in Spain for 31 years! 6 Which country bossed over 70% possession in the awesome match 5 points for each correct answer MY SCORE /30…

GAME CHANGER! Who scored Rangers’ only goal in their Old Firm win in December? FIFA 19 CHALLENGE! Which Rome derby striker is betting at shooting on FIFA 19? SPOT THE SOPNSOR! Name these massive London rivals from their shirt sponsors! MYSTERY MASCOT! Use these three clues to work out the cool French club mascot! My side has won most Le Classique matches! We’re currently top of Ligue 1 by a distance! Legendary England midfielder David Beckham used to turn out for us! SPOT THE BALL! Mark where the ball is in this Merseyside derby action pic! NAME THE TEAM! Name the Barcelona XI that beat Real Madrid 1-0 in El Clasico at the Bernabeu in March! STADIUM GAME Match the South American rivals to their sick stadiums! FREAKY FACES! Which…

THE NUMBERS GAME! How many goals did Harry Kane score at World Cup 2018? TROPHY TIME! Which defender is hiding behind the WC trophy? MATCH! WINNER! Who scored a hat-trick for Switzerland in their 5-2 win over Belgium last December? Name The Nations! What countries do these Bundesliga ballers represent? GAME CHANGER! Which Holland hero scored a last-minute goal v Germany to help his side top their UEFA Nations League group? ODD ONE OUT! Which of these countries DIDN’T feature at World Cup 2018? MEGA MASH-UP! Name the class Italy star in this mega odd pic! SPOT THE BALL! Mark where you think the ball is in this cool action pic! SUPER SKIPPERS ! Which footy stars captain these countries? SPORT SWITCH! Name the Brazil baller that’s also…