Table of contents for 5-Sep-2017 in MATCH!

Alonso Chelsea The ace LB was all smiles after his deadly double against Tottenham! Mendy Man. City What’s the transfer value of this awesome selfie? De Gea Man. United The United goalkeeper wished team-mate Ander Herrera happy birthday recently! Hummels Bayern Munich The top CB cropped out half his face – up your selfie game, mate! Ibrahimovic Man. United The footy hero has got a cool game coming out called ‘Zlatan Legends’! Xhaka Arsenal The Gunners were all smiles on the train to Stoke – bet it was different on the way home! Higuain Juventus No wonder Gonzo’s smiling, Douglas Costa will give him tons of assists at Juventus! Otamendi Man. City City’s quality defender was looking on point before training recently! Pedro Chelsea A Blues old boy popped in…

1 RUBEN LOFTUS-CHEEK Crystal Palace Loftus-Cheek has warmed the Chelsea subs’ bench for a few seasons, but now it’s finally his time to shine on loan at Palace ! The crafty midfielder has the technique to dodge tackles, the vision to spot his team-mates and the shooting ability to bust nets! We reckon Blues fans willstartwonderingwhy they loaned him out very soon! 2 TAMMY ABRAHAM Swansea Tammy hit 23 goals in the Championship for Bristol City last season, so it was no surprise to see him make the step-up to the Prem this summer! The 6ft 4in striker has great feet for someone his size, and is more of a penalty-box poacher than a target man. He’ll form agreat partnership with Swans hitman Fernando Llorente ! 3 TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD Liverpool…

Epic Marvel Bag & Bottle! School’s back this week, so we’ve teamed up with our massive mates at Spearmark to give away these awesome Marvel Comics Bag and Aruba Bottle to nine lucky readers! For more information on cool Marvel goodies like bags, lunchboxes and lights, head to www.spearmark.co.uk Available online at Amazon and in store at Dunelm. New Balance Visaro Boots! Thanks to Lovell Soccer, one MATCH reader will win a pair of wicked New Balance Visaro whiteout boots. Sweet! Lovell Soccer offer free personalisation on all their football boots. For more info, head to www.lovellsoccer.co.uk HOW TO ENTER!  WWW.MATCHFOOTBALL.CO.UK Then click ‘Win’ in the navigation bar on the MATCH website. Full T&Cs are available online.…

Stoke has been a tough place to go for Man. United in recent years! The Red Devils haven’t won there since 2013, with The Potters beating them twice, and only a 90th-minute equaliser by Wayne Rooney prevented a third loss last season. Jose Mourinho won’t have the now Everton ace to call upon this weekend, but his new-look team will still be massive favourites on Saturday! ONES TO WATCH! Jese – Stoke Romelu Lukaku – Man. United SWANSEA V NEWCASTLE Newcastle had the best away record in the Championship last season, and they’ll be desperate to repeat that form in the Prem in 2017-18! The Magpies are tough to beat on the road, and they’ll have to be strong at the back to keep out Tammy Abraham – the striker…

FIFA DIARY  It’s getting towards the business end of our Career Mode season! ★ In the Champions Cup we were drawn against AC Milan, led by ex-Dortmund goal king Aubameyang! We played our quickest CB Davinson Sanchez and changed our tactics to a deeper defensive line to keep him quiet in the first leg! ★ In the Bundesliga, we moved up to 1st after a top run ofresults! Tielemans has been our star – he’s lethal from long range with either foot, and bagged some ace goals. He’ll need to be at his best against title rivals Bayern next! ★ We’ve been doing extra training with our young attackers to get them up to speed. Pulisic, Mbappe and Emre Mor have been working on Crossing, Dribbling and Finishing to make…

Mega match-ups! Check out the teams available on the demo… Demon dribbling! Konami have made changes to dribbling on the new game, and on the demo you get to see the improved control and ace moves! Sick stadiums! PES have exclusive deals with Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund, so their epic Nou Camp and Signal Iduna Park stadiums are available to use on the demo – including a sneak peek inside the tunnels! Mind-blowing graphics! Get a load of the incredible player likenesses – they’re absolutely awesome! We can’t wait to see them on the full game next week! More to come… We’re buzzing for PES 2018 to be released! Loads of new legends will also be involved, including England hero David Beckham! Keep reading MATCH to find out more!…

Use these clues to work out the mystery star! I recently joined the Prem for mega bucks! I missed Euro 2016 coz my team didn’t qualify! Kasper Dolberg was a team-mate of mine last season! TRANSFER TRACKER!  Can you fill in the gaps in France goal king Olivier Giroud’s wicked career? SPORT SWITCH! Which Premier League CM is giving baseball a go? THE NICKNAME GAME! Match these quality clubs to their awesome nicknames! GROUNDED!  A new Premier League team plays at this stadium, but who? WORDSEARCH Can you find the lethal Premier League goal machines in this grid? FOOTY AT THE FILMS! Which Championship hero has landed a role in new film The Dark Tower? SPOT THE BALL!  Mark where you think the ball should be in this action pic!…

LAMPS THE LEDGE! BT Sport Ex-Chelsea hero Frank Lampard only became a BT Sport pundit last month, but he already appears to have made himself at home at the TV channel’s offices! He puts Dele Alli’s Tottenham handshakes to shame in this epic video! YOUTUBERS ASSEMBLE! Spencer FC The Wembley Cup is back, and Hashtag United are going for a hat-trick of wins at the home of football! This year, a super team of YouTubers captained by The F2 will challenge Spencer’s side! ACCESS ALL AREAS ETIHAD! Man. City This clip lets you step inside Man. City’s new state-of-the-art changing rooms! The Prem giants’ squad seem happy with their new surroundings, too! DELE’S ON HAND! British GQ Not to be shown up by Frank Lampard, Dele Alli shows how to…

CHAMPIONSHIP Two clubs with top-six ambitions meet on Friday night, with Gary Rowett’s Derby hosting Leonid Slutsky’s Hull. The last time the teams met was in the 2015-16 play-offs, with The Tigers winning over the two legs before bagging promotion, and The Rams haven’t recovered! Can they finally bag some revenge at Pride Park? ONES TO WATCH! David Nugent – Derby Kamil Grosicki – Hull SHEFF. WED. V NOTT’M FOREST CHAMPIONSHIP Last year’s play-off semi-finalists Wednesday have made a slow start this season, so they’ll see this home game as a chance to pick up three big points. Forest on the other hand look likely to stay clear of the relegation trouble they faced last season, so they’ll fancy an upset in Sheffield! ONES TO WATCH! Barry Bannan – Sheffield…

CROSSING The trailer shows a glimpse of the game’s new crossing styles. You’ll have more control and variety of crosses , and the chance to pull off some ace diving header finishes too! NEW FACES Plenty of transferred players feature in the trailer, including Neymar , Romelu Lukaku and Dani Alves – they’re going to rock for their new clubs! DRAMATIC MOMENTS EA keeps talking about ‘ Dramatic Moments ’ on FIFA 18! There will be more bits of magic, spectacular goals and defence-splitting passes, and there are loads of examples on show in the trailer! REAL PLAYER MOVEMENTS FIFA 18 will copy players’ real-life style of play, so stars like Cristiano Ronaldo and Antoine Griezmann are instantly recognisable from the way they move ! FREE-KICKS Some fans weren’t impressed…

Premier League Special Sport Switch: Jordan Henderson. Who Am I?: Davy Klaassen. The Nickname Game: 1-D; 2-B; 3-A; 4-C. Transfer Tracker: 2010-12 – Montpellier; 2012-Now – Arsenal. Grounded: Huddersfield. Wordsearch: See below. Championship Special Footy At The Films: Conor Hourihane. Spot The Ball: B15. Guess The Winners: 2016-17 – Newcastle; 2014-15 – Bournemouth; 2013-14 – Leicester; 2011-12 – Reading. Footy Mis-Match: See above. HOW WELL DID YOU DO? 61-65 Champions Legend League ! 46-60 Premier Superstar League ! 31-45 Championship Hero! 16-30 Non Veteran -League ! 0-15 Specialist Own-Goal !…