Table of contents for 06-Aug-2019 in MATCH!

TITLE HAT-TRICK! Only one team has ever won the Premier League title three years in a row – Man. United did it between 1999 and 2001, and then again between 2007 and 2009. Wow! THE CONTENDER… Man. City have won the last two Premier League titles, so if they get their hands on the trophy again they’ll match rivals United’s hat-trick record! They’ll also join Chelsea as the second most successful team in history with five Premier League titles! GOLDEN BOOT! Arsenal legend Thierry Henry and all-time top Prem goalscorer Alan Shearer are the only players to win the PL Golden Boot three seasons in arow, with Henry winning four awards in total! THE CONTENDER… Although he shared the prize last season, Mo Salah will bag his third gong in…

BREWSTER BITEBACK? Liverpool’s front three are all recovering from summers of international duty, so there’s apretty good chance we’ll see wonderkid Rhian Brewster play. The young striker actually started out in Chelsea’s academy, so he could make The Blues regret letting him leave! NEW HAZARD? Chelsea’s match-winner against Liverpool last season was Eden Hazard, so they need someone else to step up to the plate. £58 million-man Christian Pulisic could be that man – especially as another contender, Callum Hudson-Odoi, is out injured! 1 It’ll be the first ever all-English clash in UEFA Super Cup history! 4 If Liverpool win, they’ll join Real Madrid as the second-best team in the history of the competition with four trophies! 41,188 Besiktas’ Vodafone Arena in Istanbul, Turkey will host the match –with more…

PICKFORD ON… THE CLUB DJ! JORDAN SAYS: “If I get the chance, I’ll put some house music on, but that only happens when I’m first in the changing room. On game day it’s normally Tom Davies and Dominic Calvert-Lewin – and they usually play R’n’B!” PICKFORD ON… THE JOKER! JORDAN SAYS: “There aren’t really as many pranks in football these days, but I’d say Leighton Baines is the funniest – he definitely gets his giggle in. Ledge!” PICKFORD ON… THE LEAST FASHIONABLE! JORDAN SAYS: “Tom Davies has his own fashion sense – he wears some mad clothes! That’s all I’ll say... and, just for the banter, I’ll say Gylfi Sigurdsson has a dodgy fashion sense as well!” PICKFORD ON… MR. SUPERSTITIOUS! JORDAN SAYS: “I haven’t asked the other lads about…

10 RENNES LIGUE 1 Yes, Rennes only came 10th in France’s Ligue 1 last season, but The Red and Blacks came from 2-0 down to beat PSG on penalties in the French Cup final and won one leg against Arsenal in the Europa League! Watch out for their Senegal striker M’Baye Niang, who joined on a permanent deal at the end of May! 9 GETAFE LA LIGA Getafe were in the Spanish second tier in 2016-17, but this campaign they’ll be playing in the Europa League! The La Liga side don’t score loads of goals, but their backline is really tough to crack – they conceded fewer goals than Barcelona in 2018-19! Premier League teams will definitely want to avoid them in Europe! 8 ATALANTA SERIE A If you’ve been…

NIKE’S NEW LIGHTS! adidas aren’t the only big brand to drop some shiny new boots ahead of the Prem kick-off – the Nike ‘New Lights’ PhantomVSNs were revealed on Instagram recently! SPONSORLESS TERRIERS! Huddersfield’s new home shirt is pretty unique, in that it doesn’t have the usual sponsor on the front – just the club crest and Umbro logo. Well played! HERO HAZARD! He might have left Chelsea to join Real Madrid this summer, but Eden Hazard’s new customised blue Nike Mercurials nodded to his old club’s colours!…

MUSIC ARTIST! JORDAN SAYS: “The Courteeners or Gerry Cinnamon. I saw them last year and they were ledge!” SOCIAL MEDIA! JORDAN SAYS: “I use Twitter and Instagram, depending on the moment!” SCHOOL SUBJECT! JORDAN SAYS: “P.E. – that’s pretty standard! I used to get top marks in that subject!” OTHER SPORT! JORDAN SAYS: “I used to like playing tennis as a kid, plus I’d do boxing in the week and I’m into golf now as well. My fave tennis player is Rafael Nadal, because he’s left-handed!” TV PROGRAMME! JORDAN SAYS: “I keep chopping and changing TV programmes, and film-wise I’ve seen too many to give just one! Ilike all sorts of films, but I enjoy any movie with Denzel Washington!” FOOD! JORDAN SAYS: “I don’t mind some pizza and potato…

SEASON OBJECTIVES FUT fans will know all about daily and weekly objectives from the last couple of games, and Season Objectives is an extension of that. By completing objectives, you’ll move up through the levels and bag rewards along the way… FUT CLUB CUSTOMISATION …and there are loads of new rewards up for grabs too! You’ve always been able to choose the ground, ball and kit your team uses, but now you can add awesome tifos, unique celebrations and stadium themes, plus unlicensed badges and crests. There’s so much choice, so every club can be unique! FUT FRIENDLIES EA wanted to give players a stress-free way of playing, so in FUT friendlies you don’t have to worry about win ratios, players getting injured or running down contracts. You can set…

Kung-fu kicks! Southampton’s Che Adams obviously has ninja heritage! Left-out Lampard! Super Frank felt sad after being left out of The Blues’ team huddle! Danny ‘Coldwater’! Drinkwater’s face says it all about having ice baths! Slick shades! Any excuse for Roy Hodgson to get his summer shades on! Grizi’s a b-baller! Did Barça sign Griezmann for his basketball skills or footy tekkers? Divock mobbed! Liverpool’s CL hero is still getting used to his new superstar status! Sterling’s shower! Raheem took drastic measures when he heard the showers had broken! Eyes on the ball! Has N’Golo Kante skipped breakfast or something? Heading fail! Liverpool’s Yasser Larouci must work on his heading technique! Pep’s tekkers! Man. City are cutting transfer costs by getting Guardiola back on the pitch!…

MATCH WINNER Bernar do Silva Club: Man. City Position: Midfielder Age: 24 Man. City’s human battery has a never-ending source of energy! He’s always buzzing around trying to link-up play and make things happen! The Portugal hero was arguably City’s best player last season – and we can't wait for more! FANS' FAVOURITE Hector Bellerin Club: Arsenal Position: Right-back Age: 24 It feels like Bellerin’s been around for ages, but he’s only 24! Lots of Gunners fans have been pushing for him to be the club’s new skipper, and we can't blame them! The speed demon loves the club and is getting close to recovering from injury! STAR SIGNING Youri Tielemans Club: Leicester Position: Midfielder Age: 22 Tielemans spent the second half of last season on loan at Leicester and,…

FRIDAY NIGHT KICK-OFF! LIVERPOOL v NORWICH Friday, August 9, 8pm Norwich fans must have been gutted on fixture release day – The Canaries hate playing Liverpool! The Reds have won six of their last seven meetings with Norwich, averaging almost four goals a game! Back in 2016, the score finished 5-4 to Jurgen Klopp’s men, and we’re hoping for it to rain goals galore again! HAMMERS TO PARK THE BUS? WEST HAM v MAN. CITY Saturday, August 10, 12.30pm MATCH has got a big tip for West Ham gaffer Manuel Pellegrini for Saturday’s match – park the bus! The Hammers have played three PL matches against Man. City at the London Stadium, and conceded four goals every time! They did meet there in the League Cup once as well, with…

THE NUMBERS GAME! How many teams from London are competing in the Prem in 2019-20? TROPHY TIME! Which midfielder is hiding behind the Prem trophy? PREVIOUS CLUBS! These heroes joined their current clubs from which teams? GAME CHANGER! Who scored City’s equaliser v Brighton in their 4-1 title-winning victory last May? ODD ONE OUT! Which team doesn’t have stripes on their 2019-20 home shirt? MEGA MASH-UP! Name the Prem gaffer in this weird pic! SPOT THE BALL! Mark where you think the ball is in this cool action pic! NAME THE COUNTRY! What countries do these ace stars play for? PREM STARS! Which teams do these new signings play for? MATCH! WINNER! Which English Spurs star scored their winner v Newcastle on the opening weekend in 2018-19? BACK OFTHE SHIRT…