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Check out the best Prem Xmas stats! It’s almost Christmas, MATCH readers! To celebrate, let’s take a look back through the Prem history books to see what the facts and stats have to say… GOLDEN BOOT! In five of the last seven season the player with the most goals at Xmas has gone on to win the Golden Boot – although Aubameyang had to settle with sharing the award with Mane and Salah in 2018-19! There was no catching Vardy after he scored 17 goals in his first 18 matches in 2019-20! THE LEAGUE LEADERS! Last Christmas, Liverpool were ten points clear of second-placed Leicester and 11 points above Man. City in third! In nine of the past 12 seasons, the leaders on December 25 have gone on to win…

CHRISTMAS IN ONE SENTENCE! BRADLEY SAYS: “The first thing that comes to my mind about Christmas is watching the Home Alone films!” CHRISTMAS MUSIC! BRADLEY SAYS: “I love Christmas music! I would say my favourite song is Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’. You can’t get any bad Christmas songs!” SECRET SANTA! BRADLEY SAYS: “There’s definitely lots of things I could buy the boys! Maybe I could get Adam Armstrong some stilts to make him a bit taller?” BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT! BRADLEY SAYS: “My best present was the PS3 when it came out! My worst is when my Nan gets me a pair of rubbish socks I will never wear every single year!” CHRISTMAS SHOPPING! BRADLEY SAYS: “I used to be the guy that would go out…

What’s it like being a footballer at Xmas? FUCHS SAYS: “I don’t know what Christmas is! It’s usually a travel day for Boxing Day games. Sometimes you have the mornings at least to celebrate with your family, with an afternoon training session. But, if you’ve got an away game, you get on the bus and travel away from home!” So what’s a normal Christmas morning? FUCHS SAYS: “I always hope that I can have a lie-in, but the kids wake up extra early to make sure that Santa came and was generous! Normally they’re up at 5am in the morning to see what Santa’s brought them! Then it’s just the unwrapping, having fun together and enjoying the moment!” Is Christmas different in the UK and Austria? FUCHS SAYS: “In Austria,…

5 QUESTIONS ON… MAN. CITY 1 Which of these is not one of the club’s nicknames The Citizens, The City Kings or The Sky Blues? 2 Name their hero who was named the Prem’s 2019-20 Player Of The Year! 3 True or False? Manager Pep Guardiola used to play for Arsenal! 4 Does the Etihad Stadium hold more or less than 60,000 supporters? 5 Who was their top goalscorer last season? FIFA 21 Challenge! Can you name these Everton stars from their FUT cards? Retro MATCH! Work out which year this MATCH cover is from! Mauricio Pochettino was still in charge of Tottenham! Leicester were top of the table at Christmas by two points! Stoke beat Man. United 2-0 at home on Boxing Day! WORD FIT Fit these Boxing Day 2019 scorers…

Hi Dani! Are you getting excited for Christmas? CEBALLOS SAYS: “Yeah, because it’s a really special time. The presents and the fact that you can get together with people make it more special, so it’s a time of year that I really like!” What comes to mind when you think about Xmas? CEBALLOS SAYS: “Well, the main thing is spending time with your family and being able to enjoy a time where people come together. It’s great to see cousins, siblings, friends, your girlfriend and your parents!” What’s your favourite Christmas tradition? CEBALLOS SAYS: “I like December 24th and usually December 31st too when the whole family gets together – on both my mum and my dad’s side. We usually eat 12 grapes to mark the end of the year,…

1 RACE FOR EUROPE! Wolves v Chelsea Tuesday, December 15 6pm ⋆ Amazon Prime Video The countdown to Christmas begins, with Wolves looking for revenge after The Blues did the double over them in 2019-20 – Tammy Abraham hit a treble in a 5-2 win at Molineux in September 2019! Both clubs are challenging for a spot in Europe this season, so we’re hoping for more goals and drama! 2 BUNDESLIGA BATTLE! Bayern Munich v Wolfsburg Wednesday, December 16 7.30pm ⋆ BT Sport 1 Unlike the Prem, the Bundesligatakes a break over the festiveperiod, so this is one of your lastchances to see the Champo Leaguewinners in action! This fixture hasfond memories for Bayern’s RobertLewandowski – he hit five goals innine minutes v Wolfsburg in 2015! 3 KLOPP V MOURINHO!…

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HOW HE WON IT! We picked out the Prem’s four best players from November, and asked our fans on social media to vote for the best! The Liverpool superstar saw off competition from Bruno Fernandes, Edouard Mendy and James Ward-Prowse! MEGA MOMENTS! Here’s why Diogo Jota was chosen as MATCH’s monthly winner! ALL-OUT ATTACK! MAN. CITY 1-1 LIVERPOOL NOVEMBER 8 It wasn’t an easy start to the month for Liverpool, as they travelled to the Etihad to take on title challengers Man. City! Jurgen Klopp opted for an all-out attacking line-up which included Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Jota! The Reds had to settle for a point in the end, but Jota played an important role over the 90 minutes! FORTRESS ANFIELD! LIVER POOL 3-0 LEICESTER NOVEMBER 22…

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