Indholdsfortegnelse for 29 November 2022 i MATCH!

Check out the best Prem Xmas stats! It’s almost Christmas, MATCH readers! Take a look back through the Prem history books to see the facts and stats, and then tick or cross your predictions… GOLDEN BOOT! In six of the past nine seasons, the player with the most goals Xmas has gone on to win the Golden Boot – although the 2018-19 and 2021-22 awards ended up being shared! This season the question isn’t who’s going to win the prize, it’s how many goals Haaland will end up with?! THE PREMIER LEAGUE LEADERS! Overall, the team that finds itself top of the table before the traditional Boxing Day fixtures has gone on to win the title 16 times in the 30 seasons of the Premier League, which is just over…

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LEANDRO TROSSARD BELGIUM & BRIGHTON The Belgium winger has scored against Chelsea, Man. City and Liverpool this season and started the World Cup just one Premier League goal short of his entire tally from 2021-22! Our spies say Newcastle are at the front of the queue for him! DID YOU KNOW? Trossard scored all of Brighton’s first five goals in the Premier League under Roberto De Zerbi. Sick! YEREMY PINO SPAIN & VILLARREAL We haven’t seen much of the Spain star so far this World Cup but MATCH already knows what the 20-year-old is about! Arsenal wanted the electric winger last summer but now their London rivals Chelsea have jumped ahead of them! ILKAY GUNDOGAN GERMANY & MAN. CITY Barcelona had representatives in Manchester all summer as they looked to…

Merry Christmas, Skippy! What’s it like being a footballer at Xmas? SKIPP SAYS: “It’s not like a normal Christmas! We’ll always train on the 25th if we’ve got a game on Boxing Day. You either get the morning or afternoon to spend with your family, then you train and normally stay in a hotel in the evening for away games. It’s still nice because you try to see as much of your family as you can and there’s always a special festive feel at the matches on the 26th!” Let’s roll it back… what’s your favourite Christmas memory? SKIPP SAYS: “When I was younger, in my family, we had a treasure hunt for one of our presents. Me and my sister would get quite competitive! My dad would send us…

SPOT THE BALL! Mark the Xmas present the ball is hiding behind! SECRET SANTA! Which World Cup superstar is ready to get his sleigh for Xmas Eve? FOOTY AT THE FILMS! Name the World Cup goalkeeper starring in Xmas film Home Alone! GUESS THE STARS! Name these cool Christmas cartoon World Cup stars! ACE ACTIVITY WOULD YOU RATHER…? It’s time to answer these fun Xmas footy ‘Would You Rathers’! WOULD YOU RATHER… (A) Receive FIFA 23 this Christmas OR (B) Football Manager? A or B WOULD YOU RATHER … (A) Eat three big bowls of Brussels sprouts OR (B) clean Declan Rice’s footy boots for a month? A or B WOULD YOU RATHER… (A) Have to wear your arch-rivals’ Xmas jumper all January OR (B) wear a paper hat for…

1 SHINING STAR! Since making his first senior start for The Red Devils in the Europa League in October, Garnacho has gone on to bust net against Real Sociedad and then that last-gasp winner against Fulham! The 18-year-old wonderkid plays with no fear and clearly has bundles of ability! 2 TEN HAG’S LITTLE HELPER! Erik ten Hag is a huge fan! He called him a ”great talent” after scoring against The Cottagers and says he has “big belief”, so we can see Garnacho getting even more minutes in the second half of the season – especially if Cristiano Ronaldo leaves! 3 PERFECT PRESENT! The youngster’s form before the World Cup alerted the likes of Real Madrid, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund, but The Red Devils are in no mood…

CHALLENGE 1 MAGUIRE MADNESS Load up a tournament with England and make sure that Harry Maguire ends up winning the Golden Boot! That might mean having to play him as a striker, in place of Harry Kane, as Erik ten Hag did for Man. United last month in the Europa League! CHALLENGE 2 SCOTS SHOCK You’re gonna need to use the Custom Tournament function for this one! Replace any nation with Scotland and win the trophy with them. Don’t make it too easy by knocking the difficulty level way down, coz that’s cheating! CHALLENGE 3 FREE-KICK KING Wales only made it to the World Cup thanks to Gareth Bale’s beautiful left boot, with his free-kick against Austria key in the play-offs! Set up a Kick-Off Mode group stage game with…

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SVEN BOTMAN NEWCASTLE BOTMAN SAYS: “When I was younger I used to get the new FIFA game for Christmas and I would spend hours playing it, even when all my family were there! They were understanding as they knew I was just crazy about football. It’s cool to think that some kids will be getting FIFA for Xmas and they’ll play as Newcastle with me in their XI–hopefully I help them win!” ANGELO OGBONNA WEST HAM OGBONNA SAYS: “I think it would have to be my first Nintendo I ever got when I was little. I loved it!” CAOIMHIN KELLEHER LIVERPOOL KELLEHER SAYS: “The coolest ever present I received was a red and black mountain bike!” BRYAN MBEUMO BRENTFORD MBEUMO SAYS: “When I was younger, it was the PS2! I…

Sweet Treats! When he was a child, Richarlison sold sweets and ice creams in the street to help raise money for his family! Cats Crazy! Spain star Pablo Sarabia once said that his biggest hobby off the pitch is “cats”! We’re not totally sure that’s a hobby, but okay… Whites Wish! France forward Ousmane Dembele is a massive Leeds fan and once even requested Patrick Bamford’s shirt! Sports Swap! Harry Kane is a huge golf geek and even hinted that he could go professional after retiring from football! The Green Giroud! Olivier Giroud did the voice for Green Goblin in the French-dubbed version of “Spider-Man: New Generation,” while Presnel Kimpembe did the voice of Scorpion! Piano Man! Dutch defender Stefan de Vrij is a talented man on and off the…

ERLING HAALAND MAN. CITY TROPHY POLISH If Erling Haaland doesn’t win the Prem Golden Boot this season, something has gone seriously wrong! We’re gonna buy him some trophy polish so he can keep it extra shiny! WILFRIED ZAHA CRYSTAL PALACE ANTI-AGEING CREAM Zaha said that turning 30 in November made him feel like an “old man”! No worries, Wilf, MATCH has got your back – this anti-ageing cream will make you look 18 again! KEIRA WALSH BARCELONA WOMEN GRAVY GRANULES This is the Lionesses star’s first Xmas since she moved to Spain to join Barca, so she’s gonna badly miss some traditional English goodies. Have some gravy on us, Walshy! RAUL JIMENEZ WOLVES PET PARROT What’s orange and sounds like a parrot? A carrot! That’s enough jokes for one page.…

1 GO TO A WSL MATCH! Even though there’s no Prem action currently, the Women’s Super League and lower levels of the EFL are still taking place, so you can get your footy fix that way! Maybe visit a new stadium you’ve never been to before? 2 VISIT THE HARRY KANE MUSEUM! If you haven’t had the chance yet to visit England captain Harry Kane’s exhibition at the Museum of London, this is your very last chance to do so! The exhibition shuts on December 4, so get yourself down there if you’re nearby! 3 TRY OUT TOCA SOCIAL! TOCA Social, in London, has a selection of four interactive footy games, which all involve kicking a ball against a clever interactive screen! With a range of levels for each game, it’s ideal…