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INMATCH!
PLUS...Arsenals Top Target? ......4Big Carrick Interview .......6Xherdan Shaqiri .................8Pick Your Top Player .....10MATCHY Cartoon ............11New Hero Shirts .............17
Transfer Update..............26
Deadline Day Bingo .......28Weekend Preview ..........46Predict The Result .........50Big MATCH Quiz ..............54Did You Know? ................62
POSTERSBournemouth ..................29Chelsea ...............................30Watford ..............................31Liverpool ............................32Man. City ............................34Aston Villa ........................35Stoke ...................................36Newcastle .........................37Arsenal ...............................38Crystal Palace..................39
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TRANSFER RUMOUR!
THE GUNNERS have beenlinked with a 45 MILLIONmove, but will it happen or
is it just gossip? You decide!
WHO'STHE
MAN?
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Gossips say Arsenal are lookingforaworld-classgoalmachinetoboosttheirtitlechallenge,sotheycouldgoallouttogetBenzema!
ReportsinSpainsaynewbossBeni
tezwantstoplayBaleupfrontinstead!WithJames,IscoandJeseallfightingtoplaywithRonaldoBenzmightnotgetasmuchaction!
ArsenalbroketheirtransferrecordondeadlinedaytosignMesutOzilin2013,sotheyknowhowtomakemegadealshappen!
HEWILLSIGN! WithWalcott, Giroud,W
elbeck
andSanchez,Arsenalalready
havequalityforwards!Ifthosestars
canstayfitandinform,theywont
needanothergoalgrabber!
Thismovehasbeenr
umoured
forweeks,butsomegossips
reckonWengerisn'tinterestedin
BenzandRafadoesn'twanttosell!
Eveniftheclubscana
greea
deal,Benzemaisinjuredatthe
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HEWON'TSIGN!
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Check out keeper Martin Hansensridiculous backheel volley!
s12millionrecordsigning
XHERDANSHAQIRIisthebigstarineirexcitingnewteam!MATCHlookstwhytheycouldrockthisseason!
Man. City midfielderYaya Toure c allengedDavid Silvato an armwrestle on Twitter to decide who scored their first goal at West
Brom! I think we all know whod win that one sorry, David!
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The 23-year-old has playedforEurogiantsBayernMunichandInterMilan,andscoredanacehat-trickforSwitzerlandatlastsummersWorldCup!Helovescuttinginofftherightwingandrippingnetswithhisrocketleftfoot!
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LIVE!Join us on Facebook next Tuesdayfor
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WHEN?Tuesday, September 1
WHERE?
Can the championsstrengthen their squad?
Is Karim Benzemaheading to the Prem?
Will Man. United move fora world-class striker?
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YOURSHOUT!CanShaqirifireStoketocupgloryoratop-sevenfinish?Tellusnowonthe
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y ports ave revea e t atArsenalhave more Twitter fan
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71 +LMWing king Timo Werner is
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ZIVKOVICAJAX
69+STAjax ace Richairo Zivkovicisnt as quick as the other
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OKOROALMERIA
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Solar Yellow & WhiteWhat an absolute
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Blue Beauty & WhiteChelsea could wear these ifthey played indoor footy!
Solar Orange & BlackWe went ultra-bright forthese wicked bad boys!
Green, Yellow & BlueThis Samba style colourway
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17MATCH!
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Get a load of these wickedshirts with some of the biggestsummer signings printed on the
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Toby AlderweireldAlderweireld could be a
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legend in this ace shirt?Price:59.99
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James MilnerMilners got big boots to fill...Suarez used to wear this shirt!
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Groovigaffer
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Wetflooralert!
brain!Sterling's always
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UNITEDCORNER
MULLER!The Thomas Mullerto Man. Unitedrumours wont stop flying around!Gossips reckon The Red Devils could
offer around 70 million for theawesome Bayern Munichforward,
who can play as a lone strikeror anywhere in a front three!
MATCH
Thetransferwindow
closesonTuesday,September1
at6pm!
MORE:ADNAN JANUZAJ TO SUNDERLAND LOAN MORE:JOEY BARTON TO
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EURO HEROES
ON THE MOVE?
MARIO GOTZE
Bayern Munich to Arsenal50 million
FABIO COENTRAOReal Madrid to Inter Milan
Loan
KINGSLEY COMANJuventus to Bayern Munich
11 million
JANNIK VESTERGAARDWerder Bremen to Newcastle
7 million
FERNANDO MUSLERAGalatasaray to Man. United
24.5 million
DENNIS PRAETAnderlecht to Aston Villa
10 million
FERNANDO LLORENTEJuventus to Athletic Bilbao
11 million
JULIAN DRAXLERSchalke to Arsenal
21 million
GUNNERSGO FOR
GRZEGORZ!Arsenal have had a quiet transferwindow so far, but that could all
change if they go for GrzegorzKrychowiak! The SevillaDM could
cost a massive 20 million!
BLACK CATS
CHASEMOUSA!
Sunderland could smash theirtransfer record by signing Tottenham
star Mousa Dembele! The classyBelgium playmaker is rated
at around 15 million!
CHELSEALOVE
STONES!Spies say Chelsea will make another
offer for EvertonCBJohn Stones
before the end of the window!The Toffees dont want to sell, buta 40 million bid might be tempting!
e transfer window shuts this week!
DERBY FREE MORE:LUCAS TO WEST HAM 8M
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RHODES
Sunderlandlead the race to signBlackburn strikerJordan Rhodes!
CHAMPIONSHIPSTARS LINKED
WITH PREM
MOVES! AUSTINLeicester, Everton and Newcastle all
want QPR goal machine Charlie Austin!
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WONDERKID WATCH!
MARTIN ODEGAARDReal Madrid to Celtic
Loan
JODI JONESDag. & Red. to West Ham
250,000
BREEL EMBOLOBasel to Tottenham
10 million
KEITA BALDE DIAOLazio to Liverpool
11 million
SERGI SAMPERBarcelona to Arsenal
8.4 million
ALVARO VADILLOReal Betis to Tottenham
17 million
LINCOLNGremio to Man. United
Undisclosed
ALEN HALILOVICBarcelona to West Ham
Loan
BROM LOANMORE: ALEX TELLES TO CHELSEA 6M
McCORMACK
Norwich could sign 11 million-ratedRoss McCormack from Fulham!
GREEN
West Hamgaffer Slaven Bilic wantsto bring QPR keeper Rob Greenback!
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REALS PUSHFOR DE GE !All eyes are on David de Gea this week! The save-making
machine has been strongly linked with a move to RealMadridall summer, but hes still at Old Trafford! This one
could rumble on all the way to 6pm on deadline day!
GOURCUFF
Arsenaland Liverpoolare sniffingaround free agent Yoann Gourcuff!
PATO
Sunderland could still land Corinthiansstriker Alexandre Pato for 5 million!
MORE: THIAGO MOTTA TO LIVERPOOL 7M MORE:JOSE CALLEJON TO CHELSEA
MEGABARGAINSROUND-UP!
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RED-HOT
RUMOURS!
DIMITAR BERBATOVFree Agent to West Ham
Free
FABIO BORINILiverpool to Fiorentina
5 million
LUCAS BIGLIALazio to Man. United
17.5 million
GREGORY VAN DER WIELPSG to Chelsea
7 million
VIRGIL VAN DIJKCeltic to Southampton
8 million
DIEGO ROLANBordeaux to Newcastle
15 million
ISLAM SLIMANISporting to West Ham
10.5 million
ANDRIY YARMOLENKODynamo Kiev to Everton
14 million
LENNON
Aston Villa are ready to bid 5 millionfor Tottenham winger Aaron Lennon!
SAKHO
Romaare trying to sign Liverpoolsback-up CB Mamadou Sakhoon loan!
26M MORE:DEMARAI GRAY TO WEST BROM 5M
SPURSHUNT
SAIDO!Tottenhamare leading the race to sign WestBrom striker Saido Berahino! The Baggies aredesperate to keep the England Under-21 ace,but Spurs could offer as much as 25 million!
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Romeu didnt get many chancesto impress during his four-year
spell at Stamford Bridge, so hejumped at the opportunityto join Southampton! Can hereplace Morgan Schneiderlinin The Saints midfield?
Watfordhave defo beenthe busiest Prem club in the
transfer window, and defenderAke could be one of their bestsummer signings! The HollandU21 ace, who can also play asa DM, has bags of potential!
Since selling starsChristian Benteke and
Fabian Delph, Aston Villaboss Tim Sherwood hasnt
stopped splashing the cash!The latest new boy at Villa
Park is lightning-quickwonderkid winger Traore!
ORIOLROMEU5 million from Chelsea
ADAMA
TRAORE8.6 million from Barcelona
NATHAN
AKELoan from Chelsea
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MATCHchecksoutthelatestPremierleaguedonedeals!
Watfordmade it 12 signingsso far this summer when they
snapped up classy 32-year-oldDiamanti on loan from Chineseclub Guangzhou Evergrande!The ex-Italy ace played forWest Ham back in 2009-10!
Tottenhambadly neededa forward to support Harry
Kane and theyve got anawesome one in NJie!
The 22-year-old, who canplay up front or out wide,
has hit six goals in 11games for Cameroon!
Champions Chelseawerelinked with Rahman for ages,
and they finally sealed thedeal last week! The Blueshave had a shaky start to
the season, so the speedyleft-back will help beef up
their defence big-time!
CLINTONNJIE
10 million from Lyon
ALESSANDRODIAMANTILoan from Guangzhou
BABARAHMAN
21.7 million from Augsburg
MASONHOLGATE
Barnsleyto Everton2 million
The Toffees havesnapped upasuperstar of thefuture in
18-year-old defenderHolgate!
JOSHVICKERS
Arsenal to SwanseaUndisclosed
TheSwansbagged19-year-old goalkeeperVickersafter
hehadatrialspell at the club!
GERHARDTREMMEL
FreeAgent toSwanseaFree
Tremmel got released in May,buthesre-joinedTheSwans
as back-up for Fabianski!
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TRANSFER DEADLINE DAY
Weve put together some of the big phrases and sights that couldappear on Transfer Deadline Day! If you hear or see any of thebelow, tick them off! Once youve got them all, shout BINGO!
Theclockisticking!
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DIDYOUKNOW?TheBournemouthCBhas
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STATATTAC
40 MATCH!
PREMTRANSFERSSPE
6Six Prem clubs have
already smashedtheir transfer records
in this window Bournemouth, Stoke,
Crystal Palace,Man. City, Watford
and West Brom!
PLAYER TRANSFER FEE
1 Raheem Sterling Liverpool to Man. City 49m
2 Christian Benteke Aston Villa to Liverpool 32.5m
3 Memphis Depay PSV to Man. United 31m
4 Roberto Firmino Hoffenheim to Liverpool 29m
5 Morgan Schneiderlin Southampton to Man. United 25m
6 Baba Rahman Augsburg to Chelsea 21.7m
7 Georginio Wijnaldum PSV to Newcastle 14.7m
8 Bastian Schweinsteiger Bayern Munich to Man. United 14.4m
9 Aleksandar Mitrovic Anderlecht to Newcastle 13m
10 Yohan Cabaye PSG to Crystal Palace 12.8m
MOST EXPENSIVE SIGNINGS SUMMER 2015CLUB SPENT
1 Man. United 83.1m
2 Liverpool 77.5m
3 Man. City 70m
4 Aston Villa 53.6m
5 Newcastle 36.7m
6 Chelsea 35.5m
7 Tottenham 29.3m
8 Crystal Palace 25.3m
9 West Brom 24.5m
10 West Ham 24.5m
BIG SPENDERS
Angel di Maria is the most expensivesummer signing of all time! He joined
Man. United from Real in 2014!
When Fernando Torresjoined Chelsea from
Liverpool for 50 million inJanuary 2011, it was thebiggest January transfer
window move ever!
Thats how much Premier Leagueclubs spentin total in the last
summer transfer window!
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BIGGEST PREMBUYS BIGGESTPREMSALES
6.5mEvertonhave
spent lessthaneveryother
Premclubso
farin2015-16!
Watfordhave
boughtmorestarsthanany
otherPremclub
thissummer!
49m>46.45m
RaheemSterlingcostMan.Citymorethanthe
totalspentbyArsenal
andChelseasofar!
1. Prem 29%
2.Other 23%
3.Championship 13%
4. Ligue 1 11%5.Serie A 8%
6.Bundesliga 8%
7. La Liga 6%
8. League 1 & 2 2%
SIGNEDFROM
BY LEAGUE
29%8%
8%
23%
13%
11%
6%2%
TURN OVERFOR EURO
TRANSFER STATS!
233mThatshow much
United bossLouis vanGaalhasspent on
new playerssince taking
over TheRed Devils!
ANGEL DI MARIAReal Madrid to Man. United
FERNANDO TORRESLiverpool to Chelsea
RAHEEM STERLINGLiverpool to Man. City
MESUT OZILReal Madrid to Arsenal
SERGIO AGUEROAtletico Madrid to Man. City
JUAN MATAChelsea to Man. United
ANDY CARROLLNewcastle to Liverpool
ALEXIS SANCHEZBarcelona to Arsenal
CHRISTIAN BENTEKE
Aston Villa to LiverpoolROBINHO
Real Madrid to Man. City
59.7m
50m
49m
42.5m
38m
37.1m
35m
35m
32.5m
32.5m
GARETH BALETottenham to Real Madrid
CRISTIANO RONALDOMan. United to Real Madrid
LUIS SUAREZLiverpool to Barcelona
DAVID LUIZChelsea to PSG
ANGEL DI MARIAMan. United to PSG
85.3m
80m
75m
50m
44.3m
CESC FABREGASArsenal to Barcelona 34m
LUKA MODRICSpurs to Real Madrid 33m
XABI ALONSOLiverpool to Real Madrid 30m
DAVID BECKHAM
Man. United to Real Madrid25m
MARC OVERMARSArsenal to Barcelona 24m
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STATATTAC
42 MATCH!
EUROTRANSFERSSPE I
MARTINEZAthetic Bilbao
to Bayern2012BUNDESLIGA
BALETottenham to
Real Madrid2013LA LIGA
TRANSFER
R
ECORDS 34m 85.3m
CAVANINapoli
to PSG2013LIGUE 1
55m
JACKSON
MARTINEZPorto toAtletico Madrid
24.5mLA LIGA
PAULODYBALA
Palermoto Juventus
23mSERIE A
ARTURO
VIDALJuventusto Bayern
26mBUNDESLIGA
ANGELDIMARIA
Man. Unitedto PSG
44.3mLIGUE 1
CRESPO
Parma
to Lazio2000SERIE A
35.5m
2Barcelona have spent
40 million on twoplayers Aleix Vidaland Arda Turan butneither of them can
play for the club untilJanuary becauseof a transfer ban!
BIGGEST SUMMER SIGNINGS 2015
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Tuesday,August18.
ANGELDIMARIAReal Madrid
to Man. United
59.7mLA LIGA
KAKAAC Milan toReal Madrid
56mSERIE A
ROBERTOFIRMINOHoffenheimto Liverpool
29mBUNDESLIGA
JAMESRODRIGUEZ
Monaco toReal Madrid
71mLIGUE 1
RECORD SALES BY LEAGUE
BUSIESTTEAMSTHIS
SUMME
RBYLEAGUE
10 12 12 13
2015
2014
2014
2009
STEFANSAVIC
6.4m
ATLETICOSSUMMERSIGNINGS
JACKSONMARTINEZ
24.5m
LUCIANOVIETTO
14m
YANNICKFERREIRACARRASCO
14m
FILIPELUIS
11m
BERNARDMENSAH
7m
And thats how much rivals
Barcelonahave spent on new
players over the same time!
Thats the total Real Madridhave
spent over the last five transferwindows, including this one!
NEW PLAYERSHoffenheimBUNDESLIGA
NEW PLAYERSEibarLA LIGA
NEW PLAYERSGenoaSERIE A
NEW PLAYERSAngersLIGUE 1
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well chuffed The Ramssnapped up Austria aceWeimann hes a quality
forward who has bags ofenergy and knows howto hit the net! We cantwait to see him totallyowning defenders inthe Championship!
CHAMPIO
NSHIPBUYS
!
MATCHc
ountsd
ownthemost
expens
ivesum
mermov
es!
9
JELLEVOSSEN
GENKTOBURNLEY
2.5MILLION
Danny Ings boots will be hard to fill, butVossen could be the man to do it! The striker,
who helped Middlesbrough reach theplay-off final in his loan spell last season,has great link-up play and lethal finishing!
10
7
44MATCH!
ANDREAS
WEIMANN
ASTONVILLATODERBY
2.75MILLION
8
Powerful striker Stuanicould be Boros main
man up front thisseason! The Uruguayace scored 12 La Ligagoals in just 15 starts
for Espanyol in 2014-15,and is seriously good inthe air! Hes definitelyone to watch out for!
CHRISTIANSTUANI
ESPANYOLTO
MIDDLESBROUGH
2.8MILLION
Sheffield Wednesdayonly scored 43 goalsin the Championshiplast season, but new
boss Carlos Carvalhalhas gone a long way
to fixing that problemby signing hitman
Joao! The forward isan absolute beast!
LUCASJOAO
NACIONALTOSHE
FF.WED.
2.8MILLION
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ed to see Brady
Chester leave,bagging speedmon Odubajo
eered them up!right-back wasof Brentfords
players in 14-15!
rby sold rock-soliddefender Shackell toBurnley three years
ago, but they musthave missed him cozthey just bought him
back for big bucks! Hismega experience andtop tackling will reallyboost the back four!
rocked for West Hamin 2014-15 before his
old club Boro splashedthe cash to bring him
back this summer!With his dribbling,passing and footybrain, we reckon
hell totally boss it!
2
1
6
Tricky forward Ince hit11 goals in just 18 leaguestarts during his loan spell
at Derby last season, andnow hes a full-time Rams
player after they convincedHull to sell! Could he fire
them to promotion?
TOMINCE
HULLTODERBY
4.75MILLION
class goals for TheFoxes last season,
and were expectingto see a lot more of
that in 2015-16!The ex-England
striker has clevermovement, great
technique and epicfinishing skills!
3
DAVIDNUGENT
LEICESTERTO
MIDDLESBROUGH
4MILLION
JASON
SHACKELL
BURNLEYTODERBY
3MILLION
MOSESODUBAJO
BRENTFORDTOHULL3.5MILLION
STEWARTDOWNING
WESTHAMTOMIDDLESB
ROUGH
7MILLION
Fulham made their biggestsigning of the summer when
they bagged wicked attackingmidfielder Cairney back in June!The 24-year-old, whos a classypasser and ace free-kick taker,got three goals and five assistsin 32 league starts last season!
5
TOMCAIRNEYBLACKBURNTOFULHAM3.5MILLION
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ottenham v vertonSaturday, 5.30pm
Everton havent beaten Spursat White Hart Lane for six seasons,
but The Toffees beat Southamptonat St. Marys for the first time in 13years recently, so can they breakanother away-day hoodoo?
Newcastle v ArsenalSaturday, 12.45pm
Theres been some crazy results
in this fixture over the years, likea 4-4, 4-1 and even a bonkers 7-3!The net has been busted 34 times
in the last nine clashes, too anaverage of nearly four per game
so we cant wait for this one!
WHITE HART
PAIN?
GET READY
FOR GOALS!
forthis
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3 4
Liverpoolv West HamSaturday, 3pm
Gossips reckon West HamsAndy Carroll could makehiscomeback from injury thisweekend just in time to play
old club Liverpool! The gianthitman will want to kick-starthis season and push for a placein Roy Hodgsons England team!
Chelsea vCrystal Palace
Saturday, 3pm
Palace have never beaten Chelsea
in the Prem at Stamford Bridge!Theyve conceded 13 goals in thelast four games at the championshome, so will Alan Pardews boyspark the bus and try to catch The
Blues on the counter-attack?
Man. City v WatfordSaturday, 3pm
The last time these two teams met,
SergioAguero bagged a 31-minutehat-trick in a 4-2 City win in the FACup! The Argentina hero has madea good start to the season can hemake it a great start with another
ace treble against The Hornets?
ANDYS
ANFIELDRETURN!
PALACE PARK
THE BUS?ANOTHER AGUERO
HAT-TRICK?
look out
weekend!
WEEKENDPREVIEW!
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WATCHIT!Swanseav
Man.United
Sunday4pm
MATCHWINNERS
Swansea hero Gylfi Sigurdssongot ten assists and seven goalslast season, and Man. Uniteds
31 million man Memphis Depaywill hope to make a similar
impact in 2015-16. Theyre reallydifferent players, but both have
the ability to win matches!
SIGURDSSON MEMPHIS
72 SPEED 91
90 FREE-KICKS 87
92 TECHNIQUE 86
87 FOOTY BRAIN 81
80 FINISHING 86
421 TOTAL 431
WINGWIZARDS
Montero isnt the only wing king ready
to rip it up on Sunday! Andre Ayewspace, power, heading and ice-cool
finishing impressed against Chelseaand Newcastle, whileJuan Mataunlocks defences in his sleep!
ELECTRICMONTEROSwans winger Jefferson Montero destroyedChelseas Branislav Ivanovic on the openingday, and his next target is Red Devils newboy Matteo Darmian! The Ecuador hero is
one of the fastest players we've ever seen!
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LIKELY LINE-UPS!
JAMES SAYS...Swansea 1-1 Man. United
"These two teams have had great
starts to the season, so it's a toughone to call. I reckon Gomis will scoreagain, but Wazza will silence theLiberty Stadium with a worldy!"
YOU SAY
Romero
Rooney
Darmian Smalling Blind Shaw
Schweinsteiger Schneiderlin
Mata Januzaj Memphis
Fabianski
Gomis
Naughton Fernandez Williams Taylor
Shelvey Cork
Ayew Sigurdsson Montero
TURN OVER FOR PREDICT THE RESULT...
WEEKENDPREVIEW!Check out all the key infoahead of Sundays clash
at the Liberty Stadium!
UNITEDREVENGESwansea did the double over United lastseason they won both fixtures 2-1 and
gaffer Garry Monk will hope to repeatthe trick in 2015-16! His tactics, style ofplay and ability to make game-changing
subs will give LVG a big headache!
ROONEY'SBADRUN
Man. United striker Wayne Rooney
has only ever scored once againstSwanseain six matches and Swansrock Ashley Williams has played inall of those games! Can the Walescaptain keep Wazza quiet again,or will Rooney end that bad run?
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Swansea wins 9
Man. United wins 11
Draws 5
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Give yourself three points for a correctscoreline and one for the right result!
JAMESSCORE
YOURSCORE
FINAL
SCORE!
James
50MATCH!
ASTON VILLASUNDERLAND
I saw Sunderland play Leicesterrecently and they were rubbish,so Im going for a Villa win here!
JAMES SAYS 1-0
YOU SAY
v
BOURNEMOUTH
LEICESTER
I was going to say 6-0 to myteam Leicester, but Id be happywith a Mahrez goal and a point!
JAMES SAYS 1-1
YOU SAY
v
STOKEWEST BROM
With all their skill kings, Stokeare like an English Barcelona.
Shaqiri and Diouf to bag!
JAMES SAYS 2-1
YOU SAY
v
TOTTENHAM
EVERTON
Everton have hardly spentin the transfer window and itmight cost them home win!
JAMES SAYS 2-1
YOU SAY
v
CHELSEA
CRYSTAL PALACE
Palace have bought well thissummer, but Chelsea wont slipup at home again. Blues win!
JAMES SAYS 2-0
YOU SAY
v
SOUTHAMPTON
NORWICH
I like Norwich, but I reckonSouthampton will have too
much for the Prem new boys!
JAMES SAYS 2-0
YOU SAY
v
LIVERPOOL
WEST HAM
Id love Benteke to bag here,but Im going for another
Coutinho strike to nick a win!
JAMES SAYS 1-0
YOU SAY
v
NEWCASTLE
ARSENAL
Newcastle will be much betterthis season, but Arsenal shouldstill have too much for them!
JAMES SAYS 1-2
YOU SAY
v
MAN. CITY
WATFORD
Watford gave City a scare inthe FA Cup a couple of seasons
ago, but they wont here!
JAMES SAYS 4-1
YOU SAY
v
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1True or False? Lethalstriker Rondon is West
Broms record signing!
2Which national teamdoes The Baggies
new boy play for Chile,Uruguay or Venezuela?
3How old is Rondon 21, 23, 25 or 27?
4Name the massiveRussian club that Tony
Pulis signed him from!
5Rondon has played forLas Palmas and which
other Spanish club?
5QUESTIONSON...
salomon
rondon
3. 4.
1. 2.
Which new signings have we zoomed in on?
C E-UP!
Which new PremierLeague signings
name has been alljumbled up?
2West Hamsigned me for
10.7 million from
a French teamthis summer!
ot an assist on mybut and scored in
Prem home game!
sition is attackingld or on the wing!
n you work oute mystery Prem
signing fromthese clues?
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Mark where youthink the ball shouldbe in this action pic!
A
B
C
D
E
F
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
Name the new signing whos inthe latest Fantastic Four film!
Andre AyewSwansea
Ibrahim AfellayStoke
Artur BorucBournemouth
Toby AlderweireldTottenham
Which countriesdo these summer
buys play for?
NAMETHE
COUNTRY!
1. Micah Richards
2. Bakary Sako
3. Gerard Deulofeu
4. Christian Fuchs
5. Steven Caulker
6. Shay Given
7. Younes Kaboul
8. Kieran Trippier
Which clubs have these players joined recently?
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QUIZ
Can you namethis ex-PremierLeague record
signing?
MEGAMASH-UPName the Premsummer signingin this weird pic!
Alan Shearer Robinho
AndriyShevchenko
Mesut Ozil Fernando
Torres
Which of these legends didntbreak the Prem transfer record?
Rio Ferdinand
How many Prem goals didPalace new boy Connor
Wickham net last season?
THE
NUMBERSGAME!
1. Michael Owen
2. Wilfried Bony
3. Romelu Lukaku
4. Yohan Cabaye
5. Dani Osvaldo
6. Tyrone Mings
These are the record signings for which clubs?
Name the Prem newboy hiding behind the
famous trophy!
TROPHYTIME!
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9. Darren Bent is Aston Villas recordsigning, but which Premier League
club did they sign him from?
10. How much did Prem clubs spend ontransfers last summer 635 million,
735 million or 835 million?
3. Which giant England strikeris the record signing for both
Liverpool and West Ham?
6. In 2012, who became the first playerto move from Arsenal to Man. United
in the Premier League era?
7. Which left-back is the most expensiveteenager in Prem history?
8. Leicester broke their transfer recordlast January to sign which striker?
4. Which Italian club did Tottenham bagrecord signing Erik Lamela from?
5. Raheem Sterlings the most expensiveEnglish player ever, but which London
club did he start his career at?
1. Which club broke the recordfor money spent in one Prem
transfer window last summer?2. Whos the most expensive Premier
League defender of all time?
TransferwindowBRAIN-BUSTER!
Howmuchdoyouknowaboutthetransferwindow?
?
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835Million
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Which Newcastlenew boy scored onhis debut against
Southampton?
CHANGER!
Which new Prem star has turnedinto Ian Beale in EastEnders?
2006-09
2009-14
2014-15
Liverpool
2015-
West Brom
TRANSFER TRACKER!Fill in the gaps in the career of new
Baggies hitman Rickie Lambert!
Name the big-spending clubs badge!
Aston Villa Wigan
Man. United Swansea Watford
Which of these clubs has TomCleverley never played for?
Leicester
QUIZTRANSFERS
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F I T I P X S P M E D H
R F S C J V A S U N B H
Z B X M M Y G B P Y P S
D M X J H E T Q C L S G
X C S I Z B N Y E C D P
K T T R V I I C J F E F S Z I C D E G K X
L M Q H E F M L V Z H D H B Q T C T G U V A A T Z B N J C S P M
V M B N A V Q T Q G W P H P Q P M S T Q P W Z Q G S Q G O W H T
V M A N C H N C X X S H A Q I R I G W S E V Q A K Q F P W R O T
B O L R A W R C T E F A X O T K O M I Q I Q Q K B O Y K M S U W
G K Y G P L F D F C C C I V O R T I M H E V F J W A X D T G A L
J A J U O A E M A W N J C R E K L U A C P I P J L G R P Q L O E
F A H P U N O X D U Z B A M F O R D M G I W F L D Q J L B Q R D
B S L D E X J J O E K C Z R I F Z S E H B G E L V K C C L L Q A
E R I C H A R D S E P G S V W N K E O W M F A O U L F K U P Z R
V G X S L E G I O M K M J W V T W L L J A G E M L A M T O Y T GT M P T R B Q M Z L W E B O I X
C E T R Q N W Q D D D M A J G P
T S H Y J L U R U E H S K H Q Y
N O V W I U G Z B R R U S I Z N
E S E C J S E W P W R R D J U M
A N A I M R A D V E S A Y C Q P
Z X W M X J A H U I E V J W B Z
R D C G X I N F B R S V U U C T
B D D A X J J D A E F D Z Z T A
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B E G O V I C O E V K U O V V K
W Y P U I X E T C X Y Z N Y A W
O F T R U U C F D U W K Y E V V
G X M E A Q H V K K B O E E S E
L E M T X S A M U P U H C N N B
M U F A L E O K R S M P Q F I F
E S B K H F C P R K T V S P D Q
P B M M P K X Q E R K D T E B U
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A A H Q I V U I W T X X P D G C O N R H S M D R M X Y K A O E N
S C Q Q I R M M R Z Z O Y E F E A H O N T E Y A P V B C A F V P
F L F E Y O N I Q U Q K Y G I U S C T C V B D J X P N Q O F S U
N H V K T T P T D G H I M A R H E B Q R X C F I O B L L V N Z N
P N F D N P U N U Z S C G U E I S A L C U G W W I W U F E Y Q W
N D Q B I T Y F O G T R E B M A L F N N F X C K K E G L U Z B Y
H H R E L I M M Y G O A C L A F B V U T H J K T D S C F G R G F
B L R B C O D L Q Q P O Z E E N Z B P W U D F O U F S Z C Z U Q
Can you find 30 Premier League summer signings in this grid?
Afellay
Alderweireld
Ayew
Bamford
Begovic
Behrami
Capoue
Caulker
Cech
Clasie
Clyne
Darmian
Delph
Depay
Deulofeu
Eder
Falcao
Gestede
Gradel
Kaboul
Lambert
Lens
Mitrovic
Mulumbu
Payet
Richards
Shaqiri
Tomlin
Trippier
Wickham
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Transfer Special Part 1
Who Am I?:Dimitri Payet.
Rondon Quiz:1. True; 2. Venezuela;3. 25 years old; 4. Zenit; 5. Malaga.
Close-Up:1. Bastian Schweinsteiger;2. Radamel Falcao; 3. AleksandarMitrovic; 4. Sebastian Coates.
Soccer Scrabble:Roberto Firmino.
Spot The Ball:I3.
Name The Country:Ayew Ghana; Afellay Holland;Boruc Poland; Alderweireld Belgium.
Prem Stars:1. A. Villa; 2. Crystal Palace;
3. Everton; 4. Leicester; 5. Southampton;6. Stoke; 7. Sunderland; 8. Tottenham.
Footy At The Films:Fabian Delph.
Transfer Special Part 2
Flashback:Andy Cole.
Epic Signings:1. Newcastle;2. Swansea; 3. Everton; 4. Crystal Palace;5. Southampton; 6. Bournemouth.
Odd One Out:Mesut Ozil.
Trophy Time:Xherdan Shaqiri.
Numbers Game:Five.
Mega Mash-Up:Petr Cech.
Brain-Buster:1. Man. United; 2. EliaquimMangala; 3. Andy C arroll; 4. Roma; 5. QPR;6. Robin v. Persie; 7. Luke Shaw; 8. AndrejKramaric; 9. Sunderland; 10. 835 million.
Transfer Special Part 3
Game Changer:Georginio Wijnaldum.
Transfer Tracker:2006-09 BristolRovers; 2009-14 Southampton.
On The Box:Rudy Gestede.
Bogus Badge:Aston Villa.
Odd One Out:Swansea.
Wordsearch:See below.
Quiz answers!
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R F S C J A S U B
Z B X M M Y G B P S
D M X J H E T Q S G
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K T T R V I I C J X F E W R X X Q F X T X S W X Z I C E G K X
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F A H P N O X D U M G I W F D Q J L B Q R
B S L D X J J O E K C Z R I F Z S E H B G L V K C C L Q
E P G S V W N K E O W M A O U L F K P Z
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