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2 CH GUE RESULTS ALL THE SCORES FROMOUP A GAMEWEEK 2! ATLETICOMADRID31CLUBBRUGGE BORUSSIADORTMUND30MONACO GROUP B TOTTENHAM24BARCELONA PSV12INTERMILAN GROUP C PSG61REDSTARBELGRADE NAPOLI10LIVERPOOL GROUP D LOKOMOTIVMOSCOW01SCHALKE PORTO10GALATASARAY GROUP E AEKATHENS23BENFICA BAYERNMUNICH11AJAX GROUP F HOFFENHEIM12MAN.CITY LYON22SHAKHTARDONETSK GROUP G CSKAMOSCOW10REALMADRID ROMA50VIKTORIAPLZEN GROUP H JUVENTUS30YOUNGBOYS MAN.UNITED00VALENCIA
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2 THREE MONTHS AGO THREELIONSWANT WORLD CUP in Russia, England had their hearts brokenbyCroatia– their World Cup ending as Mario Mandzukic’s extra-time goal in the semi-final killed off hopes of football finally coming home. On Friday Gareth Southgate’s men head to Croatia to take on Luka Modric and co again, this time in the UEFA Nations League – with the chance REVENGE!England tackle Croatia in repeat of semi-final! to get revenge for THAT defeat!
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ONE TO FORGET Ivan Rakitic picked up his 100th cap for Croatia in their Nations League clash with Spain last month – unfortunately for him they lost 6-0! FRANCE AGAIN! CananyonestopPSGwinningLigue1? WE’RE ONLY TWO months into the new season but PSG have already sewn up another French title – well, almost. They’ve been champions for five of the past six Ligue 1 seasons and their blistering 100% start to another campaign means they’re an incredible EIGHT points clear after just EIGHT games. Ooh la la! LIGUE 1 TABLE… TEAM P W D L F A Pts TURN TO p26 1 PSG 8 8 0 0 27 6 24 NATIONS LEAGUE 2 Lille 8 5 1 2 14 6 16 MATCH PREVIEWS 3 Montpellier 8 4 3 1 11 6 15 CROATA v ENGLAND SPAIN v ENGLAND 4 Saint-Etienne 8 4 3 1 10 9 15
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NO SUBSTITUTE With 17 goals from the bench, Sturridge is the third highest-scoring substitute in Prem history. Only Olivier Giroud and Jermain Super-subDA Sturridge back from the brink! Defoe have more! ASIFLIVERPOOL'S formidablefrontthreewasn'tenoughof aproblemfordefences–nowthey’vegotafantasticfront FOUR! After four years of constant injury problems, Daniel Sturridge is back to his best for The Reds, bagging four goals in seven games. He’s officially the most lethal striker in the Prem – without starting a single league game yet!
6 GOALS PER MINUTE This season's Prem top five PLAYER MINS PER GOAL STURRIDGE Lamela 12.5 73.5 Jadon Sancho has the best 34.5 minutes-per-goal involvement in the Bundesliga since he Welbeck 54 signed for Dortmund! Barnes 75 azard 81.17 5 JADON THE CREATOR! SanchotopsBundesligaassistcharts... YOUNG LIONS take note – there's life outside the Prem! Despite playing just 124 minutes this season, England new boy Jadon Sancho has created more goals than any player in Europe’s big five leagues. The 18-year-old has been on flames since leaving Man. City in 2017 and he’s going to get even better! DAN'S GOALS! MOST ASSISTS SO FAR! Studge'slastfiveseasons... BUNDESLIGA Jadon Sancho 5 NAME GAMES GOALS 2014-15 18 5 LA LIGA Lionel Messi 4 2015-16 26 13 PREMIER LEAGUE J. Holebas 4 27 7 2016-17 Sturridge bagged a goal SERIE A Cristiano Ronaldo 4 20 3 every other game in 2017-18 2015-16, but he’s had a 2018-19 7 4 shocker since – until now! LIGUE 1 Tanguy Ndombele 4 2018 5 October up to correct All stats motdmag.com 7 BIG 6 Tackle the Big Six Quiz! motdmag.com/ game-zone IS ACE! My total NONLEAGUEBIGREASONONE DAY /6 Youmightseeadog. Non-leagueclubs
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Eden says he takes after his mum – she was NEVER OUT! a striker! HAZARD WAS benched for four games by Lille and dropped from the national team early on in 2010-11. He returned to lead the club to a league and cup double and scooped the Ligue 1 Player of the Year award. In 2015-16, he didn't score a goal until April, 1 before inspiring Chelsea to the title the next season! FAMILY FORTUNE! EVERYONE KNOWS that Eden’s three brothers are also pro ballers, but did you know his parents played football, too? His dad was a midfielder for Belgian Second Division club La Louviere, 2 while his mum enjoyed a six-year stint in the top flight of the Belgium Women’s game with Manage. The Hazards love footy! “We have seen only 70% of his potential. He is a genius!” MAURIZIO SARRI, CHELSEA BOSS PERFECT PREP! HAZARD SAYS he plays football with freedom, just like he plays 3 in the garden with his mates. He’s always messing around on social media, loves interacting with fans and claims his relaxed attitude on and off the pitch means he doesn’t feel pressure!
16 BEST OF THE REST Each club’s top star of 2018-19 so far! 4 BOOT BOY! Hazard ARSENAL ACCORDING to refers to ALEXANDRE LACAZETTE his boots as Striker coming good! Eden, you become a his special special player when shoes! you have your own boots. In 2015, Nike created a pair of BOURNEMOUTH Mercurials for Hazard RYAN FRASER and last season he New Scottish wonder! was chosen to debut the new Vapor Flynit Ultras. The original Mercurials were the first boots he ever BRIGHTON wore – he’s never tried GLENN MURRAY another boot since! Veteran goal-getter! “Whathedoesisquiteunique. BURNLEY HeremindsmeofLionelMessi!” JAMES TARKOWSKI Solid centre-back! ROBERTO MARTINEZ, BELGIUM NATIONAL TEAM BOSS
CARDIFF NEIL ETHERIDGE BRO BANTS! Penalty-saving hero! HE MAY BE the No.1 Hazard right now, but Eden is always bigging up his brothers and jokes that competition between the quartet is what drives him Sarri has challenged CRYSTAL PALACE Hazard to net 40 to be the best. Check out his post on social media goals this season! WILFRIED ZAHA when Thorgan started tearing up the Bundesliga! Closest thing to Hazard!
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FULHAM STAR! 6 ALEKSANDAR MITROVIC Goal machine! NEW BOSS, new Hazard. Unlike previous managers Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte, current Chelsea gaffer Maurizio Sarri has told his star man not to worry about tracking back. HUDDERSFIELD If Hazard focuses purely on the last PHILIP BILLING 25 metres, he's sure to create loads! Holds the fort!
TURN OVER FOR MORE! EDEN HAZARD DEADLY 8 DRIBBLER! 7 PEOPLE MIGHT look at his goals and assists, but there’s no better dribbler on the planet right now. Hazard has succeeded in a whopping 793 of his attempted dribbles since joining Chelsea LUCKY CHARM! in 2012 – more than any other player in that time! HE’S GONE an entire season unbeaten – sort of! In the 38 Prem No player has games Hazard has scored in at Stamford Bridge, Chelsea have been fouled more than Hazard won 34, drawn four and NEVER lost. Eden is also unbeaten in the in the past six 25 games in which he’s scored when playing for Belgium. Legend! seasons! “He really has got everything!” FRANK LAMPARD, EXTEAMMATE “On his day, MAN FOR THE nobody can stop him!” MOMENT! THIERRY HENRY, BELGIUM FOR TWO seasons in ASSISTANT BOSS a row, Hazard scored the decisive goal to determine the Prem title winners – one 9 for Chelsea and one against Tottenham to make Leicester champions. He also bagged the winner in last term’s FA Cup final!
NOV 2007 SEP2008 MAY 2010 MAY 2012 JUN 2012 10 Makes pro Youngest Ligue 1 Young Ligue 1 Player Joins Chelsea for debut for scorer Player of the of the Year for £32m to become Haz's big moments! Lille as a in Lille Year for second second season most expensive Ten giant steps in the incredible 16-year-old! history! season running! running! Belgian player ever! career of the brilliant Belgian... LEICESTER HARRY MAGUIRE SKILLS Rock at the back! LIVERPOOL JAMES MILNER SPECIALIST! Mr Reliable! At Lille, Hazard SEARCH HAZARD once scored from with the words 38 yards out against title rabona and rivals Marseille! Panenka online and MAN. CITY you'll be amazed SERGIO AGUERO by how skilful Unstoppable up top! this guy is. He's used both tricks to match-winning effect throughout 11 his career and even MAN. UNITED won a crossbar MARCUS RASHFORD challenge with a Ray of light! rabona once. This is without even mentioning the Cruyff turns he does on the regs! NEWCASTLE MARTIN DUBRAVKA Keeping scores down!
PENALTY KING! SOUTHAMPTON DANNY INGS UP UNTIL his first Back to his best! miss in May 2015, Haz had a 100% penalty record in domestic footy with 19 from 19. TOTTENHAM He’s now bagged HARRY KANE 26 from 28 in Golden Boot hunter! league and cup – the best rate of any player in Europe’s top five WATFORD leagues to score JOSE HOLEBAS 20 or more spot- 93% Assist leader! kicks in the past PENALTY CONVERSION RATE 12 15 years. Epic!
WEST HAM MARKO ARNAUTOVIC MAY 2014 MAY 2015 JUN 2016 JUN 2018 OCT 2018 Match-winner! Premier Prem Player Named Sets World Cup Premier League League of the Year captain of Belgium record for 100% top scorer with Young Player for first national team dribble success rate six goals from of the Year! time! for Euro 2016! in quarter-finals! nine shots! WOLVES RAUL JIMENEZ Top targetman! internati al
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WWW.PRODIRECTSOCCER.COM SEPTEMBER'S TOP THREESTARS Theseladswereacut FACT FILE aboveinSeptember! FULL NAME: 1 JAMES MILNER James Philip Milner LIVERPOOL The ex-England BORN: Leeds, England international has AGE: 32 been a low-key POSITION: Midfielder match-winner CLUB: Liverpool for The Reds all season but took the limelight in September!
2 EDEN HAZARD CHELSEA Five goals in four league games, as well as a worldie against Liverpool in the League Cup, has put the amazing Belgian back on the map!
3 RAHEEM STERLING PLAYER MAN. CITY MOTD The 23-year-old got a goal or assist in every Prem game he played last month – he's been a key man for the champions in OF THEMONTH!JAMES MILNER their title defence! KETCH SAYS Milnermightnotscore bagsofgoalsordoloadsof “Milnerisintheform sicktricks,buthe’ssuper importantforLiverpool. ofhislife.He’sthefirst Klopp loves him! nameontheteamsheet!” LIVERPOOL LEDGE STEVEN GERRARD
HIGHLIGHTS OF HIS MONTH! Milly rocked for Liverpool in September – check out his best bits...
1 SEPTEMBER 15 SEPTEMBER 29 SEPTEMBER LEICESTER1-2LIVERPOOL TOTTENHAM1-2LIVERPOOL CHELSEA1-1LIVERPOOL Not only did Milner set up Firmino’s He then captained The Reds to a huge Another away game, another battling goal just before half-time, he was also win at Wembley, shutting down Spurs’ performance – he helped keep Eden key to Liverpool’s pressing game! midfield, helping Liverpool get the win! Hazard at bay for most of the match! 22 TOTTEN
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MOTD MAG AWARD YOUNG STAR OFTHEMONTH! Leicester's JAMES MADDISON No.10 has made an amazing start to life in the Prem! SEPTEMBER HIGHLIGHTS It’s not often that a player will get a goal or assist in every game in a month – but Maddison managed it! He assisted against Liverpool, bagged against both Bournemouth and Huddersfield, and set up the second against Newcastle. The £20m the The Foxes paid for him this summer could end up being a total bargain! DID YOU KNOW? Maddison was sick for Norwich last season. He made FACT FILE more key passes in NAME: James Daniel Maddison the Championship BORN: Coventry, England than anyone else! AGE: 21 POSITION: Attacking midfielder CLUB: Leicester PAZ SAYS We reckon James could be the creative midfielder that England need!
TOPTHREEYOUNGSTARSOFTHEMONTH! JAMES JADON SANCHO HARRY WILSON 1 MADDISON 23B. DORTMUND DERBY LEICESTER The 18-year-old The Rams have He started well English ace is now got some decent in August and the top assist- youngsters, haven’t got even better in maker in the they? Wales ace September. The Bundesliga. Wilson scored summer signing He’s got five a banger v Man. has really hit the and his nearest United in the FA ground running! rival has three! Cup. What a talent! 24 READER OFFER NEVER MISS AN ISSUE OF MATCH AY Subscribe today and you'll get the new Match Attax 2018/19 mini tin! Pay only £24.99 every 3 months, saving 15%!* Get a sick Match Attax 2018/19 tin with 45 cards! Posted direct to your home every week! Never miss an issue of your fave footy mag! 45INCLUDES CARDS! VISIT buysubscriptions.com/MDP526 CALL 03330 162 126† QUOTE MDP526 Closing date: 9 November 2018. Offer is only available for delivery to UK addresses and for UK Direct Debit customers. You will pay £24.99 every three months but you may cancel at any time. *The basic annual rate of Match of the Day is £117 per annum. Prices are discounted from the basic annual rate and include P&P. Subject to availability. If there’s ever a reason we can’t give you the bonus reward pictured above, we’ll give you something just as good or better instead. †UK calls will cost the same as other standard fixed line numbers (starting 01 or 02) and are included in inclusive or free minutes allowances. Outside of free call packages, calls from mobile phones will cost between 3p and 55p per minute. Lines are open 8am-8pm weekdays and 9am-1pm Saturday. NATIONS LEAGUE
ENGLAND’SEngland continue their UEFA Nations League campaign this week when they HOW ENGLAND CAN WIN… REVENGE 2 MISSION1 CROATIA v ENGLAND StadionHNKRijeka,Rijeka,Croatia Friday 12 October | 7.45pm
BE ALERT ON CROSSES! Croatia turned the game in REVENGE FOR… Russia by getting the ball BEATINGENGLAND2-1 out wide and doubling up INTHEWORLDCUP on England’s wing-backs SEMI-FINAL IN JULY! – both Croatia goals came from crosses that weren’t defended well enough!
THE STADIUM! The stadium holds 8,274, but no fans will be at the game – it's being played behind closed doors after Croatia were punished by UEFA! 3
PAZ SAYS 1 Englandhaveonly playedinCroatiaonce HIT THEM WITH PACE! before,backin2007–The In the first half in Russia, Three Lions won 4-1! STOP LUKA MODRIC! England’s speedy attack He’s officially the best player in the world after winning troubled Dejan Lovren and The Best FIFA Men's Player award last week – give him time Domagoj Vida, two players and space and he runs the show. England need to press not blessed with pace. High- and harass the midfielder and cut off his passing options! tempo football is a must! 26 REVENGEMISSION!travel to Croatia and Spain – and they’ve got a couple of scores to settle! HOW ENGLAND CAN WIN… REVENGE 2 MISSION2 SPAIN v ENGLAND EstadioBenitoDeVillamarin,Seville Monday 15 October | 7.45pm
KEEP THE BALL BETTER! REVENGE FOR… The Spanish are the kings of BEATINGENGLAND2-1 possession – if you lose the ball you don’t get it back for INTHEUEFANATIONS big chunks of the game. So LEAGUEATWEMBLEY England can’t afford to be IN SEPTEMBER! careless in possession, they need to be on their A-game! 3
THE STADIUM! The match is being played at the home of Real Betis – it has a capacity of 60,720, making it the fourth-largest stadium in Spain. Vamos!
KETCH SAYS Spainhaveonlylost 1 SWING IN SET-PIECES! ONCEinthe14matches England were formidable they’ve played at Betis! from free-kicks and corners FEED HARRY KANE! at the World Cup – and England have got one of the best strikers in the world – a against Spain they’ll be able man who WILL score goals given the service. So they need to cause serious damage in to work the ball into the box for captain Kane to do his thing! the opposition penalty area!
Keep up to date with England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland and Rep. Of Ireland's Nations League games at bbc.co.uk/sport/football MAN.CITY Cut out & keep your fave posters! MAHREZ MAP OF THE 92 Stadiums Mapisavailabletobuyat mapsinternational.co.uk MEETLIAM,AKA… GROUND HOPPE Kid!
There are 92 Football League grounds in England and Wales – from Old Trafford’s 75,000 all-seater to Wimbledon’s 4,850 Kingsmeadow Stadium. How many have you been to? Liam Priday has visited ALL 92. Don’t believe us? Turn over! TURN OVER FOR MORE! GROUND HOPPER LIAM’S DONE
ABBEY STADIUM OLD TRAFFORD CAMBRIDGE MANCHESTER GROUND HOP No.7 GROUND HOP No.10 CAPACITY 9,617 CAPACITY 74,994
ETIHAD STADIUM BRUNTON PARK MAN. CITY CARLISLE GROUND HOP No.41 GROUND HOP No. 48 CAPACITY 55,097 CAPACITY 17,949
ST. JAMES’ PARK CARROW ROAD PRENTON PARK NEWCASTLE NORWICH TRANMERE GROUND HOP No.63 GROUND HOP No.67 GROUND HOP No.91 CAPACITY 52,338 CAPACITY 27,224 CAPACITY 16,587
Liam's dad takes him to all these stadiums!
30 THE 92! LIAM’SFACTFILE! AGE 7 SUPPORTS Cambridge and Man. United
EMIRATES FAVOURITE ARSENAL PLAYERS Harry GROUND HOP No.11 Kane, Lionel CAPACITY 60,260 OAKWELL Messi, Ronaldo BARNSLEY GROUND HOP No.34 FAVOURITE GROUND Old Trafford CAPACITY 23,287 LOUDEST GROUND VISITED Wembley (Southampton ELLAND ROAD v Chelsea, FA Cup semi-final) LEEDS GROUND HOP No.62 BIGGEST GROUND VISITED CAPACITY 37,890 Wembley again! FURTHEST AWAY GROUND VISITED Carlisle
FUNNIEST THING SEEN HIGHBURY STADIUM Sheffield Wednesday’s FLEETWOOD dancing mascots GROUND HOP No.55 – there was even a dance- CAPACITY 5,327 off between Southend and Peterborough's! FAVOURITE SOUVENIRS COLLECTED Will Norris’ MACC-SCOT! gloves (then at Cambridge, MOSS ROSE now Wolves) given to him Moss Lane was Liam’s 92nd Football MACCLESFIELD after the match v Wycombe! League ground, so Macclesfield made GROUND HOP No.92 him their mascot v Lincoln – epic! CAPACITY 6,335 AWAY DAY TRAVEL ESSESNTIALS A phone and his dad’s PSP! BEST THING ABOUT GROUND HOPPING Watching matches and visiting club shops! AND NOW THAT HE'S SEEN ALL 92 GROUNDS Visit other grounds that he hasn't been to yet! motdmag.com 31 BOOK PREVIEW
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2018-19 MOTD THE HOME OF MATCH HIGHLIGHTS! SEASON WEEK 9!
MOTD STAT! Newcastle have now only won once at Old Trafford in the 37 games Sanchez'slatewinnercompletesanamazingcomebackbyUnited! Man. United Man. United 3 DE GEA Mata 70, Martial 76, Sanchez 90 YOUNGBAILLY SMALLING SHAW Newcastle 2 McTOMINAY MATIC POGBA Kenedy 7, Muto 10 Star man! RASHFORD LUKAKU MARTIAL JUAN MATA MUTO Match KENEDY PEREZ RITCHIE facts DIAME SHELVEY Man. United Newcastle POSSESSION MANQUILLO FERNANDEZ LASCELLES YEDLIN 73% 27% DUBRAVKA SHOTS Newcastle 18 13 SUBS: Mata (Bailly 19), Fellaini (McTominay 45), SHOTS ON TARGET Sanchez (Rashford 67) SUBS: Murphy (Kenedy 68), Atsu (Muto 78), Old Trafford is stunned as Muto puts The Toon 2-0 up! 10 8 Joselu (Perez 88) Leicester 1 Pereira 40 Everton 2 Richarlison 7, Sigurdsson 77
Leicester MOTD STAT! SCHMEICHEL Sigurdsson's winner Star man! was the 50th goal he's GYLFI SIGURDSSON scored in the P AMARTEY MORGAN MAGUIRE CHILWELL League! Sigurdsson's worldie of a goal settles it! MENDY NDIDI PEREIRA IHEANACHO MADDISON Match VARDY facts RICHARLISON Leicester Everton SUBS: Albrighton POSSESSION (Iheanacho 67), BERNARD SIGURDSSON WALCOTT Ghezzal (Maddison 51% 49% 80), Okazaki (Pereira 86) SHOTS GUEYE DAVIES 8 17 SHOTS ON TARGET DIGNEZOUMA KEANE KENNY SUBS: Tosun (Davies 71), Schneiderlin (Bernard 90), 2 8 Calvert-Lewin (Walcott 90) PICKFORD Everton Pereira is buzzing after scoring his first goal for The Foxes! MOTD STAT! Wolves named an unchanged side for the eighth straight game CrystalPalace 0 – a new Prem re d! Wolves 1 Doherty 56
Crystal Palace HENNESSEY Star man! MATT DOHERTY WAN-BISSAKATOMKINS SAKHO VAN AANHOLT
Doherty's strike shoots Wolves to seventh in the Prem! TOWNSENDMILIVOJEVIC McARTHUR SCHLUPP Match AYEW ZAHA facts JIMENEZ Crystal Palace Wolves POSSESSION
JOTA COSTA SUBS: Meyer 67% 33% (McArthur 63), Kouyate (Ayew 72), SHOTS Sorloth (Schlupp OTTONEVES MOUTINHO DOHERTY 82) 11 7 SHOTS ON TARGET BOLYCOADY BENNETT 4 2 SUBS: Cavaleiro (Jimenez 76), PATRICIO Saiss (Costa 84), Wolves Traore (Jota 87) Zaha can't find a way past Otto! RESULTS
MOTD STAT! Watford have been Watford 0 shown 13 red card since 2015-16 – more than any Bournemouth4 other Prem team Brooks 14, King 33 (pen), 45, Wilson 47
Watford FOSTER Star man! NATHAN AKE FEMENIACATHCART KABASELE HOLEBAS
CAPOUE DOUCOURE Kings scores two as The Cherries breeze past Watford!
HUGHES PEREYRA Match DEENEY GRAY facts Watford Bournemouth WILSON KING POSSESSION
SUBS: Mariappa 47% 53% FRASER L. COOK LERMA BROOKS (Hughes 55), Success (Gray 55), SHOTS Deulofeu (Pereyra 74) 14 10 SHOTS ON TARGET SMITH AKE S. COOK FRANCIS 2 7 SUBS: Stanislas (Fraser 66), Gosling BEGOVIC (Brooks 70), Surman Bournemouth (L. Cook 78) Kabasele sees red and The Hornets are in big trouble! Brighton1 Murray 25 West Ham 0
Brighton MOTD STAT! RYAN The only Englishmen to Star man! score more Prem goals GLENN MURRAY in 2018 are Harry Kane BRUNODUFFY DUNK BONG and Jamie Vardy
KNOCKAERTPROPPER KAYAL JAHANBAKHSH Murray bags his fifth goal of the season! MARCH Match MURRAY facts ARNAUTOVIC Brighton West Ham POSSESSION
ANDERSONOBIANG NOBLE YARMOLENKO SUBS: Izquierdo 35% 65% (Jahanbahksh 71), Bissouma (Propper SHOTS RICE 80), Locadia (March 86) 9 17 SHOTS ON TARGET MASUAKUDIOP BALBUENA ZABALETA 4 4 SUBS: Antonio (Obiang 60), Perez FABIANSKI (Yarmolenko 70), West Ham Snodgrass Arnautovic tries to fire home an equaliser! Tottenham 1 Dier 8 Cardiff 0
Tottenham LLORIS Star man! SEAN MORRISON TRIPPIER SANCHEZ ALDERWEIRELD ROSE
Ralls is sent off for a challenge on Moura! WINKS DIER MOURA SISSOKO SON Match KANE facts PATERSON Tottenham Cardiff POSSESSION
MURPHY ARTER CAMARASA HOILETT SUBS: Lamela 76% 24% (Son 72), Wanyama (Sissoko 85), Davies SHOTS RALLS (Rose 88) 19 8 SHOTS ON TARGET BENNETT BAMBA MORRISON ECUELE MANGA SUBS: Harris (Hoilett 6 6 78), Ward (Paterson 78), Reid (Ward 85) ETHERIDGE Cardiff Alderweireld blocks off Murphy!
MOTD STAT! Cardiff is the only club in the Prem that Harry Kane has never scored again
Dier taps home to give Spurs the perfect start! RESULTS
MOTD STAT! This was Christopher Schindler's first league goal since Ja Burnley 1 2017! Vokes 20 Huddersfield1 Schindler 66
Burnley HART Star man! LOWTON TARKOWSKI MEE TAYLOR JAMES TARKOWSKI
Schindler snatches a point for Huddersfield! GUDMUNDSSON WESTWOOD CORK LENNON Match BARNES VOKES facts DEPOITRE Burnley Huddersfield POSSESSION VAN LA PARRAMOOY PRITCHARD SUBS: Wood (Barnes 32% 68% 61), Hendrick SHOTS BILLING HOGG (Westwood 73), Vydra (Vokes 90) 6 19 LOWESCHINDLER JORGENSEN DURM SHOTS ON TARGET SUBS: Mounie 3 2 (Van La Parra 59), Mbenza (Depoitre LOSSL 59), Hadergjonaj Huddersfield (Lowe 86) Vokes scores for the second game in a row! GUESS THE SCORE GOOD WEEK!
STOBBSY! YOUR SCORE: /10 WITH STOBBSY'S SCORE: Predict the international results and beat our expert! /10 Austria v N. Ireland Israel v co an STOBBSY SAYS HOME WIN STOBBSY SAYS DRAW YOU PREDICT YOU PREDICT Belgium v Switzerland Poland v Portugal STOBBSY SAYS HOME WIN STOBBSY SAYS DRAW ALEXISSANCHEZsilenced the haters with the winner v Newcastle! YOU PREDICT YOU PREDICT BAD WEEK! Croatia v England Rep. Of Ireland v Denmark STOBBSY SAYS DRAW STOBBSY SAYS AWAY WIN YOU PREDICT YOU PREDICT France v Iceland Russia v Sweden STOBBSY SAYS HOME WIN STOBBSY SAYS DRAW YOU PREDICT YOU PREDICT Holland v Germany Wales v Spain STOBBSY SAYS AWAY WIN STOBBSY SAYS AWAY WIN
YOU PREDICT YOU PREDICT WES MORGAN got his second red card in three games! Championship League Two Birmingham 3-1 Rotherham 2-2 Mansfield Jutkiewicz 20, 23, 68 Taylor 77 Maynard 56, 90 Rose 10, Preston 73 0-1 Blackburn 2-0 Cambridge Dack 22 Gambin 71, Palmer 77 1-1 Brentford ForestGreen 1-1 Newport Jansson 88 Maupay 62 (pen) LUKAS JUTKIEWICZ Bennett 18 (og) Amond 38 Middlesbrough 0-2 NottinghamForest BIRMINGHAM 2-0 PortVale Lolley 49, Grabban 77 Thomas 1, Hooper 53 2-1 AstonVilla 1-0 Crewe Ferguson 26, Elliott 48 Abraham 7 Pett 58 0-1 Stoke Macclesfield 0-1 NottsCounty Klose 35 (og) Stead 82 (pen) 4-0 Wigan MKDons 3-0 Cheltenham Barkhuizen 17, Robinson 51, Aneke 34, Healey 84, Gallagher 85, Burn 90 (pg) Simpson 90 1-1 Derby Morecambe 3-4 Tranmere Cameron 48 Marriott 24 Oates 13, Oliver 73, Banks 28, Gilmour 41, 89, SheffieldUnited 1-0 Hull DWIGHT GAYLE Leitch-Smith 80 Smith 54 McGoldrick 70 (pen) WEST BROM 1-3 Carlisle Miller 69 Hope 21, Nadesan 56, 2-3 Ipswich Sowerby 57 Donacien 9 (og), Celina 79 Edwards 28, Van Der Hoorn 31 (og), e 3-1 Colchester Chalobah 84 Guthrie 41, Kennedy 82 (pen), Szmodics 2 WestBrom 4-1 Reading Sonupe 84 Gayle 49, 65, Barnes 72, Bacuna 6 1-1 Northampton Bartley 80 Taylor 73 O'Toole 60 2-2 Exeter Green 48, Fisher 61 Stockley 9, 75
BRAD POTTS BARNSLEY League One Scottish Premiership 2-2 Rochdale 4-1 StMirren Thompson 5, Tilt 29 Delaney 9, Andrew 86 Cosgrove 26, 65, Jackson 76 1-2 Sunderland McLennan 30, Lowe 41 O'Connor 52 Maja 20, Baldwin 54 1-2 Kilmarnock BristolRovers 0-1 Walsall Nabi 10 Boyle 17 (og), Brophy 54 (pen) Morris 90 JAYDEN STOCKLEY 6-0 Hamilton Boyle 25, Mallan 34, 71, 1-2 Coventry EXETER Hyndman 39, Kamberi 90, Taylor 45 Bakayoko 81, 90 Kilgallon 90 0-4 Fleetwood 1-1 Livingston Evans 4 (pen), Wallace 34, Bowman 17 Jacobs 64 Eastham 45 Hunter 49 3-2 Scunthorpe Cornick 10, Lee 26, Justin 85 Novak 17, Humphrys 90 Go onlinetobbc.co.uk/football for the latest league tables! Peterborough 0-4 Barnsley Moncur 14, Potts 45, 59, Brown 90 1-0 AFCWimbledon Ladapo 75 STEVIE MALLAN International friendly Portsmouth 0-2 Gillingham HIBERNIAN Eaves 26, Lacey 45 EnglandWomen 1-0 Brazil Women Kirby 2 Shrewsbury 1-0 AccringtonS. Gilliead 62 Don't missTheWomen'sFootballShow on the BBC iPlayer! 0-0 Oxford e 2-1 Burton Jacobson 30 (pen), Sordell 47 Akinfenwa 37
Watch Prem highlights on Saturdays & Sundays FRAN KIRBY on BBC One – or catch up on BBC iPlayer! ENGLAND WOMEN MOTD COLUMN Where we going, Ketch – LA, Paris, Rome?
Milton Keynes, Essex and Manchester!
The column that… is going on tour to meet their fans! Bah! Defoe has the most Prem HE’S ONE appearances, The boss is not Baines! OF THEIR gonna kill me! OWN! No-one has scored more Prem goa s at Huddersfield’s John Smith's Stadium thanHarryKane–includingtheirplayers! Harry Kane 4 goals Laurent Depoitre 3 goals WHEN SOMEONE WASHES THE WHITE Steve Mounie 3 goals KIT AND LEAVES A RED SOCK IN! Aaron Mooy 2 goals Taller than a Rajiv van La Parra 2 goals WHEN YOU SCORE 9 OUT OF 10 corner flag? Tom Ince 2 goals ON OUR BRAIN-TEASERS QUIZ! Joe Lolley 1 goal Alex Pritchard 1 goal
Fellaini – it’s that CLIVE THE stupid cat again! WHEN YOU PLAY GUESS THE HEIGHT OF PAZ! CAT CALLS… Bro, what are JOSE This IS my you doing? MOURINHO normal face!
Jose, put my cousin on – Marouane Feline-y ! WHEN MUM ASKS YOU TO STOP PULLING WHEN SOMEONE ASKS THE TEACHER STUPID FACES FOR THE CAMERA! IF THEY’RE SETTING HOMEWORK!
Wagner'sforward thinking! Illustration: PaulCemmick Huddersfield’s forwards are having shooting practice… Matchdayarrives–andit'sbadnewsforTheTerrierstrio...
Ouch! After watching training – these three will be My eyes! playing up front!
Oi! Watch This will help where you’re We’re not scoring us decide kicking it! Oof! enough goals! who to play up front! But boss...
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Our Jake gets the lowdown on Bronzey!
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THE BEST ADVICE I’VE I WAKE UP AT… MY FULL NAME IS… EVER BEEN GIVEN IS… “8.30am!” “Lucia Roberta Tough Bronze. I am 26 and was born in Berwick-Upon- “My mum always used to say, AND GO TO BED AT… Tweed, which is a town close to the ‘Life’s not always fair!’” “10pm, but I don’t go straight border of England and Scotland!” THE BEST PART OF TRAINING IS… to sleep!” “Five-a-side games!” CHAMPSLucy won PEOPLE CALL ME… theUCLand made “Lucy or Bronzey!” UEFA'sTeam of the MY FAVOURITE GOAL… Yearfor2017-18! MY PREFERRED POSITION IS… “The one I scored for “Right-back!” Lyon v Man. City in the Champions League I USED TO SUPPORT… semi-final!” “No particular team MY FAVE FILM IS… – I just loved football!” “Lion King – I HAD POSTERS I had shinpads ON MY WALL OF… with hakuna “Pele!” matata written on them!” 44 PAZ SAYS Lucy has played for loads of massive clubs – including Everton, Liverpool and Man. City – even though her brother is a Man. United fan!
MY BIGGEST ACHIEVEMENT IS… “Winning the Champions League, but third place at the World Cup was amazing, too!” I GET MY HAIR CUT… “Every three months. I’m too scared to get my hair cut in France in case they cut too much off!” MY FAVE DESSERT IS… “Tiramisu!” THERE’S NOTHING I WON’T EAT… “Onions? Yep! Mushrooms? Yep! Tomatoes? Yep!” IHAVEAPET… “I've got a dog, but she stays in England!” I HAVE A HIDDEN TALENT… “I can play the saxophone I learnt it at school!” THE BEST PART OF MY JOB IS… “All of it!” I RECENTLY WON… “Best English Women’s Player in FIFA 19, which is amazing – though I think my passing should be a little higher!”
Lucy Bronze was speaking at the launch of EA Sports FIFA 19 after winning the Best English Women’s Player award
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OTTO PLAY Tekkers/Gear/Gaming
Mohamed Salah is the first ever Liverpool player to win the Pu award! p MAGIC MO! How Salah scored 48 thegoaloftheyear! p49 Tekkers: Rakitic's volley! p50 Gear: Modric's new Mercurial Vapors! p52 Gaming: FM19 news! THIS WEEK: THE PUSKAS AWARD!
How Mo Salah scored Chlsea ledge Didier Drogba the Goal of the Year! handed Mo the award!
STOBBSY SAYS Salah’s super strike scooped the award over nine other worldies with 57% of the vote!
GOALS Tekkers SPECIAL! The sickest advice with MOTD expert Stobbsy!
1 MAKES A RUN! Mo makes his way into 2 HOLDS OFF DEFENDER! the box, then comes alive, Takes a touch and resists calling for the ball from his Cuco Martina’s attempt team-mate Joe Gomez! at a tackle, allowing him to turn and face goal!
3 ROLLS ONE! Salah is then too quick for Idrissa Gueye, who he skips past with ease to get into a shooting position!
4 CREATES ANGLE! The Egyptian then faces up Ashley Williams and uses his body shape to block Jordan Pickford’s view!
5 FINESSE! Leaning back slightly, Mo then uses his instep to lift the ball into the far top-left corner. Scenes!
48 Three-step guide to Ivan Rakitic’s THE VOLLEY! UCLbangervTottenham! 1 ADJUST! As the ball dropped to Ivan, he realised it was too high, so altered his position and body shape!
2 JUMP! STOBBSY SAYS Raki then lifted off The ball won’t always fall in TALKING a perfect spot for you, so be TEKKERS! his left foot to meet ready to adjust your body the ball at a more shape like Rakitic! realistic angle to make a strong connection! THE BIG 3 DELIVER! The Croatia midfielder then QUESTION! strikes it mid-flight, fully With MOTD's STOBBSY! following through the ball! Q: Hi Stobbsy! How can I score more goals this season? My form is poor! Cameron (13), Sudbury A: You need to get used to the feeling of the ball hitting the back of the net, Cam. Take some time at training this week to fire in lots of shots at goal until you’re too tired to take any more. Keep practising until beating the keeper becomes a habit! THE ADVICE! Even the best want to get better–thisiswhatLeo’sworking on! “I would like to be more effective from the penalty spot, but it’s difficult. It’s not the same as taking them in training!” Lionel Messi, Barcelona forward
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Luka in action for the THIS mighty Real Madrid! WEEK'S TOP BITS OF KIT!
These bad boys look ace from all angles!
ONLY THE BEST! Doyouknowhowmanyballers are officially the best in the world? Yep Gear – just one! Real Madrid midfield maestro ThebestnewswagwithMOTDexpertKetch! Luka Modric bagged The Best FIFA Men's Player Award – and now he's got some special wheels to celebrate! Nike have KETCH SAYS built him his own Mercurial Vapor Modric Congrats, Luka – those boots are mint! boots. After all, the best deserves the best!
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£8 Trent approves! Bargain ball! Italian fashion! If you want to stand out on the pitch You don’t need to spend a fortune Milan is one of the style capitals of like Modric will, then take a peek at to have a decent kickabout – this iPro the world – so add some class to your these Under Armour Magnetico kicks! Nova training ball is well reasonable! wardrobe with this sick AC Milan hoodie! prodirectsoccer.com prodirectsoccer.com eu.puma.com
50 2 HANDLING Thanks to the well snug fit and grippy palm, we could fly into diving saves with total confidence in these bad boys. They won’t make you perfect WIN! though – as Jake found out! EPICRAZOR TURBOJETTS! This week we’ve got a slick pair of Razor Turbo Jetts to give away to one MOTD mag reader. These sweet electric heel wheels attach to yourtrainers g themawicke st! GLOVETEST 3 COMFORT We took to the pitch in the These gloves are a perfect balance of protection and performance. new Adidas mitts to see if they They feel nice and safe, but can help us up our keeper game… they're also pretty lightweight, so they won't slow you down! Adidas Predator Pro gloves£99.95 adidas.co.uk WORTH 1 DESIGN £129.99! They use the same shades of red and black as their iconic boots, so keepers will look just as sick in these as forwards do in the wheels – even if the logo is a bit large for our taste!
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JAKE SAYS FM19 is looking after first-timers with a new manager intro. The skin update looks sick too!
ThebesttechwithMOTDexpertJake! THERE ARE LOADS of ways to manage your team. We’re pumped for the new and updated features – like the new training system, which helps your squad get to grips with the next opponent's FMUPDATE! strengths and tactics! The ace footy sim is back on 2 November! THEEPICNEWfeaturesinFootball Manager 2019 are getting us super excited! VAR and goal-line tech will be in the game to make sure those refs don’t cost you points, and tactic Oh, and there’s the little templates have been added, which issue of the Bundesliga clubs will make it easier to use Pep’s FINALLY being fully licensed. tiki-taka or Klopp’s gegenpress! Schalke, here we come! 52 PICK YOUR PLAYERS! FIFA 19 features special Player Pick packs in FUT that let you choose which player you receive! Here are Jake’s first four choices...
JAKE SAYS KEEPER! Gunners legends like JAKE'SPICK: Joe Hrt IT'S GUNNER Robert Pires, Sol Campbell and Freddie Ljungberg will YOURPICK: all be coming to PES 2019. BE SPECIAL! Scenes! Arsenal join forces with PES! PES have friends in high places. They’veteamedupwith the likes of Barcelona and Celtic for the 2019 edition, and no they’ve added the ballers at Arsenal to the pack. This means the squad has been face-scanned again to make the players even DEFENDER! more life-like in the game. Two massive thumbs up from MOTD! JAKE'SPICK: Lic Prin YOURPICK: CLASSIC CHARACTERS! Recognise these gaming legends? Jake’s got the scoop on ’em!
Jake’s classic pick: Pokemon Blue (Gameboy Colour) BLASTOISE! MIDFIELDER! POKEMON COME in all JAKE'SPICK: shapes and sizes, but Yri Tielemans none quite like this dude. YOURPICK: Look at him – the guy is an absolute UNIT. It’s even WATER GUY B-man is a cooler knowing that this legendary stocky fella evolves from Pokemon! a teeny, tiny Squirtle in just 36 levels. Blasty isn’t bad in battle either – those jets on its back put fire hoses to shame. STRIKER! Blastoise, we salute you! JAKE'S PICK: Lucas Alrio PLAY IT NOW! Pokken Tournament DX (Switch) YOUR PICK:
motdmag.com 53 QUIZ 2 10 R TEASERS! You'retenquestionsawayfromquizglory… 1 2 3 4 5 Which South Prem legend Real Madrid and What will be Which Mo Salah American baller Frank Lampard Barca recently introduced in strike won DIDN'T score a is manager of lost on the same the Champions FIFA’s Puskas hat-trick in the which Foootball day for the first League from the Best Goal Award UCL last week? League club? time since when? 2019-20 season? recently? A A A A A
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=A =A 5 =A 4 =B 3 =B 2 C KETCH SAYS 1= Spurswereduetomoveinto theirnewstadiumlastmonth –nowtheyhopetobein byChristmas! Your total QQQ DOUBLE DOWN! /10 Lamela has never hit double figures in goals or assists for Spurs – his highest return is five goals Lamela has been and nine assists! involved in three goals in three Prem games this season!
WANT MORE? TURN TO p66 FOR MORE QUIZ ACTION! 687 910 The co-ordinates What have What food has Which country Which of these to what part of Barcelona Chelsea boss has been chosen stars is the White Hart Lane decided to Maurizio Sarri to host the highest-rated are hidden in remove from added to the 2024 European dribbler on Spurs' new kit? their club crest? team’s menu? Championships? FIFA 19? A A A A A
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I just want Get me to go home! I can't outta here! keep up! CONTINUED... NEW EPISODE Adama Traore has met ...it’s Paul Pogba running Meanwhile, Tottenham's players his speedy match… away from Old Trafford! are fed up of playing at Wembley…
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They’re ready to rebuild White Christian Eriksen’s Hart Lane on their own… got his toolkit out… Jan Vertonghen’s put up a sign…
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