Innholdsfortegnelse for 31 December 2024 i MATCH!

MOHAMED SALAH The Liverpool legend’s sizzling form at the start of 2024-25 catapulted The Reds to the top of the Premier League table by Christmas, and put him among the early contenders for the Ballon d’Or 2025 prize! He could become the first Liverpool player since Michael Owen in 2001 to get his hands on the awesome award! EVERTON The Toffees are moving into the Everton Stadium in 2025, replacing Goodison Park as their home from the 2025-26 season onwards! Once the new stadium opens, it will become the 8th largest in England, with its massive 52,888 capacity, and it has already been confirmed as one of the host venues for Euro 2028. It looks epic! THE LIONESSES The time has finally come for England Womentodefend their Eurostrophy! The reigning…

1 TAMWORTH V TOTTENHAM This tie between non-league Tamworth and PL giants Spurs is what the FA Cup third round is all about! The underdogs are the lowest-ranked side left in the cup, but that won’t stop their fans from believing they could cause one of the biggest upsets ever! 2 NEWCASTLE V BROMLEY After getting promoted to the EFL for the first time in their 132-year history in 2023-24, Bromley then made more history this season by reaching the third round of the FA Cup for the very first time! They were rewarded with this glamour trip to St. James’ Park! 3 ARSENAL V MAN. UNITED It’s not very often you get a game this big so early on in the FA Cup, with record 14-time champions Arsenal taking on last season’s…

Spurs shocker! Tottenham clearly still need to work on their communication… Noisy neighbour! Michael Olise never gets any peace and quiet when Thomas Muller is around… Manchester marvel! With his lime green shirt, Rico Lewis could genuinely be the Hulk! “Sheee’s behind you!” Was Beth Mead trying to frighten the Villa keeper? Ballet baller! Is Tomas Soucek auditioning for famous ballet Swan Lake? Goal hanger! Gabriel Jesus takes Arteta’s instructions way too seriously! Knee slide fail! Antoine Semenyo let his team-mates down! Cold Citizen! Are you feeling a bit cold there, Doku? Wax worries! Someone help Cole Palmer get the wax out of his ear! Yoga pose! Ipswich’s Cameron Burgess can pose like that for hours!…

CODINA X WILLIAMSON! LAIA SAYS: We have a good relationship on the pitch and you can see it. I’m a defender who really likes to defend, and she likes to be on the ball, so I think that’s a good combination!” MARIONA CALDENTEY! LAIA SAYS: We have been friends since Barcelona - we lived together - so it’s nice to have her here. What she gives us on the pitch is really good – it’s easy to play with her!” TOUGHEST OPPONENT! LAIA SAYS: “I only played against Chelsea’s Mayra Ramirez in the Women’s League Cup final, but I think it was a good battle! She’s someone I really want to play against again, because it’s always a good battle with her!” CALDENTEY’S CHANT! LAIA SAYS: “Her song is the new…

NEWCASTLE v BOURNEMOUTH Bournemouth haven’t lost to The Magpies in the Prem since 2020! MATCHSAYS 1-2 YOU SAY LEICESTER v FULHAM Can Leicester stop Fulham threats Emile Smith Rowe and Alex Iwobi? MATCHSAYS 1-4 YOU SAY ARSENAL v ASTON VILLA Villa are looking for revenge, but it won’t come easy at the Emirates! MATCHSAYS 1-0 YOU SAY MAN. UNITED v BRIGHTON An end-to-end match with loads of chances, and Amad causing havoc! MATCHSAYS 3-3 YOU SAY BRENTFORD v LIVERPOOL Liverpool have one win in their last three visits to Brentford’s stadium! MATCHSAYS 1-2 YOU SAY WEST HAM v CRYSTAL PALACE This comes in a tough run of games for West Ham. Three points are key! MATCHSAYS 3-2 YOU SAY EVERTON v TOTTENHAM The Spurs attack will prove too much for…

4 Coventry is Frank Lampard’s fourth club in management after spells at Derby, Everton and twice at Chelsea! England Women will host world champs Spain in their first home fixture of the 2025 Nations League in February 2025! 50+ Ollie Watkins has been directly involved in more PL goals at Villa Park than any player in history! Jose Mourinho rejected the chance to take over as England manager in 2007! 1 In 2024, Brazil star Marta celebrated the first NWSL championship of her career! Lionel MessiownsaFerrari 335 S Spider Scaglietti, which can reach a bonkers top speed of 300kmph and is worth around £30 million! Messi’s car collection also includes a Pagani Zonda Tricolore Edition, a Cadillac Escalade and a Maserati Gran Turismo MC Stradale. Wow! 34 PSG’s Ousmane Dembele has already revealed…

Women’s League Cup Final 15 March EFL Cup Final 16 March Women’s Super League Final Day 11 May FA Cup Final 17 May Women’s FA Cup Final 18 May Europa League Final 21 May Women’s Champions League Final 24 May Premier League Final Day 25 May EFL Play-Off Finals 24-26 May Conference League Final 28 May Champions League Final 31 May Nations League Final 8 June Club World Cup Final 13 July Women’s Euros Final 27 July Women’s Nations League Final 2 December…

Arsenal v Man. United Aston Villa v West Ham Birmingham v Lincoln Bournemouth v West Brom Brentford v Plymouth Bristol City v Wolves Chelsea v Morecambe Coventry v Sheffield Wednesday Crystal Palace v Stockport Everton v Peterborough Exeter v Oxford Fulham v Watford Hull v Doncaster Ipswich v Bristol Rovers Leeds v Harrogate Leicester v QPR Leyton Orient v Derby Liverpool v Accrington Stanley Man. City v Salford Mansfield v Wigan Middlesbrough v Blackburn Millwall v Dagenham & Redbridge Newcastle v Bromley Norwich v Brighton Nottingham Forest v Luton Preston v Charlton Reading v Burnley Sheffield United v Cardiff Southampton v Swansea Sunderland v Stoke Tamworth v Tottenham Wycombe v Portsmouth…

SUPER SHOCKS! KIERNAN DEWSBURY-HALL Club: Chelsea Position: Midfielder Age: 26 Fee: Loan WANTED BY… Even though they only signed him last summer, Chelsea may be happy for KDH to leave on loan this winter, alongside Carney Chukwuemeka! Spies say Leicester would love to take their former baller back on loan, but he might favour a move to one of Aston Villa, Arsenal or Man. United! MARCUS RASHFORD Club: Man. United Position: Forward Age: 27 Fee: £40 million WANTED BY… Apparently The Red Devils are open to offers for local lad Rashford, while the player himself has also said that he’s ready for the next step in his career! His next destination could be Europe or Saudi Arabia, while Atletico Madrid are said to be chasing United winger Alejandro Garnacho! JOAO…

MATCH’S TOP 20! Check out our league table after Gameweek 16! Is your side there? TRANSFER IN… Here are our biggest signing tips ahead of the approaching action! ENZO FERNANDEZ MF CHELSEA £5.1 MILLION Enzo is a cheap route into Chelsea’s side ahead of games against Palace, Bournemouth and Wolves! EMILE SMITH ROWE MF FULHAM £5.5 MILLION Ipswich, West Ham and Leicester are chances for Smith Rowe to build on his impressive first half of the season! MOHAMED SALAH MF LIVERPOOL £13.4 MILLION Salah’s record v United is special, while Liverpool’s next five fixtures after that are good opportunities to haul! TRANSFER OUT… You should consider dropping these stars for the upcoming games! MARK FLEKKEN GK BRENTFORD £4.5 MILLION After Southampton, Brentford take on Liverpool and Man. City, so maybe…

adidas Predator Boots A new year, a new Predator! The latest version of the adidas Preds marks a new generation of the boots, which celebrated their 30th anniversary in 2024. It’s a familiar colourway to Predator fans – similar to the iconic ones of 2002 – while the rubber fins in the strike zone, and new tongue shape are the pretty big changes! Price: £240 adidas.co.uk New Balance Endrick Boots New Balance dropped a special-edition Tekela for rising Brazilian star Endrick, paying tribute to the gem’s roots! The ‘Irmão’ Edition made its first appearance in FC 25, with Endrick wearing the boot across all game modes, while players can also unlock it in FC 25’s Clubs Mode. NB also created a full in-game Irmão collection, including a digital-only kit and…

HOW TO VOTE! Go to the MATCH social media channels now and you’ll see two shortlists – one for Player Of The Month and one for Goal Of The Month. Then just vote for your choice. Well easy! SALAH The Liverpool forward could be named our POTM winner in back-to-back months! LAMPTEY The Brighton full-back’s long-range worldie against Leicester was even more impressive as it was with his weaker left foot! ISAK The Newcastle striker scored a rocket against Liverpool and is another contender for POTM! PALMER The Chelsea attacker had another standout month, including a jaw-dropping display against Tottenham! THE RESULTS! We’ll reveal the winners in our January 21 issue!…

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Spurs stadium! Super Spurs fan Gabriel has created this sick stadium out of boxes for Tottenham! Rockin’ ranking! Man. United fan Edward organised his whole card collection ranked from best to worst. Epic effort! Cards collection! MATCH fan John, who loves Lionel Messi, made his own dream team from his best football cards! Mbappe cartoon! Conor drew a cartoon of Kylian Mbappe, and his younger brother Sean didn’t want to miss out on the photoshoot! Pump-king! We need to get in touch with Fulham fan Stas to help decorate our Halloween pumpkin in 2025! Dream team! Liverpool supporter Harvey posed with his MATCH mags and team of ballers! SEND YOUR PICTURES TO… Email: match.magazine@kelsey.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/matchmagazine X: www.x.com/matchmagazine…

FLIP FORIT! You’ve got a 50/50 chance of getting these tough questions right. Tick the answer that you think is correct! 1. Which of these newly-promoted sides has previously won a European trophy? IPSWICH SOUTHAMPTON 2. Which of these Premier League players is older? ASHLEY YOUNG JAMES MILNER 3. Which country does injured Leicester winger Abdul Fatawu represent? NIGERIA GHANA 4. Which of these stadiums has more seats? ANFIELD LONDONSTADIUM 5. Who has made more all-time Premier League appearances? RUBEN DIAS CRISTIAN ROMERO 6. Which boot brand does Chelsea’s Cole Palmer wear? ADIDAS NIKE STAT ATTACK! Which player does this stat refer to? He’s the player to have scored and missed the most penalties in Premier Leaguehistory! A. Wayne Rooney B. Sergio Aguero C. Alan Shearer LIST IT! Put two…