Manchester United’s Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo (L) and Manchester United’s Brazilian midfielder Casemiro sit on the substitutes bench during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Manchester United at St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton, southern England on August 27, 2022. (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. NO USE WITH UNAUTHORIZED AUDIO, VIDEO, DATA, FIXTURE LISTS, CLUB/LEAGUE LOGOS OR ‘LIVE’ SERVICES. ONLINE IN-MATCH USE LIMITED TO 120 IMAGES. AN ADDITIONAL 40 IMAGES MAY BE USED IN EXTRA TIME. NO VIDEO EMULATION. SOCIAL MEDIA IN-MATCH USE LIMITED TO 120 IMAGES. AN ADDITIONAL 40 IMAGES MAY BE USED IN EXTRA TIME. NO USE IN BETTING PUBLICATIONS, GAMES OR SINGLE CLUB/LEAGUE/PLAYER PUBLICATIONS. – RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
Premier League: Cristiano Ronaldo out to torment one of his favourite opponents again
Cristiano Ronaldo will be eager to torture one of his favourite Premier League opponents before he jets off to Qatar for World Cup 2022.
Manchester United’s Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo (L) and Manchester United’s Brazilian midfielder Casemiro sit on the substitutes bench during the English Premier League football match between Southampton and Manchester United at St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton, southern England on August 27, 2022. (Photo by ADRIAN DENNIS / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. NO USE WITH UNAUTHORIZED AUDIO, VIDEO, DATA, FIXTURE LISTS, CLUB/LEAGUE LOGOS OR ‘LIVE’ SERVICES. ONLINE IN-MATCH USE LIMITED TO 120 IMAGES. AN ADDITIONAL 40 IMAGES MAY BE USED IN EXTRA TIME. NO VIDEO EMULATION. SOCIAL MEDIA IN-MATCH USE LIMITED TO 120 IMAGES. AN ADDITIONAL 40 IMAGES MAY BE USED IN EXTRA TIME. NO USE IN BETTING PUBLICATIONS, GAMES OR SINGLE CLUB/LEAGUE/PLAYER PUBLICATIONS. – RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or ‘live’ services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. /
This weekend sees the final round of English Premier League matches before its starts jet off to Qatar.
We’ve picked out five cool pieces of trivia from five selected matches to keep you ahead of the game and in-the-know. Let’s go.
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First, the fixtures.
Premier League fixtures this weekend
Saturday 12 November
- Man City vs Brentford
- Bournemouth vs Everton
- Liverpool vs Southampton
- Notts Forest vs Crystal Palace
- Tottenham vs Leeds
- West Ham vs Leicester
- Newcastle vs Chelsea
- Wolves vs Arsenal
Sunday 13 November
- Brighton vs Aston Villa
- Fulham vs Man United
Man City vs Brentford
Erling Haaland’s record of 16 goals across his last ten EPL appearances has matched Luis Suárez’s record of netting 16 times in a ten-game stretch that ended in December 2013. What a machine this guy is.
Liverpool vs Southampton
Liverpool’s Mo Salah has scored five goals in his last four matches, and will look to add to his tally of ten direct goal contributions (G7, A3) from nine games against Southampton. It’s not personal, though, Salah has an amazing record against most clubs.
Newcastle vs Chelsea
With goals in four successive Premier League outings, Paraguayan Miguel Almirón could become the first Newcastle player since Joe Willock in 2021 to score in five straight top-flight matches. This guy couldn’t buy a goal not so long ago.
Wolves vs Arsenal
Arsenal hasn’t failed to score against Wolves in any of the last 29 H2Hs (W20, D5, L4), and Wolves have conceded seven times in their last two home matches. Surely the Gunners will fill their boots?
Fulham vs Man United
Cristiano Ronaldo has scored seven times against Fulham in the Premier League. Only against Tottenham and Aston Villa has he scored more (eight).
Enjoy the weekend!
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