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PHIL FODEN MAN.CITY Fodenis one of the hot favourites to win both the Prem Player of the Year award and the league’s Young Player of the Year prize – awarded to the best player aged 23 or under! The magician has hit personal bests for both goals and assists in 2023-24! POTY CHANCES: 10/10 MOHAMED SALAH LIVERPOOL Even in one of the forward’s “quieter” seasons, which saw him miss a few games over winter due to the Africa Cup of Nations, Mo has still grabbed over 25 league goals and assists combined! He has done enough to add his name to the POTY debate! POTY CHANCES: 7/ 10 RODRI MAN. CITY No PL player has had more touches of the ball or completed more passes than Rodri this season, which…

LONG-STANDING CHELSEA LEGEND! The Londoner started her coaching career in the United States, where she spent her first eight years! She took over as Blues boss in the summer of 2012 and over saw her first game in August that year. That means she has been at the club for close to 12 years! TROPHY HAUL! Hayes is a serial winner – and we’re not talking about cornflakes! During her reign, Chelsea have won six WSL titles, five Women’s FA Cups, two FA Women’s League Cups and one FA Women’s Community Shield! She has also guided the team to numerous doubles and achieve done domestic treble. Total legend! ROCKING RECORDS! Hayes has won more WSL Manager of the Month awards than anyone else, including the record for the most in…

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STADIUM FACTS TEAM: Philadelphia Union BUILT: 2010 CAPACITY: 18,500 RECORD ATTENDANCE: 19,487 v New York City, December 2021 NEAREST NEIGHBOUR: New York Red Bulls LONGEST LEAGUE JOURNEY: Inter Miami, 1,149 miles COLLECT ALL 15! DID YOU KNOW? There is a specific entrance for the club’s supporters group to reward their loyalty, leading into a 2,000-seat section!…

ARSENAL V BRIGHTON This match is a bit of a dead rubber, because The Gunners have already qualified for the Women’s Champions League and Brighton are just playing for pride! Obviously, both teams would still love to end the campaign with a win for their supporters! FIXTURE FACTS! Their last four head-to-heads have ended 14-0 on aggregate to The Gunners, so they’re faves! The Seagulls have never beaten Arsenal in their 12 meetings across all competitions. Ouch! ASTON VILLA V MAN. CITY This is a tricky test for City to end the season with! They just edged a 2-1 home victory over The Villans earlier this season, with Lionesses superstar Lauren Hemp scoring an epic four-minute second-half brace to complete the home side’s comeback! FIXTURE FACTS! Man. City have only…

WONDERKID ABDUL FATAWU Transfer spies reckon Leicester agreed to make the 20-year-old Sporting winger’s loan move permanent if they sealed promotion! That’s great news for Foxes fans, who saw the wonderkid tear up England’s second tier with his pace, flair and ability to grab tons of goals and assists! FACTPACK! Nickname: The Foxes Founded: 1884 Ground: King Power Stadium Capacity: 32,262 Last season in the top flight: 2022-23 STAR MAN KIERNAN DEWSBURY-HALL The all-action Leicester academy product was one of a few players in the Championship to notch double figures for both goals and assists in 2023-24! He had the best season of his career and returns to the Premier League an even better player than when he was last in it in 2022-23! GAFFER ENZO MARESCA The Italian boss spent two years learning from…

MATCH PREDICTS! Recent head-to-heads suggest it’s going to be a first-ever FA Cup win for Man. United, although you can’t rule out Tottenham either! MATCH SAYS 0-2 YOU SAY WATCH IT… Sunday May 12 2.30pm SPURS SET FOR HISTORY? ✔ Tottenham already made history by reaching the Women’s FA Cup semi-finals for the first time in the club’s history, but making the final is even more impressive! ✔ Club captain Bethany England is Spurs’ top scorer in the competition this season with three goals in four games, while also providing an assist. She’ll be dangerous! ✔ This is manager Robert Vilahamn’s first season in charge of the club, with a cup final capping off a fine debut campaign in England! TEAM NEWS & LIKELY LINE-UP In a cruel blow to…

ONLY WEEKS TO GO! SILKY SPAIN! We think Spain are flying a little bit under the radar this summer, but they have an exciting mix of experienced seniors and breakthrough talents! MATCH reveals why they could be one of the sides to watch at the Euros! THEY’RE GONNA GO FAR! ✔ They possess a few of the most talented young players in Europe, who are eager to make an impression! ✔ As well as youth prospects, the likes of Dani Carvajal, Rodri and Aymeric Laporte are proven winners! ✔ They were the silkiest passers in qualifying, boasting the most possession and best pass success rate! THEY’RE GONNA STRUGGLE! 𝞦 They still lack an elite goal grabber – we’re not sure strikers Joselu or Alvaro Morata are lethal enough! 𝞦 Their…

MANAGER LAURA KAMINSKI Kaminski joined from rivals Charlton in the summer of 2023 and has helped Palace reach the WSL for the first time ever! STAR PLAYER ANNABEL BLANCHARD With 18 goals and assists combined in 2023-24, no team-mate was involved in more goals than the 23-year-old! CAPTAIN AIMEE EVERETT The centre-back or midfielder has been promoted to the WSL with her third club! She did it with Liverpool and Leicester too! GOAL MACHINE ELISE HUGHES The deadly Wales international won the Golden Boot with 16 goals, but will miss the start of 2024-25 with a knee injury!…

HAPPY PLACE! NEWCASTLE 1-1 EVERTON APRIL 2 In the game against Everton, Isak became the first Newcastle player to score in five Prem home games in a row since December 2013–there’s really no place like home! The red-hot striker chased on to a through ball, sat Jarrad Branthwaite on his backside and then slotted past Jordan Pickford! STREAK STOPPED! FULHAM 0-1 NEWCASTLE APRIL 6 Isak’s hot streak of scoring in four straight Premier League games came to an end against Fulham at Craven Cottage! It was probably his quietest match of the month as he had very little service, and he struggled to make an impact on the game! BRILLIANT BRACE! NEWCASTLE 4-0 TOTTENHAM APRIL 13 The Spurs defence simply couldn’t handle Isak, who became the first player to score…

ARSENAL v EVERTON The Gunners have ended the past two seasons really well in front of their own fans! They hit five goals past Everton at the Emirates on the final day of 2021-22, and then put five past Wolves at home last year. They’d love to end the season with another five-goal haul! FIXTURE FACTS! In their last seven Premier League head-to-heads, Everton have won four and Arsenal have won three! Gunners winger Gabriel Martinelli has four goals and assists combined in his last four matches v The Toffees! C. PALACE v ASTON VILLA What a season it has been for The Villans! Unai Emery’s side smashed their points tally from 2022-23 with five matches to spare, after beating Arsenal at the Emirates in mega impressive fashion – on…

MATCH’s TOP 20! Check out our league table after Gameweek 34! Is your side there? TRANSFER IN… Here are our biggest signing tips ahead of this fortnight’s action! ANTHONY GORDON MF ★ NEWCASTLE £6.2 MILLION We’d recommend doubling up on Newcastle assets ahead of their double gameweek, with Alexander Isak another to own! COLE PALMER MF ★ CHELSEA £6.2 MILLION The Chelsea attacker has been an incredible option all season, but he is even a decent captaincy option this fortnight! HEUNG-MIN SON MF ★ TOTTEHAM £9.9 MILLION Two of Spurs’ last three matches are against Burnley and Sheffield United, so it’s worth having Sonny even with that City clash! TRANSFER OUT… You should consider dropping these stars for this fortnight’s games! LEWIS DUNK DF ★ BRIGHTON £5.2 MILLION Despite Brighton’s…