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JHON DURAN The ex-Aston Villa striker joined Zenit St. Petersburg on loan, making it his sixth club by the age of 22! RYAN FRASER He moved to Western Sydney Wanderers from Southampton and scored a debut stoppage-time winner! N’GOLO KANTE After a spell in Saudi Arabia, the popular France DM returned to Europe, signing for Turkish giants Fenerbahce! KARIM BENZEMA He turned down a new contract at Al Ittihad, joined rivals Al Hilal, and then scored a hat-trick on his debut. Legend! MARIO BALOTELLI Now 35, Balotelli completed the 14th transfer of his career, earning himself a contract with Al Ittifaq in Dubai!…

WOLVES v ASTON VILLA We think it’s time The Villans put an end to their poor form at Molineux! MATCH SAYS 0-2 YOU SAY BURNLEY v BRENTFORD It’s rare for The Bees to draw on the road, so best pick your winner! MATCH SAYS 0-1 YOU SAY NEWCASTLE v EVERTON Everton could take advantage of Newcatle’s fatigue from midweek! MATCH SAYS 1-2 YOU SAY BRIGHTON v NOTTM FOREST It has been over 11 years since Forest last got a win in Brighton! MATCH SAYS 2-1 YOU SAY BOURNEMOUTH v SUNDERLAND The Black Cats came from 2-0 down to win 3-2 in a thriller in November! MATCH SAYS 2-1 YOU SAY LIVERPOOL v WEST HAM Liverpool haven’t been their usual force at home this season! Shock? MATCH SAYS 1-1 YOU SAY…

0 In January, Sheffield Wednesday played seven games in all comps and failed to score a goal! The number of goals scored from throw-ins in the Premier League this season is already as many as there were in the previous two campaigns combined! 4 Antoine Semenyo is the second player in the 21st century to score in four of his first five games for Man. City in all comps. Sick start! 1 Arsenal won the first-ever FIFA Women’s Champions Cup – bringing together six continental champions from around the world! 7 Across their two FIFA Women’s Champions Cup matches, Arsenal had seven different goalscorers and six different assist providers! 1 Ademola Lookman is the first English born player to play in the PL, Bundesliga, Serie A and La Liga! 6…

DONE DEAL! Liverpool are landing a defensive demon this summer, with The Reds reportedly beating Chelsea to his signature after Rennes refused to sell mid-season! The deal will be made official on July 1, with Liverpool set to pay £55 million, plus up to £5m in add-ons, for one of Europe’s most exciting young centre-backs! WHAT’S HIS STYLE? Tall, quick and seriously strong, Jacquet is a monster in the air – winning around 75% of his aerial duels this season, the best return of any Ligue 1 defender! With Ibrahim a Konate’s contract nearing its end, the Frenchman looks like a ready-made replacement to Liverpool’s back line! FRANCE FUTURE! The CB was born in the same area of Paris as William Saliba, and the duo could end up being defensive…

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SPURS SPELL SO FAR! MORRIS SAYS: “I keep saying it so much, but all the girls are just so lovely. It’s a team with ambition, and I want to be part of that. I’m ambitious as well and I think it really aligns!” LEAVING SOUTHAMPTON! MORRIS SAYS: “It was super tough! I’m a Saints fan through and through, so I had that loyalty to want to stay with the club and help them push up through the leagues. It came to a point for my personal development to be a little bit selfish, which was a tough decision to make, but I’ve definitely made the right decision!” FAVE GOAL? MORRIS SAYS: “Just for sentimentality, the goal for Southampton at St. Mary’s against Bristol City that was an extra-time winner - my first…

MATCH’S TOP 20! Check out our league table after Gameweek 25! Is your team there? TRANSFER IN… Here are our biggest signing tips ahead of this fortnight’s action! EZRI KONSA ASTON VILLA ★ DF £4.4 MILLION Villa face Leeds and Wolves this fortnight, plus Konsa is unlikely to be rested during the upcoming packed CL last 16 period! BRUNO FERNANDES MAN. UNITED ★ MF £9.8 MILLION If you don’t own him already, why not? Fernandes has been on fire for a while now and is an absolute must-own! HUGO EKITIKE LIVERPOOL ★ FW £8.9 MILLION You could buy the Liverpool forward for the vibes alone, but he also faces lowly Nottingham Forest and West Ham! TRANSFER OUT… You should consider dropping these stars for this fortnight’s games! RAYAN B’MOUTH ★…

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LUCIA KENDALL HER STORY… → Southampton scouted her at a young age, and she progressed through their academy into the first team! → She won the National League Cup and promotion to Women’s Super League 2 with The Saints, before completing a move to WSL side Aston Villa in the summer of 2025! → Having represented England at youth level, she got her first call-up to the senior side in October 2025 and was POTM on her debut v Australia! HER STYLE… → She played as a No.10 at Southampton but slots in more defensively at Villa. We reckon she looks a bit more natural slightly further back! → She was a Chelsea fan growing up and her idol was Frank Lampard – and she’s got the same box-to-box engine!…

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Either send in your photos to MATCH via email – match.magazine@kelsey.co.uk - or social media and we’ll be sure to feature your snaps in a future issue! What are you waiting for, readers? MY SCORE/16 ANSWERS Name The Team: 1. Marcus Thuram; 2. Petar Sucic; 3. Manuel Akanji; 4. Yann Sommer; 5. Alessandro Bastoni; 6. Piotr Zielinski; 7. Federico Dimarco; 8. Lautaro Martinez; 9. Nicolo Barella; 10. Luis Henrique. 10-Year Challenge: Vivianne Miedema. Who AmI?: Oli Mc Burnie. Back Of The Shirt: 1. Brennan Johnson; 2. Moises Caicedo; 3. Callum Hudson-Odoi; 4. Mikkel Damsgaard.…