The Sportsman's Mystery Footballer: A Daily Teaser

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12:26, 10 Oct 2022
Last Updated: 10:21, 14 Feb 2023

Hello football fans! 

From Monday to Friday between 8-9am we'll be posting the answer to our social teaser that you can find on our Twitter feed

Updates
14 February 2023
FEBRUARY 14 ANSWER: Luis Boa Morte
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IT'S LUIS BOA MORTE!

He made 295 Premier League appearances, scoring 29 goals and assisting 35 times.

13 February 2023
FEBRUARY 13 ANSWER: James Beattie
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IT'S JAMES BEATTIE!

He played 331 times in the Premier League, scoring 91 goals and assisting 37 times.

10 February 2023
FEBRUARY 10 ANSWER: Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink
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IT'S JIMMY FLOYD HASSELBAINK!

He made 288 Premier League appearances, scoring 127 goals and assisting 58.

The Dutchman also won the Golden Boot on two occasions.

09 February 2023
FEBRUARY 9 ANSWER: Ben Thornley
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IT'S BEN THORNLEY!

He made just nine Premier League appearances, all for Manchester United.

08 February 2023
FEBRUARY 8 ANSWER: Vito Mannone
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IT'S VITO MANNONE!

He made 82 Premier League appearances, keeping 24 clean sheets.

07 February 2023
FEBRUARY 7 ANSWER: Michael Chopra
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IT'S MICHAEL CHOPRA!

He made 60 Premier League appearances, scoring nine and assisting once.

06 February 2023
FEBRUARY 6 ANSWER: Dan Petrescu
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IT'S DAN PETRESCU!

He made 215 Premier League appearances, scoring 23 and assisting on 33 occasions.

03 February 2023
FEBRUARY 3 ANSWER: Peter Beagle
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IT'S PETER BEAGRIE

He made 162 Premier League appearances, scoring 17 and assisting on 20 occasions.

02 February 2023
FEBRUARY 2 ANSWER: Les Ferdinand
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IT'S LES FERDINAND

The big man made 351 Premier League appearances, scoring 149 goals and assisting 49 times.

01 February 2023
FEBRUARY 1 ANSWER: Paul Parker
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IT'S PAUL PARKER!

He made 87 Premier League appearances, scoring once and keeping 30 clean sheets.

31 January 2023
JANUARY 31 ANSWER: Nigel Winterburn
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It's NIGEL WINTERBURN!

He made  whopping 352 Premier League appearances, winning one title, scoring five goals, providing 19 assists and keeping 119 clean sheets.

30 January 2023
JANUARY 30 ANSWER: Peter Beardsley
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IT'S PETER BEARDSLEY!

He made 185 Premier League appearances, scoring 58 times and assisting 33.

27 January 2023
JANUARY 27 ANSWER: Egil Ostenstad
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It's EGIL OSTENSTAD!

He played 121 times in the Premier League, scored 29 and assisted nine times.

26 January 2023
JANUARY 26 ANSWER: Paul Furlong
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IT'S PAUL FURLONG!

He made 64 Premier League appearances, scoring 13 goals and assisting seven.

25 January 2023
JANUARY 25 ANSWER: Isaac Hayden
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It's ISAAC HAYDEN!

He's made 118 Premier League appearances, scoring four and assisting six. He's currently on loan at Norwich.

24 January 2023
JANUARY 24 ANSWER: Kevin Pilkington
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It's KEVIN PILKINGTON!

The keeper made just six Premier League appearances for Manchester United, keeping a solitary clean sheet.

23 January 2023
JANUARY 23 ANSWER: Lassana Diarra
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It's LASSANA DIARRA!

He made 44 Premier League appearances, scoring just once.

20 January 2023
JANUARY 20 ANSWER: Lee Dixon
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Congratulations if you got today's teaser! 

Dixon, now a regular in football punditry, enjoyed spells with the first four clubs before securing a move to Arsenal in 1988. He went on to play over 450 games for the Gunners before retiring in 2002.

His best career goal? This lovely chip into the back of his own net.  

19 January 2023
JANUARY 19 ANSWER: Andy Impey
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It's ANDY IMPEY!

He made 289 Premier League appearances, scoring 12 and assisting 11.

18 January 2023
JANUARY 18 ANSWER: Sylvain Wiltord
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It's SYLVAIN WILTORD

He made 106 Premier League appearances, scored 31 goals and provided 16 assists.

He also won the league twice.

 

17 January 2023
JANUARY 17 ANSWER: Laurent Blanc
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It's LAURENT BLANC!

The French defender made 48 Premier League appearances, scoring once and keeping 13 clean sheets.

He won the title in 2002/03.

16 January 2023
JANUARY 16 ANSWER: Roberto Di Matteo
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Congrats, it's Roberto Di Matteo!

13 January 2023
JANUARY 13 ANSWER: David Rocastle
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Good work, it's DAVID ROCASTLE!

He made 75 Premier League appearances, scoring four times and assisting six.

12 January 2023
JANUARY 12 ANSWER: Ian Wright
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Well done, it's IAN WRIGHT!!

His 213 Premier League appearances yielded 113 goals, 22 assists and one league title.

11 January 2023
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It's Emile Heskey & it's his birthday today too! 

The forward Premier League striker netted 130 goals in 633 career games. 



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10 January 2023
JANUARY 10 ANSWER: Michael Bridges
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It's MICHAEL BRIDGES!

He made 87 appearances in the Premier League, scoring 22 and assisting seven.

09 January 2023
JANUARY 9 ANSWER: Ulrich van Gobbel
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Top marks if you've heard of Ulrich van Gobbel! What a name.

The defender made 27 appearances for Southampton in the Premier League, scoring and assisting once.

06 January 2023
JANUARY 6 ANSWER: Ian Pearce
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That's right people, it's former Premier League defender Ian Pearce. 

He only made one appearance for Southampton so don't beat yourself up too much. He played the majority of his career at West Ham United before dropping down the divisions and eventually retiring in 2012. He's now the head of recruitment at West Brom.

 

05 January 2023
JANUARY 5 ANSWER: Viv Anderson
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It's VIV ANDERSON!

He made 26 Premier League appearances for Sheffield Wednesday, scoring three times.

04 January 2023
JANUARY 4 ANSWER: Jermaine Beckford
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You're right, it's JERMAINE BECKFORD!

He played 34 times in the Premier League, scoring eight goals and assisting two.

03 January 2023
JANUARY 3 ANSWER: Dave Beasant
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It's DAVE BEASANT!

The keeper made 131 Premier League appearances, keeping 27 clean sheets.

 

02 January 2023
JANUARY 2ND ANSWER: Jon Stead
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It's Jon Stead ladies and gentlemen.

One of football's most notorious journeyman strikers who played for 12 clubs across his career that spanned for 19 years. He notched up 143 goals in 626 games. 

30 December 2022
DECEMBER 30 ANSWER: Jason Scotland
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Tough one today so well done if you got it correct. 

The Trinidadian enjoyed a career that began in Scotland with Dundee United before bouncing around the English football league until he decided to return north of the border to try his hand in the SPL once again. 

29 December 2022
DECEMBER 29TH ANSWER: Neil Clement
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The answer is West Brom legend Neil Clement, he made over 250 appearance for the club and was a part of The Baggies record three promotions. 

28 December 2022
DECEMBER 28 ANSWER

The correct answer for December 28th's Mystery Footballer Brain Teaser is Man City academy graduate Dedryck Boyata!

27 December 2022
DECEMBER 27TH ANSWER: Lee Sharpe
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That's right, it's Lee Sharpe!

The winger spent the majority of his career at Manchester United. He moved to Leeds United for a record sum, he went on loan to Sampdoria and Bradford City during his time at Elland Road. He also earned eight caps for England.  

23 December 2022
DECEMBER 23 ANSWER: Titus Bramble!
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Well done if you got it right, if not we'll be back with more after Christmas so don't worry you'll have a chance at redemption. 

The marauding centre-back enjoyed spells across the country but is best remember for his time at Newcastle United and Wigan Athletic. We can't forget this belter of a goal during his Ipswich days though! 

22 December 2022
DECEMBER 22 ANSWER: Daniel Nardiello
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It's Daniel Nardiello!!

He didn't actually make a Premier League appearance, but he scored 129 career goals in 411 games for 12 different clubs.

21 December 2022
DECEMBER 21 ANSWER: Michael Duberry
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It's MICHAEL DUBERRY

He made 161 Premier League appearances, scoring five goals and assisting three.

20 December 2022
DECEMBER 20 ANSWER: Henri Lansbury
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Good work, it's HENRI LANSBURY!

Surprisingly he's only ever made 13 Premier League appearances, with no goals or assists in those games.

19 December 2022
DECEMBER 19 ANSWER: Ian Walker
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It's IAN WALKER!

The keeper made 312 Premier League appearances, keeping 77 clean sheets and providing two assists.

16 December 2022
DECEMBER 16 ANSWER: Francis Jeffers
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It's FRANCIS JEFFERS!

He made 119 Premier League appearances, scoring 25 goals and providing 17 assists.

15 December 2022
DECEMBER 15 ANSWER: Gary Cahill
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Of course, it's Gary Cahill!

He made 394 Premier League appearances, scored 28 goals, provided 11 assists and lifted the title twice.

14 December 2022
DECEMBER 14 ANSWER: David Edgar
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It's Canadian David Edgar

He made 23 PL appearances scoring twice and assisting one goal.

13 December 2022
DECEMBER 13 ANSWER: It's El Hadji Diouf
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Well done if you got it correct! Try again tomorrow if you didn't. 

El Hadji Diouf enjoyed a somewhat controversial career but also played for some of the biggest clubs in Britain. 

12 December 2022
DECEMBER 12 ANSWER: Carlton Cole
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Of course it's Carlton Cole!

He scored 51 goals in 289 Premier League games at four clubs, he spent most of his career at West Ham United. He also earned seven caps for England.

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09 December 2022
DECEMBER 9 ANSWER: Didier Domi
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Good work if you correctly guessed Didier Domi!

He made 67 Premier League appearances, scoring three times and assisting five.

08 December 2022
DECEMBER 8 ANSWER: Mike Newell
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It's MIKE NEWELL!

He made 117 Premier League appearances, scoring 22, assisting 21 and winning the title with Blackburn in 1995.

 

07 December 2022
DECEMBER 7 ANSWER: David Rocastle
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Good work, it's DAVID ROCASTLE!

He made 75 Premier League appearances, scoring four goals and providing six assists.

06 December 2022
DECEMBER 6 ANSWER: Keith Gillespie
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Well done if you got the answer right! 

Gillespie enjoyed a career that took him to some of the biggest clubs in England. He did strike a ball sweetly too. 

05 December 2022
DECEMBER 5 ANSWER: David Unsworth
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It's DAVID UNSWORTH

He made 364 Premier League appearances, scoring 38 and assisting 18.

02 December 2022
DECEMBER 2 ANSWER: John O'Shea
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It's super John O'Shea!

He made a massive 445 Premier League appearances, keeping 115 clean sheets and scoring 13 goals. He won the title five times.

01 December 2022
DECEMBER 1 ANSWER: Lee Hendrie
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It's LEE HENDRIE!

An Aston Villa legend, Hendrie made 251 Premier League appearances, scoring 27 times and assisting 25.

30 November 2022
NOVEMBER 30 ANSWER: Andy Cole
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Easy one today, it's ANDY COLE!

He played 414 times in the Premier League, scoring 187 and providing 73 assists.

He won the title five times, and the Golden Boot once.

29 November 2022
NOVEMBER 29 ANSWER: Steve Watson
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Well done, it's STEVE WATSON!

He made 351 Premier League appearances, scoring 26 goals and providing 22 assists.

28 November 2022
NOVEMBER 29 ANSWER: Nigel Spackman
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If you got this right, very well done. It's NIGEL SPACKMAN!

He made 67 Premier League appearances, assisting once and scoring none.

27 November 2022
NOVEMBER 27 ANSWER: Roy Carroll
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That's right, the answer to today's mystery footballer teaser is Roy Carroll! The Northern Irish shot-stopper was quite the traveller during his career, going as far as Olympiakos. We caught up with him a few years ago too which you can check out below!

26 November 2022
NOVEMBER 26 ANSWER: Phil Babb
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The answer is Phil Babb! The defender spent most of his career in the Premier League, he also played in Portugal where he won the league title with Sporting.

He made over 100 appearances for Liverpool where he put his body on the line... 

25 November 2022
NOVEMBER 25 ANSWER: Jérémie Aliadière
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Good work, it's Jérémie Aliadière!

He made 94 Premier League appearances, scoring eight and assisting eight.

24 November 2022
NOVEMBER 24 ANSWER: Aiden McGeady
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Good work, it's Aiden McGeady!

He only played in the Premier League 32 times, scoring once and assisting three times.

23 November 2022
NOVEMBER 23 ANSWER: Loic Remy

Well done if you got it right! 

Loic Remy had an up and down spell in England before he left British football. He did score a few bangers during his time here though. 

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22 November 2022
November 22nd Answer: Mikel Arteta

Of course, Mikel Arteta takes the cake for today's mystery footballer...

The Spaniard enjoyed time at Rangers, Real Sociedad and Everton before making the switch to North London, where he currently resides as head coach.

21 November 2022
NOVEMBER 21 ANSWER: Rio Ferdinand
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Of course, it's Rio Ferdinand!

Rio made 504 Premier League appearances, keeping 189 clean sheets, scoring 11 goals and lifting the title six times!

18 November 2022
NOVEMBER 18 ANSWER: Scott Parker
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Good work, it's Scott Parker!

A staggering 368 Premier League appearances, 24 goals and 21 assists. Oh, and two Player of the Month awards!

17 November 2022
NOVEMBER 17 ANSWER: It's Philippe Senderos!
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Well done if you got it correct! 

Tough one today as he never played more than 64 games for a single club and only played a combined 13 games for Rangers, Everton and Aston Villa. 

He did give us this classic line which we'll always be grateful for. 

 

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16 November 2022
NOVEMBER 16 ANSWER: Jonathan Greening
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Good work, it's Jonathan Greening! 👏 

The midfielder made 252 Premier League appearances, scoring nine goals and assisting 22.

15 November 2022
NOVEMBER 15 ANSWER: Nobby Solano
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In 302 Premier League games, Nobby Solano scored 49 goals and provided 62 assists.

14 November 2022
NOVEMBER 14TH ANSWER: It's Luís Boa Morte

Congratulations to everyone that got it right, better luck next time if you didn't. 

It was a brilliant player for numerous Premier League and was remembered best for his spell at Fulham where he is now a coach.  

 

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11 November 2022
November 11th ANSWER: It's Yakubu

It's the Yak-attack! Well done if you guessed correctly. 

He enjoyed many spells across various Premier League clubs scoring plenty of goals and securing cult status along the way. 

 

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10 November 2022
NOVEMBER 10th ANSWER: Ronny Johnsen

Congratulations if you got today's teaser correct! Better luck next time if you didn't. 

Johnsen enjoyed a fruitful career, playing in some of England's biggest clubs as well as spells at Besiktas and a handful of clubs in his homeland of Norway. 

09 November 2022
NOVEMBER 9 ANSWER: Mark Hughes
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That's right, it's MARK HUGHES!

'Sparky' made 297 Premier League appearances, scoring 64 times, assisting 33 and lifting the league title twice.

08 November 2022
NOVEMBER 8th ANSWER: Armand Traoré

Well done if you guessed correctly! It was a tough one today. 

He enjoyed a short career but played for some MASSIVE clubs along the way. 

07 November 2022
NOVEMBER 7 ANSWER: Martin Keown
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Of course, it's MARTIN KEOWN!

The defender won three Premier League titles, keeping 108 clean sheets in 323 PL appearances.

04 November 2022
4th NOVEMBER ANSWER: Aaron Hughes

Congratulations to those who guess correctly, come back and try again tomorrow if you didn't. 

Hughes is often referred to as one of football's most reliable defenders and with 525 career club appearances under his belt you can see why. He didn't score often but did net on his debut for Melbourne City Down Under. 

03 November 2022
3rd NOVEMBER ANSWER: It's Leroy Lita

Well done if you got it right! 

Leroy Lita was well travelled during his career, playing for 20 teams across a 20 year career that's on-going. He's at Hednesford Town this season and has 15 goals in 17 games. 

02 November 2022
2nd November Answer: It's Nwankwo Kanu

Well done if you guesses correctly, better luck next time if you didn't. 

Nwankwo Kanu played in England for a majority of his career and scored 98 club goals in 406 appearances. 

01 November 2022
1st November Answer: Kevin Kilbane!

Did you guess the answer correctly today? Well done if so. 

The Republic of Ireland international played 540 games in his career, scoring 37 goals and playing for nine teams along the way. 

31 October 2022
October 31st ANSWER: Wayne Routledge!

Congratulations if you guessed it correctly! 

Wayne played over 500 games in his career that lasted for two decades starting at Crystal Palace and ending at Swansea City. 

28 October 2022
October 28 ANSWER: Ugo Ehiogu
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Did you guess correctly? It's the late legendary footballer, Ugo Ehiogu. 

He played a total of 406 career games and notched up 12 goals along the way including one in the Old Firm Derby. Gone but never forgotten. 

27 October 2022
OCTOBER 27 ANSWER: Luke Chadwick
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It's Luke Chadwick!

He made 25 Premier League appearances, scoring and assisting twice.

26 October 2022
OCTOBER 26 ANSWER: Steve Staunton
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Did you guess correctly? It's Steve Staunton!

The Irishman made 288 Premier League appearances, scoring 13 goals and providing 28 assists.

25 October 2022
OCTOBER 25 ANSWER: Gavin Peacock
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One of the hardest yet, well done for guessing Gavin Peacock!

He made 102 Premier League appearances, scoring 17 times, and assisting 17 as well.

24 October 2022
OCTOBER 24 ANSWER: Ashley Williams
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Good work if you got this one! Ashley Williams.

The defender played 214 times in the Premier League, keeping 69 clean sheets and scoring six times.

21 October 2022
OCTOBER 21 ANSWER: Kieron Dyer
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An easy one today, Kieron Dyer!

He played 225 times in the Premier League, scoring 23 goals and assisting 28 times.

20 October 2022
OCTOBER 20 ANSWER: Ian Wright
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It's Ian Wright! 👏 

The striker played 213 times in the Premier League, winning one title, scoring 113 goals and providing 22 assists.

19 October 2022
OCTOBER 19 ANSWER: Rod Wallace
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Good work if you got this one right - it's Rod Wallace!

He made 197 Premier League appearances, scoring 45 times and assisting on 20 occasions.

18 October 2022
OCTOBER 18 ANSWER: Frank Sinclair
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Good work if you correctly guessed Frank Sinclair!

The defender made 288 Premier League appearances, kept 70 clean sheets, scoring eight goals and assisting six times.

17 October 2022
OCTOBER 17 ANSWER: Peter Beardsley
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Great start to the week if you guessed Peter Beardsley correctly!

185 Premier League appearances, 58 goals, 33 assists and legend status at Newcastle United.

14 October 2022
OCTOBER 14 ANSWER: Darren Huckerby

Good effort if you guessed Darren Huckerby correctly - not easy from his early club!

Huckerby played 201 times in the Premier League, scoring 38 goals and providing 17 assists.

13 October 2022
OCTOBER 13 ANSWER: Danny Cadamarteri
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Very well done if you guessed correctly today - some of our younger team members haven't even heard of him...

Danny Cadamarteri made 93 appearances in the Premier League, scoring 13 goals and providing six assists.

12 October 2022
OCTOBER 12 ANSWER: Steve Stone
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Good work if you guessed Steve Stone correctly, that's a tough one!

Stone made 253 Premier League appearances, scoring 25 times and providing 34 assists.

11 October 2022
OCTOBER 11 ANSWER: Damien Duff
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Nice work if you guessed Damien Duff correctly!

The Irishman made 392 Premier League appearances, making 109 goal contributions.

He lifted the title twice.

10 October 2022
OCTOBER 10 ANSWER: Louis Saha
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Congratulations if you guessed our first teaser correctly! 👏 

Louis Saha made 289 Premier League appearances, scoring 85 times and providing 20 assists.

He also has two Premier League winners medals.

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