The big Friday Premier League quiz

Tired of your mates recycling the same old football trivia questions from years gone by?

Bring them bang up to date and get them guessing with our Opta-powered Premier League quiz.

All the answers are at the bottom of the page, so you can claim the high ground when it comes to statistical knowledge!

1. Harry Kane boasts a prolific record of 13 goals in 12 games in all competitions against Leicester City, who Spurs visit this weekend. The England striker now has 125 in 172 top-flight games under Mauricio Pochettino. Who are the only two Premier League players to have scored more under a single manager?

Great start to a big run of games. #COYS pic.twitter.com/kIdNkNa6kY

— Harry Kane (@HKane) September 14, 2019

2. Norwich City star Teemu Pukki has been directly involved in eight goals across his first five Premier League appearances, with six goals and two assists. Who is the only player to have registered more in their initial five outings, with nine goal involvements?

8 – Teemu Pukki has now been involved in eight goals in his first five Premier League appearances (6 goals, 2 assists). Capitalised. pic.twitter.com/OkEbBaCfiU

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 14, 2019

3. Which team have given more minutes to British and Irish players in the Premier League this season than any other, with 4,916 in total?

Liverpool take a -point lead

The biggest points advantage in #PL history after five matches pic.twitter.com/KIK0MpsENm

— Premier League (@premierleague) September 16, 2019

4. Chelsea’s Tammy Abraham has scored at least twice in each of his past three Premier League outings. Who became the only player to achieve this for four games in a row in December 2013?

3 – Tammy Abraham (21y 347d) has become the youngest ever Chelsea player to score a Premier League hat-trick, and is the youngest Englishman to do so in the competition since Raheem Sterling (v Bournemouth) in October 2015. Outstanding. pic.twitter.com/huibRPCliW

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 14, 2019

5. Manchester City’s run of 11 successive wins in all competitions over weekend opponents Watford is their second longest against any opponent. Who did they beat 14 times between April 2012 and January 2018?

0 – Watford are one of two Premier League teams yet to win in 2019-20, along with Wolves; the Hornets haven’t failed to win any of their opening five league matches of a season since 2011-12 in the Championship. Dwellers. pic.twitter.com/RkHlhANK8T

— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 15, 2019

Answers:

1. Thierry Henry (175 under Arsene Wenger) and Wayne Rooney (141 under Alex Ferguson)
2. Sergio Aguero 
3. Sheffield United
4. Luis Suarez
5. West Brom