Premier League quiz: test your knowledge of the season so far

1. Hopefully, we all remember that Manchester City's Erling Haaland is top of the scoring charts. But who is second?

   1. Ivan Toney

   2. Miguel Almirón

   3. Harry Kane

   4. Aleksandar Mitrovic

2. Which trio of teams are currently in the bottom three?

   1. Nottingham Forest, Southampton and Wolves

   2. Everton, West Ham and Leicester

   3. Leeds, Everton and Forest

   4. Southampton, Bournemouth and Wolves

3. Newcastle are flying high in third place. Who are the only team to beat the Magpies in the league this season?

   1. Chelsea

   2. Tottenham

   3. Manchester City

   4. Liverpool

4. Which World Cup star scored Manchester United’s first league goal of the Erik ten Hag era?

   1. Marcus Rashford

   2. Lisandro Martínez

   3. Bruno Fernandes

   4. Alexis Mac Allister

5. Who went into the winter break with a thrilling 2-1 victory at the Etihad Stadium?

   1. Manchester City

   2. Liverpool

   3. Leeds United

   4. Brentford

6. How many of the 20 top-flight teams have changed manager already this term?

   1. Three

   2. Five

   3. Six

   4. Eight

7. Complete the sequence: Haaland, Haaland, Toney, Son, Trossard, __________, Foden.

   1. Harry Kane

   2. Ivan Toney

   3. Erling Haaland

   4. Darwin Núñez

8. Who are Black Knight Football Club and what role did they play during the World Cup break?

   1. A popular esports stream who played out the season as if the World Cup had not happened

   2. A Dubai-based football team who have hosted five Premier League sides in December

   3. An investment conglomerate who have bought Bournemouth FC

   4. A drill collective whose music was regularly played in the England dressing room

9. Which three teams have picked up more than one red card so far this season?

   1. Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham

   2. Chelsea, Leeds and Wolves

   3. Aston Villa, Leicester and Wolves

   4. Leeds, Liverpool and Manchester City

10. Which player has hit the woodwork the most times this season?

    1. Erling Haaland

    2. Son Heung-min

    3. Darwin Núñez

    4. Raheem Sterling

11. Which team's last four league results are: won 4-3, lost 4-3, won 2-1, lost 3-2?

    1. Leeds United

    2. Bournemouth

    3. Manchester United

    4. Brighton

12. Finally, the Premier League's return also means fantasy football is back. Who is the top-scoring defender in the official FPL game this season?

    1. Kieran Trippier

    2. João Cancelo

    3. William Saliba

    4. Timothy Castagne

Solutions

1:C - The Tottenham striker has 12, six behind Haaland. Toney has 10, Mitrovic nine (alongside Rodrigo) and Almirón eight., 2:A - There's still a long way to go., 3:D - Newcastle have beaten Chelsea and Spurs, and drew 3-3 with City, but lost 2-1 at Anfield in August, 4:D - The World Cup winner scored an own goal but Brighton still won 2-1 at Old Trafford., 5:D - Ten-man City beat Fulham 2-1 the previous week, while Liverpool beat City and Leeds beat Liverpool at Anfield., 6:C - Aston Villa, Southampton, Chelsea, Brighton, Bournemouth and Wolves, whose new manager, Julen Lopetegui, was appointed on 5 November and is yet to take charge of a league game., 7:C - These are the season's hat-tricks in order. Haaland got his third of the season, and Foden his first, in Manchester City's 6-3 derby win., 8:C - Their managing general partner, Bill Foley, attended the game against Leicester before the break, 9:B - Wolves are the worst offenders with three; Chelsea and Leeds have had two players each sent off., 10:C - The Liverpool forward has hit post or bar four times, but has also scored five league goals., 11:A - It's rarely been dull following Jesse Marsch's side this season., 12:A - The Newcastle full-back has earned 96 points, outscored by only Haaland and Kane.

Scores

1. 5 and above.

   A good effort; it has been six weeks

2. 0 and above.

   To be fair, the World Cup was gripping

3. 9 and above.

   Back of the net! Total recall.