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QUIZ: How well do you know your Premier League opening days?

If this doesn’t get you in the mood, we’re not sure what will.

Brian Deane scored the very first goal of the Premier League era on 15 August 1992, but which club was he playing for at the time?
Southampton
Sheffield United

Leeds United
Oldham Athletic
Arsenal were beaten 3-0 by Coventry on 14 August 1993. Who scored all three goals?
Tony Sheridan
Peter Ndlovu

Roy Wegerle
Micky Quinn
Jurgen Klinsmann capped a debut goal for Tottenham with one of the great Premier League celebrations in 1994. Who did he sign for Spurs from?
Monaco
Stuttgart

Inter Milan
Bayern Munich
Alan Hansen famously said "you can't win anything with kids" after Man United lost 3-1 to Aston Villa in 1995. Which of these players didn't start that day?
Gary Neville
David Beckham

Paul Scholes
Nicky Butt
Fabrizio Ravanelli banged in a hat-trick on his Middlesbrough debut in a 3-3 draw with Liverpool in 1996. What was the Italian's nickname?
White Flame
Silver Fox

White Feather
Wise Man
Which Wimbledon player lost possession right before David Beckham scored from the halfway line in 1996?
Dean Holdsworth
Efan Ekoku

Vinnie Jones
Robbie Earle
Chelsea stuffed Sunderland 4-0 in 1999 but who scored two goals for them, including a spectacular volley, that day?
Gus Poyet
Gianfranco Zola

Tore Andre Flo
Roberto Di Matteo
Which manager said "there's no positives you can take out" after his side were thumped 6-1 by Arsenal in 2009?
Harry Redknapp
Owen Coyle

Martin O'Neill
David Moyes
Ian Holloway's Blackpool won their first Premier League game 4-0 in 2010. Who did they beat?
Wigan Athletic
Blackburn Rovers

Wolves
Birmingham City
Which of these players proved the late hero as Liverpool earned a 1-0 victory over Stoke in 2013?
Kolo Toure
Daniel Sturridge

Simon Mignolet
Steven Gerrard
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Decent effort
You may have known it all once, but you've let your game slip in recent years.
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