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'We’d been working on that set-piece all summer – it wasn’t the most spectacular.' The words of which player, who scored the Premier League's first ever goal?
Dean Saunders
Brian Deane
Lee Chapman
Niall Quinn
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What was the first Monday night match, foreshadowing a far more significant fixture in the future?
Crystal Palace v Liverpool
Arsenal v Leicester
Manchester City v QPR
Liverpool v Blackburn
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'Impressed with what’s going on in the centre circle, boys?' Richard Keys asked viewers on that Monday night. But what was going on?
The City subs were taking on a keepy-uppy world record
Jet from Gladiators was entertaining the crowd
Sky's cheerleading squad, the 'Sky Strikers' were performing
Andy Gray was trying to hit the crossbar
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Thirteen players from outside the British Isles featured on the opening weekend. Which three countries had two each?
France, Netherlands and Norway
Denmark, Netherlands and Sweden
Denmark, Sweden and Norway
France, Russia and USA
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On Sunday, Teddy Sheringham scored the first top-flight goal to be shown on Sky as Nottingham Forest beat Liverpool. What was unusual about it?
David James' clearance hit the forward and ricocheted into the net
It was his only top-flight goal from outside the penalty area
He scored directly from a corner
It was his last goal for Forest
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The current England manager, Gareth Southgate, scored on the opening weekend – for which team?
Aston Villa
Middlesbrough
Crystal Palace
Blackburn (it was an own goal)
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The eight games on the opening Saturday produced 27 goals. Which game was the only one to end goalless?
Ipswich v Aston Villa
Chelsea v Oldham
Everton v Sheffield Wednesday
Southampton v Tottenham
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Arsenal's first Premier League campaign began with a shock 4-2 home defeat to Norwich. What was the score at half-time?
Arsenal 0-0 Norwich
Arsenal 0-4 Norwich
Arsenal 2-2 Norwich
Arsenal 2-0 Norwich
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The defending champions, Leeds, were pushed hard by Wimbledon. Who scored the late winner at Elland Road?
Eric Cantona
Gordon Strachan
Lee Chapman
Warren Barton
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How many of the 22 teams that played on the opening weekend are in the Premier League this season?
Eight
10
12
14
Solutions
1:B - The Sheffield United striker headed home from a flicked-on long throw as the Blades beat Manchester United 2-1., 2:C - There was no stoppage-time winner for City this time, as the teams drew 1-1 at Maine Road., 3:C - It was just banter., 4:B - Euro '92 winners John Jensen and Peter Schmeichel from Denmark; Michel Vonk (Man City) and keeper Hans Segers (Wimbledon) from the Netherlands; and Anders Limpar (Arsenal) and Roland Nilsson (Sheffield Weds) from Sweden., 5:D - Sheringham joined Spurs the following week for £2.1m and went on to win the golden boot with 22 goals, 6:C - Southgate netted at the right end in a 3-3 draw with promoted Blackburn, who went on to finish fourth. Palace picked up 49 points, and were relegated., 7:D - The only two sides who failed to score met at the Dell, in a game that would surely have been last on Match of the Day, 8:D - George Graham's side looked in control, but the Canaries hit four goals in 15 minutes, with two from Mark Robins. They finished the season third; Arsenal were 10th, 9:C - Barton equalised for the Dons with a cross-shot that caught out John Lukic, before Chapman fired home from Cantona's flick, 10:C - The 10 that are missing: Blackburn, Coventry, Ipswich, Leeds, Middlesbrough, Nottingham Forest, Oldham, QPR, Sheffield Wednesday and Wimbledon.
Scores
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4 and above.
A mid-table effort
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0 and above.
Relegation beckons
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8 and above.
You were paying attention back in '92
