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Wayne Rooney, Samuel Eto'o, Peter Crouch, Emmanuel Adebayor all belong in the celebrations hall of fame – what happened next?
Wayne Rooney, Samuel Eto'o, Peter Crouch, Emmanuel Adebayor all belong in the celebrations hall of fame – what happened next? Composite: Reuters, Getty
Wayne Rooney, Samuel Eto'o, Peter Crouch, Emmanuel Adebayor all belong in the celebrations hall of fame – what happened next? Composite: Reuters, Getty

Quiz: which teammate was first to join these Premier League goal celebrations?

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Name the players who initially took part in – or tried to stop – the below iconic moments. We’ve provided as much help as possible …

  1. 1.We begin in October 1992 at Selhurst Park. Dalian Atkinson has just scored the goal of the season, and is embraced by an Aston Villa fan holding an umbrella. Which teammate is first to join the celebrations?
  2. 2.Jürgen Klinsmann scores his first Tottenham goal at Sheffield Wednesday in August 1994, and celebrates by taking a dive. Who joins him first?
  3. 3.Eric Cantona for Manchester United v Sunderland, December 1996. The chipped finish is almost as cool as the celebration – a slow, nonchalant turn, collar up, arms out. Which teammate is there with a bien joué hug?
  4. 4.Temuri Ketsbaia scores for Newcastle against Bolton in January 1998, and celebrates by kicking an advertising hoarding to pieces. Who comes along to intervene?
  5. 5.Next up: Robbie Fowler 'snorts the goalline' after scoring a penalty for Liverpool against Everton in April 1999, until he is stopped by ...
  6. 6."Wassuuuuup?!" asks Thierry Henry, after scoring for Arsenal against Manchester United in October 2000. Which teammate is first to answer?
  7. 7.Two months later, David Ginola scores a late leveller for Aston Villa against Manchester City, and whips off his shirt. Which teammate gets to that six-pack in double-quick time?
  8. 8.Ruud van Nistelrooy scores for Manchester United against Arsenal at Old Trafford in October 2004, and celebrates redemption down by the corner flag with which teammate?
  9. 9.September 2009, and Emmanuel Adebayor runs the length of the pitch to celebrate in front of the travelling Arsenal fans after scoring for Manchester City. Which City player initially catches up to him?
  10. 10.Who is first to congratulate Wayne Rooney on his overhead-kick winner for Manchester United against City in February 2011?
  11. 11.City strike back eight months later with a seismic 6-1 win at Old Trafford. Who joins Mario Balotelli to ask 'why always me?' after the Italian opens the scoring?
  12. 12.Luis Suárez scores for Liverpool in the Merseyside derby in October 2012, and takes a dive right in front of the Everton manager, David Moyes. Who is the first player in red to intervene?
  13. 13.Next up: the 'old man' – Samuel Eto'o for Chelsea v Tottenham in March 2014 ...
  14. 14.The 'knockout blow': Wayne Rooney for Man Utd v Tottenham, March 2015 ...
  15. 15.February 2017: after scoring his 100th Premier League goal, Peter Crouch brings out 'the robot'.
  16. 16.The 'yoga pose': Mohamed Salah for Liverpool vs Chelsea, April 2019 ...
  17. 17.In January 2024, Neal Maupay started a war of words with James Maddison by copying his dart-throw celebration, alongside which Brentford teammate?
  18. 18.Finally, who was the first player to reach Arsenal's Myles Lewis-Skelly after he mimicked Erling Haaland's 'meditation pose' after scoring against Manchester City last month?
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