| SQUAREMILE | Wanting equaliser, puts away header for Man City (6,4) |
| AMBLERS | Risk-taker puts away header, second for Wanderers (7) |
| BACKGROUNDMUSIC | What creates atmosphere in stadium: header for Man United saved by defender thus |
| CONJUGATED | Bespoke Django clue about Cantona's focus when missing header for Leeds United (10) |
| GLADTODOIT | "My pleasure!" equivalent whose middle two words are a header for a chores checklist: 4 wds. |
| INTIMACY | Familiarity with one formation for Man. City |
| THEBOYSINBLUE | Police those playing for Man City? (3,4,2,4) |
| ERLING | Norwegian, ... Haaland, who plays for Man City. (6) |
| PEPTALK | Motivational speech (for Man City players?) (3,4) |
| SANTACRUZ | Roque ..... .... , 1999-2016 Paraguay striker who played in England for Man City and Blackburn Rovers (5,4) |
| LOVESONG | Tonight, for example, scoreless prior to Spurs forward getting header for goal |
| LOVE | Tonight, for example, scoreless prior to Spurs forward getting header for goal |
| SONG | Tonight, for example, scoreless prior to Spurs forward getting header for goal |
| EQUALISE | I squeal madly after header for Everton to bring level (8) |
| SLOWING | Checking Wilson's poor header for goal (7) |
| ALBION | A hero netting brave header for England (6) |
| IMPROMPTU | Spontaneously, I am sharp with header for United |
| FIXUP | Provide header for forward with team back on top (3,2) |
| OFFCENTRE | Crooked ref often moved to net header for Chelsea (3-6) |
| ABACUS | Old scorer with a header for Chelsea hugged by a coach (6) |
