Fantasy Premier League 2016-17 Pre-Season Round up
Hellllllooooooooo FPL’ers! We’re back. It is that time of the year again when we begin to look ahead to how our 20 Premier League teams are preparing for this the most potentially cash-laden, superstar-fuelled, world class manager-jewelled season in history.
FPL will again afford us the chance to back our favourite players (which is of course price-dependent – but that’s for another article) but we need to know that they will be playing in a position worth having them, that they are in form, and more exciting perhaps, where the next bargain of the ‘Alli, Mahrez, Payet, Vardy’ ilk are to be found.
And so to assist us along the way this article is intended as a pre-season scrap book where we intend to record all teams pre-season fixtures and will include where possible all salient information as to who is scoring, who is assisting and who is looking hot and who isn’t.
I will do my best to get all information posted as swiftly as possible but it will all eventually appear here. I would appeal to you to follow my example and in the format of previous seasons assist me by including team news with substitutions, team formation information, goal scoring and assisting records and any other information FPL-relevant.
The main new addition here is that this article is linked in with the HOT COMMENTS section that appears above the Latest Comments. Basically we have created a comment link for each team. Simply scroll to the Hot Comments for the team you require info on and it’ll take you to their section and we will have all their pre-season info in one place courtesy of our fantastic community members.
The purpose of this is so that –
1. There is a specific place to post relevant pre-season info for each team –
Please post any findings – line-ups, signings, team news, match reports, etc…
2. It’s easy to find all the info.
Need to know the pre-season line-ups for Arsenal? Easy, just click on their link in Hot Comments and you will come to their hub.
The Fixtures
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The Fixtures
(N) – Neutral Venue
Arsenal
22nd July
Lens v Arsenal
28th July
MLS All-Stars XI v Arsenal (N)
31st July
Guadalajara v Arsenal (N)
5th August
Viking v Arsenal
7th August
Arsenal v Manchester City (N)
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Bournemouth
20th July
Minnesota United v Bournemouth
23rd July
Portsmouth v Bournemouth
29th July
Reading v Bournemouth
31st July
Bournemouth v Cardiff City
3rd August
Bournemouth v Valencia
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Burnley
18th July
Accrington Stanley v Burnley
26th July
Bolton Wanderers v Burnley
28th July
Fleetwood Town v Burnley
30th July
Rangers v Burnley
1st August
Burnley v Bradford City (Testimonial)
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Chelsea
16th July
Rapid Vienna v Chelsea
20th July
Wolfsberger v Chelsea
27th July
Chelsea v Liverpool (N)
30th July
Real Madrid v Chelsea (N)
3rd August
Milan v Chelsea (N)
7th August
CSKA Moscow v Chelsea
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Crystal Palace
14th July
Philadelphia Union v Crystal Palace
17th July
FC Cincinnati v Crystal Palace
20th July
Vancouver Whitecaps v Crystal Palace
6th August
Crystal Palace v Valencia
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Everton
23rd July
Barnsley v Everton
26th July
MK Dons v Everton
30th July
Dynamo Dresden v Everton
31st July
Everton v Real Betis (N)
3rd August
Manchester United v Everton (Testimonial)
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Hull City
15th July
Grimsby Town v Hull City
16th July
North Ferriby United v Hull City
19th July
Mansfield Town v Hull City
23rd July
Scunthorpe United v Hull City
26th July
Barnsley v Hull City
30th July
Nottingham Forest v Hull City
3rd August
Caykur Rizespor v Hull City (N)
6th August
Torino v Hull City (N)
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Leicester City
19th July
Oxford City v Leicester City
23rd July
Celtic v Leicester City
30th July
Paris St Germain v Leicester City (N)
2nd August
Chesterfield v Leicester City
3rd August
Barcelona v Leicester City (N)
7th August
Leicester City v Manchester United (N, Community Shield)
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Liverpool
8th July
Tranmere Rovers v Liverpool
13th July
Fleetwood Town v Liverpool
17th July
Wigan Athletic v Liverpool
20th July
Huddersfield Town v Liverpool
27th July
Chelsea v Liverpool (N)
30th July
Liverpool v Milan (N)
1st August
Liverpool v Roma (N)
6th August
Liverpool v Barcelona (N)
7th August
Mainz v Liverpool
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Manchester City
20th July
Bayern Munich v Manchester City
25th July
Manchester City v Manchester United (N)
28th July
Manchester City v Borussia Dortmund (N)
7th August
Manchester City v Arsenal
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Manchester United
16th July
Wigan Athletic v Manchester United
22nd July
Borussia Dortmund v Manchester United (N)
26th July
Manchester City v Manchester United (N)
30th July
Galatasaray v Manchester United (N)
3rd August
Manchester United v Everton (Testimonial)
7th August
Leicester City v Manchester United (N, Community Shield)
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Middlesbrough
9th July
York City v Middlesbrough
16th July
Doncaster Rovers v Middlesbrough
30th July
Aston Villa v Middlesbrough
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Southampton
23rd July
Zwolle v Southampton
27th July
Twente v Southampton
30th July
Groningen v Southampton
7th August
Southampton v Athletic Club
Stoke City
16th July
Burton Albion v Stoke City
23rd July
Preston North End v Stoke City
30th July
Orlando City v Stoke City
6th August
Hamburg v Stoke City
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Sunderland
20th July
Hartelpool United v Sunderland
23rd July
Rotherham United v Sunderland
25th July
Stade Nyonnais v Sunderland (N)
27th July
Dijon v Sunderland (N)
30th July
Montpellier v Sunderland (N)
5th August
Borussia Dortmund v Sunderland (N)
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Swansea City
13th July
Charlotte Independence v Swansea City
16th July
Richmond Kickers v Swansea City
23rd July
Bristol Rovers v Swansea City
27th July
Swindon Town v Swansea City
30th July
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Swansea City
6th August
Swansea City v Rennes
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Tottenham Hotspur
26th July
Juventus v Tottenham Hotspur (N)
29th July
Tottneham Hotspur v Atletico Madrid (N)
5th August
Totteham Hotpsur v Inter (N)
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Watford
10th July
Woking v Watford
14th July
Stevenage v Watford
30th July
Queens Park Rangers v Watford
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West Bromwich Albion
16th July
Kidderminster Harriers v West Bromwich Albion
21st July
Vitesse v West Bromwich Albion
23rd July
West Bromwich Albion v PSV Eindhoven
30th July
Plymouth Argyle v West Bromwich Albion
1st August
Torquay v West Bromwich Albion
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West Ham United
6th July
Seattle Sounders v West Ham United
13th July
Carolina Railhawks v West Ham United
19th July
Peterborough United v West Ham United
7th August
West Ham United v Juventus
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Hello All,
This is my first time posting and my first time taking advice on my FPL team. After doing crap during the last two seasons i have realised that I am crap at this. So I ask for some guidance and thoughts on my first draft for my team.
Look forward to the help and the abuse.
Cheers,
Rick
Welcome to the site mate. We’ll try improve your rank haha
a few thoughts on your team is your defence really I would skip Sunderland since Big Sam is set to be announced as England manager tomorrow also I would wait to see how Palace are defensively with their new keeper in preseason first.
Thank you for the quick reply. Didn’t even think about big Sam!! I’ll have a look at other options! My thoughts on van aanholt are that he was excellent going forward.
He is but ultimately he’s a defender so if Sunderland become an absolute joke at the back he won’t get many points because sadly he won’t get a goal or assist every game.
Talk of Moyes being the obvious replacement and if that’s the case then it’s as you were with Sunderland really. He’ll build from the back. PVA is always worth a look regardless really.
I didn’t hear anything about replacements but Moyes at Sunderland could be decent.
Hi Ricki, a warm welcome to the site. I like your mids and forwards there, well balanced. I’d prefer someone other than Fletcher as back up but let’s see who emerges from pre-season as a cheap pick and on set-pieces. Your keeper combo worries me! Watford have just about the toughest first 5 games going and even Hull have Leicester, Arsenal and Man Utd I think it is in the first 5. I’d defo look at swapping those. Use the link below for rotation pairs but also look at the first 6 tracker above it when doing so. I’ve not checked your defenders rotation so do the same with those and alter accordingly within your budget. If it’s cheap end I’d be looking for at least 3 plus a keeper who play at home each week as a bare minimum even if the odd one has a tough fixture within that.
https://fantasyfootball247.co.uk/fixture-tracker/
Thank you for the warm welcome and quick reply. I will study the chart and try to change my defence and Gk to suit.!
Welcome to the site mate – don’t worry, I’m crap as well
@SlickRick, Can’t see Paredes starting mate. They seem to have signed Djedje and he should be able to grab the job from Paredes or Nyom. So unless he comes in at the same price (he won’t), I would look to replace him. Of course you are probably just using him as a 4.0 throwaway I assume, so it may not matter. Williams has two nice fixtures to start and then it is dreadful, so that could be a player to look at, unless you are comfortable with keeping him through the rough patch or using up a transfer early. Solid team though to start off with. Long and Gray together is hard to stomach, as it feels like you are taking a double punt on forwards, but considering the budget and the prices it is understandable.
Ohhhh and Welcome to the site, we are happy to have you.
Mito, that’s your most serious post ever – no sarcasm, no piss taking, you ok?!
I always welcome new members in nicely, I need their guard down. 😉
Haha, give it a week or so before the “what a shite squad” response to rmt’s start flowing
Hi Mito thanks for the reply,
Glad to be here, but I will not be dropping my guard thanks to cookie! You are correct that paredes is just a throwaway. However my plan is to use my wildcard after the 4th match day so the playwrs I have in I believe have the best run in. I have taken on board what you kind people have said in the forum and made changes to my defence and Gk. I’m sure my team will change again before the season starts though
Fair enough Ricki. I don’t think I would make plans for my first WC, that never seems to work out for any of us.
Can anyone tell me is there an app for the fantasy football .
Not yet but they say there will be. You still having trouble signing in on your phone too?
Yeah not sure what is going on I think my phone may have a virus.
Oh god don’t say that mate my phone is doing the same so I don’t want a virus haha. I’ve emailed the FPL site to see if they know what’s wrong so once I find out I’ll let you know.
Hey guys! It’s great to be back but as always with only 100m, it’s not very easy to make a nice team. This is what I’ve got so far:
Let me know what you think!
Hi tique, hope you are well. This Burnley striker must be as every team I’ve seen so far has him! Overall looks good. Obviously Mahrez has to be properly confirmed as staying yet. I’d keep an eye on JRod as he’s a mil cheaper than Tadic and could well be playing up front.
+1
Ok mattx cheers I’m running anti virus at the moment so we will see if that can fix it.
If that works let me know because then I’ll need to get one.
Is this what you are getting mattx .
That’s it exactly!!
1. Try changeing your time settings to Automatic ( if you are on an adroid phone).
2 Clear Chrome chache
3. Change connection if you are on a public wifi or soemthing like that .
Hey Wafflez I’ve done the second one and third one but how do I do the first one again?
Settings the date and time on your phone
Cheers mate
Mime was already ticked so it didn’t work for me but thanks
Matt – if it makes you feel any better, I cant get in to sfa
The same error with another browser btw?
Dreamers what’s sfa?
Wafflez I did try another browser and that was the same.
Ok then a factory reset is the only thing i can think of. If you have the same error with different browsers and both with WiFi and WiFi off
SFA = Sweet Fuck All Matt
Wafflez won’t a factory reset get rid of all my stuff and apps?
Dreamers I thought it was that but wasn’t sure haha can you not log in using your laptop?
Asked on twitter for y’all. This chap had the same warning thing. Hopefully someone else sees it and offers a solution if he doesn’t have one himself.
Cheers Init. Hopefully FPL get back to me soon and I’ll stick it up here what they say.
There’s clearly a wider issue which isn’t just your phone but yeah likewise I’ll post any responses if we get info.
Yeah exactly but maybe it’s a certain version of a phone like after updates the phone may be version 2.03 and that version isn’t compatible or something.
Latest, android people!
Evening!
Is anyone planning to go without Kun?
Evening Mitro
I haven’t really started fiddling too much but the first draft I did had Kun in there. What about yourself?
Going to stick with him I think, I can get a more balanced team without him but Kun usually is my perma cappo and I wouldn’t feel comfortable not having him!
You thinking about negredo as a option?
Yeah I think I’ll be sticking with him too. I just feel that not having Kun is a death wish.
Definitely!! I think he could be brilliant for Boro so if he’s priced at 7 or below I’ll definitely be trying to get him in there.
Matt – this is currently what I’ve got (my head is banging)
I can’t wait till i start taking some hits so I can increase my budget!!!
What a shite squad!
That’s a decent team mate I like it anyway the defence is a bit weak but needs must.
I know! Don’t worry after a few weeks of taking hits and activating my WC it will be fucking sweet!!
The risk is obvious, but it seems something will have to give, somewhere, somehow.
Hi wafflez I’m not sure how to do the first one.
Settings then date and time and check the box if it isn’t checked already