FF247 FPL Pre Season Hub 2022/23
Welcome to FF247 FPL Pre Season Hub 2022/23
In this season of a first ever winter World Cup, and hence an early start to the domestic football calendars across the European Continent, you could be forgiven for saying ….
“What, Pre Season games? Already?”
Last season only ‘ended’ 35 days ago domestically with the Champions League final in Paris. Still, Liverpool will be back in action a week on Tuesday against Manchester United in a friendly. In Thailand.
When you factor in that most players then had to go represent their country in World Cup, African Nations Cup or Nations League matches, then there truly is no break these days.
More FPL rotation than ever before, anyone? – that’s before you consider we now have 5 subs per team per game now. Ha!
But we at FF247 mirror those highly over paid athletes as we prepare for you our Pre Season Article for the 2022/23 season. As ever, all fixtures are listed below and we have a dedicated comment section for each of the 20 clubs.
We welcome back Nottingham Forest after their 23-year exile from top division football. From Burton to Berlin, they too, are gearing towards the weirdest season ever by getting in the miles on the clock.
Please feel free to post any exciting, useful or FPL related material or information for each team. This is an interactive article as always!
Your FF247 community will deliver you safely to the World Cup break. Nope! Just doesn’t sound right…..
THE FIXTURES
Arsenal
July 08: Nurnberg 3-5 Arsenal
July 16: Everton 0-2 Arsenal
July 20: Orlando City 1-3 Arsenal
July 23: Arsenal 4-0 Chelsea
July 30: Arsenal 6-0 Sevilla
Aston Villa
July 09: Walsall 0-4 Aston Villa
July 17: Aston Villa 1-0 Leeds United
July 20: Brisbane Roar 0-1 Aston Villa
July 23: Manchester United 2-2 Aston Villa
July 30: Rennes 1-2 Aston Villa
Bournemouth
July 15: Bournemouth 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
July 19: Braga 2-1 Bournemouth
July 23: Bournemouth 0-1 Bristol City
July 30: Bournemouth 1-2 Real Sociedad
Brentford
July 09: Boreham Wood 0-2 Brentford
July 16: Stuttgart 2-1 Brentford
July 19: Brentford 2-2 Strasbourg
July 23: Wolfsburg 4-0 Brentford
July 26: Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Brentford
July 30: Brentford 1-0 Real Betis
Brighton & Hove Albion
July 09: Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Union Saint-Gilloise
July 16: Brighton & Hove Albion 4-1 Estoril
July 23: Reading 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
July 26: Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Brentford
July 30: Brighton & Hove Albion 5-1 Espanyol
Chelsea
July 16: Chelsea 2-1 Club America
July 20: Charlotte 1-1 Chelsea
July 23: Arsenal 4-0 Chelsea
July 29: Udinese 1-3 Chelsea
Crystal Palace
July 02: Crystal Palace 1-1 Accrington Stanley
July 09: Crystal Palace 5-4 Millwall
July 15: Liverpool 2-0 Crystal Palace
July 16: Crystal Palace 4-2 Ipswich Town
July 19: Manchester United 3-1 Crystal Palace
July 19: Gillingham 2-3 Crystal Palace
July 22: Crystal Palace 1-1 Leeds United
July 23: Queens Park Rangers 0-3 Crystal Palace
July 30: Crystal Palace 4-2 Montpellier
Everton
July 16: Everton 0-2 Arsenal
July 20: Minnesota United 4-0 Everton
July 24: Blackpool 2-4 Everton
July 29: Everton 3-0 Dynamo Kyiv
Fulham
July 16: Nice 0-2 Fulham
July 17: Benfica 5-1 Fulham
July 24: Estoril 1-3 Fulham
July 31: Fulham 1-1 Villarreal
Leeds United
July 07: Leeds United 4-0 Blackpool
July 14: Brisbane Roar 1-2 Leeds United
July 17: Aston Villa 1-0 Leeds United
July 22: Crystal Palace 1-1 Leeds United
July 31: Leeds United 6-2 Cagliari
Leicester City
July 09: Leicester City 1-2 Notts County
July 16: Leuven 3-3 Leicester City
July 20: Hull City 0-4 Leicester City
July 23: Derby County 1-3 Leicester City
July 23: Preston North End 1-2 Leicester City
July 31: Leicester City 1-0 Sevilla
Liverpool
July 12: Liverpool 0-4 Manchester United
July 15: Liverpool 2-0 Crystal Palace
July 21: RB Leipzig 0-5 Liverpool
July 27: Salzburg 1-0 Liverpool
July 30: Liverpool 3-1 Manchester City
July 31: Liverpool 0-3 Strasbourg
Manchester City
July 21: Manchester City 2-1 America
July 24: Bayern Munich 0-1 Manchester City
July 30: Liverpool 3-1 Manchester City
Manchester United
July 12: Liverpool 0-4 Manchester United
July 15: Melbourne Victory 1-4 Manchester United
July 19: Manchester United 3-1 Crystal Palace
July 23: Manchester United 2-2 Aston Villa
July 30: Atletico Madrid 1-0 Manchester United
July 31: Manchester United 1-1 Rayo Vallecano
Newcastle United
July 15: Newcastle United 3-0 1860 Munich
July 18: Mainz 1-0 Newcastle United
July 26: Benfica 3-2 Newcastle United
July 29: Newcastle United 1-0 Atalanta
July 30: Newcastle United 2-1 Athletic Bilbao
Nottingham Forest
July 08: Nottingham Forest 1-3 Coventry City
July 12: Burton Albion 0-1 Nottingham Forest
July 16: Barnsley 0-0 Nottingham Forest
July 20: Nottingham Forest 3-1 Hertha BSC
July 23: Union Berlin 1-0 Nottingham Forest
July 26: Notts County 2-2 Nottingham Forest
July 30: Nottingham Forest 1-1 Valencia
Southampton
July 16: RB Leipzig 3-1 Southampton
July 18: Austria Klagenfurt 0-0 Southampton
July 23: Watford 0-0 Southampton
July 27: Southampton 3-1 Monaco
July 30: Southampton 1-2 Villarreal
Tottenham Hotspur
July 13: K League XI 3-6 Tottenham Hotspur
July 16: Sevilla 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
July 23: Rangers 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
July 30: Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Roma
West Ham United
July 08: Servette 0-2 West Ham United
July 12: Ipswich Town 1-2 West Ham United
July 12: Boreham Wood 1-1 West Ham United
July 16: Reading 1-1 West Ham United
July 19: Rangers 3-1 West Ham United
July 23: Luton Town 1-1 West Ham United
July 30: Lens 0-0 West Ham United
Wolverhampton Wanderers
July 20: Wolverhampton Wanderers 4-0 Alaves
July 21: Levante 2-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
July 23: Besiktas 0-3 Wolverhampton Wanderers
July 30: Sporting 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
July 31: Farense 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers
FPL FIXTURE TRACKER
Here’s that all important Fixture Tracker itself…
FIXTURE TRACKER LINK
As for the season itself all you really need to know at this stage is that it begins on Friday August 5th at 8pm (most likely with an FPL deadline of 6.30pm). Which is a week earlier than usual, and that is because we will have a massive mid-season break of about 6 weeks due to the World Cup. The break begins after GW16 on November 14th. We then resume, rather bizzarely and abruptly, on Boxing Day, but that’s a discussion and an issue for another day!
GW1 FIXTURES
ARSENAL
02-July: First closed door friendly match against Ipswich Town…….pretty much second squad including outgoing players like Leno, Bellerin, Mari, AMN, Sambi Lokanga etc and few first team XI players like White, Partey, Nketiah……..in a 4-3-3 format. Partey in the middle, Sambi in 8, Nketiah leading the line. Bellerin was (C).
Note: Nketiah with a hatty and an assist
Highlight: https://www.arsenal.com/news/watch-highlights-our-5-1-win-over-ipswich
Nuremberg 3-5 Arsenal
GOALS
Gabriel Jesus
Gabriel Jesus
Mohamed Elneny
Schindler (OG)
Handwerker (OG)
https://www.arsenal.com/gabriel-jesus-pre-season-friendly-fc-nurnberg-match-report
Everton 0-2 Arsenal
GOALS
Gabriel Jesus (assisted by Cedric)
Bukayo Saka (assisted by Gabriel Jesus)
Turner, Cedric (Holding, 46), Saliba (Mari, 71), Gabriel (Walters, 70), Tavares (Bellerin, 46), Xhaka (Lokonga, 71), Partey (Pepe, 46), Saka (Maitland-Niles, 46), Odegaard (Elneny, 46), Martinelli (Nelson, 71), Jesus (Nketiah, 46)
https://www.arsenal.com/fixture/arsenal/2022-Jul-16/arsenal-2-0-everton-match-report
Not sure if this belongs here, but injury woes at Arsenal is one to watch.
https://mobile.twitter.com/thesunfootball/status/1548734462783066116
(This is the Sun so be wary of source skepticism…)
Can you give us a screenshot or the jist OddD? I’m not sure clicking The Sun is ever a good idea.
Thanks
Five injury concerns;
“…Mikel Arteta revealed defenders Kieran Tierney, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Ben White could all be absent.
Tomiyasu and White are doubts while Tierney, who missed the last 10 games of last season, suffered a recurrence of his knee injury in a friendly earlier this month.
Arteta could also be without two key creative outlets in Emile Smith Rowe and summer signing Fabio Vieira.”
Orlando City 1-3 Arsenal
GOALS
Gabriel Martinelli (assisted by Albert Sambi-Lokonga)
Eddie Nketiah
Reiss Nelson (assisted by Bukayo Saka)
Ramsdale (Turner 46), Cedric (White 46), Holding (Saliba 59), Mari (Gabriel 46), Tavares (Bellerin 84), Elneny (Partey 60), Maitland-Niles (Odegaard 46), Pepe (Saka 60), Lokonga (xhaka 60), Martinelli (Jesus 46), Nketiah (Nelson 74)
https://www.arsenal.com/fixture/arsenal/2022-Jul-20/orlando-city-arsenal-match-report
Arsenal 4-0 Chelsea
GOALS
Gabriel Jesus (assisted by Granit Xhaka)
Gabriel Martinelli (assisted by Martin Odegaard)
Bukao Saka (assisted by Granit Xhaka)
Albert Sambi Lokonga (assited by Cedric Soares)
Ramsdale (Turner 76), White (Cedric 76), Saliba, Gabriel, Zinchenko (Tavares 46), Partey (Eleney 76), Xhaka (Maitland-Niles 76), Saka (Marquinhos 76), Odegaard (Lokonga 76), Martinelli (Pepe 76), Jesus (Nketiah 57)
https://www.arsenal.com/chelsea-match-report-pre-season-friendly-america-jesus-odegaard
Arsenal 6-0 Sevilla
Bukayo Saka (penalty, won by himself)
Gabriel Jesus (assisted by Granit Xhaka)
Gabriel Jesus (assisted by Gabriel Martinelli)
Bukayo Saka
Gabriel Jesus (assisted by Gabriel Martinelli)
Eddie Nketiah (assisted by Gabriel Martinelli)
Ramsdale; White; Saliba; Gabriel; Zinchenko (Cedric 79); Partey (Elneny 79); Xhaka (Sambi Lokonga 90); Odegaard; Saka (Pepe 79); Jesus (Nketiah 79); Martinelli (Nelson 90)
https://www.arsenal.com/fixture/arsenal/2022-Jul-30/arsenal-6-0-sevilla-fc-match-report
ASTON VILLA
Walsall 0-4 Aston Villa
GOALS
Leon Bailey (assisted by Anwar El Ghazi)
Cameron Archer
Ollie Watkins
Douglas Luiz
Aston Villa first-half starting XI: Sinisalo, Kesler Hayden, Carlos, Mings (C), Revan, Azaz, Nakamba, Traoré, El Ghazi, Bailey, Archer
Aston Villa second-half starting XI: Sinisalo, A. Young, Chambers, Feeney, Chrisene, O’Reilly, Luiz, Sanson, Buendía, Ings, Watkins
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/july/09/walsall-/
Aston Villa 1-0 Leeds United
GOAL
Danny Ings (penalty, given for handball)
First Half: Olsen, Cash, Mings, Chambers, Digne, Kamara, Luiz, J.Ramsey, Coutinho, Bailey, Watkins.
Second Half: Olsen, Guilbert, Chambers, Carlos, A.Young, McGinn, Nakamba, Sanson, Buendia, A.Ramsey, Ings
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/july/17/Aston-Villa-1-0-Leeds-United/
Brisbane Roar 0-1 Aston Villa
GOAL
Cameron Archer (assisted by Kaine Kesler Hayden)
First Half: Martinez, Cash, Digne, Carlos, Chambers, McGinn, Kamara, Coutinho, Bailey, Traore, Ings.
Second Half: Martinez, Kesler Hayden, Konsa, MIngs, Augustinsson, Iroegbunam, Luiz, J.Ramsey, Buendía, Archer, Watkins.
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/july/20/Aston-Villa-1-0-Brisbane-Roar/
Manchester United 2-2 Aston Villa
GOALS
Leon Bailey
Calum Chambers (assisted by Leon Bailey)
Martinez (Olsen 46), Cash (Sanson 64), Carlos (Iroegbunam 64), Mings (c) (Konsa 46), Digne (Chambers 64); J. Ramsey (Douglas Luiz 46), Kamara (Hayden 64), McGinn (Young 64), Coutinho (Buendia 46); Watkins (Archer 64), Ings (Bailey 46)
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/july/23/aston-villa—manchester-united/
Rennes 1-2 Aston Villa
GOALS
Leon Bailey (assisted by Lucas Digne)
Diego Carlos (assisted by Ashley Young)
Martínez, Cash (Young 71), Konsa (Iroegbunam 64), Carlos, Digne (Augustinsson 71), Kamara, Luiz (Sanson 64), McGinn (Ramsey 71), Bailey (Ings 71), Watkins (Archer 79), Coutinho (Feeney 86)
https://www.avfc.co.uk/news/2022/july/30/stade-rennais-v-aston-villa-match-report/
BOURNEMOUTH
Bournemouth 2-1 Sheffield Wednesday
GOALS
Lewis Cook
Dominic Solanke (assisted by Ryan Christie)
First Half: Travers, Cook, Kelly, Mepham, Rothwell, Smith, Stacey, Lowe, Moore, Zemura, Dembele.
Second Half: Lossl, Fredericks, Greenwood, Lerma, Solanke, Christie, Marcondes, Pearson, Hill, Billing, Anthony.
https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/first-team/cook-and-solanke-net-in-pre-season-win/
Braga 2-1 Bournemouth
GOAL
Dominic Solanke
From start: Travers, Cook, Mepham, Lerma, Solanke, Christie, Rothwell, Smith, Hill, Billing, Zemura.
From 70 minutes: Lossl, Genesini, Stacey, Greenwood, Sadi, Lowe, Stanislas, Marcondes, Anthony, Dembele, Moore
https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/first-team/cherries-end-portugal-camp-with-braga-test/
Bournemouth 0-1 Bristol City
Travers, Cook (Anthony 62), Mepham (Moore 62), Lerma, Solanke, Christie (Stanislas 73), Rothwell (Stacey 73), Smith, Hill, Billing, Zemura
https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/first-team/cherries-suffer-robins-friendly-defeat/
Bournemouth 1-2 Real Socidedad
GOAL
Junior Stanislas (assisted by Kieffer Moore)
Travers, Smith (Stacey, 74), Mepham, Hill (Bevan, 67), Kelly, Zemura, Cook (Billing, 57), Lerma, Christie (Stanislas, 74), Solanke, Anthony (Moore, 57)
https://www.afcb.co.uk/news/first-team/stanislas-strikes-in-sociedad-defeat/
BRENTFORD
Boreham Wood 0-2 Brentford
GOALS
Bryan Mbeumo (pen, won by Yoann Wissa)
Josh Dasilva
Brentford First Half: Cox; Stevens, Jansson (c), Racic, Henry; Janelt, Peart-Harris, Trevitt; Mbeumo, Dervisoglu, Wissa
Brentford Second half: Balcombe; Roerslev, Oyegoke, Bech, Thompson; Maghoma, Dasilva, Baptiste; Young-Coombes, Toney (c), Canos
https://www.brentfordfc.com/fixtures/first-team/202223/july/boreham-wood-vs-brentford-on-09-jul-22/
Stuttgart 2-1 Brentford
GOAL
Bryan Mbeumo (assisted by Matthias Jensen)
First Half
Cox, Crama, Trevitt, Jensen, Hickey, Ghoddos, Jansson, Mbeumo, Dervisoglu, Baptiste, Maghoma
Second Half
Raya, Henry, Dasilva, Wissa, Onyeka, Toney, Zanka, Peart-Harris, Janelt, Bech, Oyegoke, Stevens
https://www.brentfordfc.com/fixtures/first-team/202223/july/vfb-stuttgart-vs-brentford-on-16-jul-22/
Brentford 2-2 Strasbourg
GOALS
Yoann Wissa (assisted by Vitaly Janelt)
Keane Lewis-Potter
Raya, Hickey, Henry, Jensen, Wissa, Onyeka, Toney, Jansson, Mbeumo, Janelt, Bech
From 60 mins: Cox, Crama, Trevitt, Lewis-Potter, DaSilva, Ghoddos, Dervisoglu, Baptiste, Roerslav, Oyegoke, Stevens
https://www.brentfordfc.com/fixtures/first-team/202223/july/rc-strasbourg-vs-brentford-on-19-jul-22/
Wolfsburg 4-0 Brentford
Raya, Hickey (Roerslev 76), Jansson (Crama 76), Bech, Henry (Stevens 76), Onyeka (Janelt 62), Jensen, Dasilva (Baptiste 71), Wissa (Lewis-Potter 62), Toney, Mbeumo (Dervisoglu 76)
https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/match-report-wolfsburg-4-brentford-0
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Brentford
GOAL
Ivan Toney (assisted by Halil Dervisoglu)
Raya, Roerslev, Jansson (Yarmoliuk 62), Mee (Crama 62), Hickey; Baptiste, Janelt, Jensen (Stevens 46); Wissa (Dervisoglu 76), Toney, Dasilva
https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/report-brighton-v-brentford
Brentford 1-0 Real Betis
GOAL
Bryan Mbeumo (assisted by Nico Henry)
Raya, Hickey (Roerslev 61), Jansson, Mee (Bech 76), Henry (Ghoddos 76), Janelt (Onyeka 76), Jensen (Dasilva 61), Norgaard (Lewis-Potter 61), Wissa (Baptiste 83), Toney, Mbeumo
https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/news/article/report-brentford-1-real-betis-0
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-0 Royal Union Saint-Gilloise
First half: Steele, Clarke, Dunk, Cucurella, Offiah, Karbownik, March, Lallana, Weir, Enciso, Welbeck.
Second half: Scherpen, Lamptey, Veltman, Webster, van Hecke, Kozlowski, Alzate, Gross, Zeqiri, Maupay, Undav
https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2672846/albion-held-in-pre-season-opener
Brighton & Hove Albion 4-1 Estoril
GOALS
Neal Maupay
Neal Maupay (assisted by Lewis Dunk)
Kaoru Mitoma (assisted by Julio Enciso)
Deniz Undav
Sanchez (Scherpen, 45), March, Cucurella, Dunk, Veltman, Trossard (Lallana, 45), Mac Allister (Mitoma, 45), Caicedo (Alzate, 45), Gross, Maupay (Enciso, 60), Welbeck (Undav, 60)
https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/
Reading 1-2 Brighton & Hove Albion
GOALS
Pascal Gross (assisted by Tariq Lamptey)
Solly March
Sanchez (Steele 70), Veltman (Webster 45), Dunk (Clarke 70), Cucurella (Duffy 70), Lamptey (Mwepu 45), March (Alzate 70), Gross (Lallana 70), Mac Allister (Mitoma 70), Caciedo (Enciso 70), Trossard (Undav 70), Welbeck (Maupay 70)
https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2688158/gross-and-march-on-target-in-deserved-victory-at-reading
Brighton & Hove Albion 0-1 Brentford
Steele (Scherpen 62); Van Hecke, Duffy, Clarke; Enciso (Karbownik 62), Sarmiento (Kozlowski 62), Lallana (Zeqiri 62), Alzate, Mitoma (Moran 70); Undav (Andone 70), Maupay
https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2690951/toney-strike-the-difference-against-brentford
Brighton & Hove Albion 5-1 Espanyol
GOALS
Adam Webster (assisted by Pascal Gross)
Lewis Dunk (assisted by Leandro Trossard)
Leandro Trossard (assisted by Joel Veltman)
Leandro Trossard (assisted by Joel Veltman)
Leandro Trossard (assisted by Adam Lallana)
Sanchez, Veltman, Dunk, Webster (van Hecke 72), March (Lamptey 72), Mac Allister (Alzate 69), Caicedo (Sarmiento 77), Gross (Mitoma 72), Trossard (Maupay 72), Mwepu (Lallana 55), Welbeck (Undav 72)
https://www.brightonandhovealbion.com/news/2700485/its-a-trossard-treble-as-albion-hit-five
CHELSEA
Chelsea v Club America so far.
1-1
T. Werner goal 55′
Reece James OG 60′
Mason Mount 83′
Chelsea 2-1 Club America
Team
First Half (3-4-3) Arrizabalaga; Chalobah, Thiago Silva (c), Sarr; Kenedy, Barkley, Gallagher, Chilwell; Ziyech, Havertz, Hudson-Odoi
Second Half (3-4-3) Bettinelli; Azpilicueta (c), Ampadu, Emerson; James, Mount, Jorginho, Alonso; Pulisic, Batshuayi, Werner
Match Report
https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/match-report-chelsea-2-club-america-1
Apologies to GP I happened to be watching it, albeit in Spanish.
Thanks ODT
Charlotte 1-1 Chelsea
(Charlotte won 5-3 on penalties)
GOAL
Christian Pulisic (assisted by Michy Batshuayi)
First Half: Mendy; James, Thiago Silva, Emerson; Hudson-Odoi, Jorginho (c), Kovacic, Alonso; Ziyech, Batshuayi, Pulisic.
Second Half: Mendy; Chalobah, Colwill, Sarr; Kenedy, Gallagher, Ampadu, Chilwell; Mount, Havertz, Sterling.
https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/match-report-charlotte-1-chelsea-1-5-3-on-pens
Arsenal 4-0 Chelsea
Mendy, James (Hudson-Odoi 73), Chalobah (Sarr 44), Thiago Silva (Koulibaly 73), Emerson (Alonso 46), Gallagher (Kovacic 46), Jorginho (Ampadu 73), Mount (Ziyech 64), Sterling (Pulisic 46), Havertz (Batshuayi 64), Werner (Azpilicueta 46)
https://www.chelseafc.com/en/news/article/match-report-chelsea-0-arsenal-4
Udinese 1-3 Chelsea
GOALS
N’Golo Kante
Raheem Sterling
Mason Mount (assisted by Callum Hudson-Odoi)
Mendy, Azpilicueta, Silva, Koulibaly (Vale 72), James (Emerson 72), Kante, Jorginho (Gilmour 84), Alonso, Mount, Sterling (Kenedy 84), Havertz (Hudson-Odoi 71)
https://www.chelseafc.com/en/match/udinese-vs-chelsea-friendly-2022-07-29