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
MANCHESTER CITY
Manchester City 2-1 America
GOALS
Kevin De Bruyne
Kevin De Bruyne (assisted by Riyad Mahrez)
Ortega Moreno, Walker, Ake (Phillips 45′), Mbete, Cancelo (Wilson-Esbrand 45′), Rodrigo, De Bruyne (McAtee 71′), Bernardo (Kayky 76′), Mahrez (Palmer 45′), Alvarez (Delap 71′), Grealish (Lewis 76′)
https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/man-city-club-america-match-report-63793954
Bayern Munich 0-1 Manchester City
GOAL
Erling Braut Haaland (assisted by Jack Grealish)
Ederson, Cancelo, Dias (Walker 53), Ake, Wilson-Esbrand (Lewis 76), De Bruyne, Rodri, Bernardo (Philips 65), Mahrez (Palmer 66), Haaland (Alvarez 41), Grealish
https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/bayern-munich-v-manchester-city-match-report-63794214
Liverpool 3-1 Manchester City
GOAL
Julian Alvarez (assisted by Phil Foden)
Ederson, Walker, Dias, Ake, Cancelo, Rodrigo, De Bruyne (Gundogan 73′), Bernardo, Mahrez (Foden 58′), Grealish (Alvarez 58′), Haaland
https://www.mancity.com/news/mens/liverpool-manchester-city-community-shield-63794791
MANCHESTER UNITED
Liverpool 0-4 Manchester United
GOALS
Jadon Sancho
Fred
Anthony Martial
Facundo Pellistri (assisted by Diallo)
Team (and numerous substitutions below)
https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/match-hub-and-highlights-for-man-united-v-liverpool-in-bangkok-on-tuesday-12-july
Melbourne Victory 1-4 Manchester United
GOALS:
Scott McTominay
Anthony Martial (assist by Anthony Elanga)
Marcus Rashford (assist by Eric Bailly)
Tahith Chong
Heaton, Dalot (Laird, 46), Maguire (Bailly, 46), Lindelof (Telles, 46), Shaw (Malacia, 46), McTominay (Iqbal, 46), Fred (Savage, 46), Sancho (Chong, 46), Fernandes (van de Beek, 46), Elanga (Diallo, 46), Martial (Rashford, 46)
https://www.manutd.com/en/matches/matchcenter?matchId=2283806
Manchester United 3-1 Crystal Palace
GOALS
Anthony Martial (assisted by Diogo Dalot)
Marcus Rashford (assisted by Donny van de Beek)
Jadon Sancho (assisted by Anthony Martial)
De Gea, Dalot (Wan-Bissaka 66), Lindelof (Telles 66), Maguire (Fish 66), Malacia (Laird 77), McTominay (van de Beek 46), Fred (Savage 66), Sancho (Diallo 66), Fernandes (Hannibal 66), Rashford (Elanga 66), Martial (Iqbal 66)
https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/match-hub-and-highlights-for-man-united-vs-crystal-palace-19-july-2022
Rashford and Martial sounding like they’re in the mood again!
Manchester United 2-2 Aston Villa
GOALS
Jadon Sancho (assisted by Luke Shaw)
Matty Cash [OG] (assisted by Marcus Rashford)
De Gea, Dalot (Wan-Bissaka 67), Maguire (c) (Bailly 67), Lindelof (Varane 67), Shaw (Malacia 67); van de Beek (Garner 67), Fred (Telles 67), Sancho (Chong 67); Fernandes (Iqbal 67), Rashford (Elanga 67), Martial (Hannibal 67)
https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/match-hub-and-highlights-for-man-utd-v-aston-villa-tour-2022-23-july-2022
Atletico Madrid 1-0 Manchester United
De Gea, Malacia, Lindelof, Maguire, Dalot, Fred, McTominay (van de Beek 69), Fernandes, Rashford, Elanga (Pellestri 76 (Garner 89)), Martial (Eriksen 69)
https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/match-hub-and-highlights-for-atletico-madrid-v-man-utd-friendly-in-oslo-30-july-2022
Manchester United 1-1 Rayo Vallecano
GOAL
Amad Diallo (assisted by Alex Telles)
Heaton, Laird, Varane, Martinez (Bailly 61), Telles, Garner (Iqbal 73), van de Beek, Chong (Hansen-Aaroen 85), Eriksen (Mejbri 61), Gamacho (Shoretire 73), Ronaldo (Diallo 46)
https://www.manutd.com/en/matches/matchcenter?matchId=2291085
NEWCASTLE UNITED
Newcastle United 5-1 Gateshead
GOALS
Matt Ritchie (assisted by Elliot Anderson)
Joelinton (penalty, won by Sean Longstaff)
Miguel Almiron (assisted by Emil Krafth)
Miguel Almiron
Sean Longstaff (assisted by Joelinton)
Martin Dúbravka, Kieran Trippier, Jamaal Lascelles, Kell Watts, Paul Dummett, Jonjo Shelvey, Elliot Anderson, Joe Willock, Matt Ritchie, Ryan Fraser, Callum Wilson
Newcastle United (second half): Karl Darlow, Emil Krafth, Kell Watts, Dan Burn, Matt Targett, Matty Longstaff, Joelinton, Sean Longstaff, Miguel Almirón, Allan Saint-Maximin, Jacob Murphy
https://www.nufc.co.uk/matches/first-team/2022-23/newcastle-united-v-gateshead-friendly/
Newcastle United 3-0 1860 Munich
GOALS
Joseph Willock (assisted by Jonjo Shelvey)
Sean Longstaff (assisted by Bruno Guimaraes)
Bruno Guimaraes (assisted by Chris Wood)
Pope (Dubravka, 60), Krafth (Trippier, 60), Lascelles (Botman, 45), Burn (Schar, 60), Targett (Dummett 60), Willock (Longstaff, 60), Shelvey (Joelinton, 60), Anderson (Guimaraes, 60), Murphy (Almiron, 60), Wilson (Fraser, 60), Saint-Maximin (Wood, 60)
https://www.nufc.co.uk/matches/first-team/2022-23/1860-munich-v-newcastle-united/
Mainz 1-0 Newcastle United
Dubravka (Pope 60), Trippier (Krafth 60), Schar (Burn 37), Botman (Lascelles 60), Dummett (Ritchie 31, (Targett 60)), Guimaraes (Shelvey 60), S. Longstaff (Willock 60), Joelinton (Anderson 60), Almiron (Murphy 60), Fraser (Saint-Maximin 60), Wood (Wilson 60)
https://www.nufc.co.uk/matches/first-team/2022-23/mainz-05-v-newcastle-united/
Benfica 3-2 Newcastle United
GOALS
Miguel Almiron (assisted by Kieran Trippier)
Miguel Almiron (assisted by Kieran Trippier)
First Half: Nick Pope, Kieran Trippier, Jamaal Lascelles, Sven Botman, Matt Targett, Sean Longstaff, Bruno Guimarães, Elliot Anderson, Miguel Almirón, Allan Saint-Maximin, Callum Wilson.
Second Half: Karl Darlow, Emil Krafth, Fabian Schär, Dan Burn, Matt Bondswell, Jonjo Shelvey (Matty Longstaff 75), Joelinton, Joe Willock, Matt Ritchie, Jacob Murphy, Chris Wood.
https://www.nufc.co.uk/matches/first-team/2022-23/benfica-v-newcastle-united/
GP,
Thanks for the many Hub reports. They really help sort the wheat from the chaff.
Newcastle United 1-0 Atalanta
GOAL
Chris Wood (penalty, won by Elliot Anderson)
Pope, Trippier, Schar, Burn, Targett, S Longstaff, Anderson, Almiron, Murphy (M Longstaff 82), Fraser (Bondswell 90), Wood (Stephenson 90)
https://www.nufc.co.uk/matches/first-team/2022-23/newcastle-united-v-atalanta/
Newcastle United 2-1 Athletic Bilbao
GOALS
Callum Wilson (assisted by Matt Ritchie)
Allan Saint-Maximin (assisted by Joelinton)
Martin Dúbravka, Emil Krafth, Jamaal Lascelles (c), Sven Botman, Paul Dummett (Matt Bondswell 70), Joelinton, Bruno Guimarães (Lucas De Bolle 89), Joe Willock, Matt Ritchie, Allan Saint-Maximin (Matty Longstaff 89), Callum Wilson (Santiago Munõz 90)
https://www.nufc.co.uk/matches/first-team/2022-23/newcastle-united-v-athletic-bilbao/
NOTTINGHAM FOREST
Nottingham Forest 1-3 Coventry City
Goal: Giulian Biancone
Forest first half XI: Dean Henderson; Joe Worrall, Steve Cook, Moussa Niakhaté; Giulian Biancone, Ryan Yates, Jack Colback, Nicholas Ioannou; Joe Lolley (Oli Hammond 37′); Lyle Taylor, Taiwo Awoniyi
Forest second half XI: Jordan Smith; Fin Back, Loic Mbe Soh, Jonathan Panzo, Aaron Donnelly; Cafu, Braian Ojeda; Xande Silva, Oli Hammond, Alex Mighten; Nuno da Costa
https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2022/july/08/reds-suffer-pre-season-defeat-to-coventry/
Burton Albion 0-1 Nottingham Forest
GOAL
Steve Cook (assisted by Cafu)
Henderson, Worrall, Cook, Niakhate, Biancone, Cafu, Colback, Ioannou, Hammond, Awoniyi, Taylor
https://www.nottinghampost.com/sport/football/match-reports/burton-albion-v-nottingham-forest-7319636
Barnsley 0-0 Nottingham Forest
Henderson Worrall, Cook, Niakhiate, Biancone, Cafu, Colback, Williams, Hammond, Johnson, Awoniyi
https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2022/july/16/forest-draw-with-barnsley-in-third-pre-season-outing/
Nottingham Forest 3-1 Hertha BSC
GOALS
Lyle Taylor (assisted by Scott McKenna)
Lyle Taylor
Lukas Ullrich (OG, assisted by Aaron Donnelly)
Dean Henderson; Joe Worrall, Moussa Niakhate, Scott McKenna; Neco Williams, Harry Toffolo; Jack Colback, Cafu; Brennan Johnson, Taiwo Awoniyi, Lyle Taylor
Substitutes on: Biancone, Cook, Mbe Soh, Laryea, Mighten, Ojeda, D.Taylor, Hammond, Fewster, Donnelly
https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2022/july/20/match-report–forest-3-1-hertha-berlin/
Union Berlin 1-0 Nottingham Forest
Dean Henderson, Scott McKenna (Richie Laryea 76), Steve Cook (Moussa Niakhate 46), Joe Worrall, Harry Toffolo (Giulian Biancone 76), Neco Williams (Loic Mbe Soh 76), Jack Colback, Lewis O’Brien (Cafu 62) Brennan Johnson (Dale Taylor 76), Taiwo Awoniyi (Oli Hammond 70), Alex Mighten (Lyle Taylor 59)
https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2022/july/23/narrow-defeat-for-forest-in-berlin/
Notts County 2-2 Nottingham Forest
GOALS
Sam Surridge (assisted by Cafu)
Cafu
Jordan Smith, Loic Mbe Soh, Giulian Biancone, Richie Laryea, Aaron Donnelly, Cafú, Braian Ojeda, Ryan Yates, Alex Mighten, Sam Surridge, Lyle Taylor
Substitutes On: Zach Abbott, Billy Fewster, Oliver Hammond, Ateef Konaté, Dale Taylor, Julian Larsson, Justin Hanks
https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2022/july/26/match-report–notts-county-2-2-forest/
Nottingham Forest 1-1 Valencia
GOAL
Brennan Johnson (assisted by Taiwo Awoniyi)
Dean Henderson; Joe Worrall, Steve Cook, Scott McKenna; Neco Williams, Harry Toffolo; Jack Colback, Lewis O’Brien; Jesse Lingard, Brennan Johnson, Sam Surridge (Taiwo Awoniyi 60)
https://www.nottinghamforest.co.uk/news/2022/july/30/reds-earn-draw-against-valencia/
SOUTHAMPTON
RB Leipzig 3-1 Southampton
GOAL
Adam Armstrong (assisted by Will Smallbone)
3 x team lineups over 30 minute matches, see below:
https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2022-07-16/match-report-rb-leipzig-vs-southampton-pre-season-friendly-202223
Austria Klagenfurt 0-0 Southampton
First Half: McCarthy, Edwards, Valery, Lyanco, Stephens, Small; Romeu, Diallo, Smallbone; Tella, Adams
Second Half: McCarthy, Bella-Kotchap, Bednarek, Salisu, Walker-Peters, Djenepo; Lavia, S Armstrong, Elyounoussi; Aribo, A Armstrong
https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2022-07-18/match-report-austria-klagenfurt-vs-southampton-pre-season-friendly-202223
Watford 0-0 Southampton
Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Bednarek, Salisu, Bella-Kotchap (Lyanco 46), Djenepo, Ward-Prowse (Diallo 63), Lavia, Aribo (Romeu 70), S Armstrong (Elyounoussi 70), A Armstrong (Adams 46)
https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2022-07-23/report-watford-southampton-pre-season-friendly-saturday-23-july-2022
Southampton 3-1 Monaco
GOALS
Adam Armstrong (asssited by Mohamed Elyounoussi)
Stuart Armstrong (assisted by Joe Aribo)
James Ward-Prowse (assisted by Kyle Walker-Peters)
McCarthy, Valery (Bednarek 89), Lyanco (Bella-Kotchap 77), Stephens, Perraud (Djenepo 46), Diallo, Romeu, Redmond (S Armstrong 70), Elyounoussi (Walker-Peters 65), Adams (Aribo 65), A Armstrong (Ward-Prowse 65)
https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2022-07-27/match-report-southampton-vs-as-monaco-pre-season-friendly-202223
Southampton 1-2 Villarreal
GOAL
Joe Aribo
Bazunu, Walker-Peters, Bella-Kotchap (Valery 73), Bednarek, Salisu, Djenepo, Aribo (Redmond 83), Lavia (Romeu 83), Ward-Prowse, S Armstrong (Perraud 83), Mara (A Armstrong 46)
https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2022-07-30/match-report-southampton-vs-villarreal-pre-season-friendly-202223
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
K-League XI 3-6 Tottenham Hotspur
GOALS
Eric Dier
Kim [OG] (assisted by Harry Kane)
Harry Kane (assisted by Lucas Moura)
Son (penalty, via handball)
Harry Kane
Son
Austin (Lloris), Royal (Tanganga), Romero (Doherty), Dier (White), Sanchez (Sayers), Sessegnon (Sarr), Bentancur (Hojbjerg), Skipp (Kane), Lucas (Fagan-Walcott), Bryan (Son), Richarlison (Parrott)
https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/
Sevilla 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur
GOAL
Harry Kane (assisted by Son)
Lloris (Austin 72), Lucas (Doherty 46), Romero (Tanganga 46), Dier, Sanchez (Davies 46) (Fagan-Walcott 85), Sessegnon (Royal 46), Hojbjerg (Sarr 72), Skipp (Bentancur 46), Richarlison (Kulusevski 46), Son (Bryan 72), Kane (Parrott 72)
https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2022/july/sevilla-v-spurs-match-report-in-korea/
Rangers 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur
GOALS
Harry Kane (assisted by Heung-min Son)
Harry Kane (assisted by Heung-min Son)
Lloris (Forster 71), Romero (Tanganga 82), Dier (Rodon 66), Sanchez (Lenglet 71), Royal (Lucas 46), Hojbjerg (Sarr 82), Bentancur (Bissouma 46), Sessegnon (Perisic 60), Kulusevski (Richarlison 60), Kane (Spence 71), Son (Bryan 71)
https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2022/july/rangers-v-spurs-pre-season-match-report/
Tottenham Hotspur 0-1 Roma
Lloris (Forster 67), Romero, Dier, Sanchez (Lenglet 46), Doherty (Royal 67), Bissouma (Bentancur 46), Hojbjerg, Perisic (Sessegnon 75), Kulusevski (Moura 67), Kane, Son (Richarlison 67)
https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2022/july/match-report-spurs-roma-pre-season/