FF247 Pre-season Hub 2021/22
The Pre-season Hub 2021/22
As you have become accustomed to in recent years, we start the new season off with your one-stop shop for all things pre-season with our club-by-club guide to their goings-on this summer.
Monday 5th July is the date when the first batch of Premier League Clubs return for their pre-season testing and initial work. Although, with international competition still ongoing – Euro 2020, Copa America and with the Gold Cup and Olympics still to start – then it won’t be a case of ‘all present and correct’ at the likes of Carrington, Finch Farm, Colney, Darsley Park etc. This will be a pre-season like no other.
When you add in the current travel restrictions that are in place, then this further clouds clubs’ usual pre-season jaunts and some clubs, probably all, have had to tailor their warm-up plans accordingly (Scotland is nice at this time of year!).
When you add in the fact that (again) many of the elite players will have had no proper rest, this perhaps is the least important pre-season to pay close attention to team’s line-ups, scorers etc, but we at FF247 will treat it no less so by bringing you details of what all the clubs are doing in preparation for the new season.
For those new, or just forgetful, we list all clubs below with their own comment and we (or we encourage YOU) to add in any pieces of information you might find relevant to injuries, team line ups or the like. Transfer speculation can probably be left out (we’re old school at FF247 – until the player is stood with the scarf above his head it hasn’t happened) but line-ups, scorers and assisters information is the purpose of this article.
Now, where is everyone?
Arsenal
July 13th Hibernian 2-1 Arsenal (a)
July 17th Rangers 2-2 Arsenal (a)
August 1st Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea (h)
August 8th Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Arsenal (a)
Aston Villa
July 21st Walsall 0-4 Aston Villa (a)
July 24th Stoke City 2-0 Aston Villa (a)
July 31st Bristol City 0-3 Aston Villa (a)
Brentford
July 17th Wimbledon 0-1 Brentford
July 20th Boreham Wood 0-2 Brentford (a)
July 24th Watford 1-3 Brentford (a)
July 28th Manchester United 2-2 Brentford (a)
July 31st Brentford 0-1 West Ham United (h)
August 7th Brentford 2-1 Valencia (h)
Brighton & Hove Albion
July 24th Rangers 0-0 Brighton & Hove Albion (a)
July 31st Luton Town 1-3 Brighton & Hove Albion (a)
August 7th Brighton & Hove Albion 0-2 Getafe (h)
Burnley
July 20th Burnley 2-1 Morecambe
July 20th Burnley 4-0 Salford City
July 24th Oldham Athletic 0-2 Burnley (a)
July 27th Blackpool 0-1 Burnley (a)
July 31st Tranmere Rovers 1-2 Burnley (a)
August 7th Burnley 0-2 Cadiz (h)
Chelsea
July 17th Chelsea 6-1 Peterborough United (h)
July 27th Bournemouth 1-2 Chelsea (a)
August 1st Arsenal 1-2 Chelsea (a)
August 4th Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur (h)
Crystal Palace
July 17th Walsall 0-1 Crystal Palace (a)
July 24th Ipswich Town 0-1 Crystal Palace (a)
July 27th Crystal Palace 2-2 Charlton Athletic (h)
July 31st Reading 1-3 Crystal Palace (a)
August 7th Crystal Palace 3-1 Watford (h)
Everton
July 25th Everton 1-1 Millonarios (USA)
August 7th Manchester United 4-0 Everton (a)
Leeds United
July 27th Guiseley AFC 2-3 Leeds United (a)
July 28th Blackburn Rovers 1-1 Leeds United (a)
July 30th Fleetwood Town 2-1 Leeds United (a)
July 31st Leeds United 2-3 Real Betis (n)
August 4th Ajax 4-0 Leeds United (Game 1 – n)
August 4th Ajax 3-1 Leeds United (Game 2 – n)
August 7th Leeds United 2-2 Villarreal (n)
Leicester City
July 24th Burton Albion 0-0 Leicester City (a)
July 28th Wycombe Wanderers 1-0 Leicester City (a)
July 31st Queens Park Rangers 3-3 Leicester City (a)
August 4th Leicester City 3-2 Villarreal (h)
August 7th Manchester City 0-1 Leicester City (Wembley – Community Shield)
Liverpool
July 20th Wacker Innsbruck 1-1 Liverpool (30 minute match) (a)
July 20th Stuttgart 1-1 Liverpool (30 minute match) (a)
July 23rd Mainz 0-1 Liverpool (a)
July 29th Hertha BSC 4-3 Liverpool (a)
August 5th Liverpool 2-0 Bologna (n)
August 5th Liverpool 1-0 Bologna (n)
August 8th Liverpool 1-1 Athletic (h)
August 9th Liverpool v Osasuna (h)
Manchester City
July 27th Manchester City 2-0 Preston North End (h)
July 31st Manchester City 4-0 Barnsley (h)
August 3rd Manchester City 4-1 Blackpool (h)
August 7th Manchester City 0-1 Leicester City (Wembley – Community Shield)
Manchester United
July 18th Derby County 1-2 Manchester United (a)
July 24th Queens Park Rangers 4-2 Manchester United (a)
July 28th Manchester United 2-2 Brentford (h)
August 7th Manchester United 4-0 Everton (h)
Newcastle United
July 18th York City 1-0 Newcastle United (a)
July 23rd Doncaster Rovers 2-3 Newcastle United (a)
July 27th Rotherham United 1-1 Newcastle United (a)
July 30th Burton Albion 0-2 Newcastle United (a)
August 7th Newcastle United 3-0 Norwich City (h)
Norwich City
July 16th King’s Lynn Town 1-3 Norwich City (a)
July 20th Norwich City 1-0 Lincoln City (h)
July 23rd Norwich City 2-0 Huddersfield Town (h)
August 3rd Norwich City 5-0 Gillingham (h)
August 7th Newcastle United 3-0 Norwich City (a)
Southampton
July 24th Southampton 0-0 Fulham (h)
July 27th Cardiff City 0-4 Southampton (a)
July 31st Swansea City 1-3 Southampton (a)
August 4th Southampton 1-0 Levante (h)
August 7th Southampton 1-3 Athletic (h)
Tottenham Hotspur
July 17th Leyton Orient 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur (a)
July 21st Colchester United 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur (a)
July 28th MK Dons 1-3 Tottenham Hotspur (a)
August 4th Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur (a)
August 8th Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Arsenal (h)
Watford
July 24th Watford 0-0 West Bromwich Albion (h)
July 24th Watford 1-3 Brentford (h)
July 27th Stevenage 1-1 Watford (a)
August 7th Crystal Palace 3-1 Watford (a)
West Ham United
July 9th Dundee 2-2 West Ham United (a)
July 13th Northampton Town 1-2 West Ham United (a)
July 13th Leyton Orient 0-0 West Ham United (a)
July 21st Reading 0-3 West Ham United (a)
July 24th Celtic 2-6 West Ham United (a)
July 31st Brentford 0-1 West Ham United (a)
August 7th West Ham United 2-0 Atalanta (h)
Wolverhampton Wanderers
July 17th Crewe Alexandra 1-0 Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)
July 24th Real Betis 0-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)
July 31st Stoke City 1-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)
August 1st Coventry City 1-2 Wolverhampton Wanderers (a)
August 7th Wolverhampton Wanderers 0-1 Celta Vigo (h)
And there we have it. Any additional fixtures announced will be added in as they arise.
We. Are. Back.
Thanks for reading FF247 Pre-season Hub 2021/22, written by GP
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MANCHESTER UNITED
Derby County 1-2 Manchester United
Scorers
Tahith Chong (no assist)
Facundo Pellestri (assisted by Shola Shoretire
https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/derby-v-man-utd-friendly-match-report-18-july-2021
Queens Park Rangers 4-2 Manchester United
Scorers
Jesse Lingard (assisted by Facundo Pellestri)
Anthony Elanga (no assist information)
Team
Heaton (Grant 46); Wan-Bissaka (Galbraith 65), Mengi (Bernard 79), Tuanzebe (Fish 79), Williams (Hugill 79); Andreas (Levitt 65), Matic (c) (Garner 46); Pellistri (Mata 46), Lingard (Hannibal 65), James (Elanga 46); Greenwood (Shoretire 65)
https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/match-report-qpr-v-man-utd-pre-season-friendly-24-july-2021
Manchester United 2-2 Brentford
Scorers
Anthony Elanga (assisted by Aaron Wan-Bissaka)
Andreas Pereira (assisted by Jesse Lingard)
Team
Heaton; Wan-Bissaka, Tuanzebe, Mengi, Williams (Dalot 45); Pereira (Garner 61), Matic (Hannibal 75); Mata (Pellistri 61), Lingard (van de Beek 75), Elanga (James 61); Greenwood (Shoretire 75)
https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/match-report-man-united-2-brentford-2-pre-season-friendly-28-july-2021
Manchester United 4-0 Everton
Scorers
Mason Greenwood (no assist)
Harry Maguire (assisted by Luke Shaw)
Bruno Fernandes (assited by Nemaja Matic)
Diogo Dalot (assisted by Fred)
Team
De Gea; Wan-Bissaka (Dalot 60), Lindelof (Tuanzebe 60), Maguire (c, Garner 69), Shaw (Williams 60); Matic (Fred HT), van de Beek (Pogba HT); Greenwood, Fernandes (Andreas 60), James (McTominay 69); Martial (Mata HT)
https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/match-report-man-utd-v-everton-friendly-7-august-2021
NEWCASTLE UNITED
York City 1-0 Newcastle United
Team
Dan Langley
Jacob Murphy
Federico Fernández (off 68′)
Jamaal Lascelles (c) (off 45′)
Kell Watts
Matt Ritchie (c)
Isaac Hayden
Jeff Hendrick (off 60′)
Ryan Fraser (off 60′)
Joelinton (off 18′)
Callum Wilson (off 45′)
SUBSTITUTES
Max Thompson
Ciaran Clark
Paul Dummett (on 68′)
Sean Longstaff (on 60′)
Matty Longstaff (on 60′)
Alan Saint-Maximin (on 45′)
Dwight Gayle (on 18′, off 79′))
Jamal Lewis (on 45′)
Yoshinori Mutō (on 79′)
https://www.nufc.co.uk/matches/first-team/2021-22/york-city-v-newcastle-united/
Doncaster Rovers 2-3 Newcastle United
Scorers
Ryan Fraser
Sean Longstaff (assisted by Alain Saint-Maximin)
Callum Wilson (assisted by Ryan Fraser)
https://www.nufc.co.uk/matches/first-team/2021-22/doncaster-rovers-v-newcastle-united/
Rotherham United 1-1 Newcastle United
Scorer
Jeff Hendrick (assisted by Jacob Murphy)
Team
Freddie Woodman (Mark Gillespie 46), Ciaran Clark (Paul Dummett 46), Federico Fernández (Emil Krafth 65), Jamaal Lascelles (c) (Kell Watts 46), Jamal Lewis, Ryan Fraser (Jacob Murphy 46), Isaac Hayden (Matty Longstaff 73), Sean Longstaff (Jack Young 80), Dwight Gayle (Joe White 77), Callum Wilson (Jeff Hendrick 73), Matt Ritchie (Fabian Schär 65)
https://www.nufc.co.uk/matches/first-team/2021-22/rotherham-united-v-newcastle-united/
Burton Albion 0-2 Newcastle United
Scorers
Jacob Murphy (assisted by Joelinton)
Joelinton (no assist)
Team
Freddie Woodman (Mark Gillespie 46), Jacob Murphy (Tom Allan 83), Emil Krafth (Jamaal Lascelles 64), Fabian Schär (Ciaran Clark 64), Federico Fernández (Kell Watts 79), Matt Ritchie (Matty Longstaff 76), Isaac Hayden (Jack Young 83), Jeff Hendrick, Sean Longstaff (Jamal Lewis 64), Ryan Fraser (Joe White 55), Joelinton (Dwight Gayle 55)
https://www.nufc.co.uk/matches/first-team/2021-22/burton-albion-v-newcastle-united/
Newcastle United 3-0 Norwich City
Scorers
Matt Ritchie (no assist)
Dwight Gayle (assisted by Ryan Fraser)
Dwight Gayle (assisted by Javier Manquillo)
Team
Woodman, Clark (Watts 83), Joelinton (Saint-Maximin 46), Wilson (Gayle 67), Ritchie (Lewis 67), Hayden (Hendrick 67), Krafth (Schar 67), Fernandez (C) (Lascelles 67), Murphy (Manquillo 80), Almiron (Fraser 46), S Longstaff (Shelvey 46)
https://www.nufc.co.uk/matches/first-team/2021-22/newcastle-united-v-norwich-city-friendly/?tab=report
NORWICH CITY
King’s Lynn Town 1-3 Norwich City
Scorers
Kieran Dowell (no assist)
Kieran Dowell (assisted by Jordan Hugill)
Adam Idah (assisted by Todd Cantwell)
Norwich City:
Gunn (GK) (McGovern, 45); Mumba (Giurgi, 88), Zimmermann, Omobamidele, Sørensen; Gilmour (Cantwell, 45), Rupp (Nizet, 62); Rashica (Idah, 45), Dowell (Adshead, 76), Placheta (Tomkinson, 62); Hugill (Dickson-Peters, 76).
https://www.canaries.co.uk/News/2021/july/match-report-kings-lynn-v-norwich/
Dowell is 5.5m midfielder….another to add to watchlist.
Norwich City 1-0 Lincoln City
Goal
Pierree Lees-Melou (assisted by Bali Mumba)
Team
McGovern (Gunn, 45); Aarons, Zimmermann, Omobamidele, Płacheta (Mumba, 45); Rupp (Gilmour, 45), Sørensen; Adshead (Dowell, 56), Cantwell (Lees-Melou, 50), Rashica (Nizet 75); Idah (Hugill, 45).
Subs not used: Tompkinson, Guirgi, Dickson-Peters
https://www.canaries.co.uk/News/2021/july/match-report-norwich-city-v-lincoln-city/
Norwich team for their friendly today.
Norwich City 2-0 Huddersfield Town
Scorers
Teemu Pukki (assisted by Lukas Rupp)
Adam Idah
https://www.canaries.co.uk/News/2021/july/match-report-norwich-v-huddersfield/
Norwich City 5-0 Gillingham
Scorers
Pierre Lees-Melou (no assist)
Adam Idah (assisted by Todd Cantwell)
Lukas Rupp (assisted by Dimitris Giannoulis)
Adam Idah (no assist)
Jacob Sorensen (assisted by Todd Cantwell)
Team
Krul (Gunn, 46); Aarons, Omobamidele, Gibson (C), (Zimmermann, 63), Giannoulis; Rupp (Sørensen, 63), Gilmour (Adshead, 85), Lees-Melou (McLean, 63), Cantwell, Dowell (Tomkinson, 82); Idah
https://www.canaries.co.uk/News/2021/august/match-report-gillingham/
Newcastle United 3-0 Norwich City
Team
Krul, Aarons, Gibson, Zimmermann (C), Rupp (McLean 62), Gilmour (Pukki 62), Dowell (Sorensen 62), Lees-Melou, Giannoulis, Idah, Omobamidele
https://www.canaries.co.uk/News/2021/august/match-report-newcastle-norwich-city/
SOUTHAMPTON
Southampton 0-0 Fulham
Team
First Half: McCarthy Walker-Peters, Stephens, Salisu, Perraud; Romeu, Ward-Prowse ©; Walcott, Elyounoussi; Tella, Adams
Second Half: Forster; Valery, Bednarek, Salisu (Olufunwa 77’), Djenepo; Diallo, Armstrong; Obafemi, Redmond; Long, Ings
https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2021-07-24/report-southampton-fulham-pre-season-friendly-staplewood-campus
Cardiff City 0-4 Southampton
Scorers
Theo Walcott (assisted by Michael Obafemi)
Moussa Djenepo (no assist)
Che Adams (assisted by Nathan Tella)
Che Adams (assisted by Nathan Tella)
Team
Forster, Valery (Walker-Peters 62’), Stephens, Salisu (Bednarek 62’), Perraud (Djenepo 62’), Romeu, Diallo, Walcott (Tella 62’), Elyounoussi (Redmond 62’), Obafemi (Long 62’), Ings (Adams 62’)
https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2021-07-27/match-report-cardiff-vs-southampton-pre-season-friendly-202122
Swansea City 1-3 Southampton
Scorers
Nathan Tella (assisted by Che Adams)
Nathan Redmond (assisted by Moussa Djenepo)
Stuart Armstrong (assisted by Shane Long)
Team
Alex McCarthy; Kyle Walker-Peters (Yan Valery 60), Oriol Romeu (captain) (Ibrahima Diallo 46), Shane Long (Michael Obafemi 60), Che Adams (Danny Ings 60), Nathan Redmond (Mohamed Elyounoussi 60), Stuart Armstrong (Ryan Finnigan 73), Moussa Djenepo (Romain Perraud 60), Mohamed Salisu (Jack Stephens 60), Nathan Tella (Theo Walcott 60). Jan Bednarek (Oludare Olufunwa 81)
https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2021-07-31/match-report-swansea-vs-southampton-pre-season-31-july-2021
Southampton 1-0 Levante
Scorer
Kyle Walker-Peters (no assist)
Team
Forster; Walker-Peters, Stephens, Salisu, Perraud; Romeu, Diallo, Redmond, Elyounoussi; Tella, Adams
https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2021-08-04/match-report-southampton-vs-levante-pre-season-friendly-202122
Southampton 1-3 Athletic
Scorer
Theo Walcott (assisted by Tina Livramento)
Team
McCarthy; Valery, Bednarek, Salisu, Perraud; Romeu ©, Diallo, Armstrong, Djenepo; Long, Obafemi
Subs: Olufunwa, Livramento, Walcott, Tella, Lewis
https://www.southamptonfc.com/news/2021-08-07/match-report-southampton-vs-athletic-club-pre-season-friendly-202122
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Leyton Orient 1-1 Spurs
Goal: Dane Scarlett
Nothing much to say as Spurs fielded a B team with only Dier, Alli, Winks and Bergwijn be the known faces.
Spurs media were talking up Scarlett and gave him an 8 out of 10 while Alli got a 5 out of 10
Hart (Whiteman 46), Paskotsi (Lyons-Foster 64), Carter-Vickers (Fagan-Walcott 64), Dier (c) (Omole 64), Cesay (Eyoma 64), John (White 64), Winks (Bowden 64), Lucas (Mundle 64), Dele (Devine 64), Bergwijn (Clarke 64), Scarlett (Parrott 64).
Colchester United 0-3 Tottenham Hotspur
Scorers
Son (assisted by Steven Bergwijn)
Lucas Moura (assisted by Son)
Dele Alli (assisted by Son)
https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2021/july/colchester-v-spurs-pre-season-friendly-match-report/
Son off to a decent start.
Whiteman, Paskotsi (Lyons-Foster 66), Carter-Vickers (Fagan-Walcott 66), Dier (c) (Tanganga 46), Omole (Cesay 66), Skipp (John 46), Winks (White 66), Lucas (Devine 66), Dele (Parrott 66), Bergwijn (Clarke 66), Son (Scarlett 46).
Gollini goes to Spurs
https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2021/july/gollini-loan-agreed/
Spurs sign Gollini
MK Dons 1-3 Tottenham Hotspur
Scorers
Son Heung-Min (assisted by Lucas Moura)
Dele Alli (assisted by Son Heung-Min)
Lucas Moura (no assist)
Team
Whiteman, Doherty (Paskotsi 64), Carter-Vickers, Tanganga (Fagan-Walcott 86), Reguilon (Davies 64), John, Skipp (Omole 77), Dele (c) (White 82), Lucas (Clarke 82), Bergwijn (Parrott 82), Son (Scarlett 77)
https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2021/july/dele-marks-homecoming-with-a-goal-in-pre-season-win-at-mk-dons/
Chelsea 2-2 Tottenham Hotspur
Scores
Lucas Moura (assisted by Dele Alli)
Steven Bergwijn (assisted by Son Heung-min)
Team
Gollini, Doherty (Aurier 80), Dier (c), Tanganga, Reguilon (Davies 73), Hojbjerg (Winks 46), Skipp, Dele, Lucas, Bergwijn (Scarlett 80), Son
https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/2021/august/chelsea-2-2-spurs-mind-series-match-report/
Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 Arsenal
Scorer
Son Heung-min (assisted by Japhet Tanganga)
https://www.tottenhamhotspur.com/fixtures/men/202122/spurs-v-arsenal-mind-series/
WATFORD
Josh King! (Watford)
Peter Etebo & Dapo Mebude (Watford)
Watford 1-3 Brentford
Scorer
Henry Wise (penalty)
Team
Bachmann (Dahlberg HT) (GK); Trialist (Trialist 80), Sierralta (Trialist 63), Kabasele (Langston HT), Rose (Andrews 63); Louza (Muwonge 70), Lo-Everton (Smith 70), Sema (Wise HT); Baah (Crichlow 70), Fletcher (Hunter 70), Dennis (Mebude 70)
https://www.watfordfc.com/index.php/news/match-report-watford-1-3-brentford
Watford 0-0 West Bromwich Albion
Team
Foster (Elliot HT); Ngakia (Abbott 75), Troost-Ekong (Langston 75), Cathcart (Hall 75), Masina (Trialist 7); Etebo (Wise 75), Gosling (Smith 75), Cleverley (Mebude HT); Sarr (Pochettino 60), Deeney (C) (King 60), Hernández (Crichlow 60)
https://www.watfordfc.com/index.php/match-report/match-report-watford-0-0-west-brom
Stevenage 1-1 Watford
Ken Sema (assisted by Ashley Fletcher)
Team
Foster (Elliot 68′), Trialist (Ngakia 74′), Troost-Ekong, Cathcart (Abbott 45′), Rose (Trialist 62′), Gosling (Lo-Everton 45′) Hernandez (King 68′), Zinckernagel (Wise 45′), Sema (Baah 45′), Fletcher (Mebude 45′), Deeney
https://www.watfordfc.com/match-report/match-report-stevenage-1-1-watford
Crystal Palace 3-1 Watford
Scorer
Troy Deeney (no assist)
Team
Bachmann, Ngakia, Troost-Ekong, Cathcart, Rose (Femenía 65), Etebo, Cleverley (Louza 80), Sema (Kucka 65), Sarr, Dennis (Deeney 80), Hernández
https://www.watfordfc.com/match-report/match-report-crystal-palace-3-1-watford