Pre-season Hub for the 2017/18 FPL season
Hello and welcome to the Pre Season Hub for the 2017/18 season.
For those both old and new to the site this is an article which aims to bring to you in one convenient place, all the vital news from each of the twenty Premier League clubs’ friendly matches this summer. The ultimate aim is to build up a portfolio of information to help you in selecting your opening FPL squad when the game re-opens week commencing 10th July (next week)!
The hub is very much a living document which I personally will keep up to date as the matches take place. I encourage you guys to help out with any line-ups, goal scoring or assist information. We also like to see general notes being left here if you happened to witness on screen, or better still, in person, any particular player performance, style etc. Basically anything you deem FPL worthy.
How to use…
The whole article is intrinsically linked to 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.
So with the first pre-season friendlies involving FPL relevant teams taking place this Saturday the 8th with Watford beginning their schedule, please find below the fixtures…
(NB: At this stage there will still be pre-season matches being announced and I will endeavour to update these as we go along. Southampton for instance only have one friendly scheduled so far but this can be excused by their new manager only just arriving – expect further announcements soon).
Arsenal
13 July
Sydney v Arsenal
15 July
Western Sydney Wanderers v Arsenal
19 July
Bayern Munich v Arsenal
22 July
Chelsea v Arsenal
29 July
Arsenal v Benfica
30 July
Arsenal v Sevilla
6 August – Community Shield
Arsenal v Chelsea
Bournemouth
22 July
Portsmouth v Bournemouth
29 July
Queens Park Rangers v Bournemouth
30 July
Bournemouth v Valencia
2 August
Yeovil Town v Bournemouth
Brighton & Hove Albion
14 July
Fortuna Dusseldorf v Brighton & Hove Albion
22 July
Crawley Town v Brighton & Hove Albion
25 July
Southend United v Brighton & Hove Albion
29 July
Norwich City v Brighton & Hove Albion
1 August
Girona v Brighton & Hove Albion
6 August
Brighton & Hove Albion v Atletico Madrid
Burnley
14 July
Shamrock Rovers v Burnley
22 July
Kidderminster Harriers v Burnley
Alfreton Town v Burnley
25 July
Preston North End v Burnley
29 July
Nottingham Forest v Burnley
1 August
Burnley v Celta Vigo
5 August
Burnley v Hannover 96
Chelsea
22 July
Chelsea v Arsenal
25 July
Chelsea v Bayern Munich
29 July
Chelsea v Inter
6 August – Community Shield
Arsenal v Chelsea
Crystal Palace
15 July
Maidstone United v Crystal Palace
19 July
Liverpool v Crystal Palace
22 July
Crystal Palace v West Bromwich Albion/Leicester City
5 August
Crystal Palace v Schalke 04
Everton
13 July
Gor Mahia v Everton
19 July
Twente v Everton
22 July
Genk v Everton
6 August
Everton v Sevilla
Huddersfield Town
12 July
Accrington Stanley v Huddersfield Town
16 July
Bury v Huddersfield Town
22 July
Barnsley v Huddersfield Town
1 August
Stuttgart v Huddersfield Town
4 August
Torino v Huddersfield Town
Leicester City
19 July
Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion
22 July
Leicester City v Liverpool/Crystal Palace
26 July
Luton Town v Leicester City
28 July
Milton Keynes Dons v Leicester City
29 July
Wolverhampton Wanderers v Leicester City
1 August
Burton Albion v Leicester City
4 August
Leicester City v Borussia Moenchengladbach
Liverpool
12 July
Tranmere Rovers v Liverpool
14 July
Wigan Athletic v Liverpool
19 July
Liverpool v Crystal Palace
22 July
Liverpool v West Bromwich Albion/Leicester City
29 July
Hertha Berlin v Liverpool
1 August
Bayern Munich v Liverpool
2 August
Atletico Madrid/Napoli v Liverpool
5 August
Liverpool v Athletic
Manchester City
20 July
Manchester United v Manchester City
26 July
Real Madrid v Manchester City
29 July
Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur
4 August
Manchester City v West Ham United
Manchester United
15 July
Los Angeles Galaxy v Manchester United
17 July
Real Salt Lake v Manchester United
20 July
Manchester United v Manchester City
23 July
Manchester United v Real Madrid
26 July
Manchester United v Barcelona
30 July
Valerenga v Manchester United
2 August
Manchester United v Sampdoria
8 August – UEFA Super Cup
Real Madrid v Manchester United
Newcastle United
14 July
Heart of Midlothian v Newcastle United
22 July
Preston North End v Newcastle United
26 July
Bradford City v Newcastle United
29 July
Mainz v Newcastle United
2 August
Wolfsburg v Newcastle United
6 August
Newcastle United v Hellas Verona
Southampton
22 July
Brentford v Southampton
Stoke City
10 July
Neuchatel Xamax v Stoke City
12 July
Young Boys v Stoke City
15 July
Monaco v Stoke City
25 July
Sheffield United v Stoke City
29 July
Bolton Wanderers v Stoke City
30 July
Crewe Alexandra v Stoke City
5 August
RB Leipzig v Stoke City
Swansea City
12 July
Barnet v Swansea City
15 July
Philadelphia Union v Swansea City
19 July
Richmond Kickers v Swansea City
22 July
North Carolina v Swansea City
29 July
Birmingham City v Swansea City
5 August
Swansea City v Sampdoria
Tottenham Hotspur
22 July
Tottenham Hotspur v Paris Saint-Germain
26 July
Tottenham Hotspur v Roma
Watford
8 July
Woking v Watford
15 July
Wimbledon v Watford
18 July
Viktoria Plzen v Watford
22 July
Eibar v Watford
West Bromwich Albion
12 July
Slavia Prague v West Bromwich Albion
19 July
Leicester City v West Bromwich Albion
22 July
West Bromwich Albion v Liverpool/Crystal Palace
26 July
Burton Albion v West Bromwich Albion
Walsall v West Bromwich Albion
29 July
Bristol Rovers v West Bromwich Albion
Slough Town v West Bromwich Albion
1 August
Kidderminster Harriers v West Bromwich Albion
Port Vale v West Bromwich Albion
5 August
Deportivo La Coruna v West Bromwich Albion
West Ham United
28 July
Werder Bremen v West Ham United (Match 1)
29 July
Werder Bremen v West Ham United (Match 2)
1 August
Altona 93 v West Ham United
4 August
Manchester City v West Ham United
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The Fixture Tracker…
NEWCASTLE Pre-Season Hub Home
Line-up vs Hearts
Heart of Midlothian 1-2 Newcastle United
Dwight Gayle (assisted by de Jong)
Dwight Gayle (assisted by Shelvey)
Newcastle: Elliot, Clark, Lascelles, Shelvey, Gayle, Diame, De Jong, Aarons, Mbemba, Haidara, Atsu.
Subs: Woodman, Dummett, Colback, Hanley, Lazaar, Perez, Lejeune, Saivet, Gamez, Armstrong, Mitrovic.
http://www.heartsfc.co.uk/news/6049
2nd pre season game…
Come on!!!! Image be of Rolando stayed fit!! We would have a proper 4.5 bargain on our hands!!
I’m not going there again. 2 seasons ago I said he’d be the bargain buy of the season and he got injured the next week! Propa shot myself in the foot ha
Haha yeah I know, he’s def got potential but seems to be made of egg boxes!
I’d imagine Ritchie and Murphy will be 1st choice. Aaron’s and Atsu aren’t bad impact subs to have like. Both can inject a bit of pace!
Preston North End 0-0 Newcastle United
https://www.nufc.co.uk/matches/first-team/2017-18/preston-north-end-v-newcastle-united
Cheers GP but you spelt 1-1 wrong. Mitro scored for what it’s worth in FPL terms… nothing!
NUFCs 3rd match away to Bradford City…
Goals: Gayle, Murphy x 2, Mitrovic
Assists: Atsu, Gayle, Aarons x 2
https://www.nufc.co.uk/matches/first-team/2017-18/bradford-city-v-newcastle-united
Mainz 05 vs The Toon
Mainz 05 2-1 Newcastle United
Jesus Games (unassisted)
https://www.nufc.co.uk/matches/first-team/2017-18/1-fsv-mainz-05-v-newcastle-united
Newcastle’s penultimate friendly:
So Milburn if Darlow starts against Hellas on Saturday, who starts v Spurs??
I think Elliot is definitely Rafa’s favoured choice so as long as he doesn’t mess up between now and then.
When he came back from injury and they were both fit at the back end of last season it was Elliot who was number 1.
That’s promising. Cheers mate.
Wolfsburg 1-3 Newcastle United
Alexander Mitrovic (assisted by Christian Atsu)
Matt Ritchie (FK won by Christian Atsu)
Christian Atsu (assisted by Jonjo Shelvey)
https://www.nufc.co.uk/matches/first-team/2017-18/vfl-wolfsburg-v-newcastle-united
Newcastle United 2-0 Hellas Verona
Ayoze Perez (assisted by Javier Manquilllo)
Christian Atsu
https://www.nufc.co.uk/matches/first-team/2017-18/newcastle-united-v-hellas-verona
SOUTHAMPTON Pre-Season Hub Home
St Gallen 0-0 Southampton
Fraser Forster
Aaron O’Driscoll Jake Flannigan Maya Yoshida Sam McQueen
Oriol Romeu, Jordy Clasie,
Nathan Tella Dušan Tadi? Sofiane Boufal
Charlie Austin
https://southamptonfc.com/news/2017-07-15/report-st-gallen-southampton-pre-season-friendly
Saints vs Brentford
Brentford 2-2 Southampton
Charlie Austin
Charlie Austin (assisted by Sam McQueen)
https://southamptonfc.com/news/2017-07-22/report-brentford-southampton-pre-season-friendly-griffin-park
I spot a bandwagon
The Southampton fans are certainly in favour of Chaz starting
One for Cookie’s watchlist competing with J Rod!
St Etienne 0-3 Southampton
Manolo Gabbiadini (assisted by Matt Targett)
James Ward-Prowse (assisted by Matt Targett
Maya Yoshida (assisted by James Ward-Prowse)
https://southamptonfc.com/news/2017-07-29/match-report-southampton-st-etienne-pre-season
Southampton 0-4 Augsburg
https://southamptonfc.com/news/2017-08-02/report-southampton-fc-augsburg-pre-season-friendly
Southampton fans are not very confident for the season ahead. Particularly if VVD leaves.
Abandon ship?
Those fixtures make that difficult
If it wasn’t for their ridiculous fixture list, I would be. Certainly only having a defender (Forster, currently)
Currently I don’t have a Southampton defender but that might change as I still need to work on my defence.
Would Soton def still be of interest, after VVD leaves? Currently have Bertrand in my team
Yeah VVD missed a lot of last season anyway and they were still pretty solid. Their line up this weekend will be key. Must only be a matter of time before VVD leaves
A partnership of Yoshida and Stephens wouldn’t inspire much confidence over the course of a season.
Southampton 2-0 Sevilla
Jack Stephens (assisted by Manolo Gabbiadini)
Manolo Gabbiadini (assisted by Steven Davis)
https://southamptonfc.com/news/2017-08-05/match-report-southampton-fc-sevilla
FPL Mane of Steel (watched Southampton in person yesterday):
STOKE Pre-Season Hub Home
Neuchatel Xamax v Stoke City
Two teams for each half for Stoke.
Neuchatel Xamax 0-1 Stoke City
(Sejmenovic OG)
Assisted by Thibaud Verlindin
http://www.stokecityfc.com/news/potters-off-to-a-flyer
A ‘flyer’
Yep okie dokie Stokie…
I see Arnautovic has handed in a transfer request.
Just watched the highlights from this game, the video went straight to the only goal.
It was an own goal by the way. Otherwise it would have ended in a 0-0 draw. FFS!
Young Boys 2-2 Stoke City
Charlie Adam (pen): won by Peter Crouch
Marc Muniesa: assisted by Charlie Adam
http://www.stokecityfc.com/news/adam-inspires-city-comeback
First Half Potters:
Second Half Potters:
Monaco 4-2 Stoke City
Saido Berahino (assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri)
Mame Biram Diouf (assisted by Geoff Cameron)
http://www.stokecityfc.com/news/berahino-strikes-in-monaco-friendly
First Half
Second Half
Amiens 0-1 Stoke City
Mame Biram Diouf
http://www.stokecityfc.com/news/diouf-nets-in-amiens-win
Amiens must be awful!
Amiens to that 😉
Stoke 1-2 Sheffield United
Scorer:
Shaqiri (assisted by Ramadan)
http://www.stokesentinel.co.uk/sheffield-united-2-stoke-city-1-match-report-potters-hit-by-late-strike/story-30456213-detail/story.html
Bolton Wanderers 1-2 Stoke City
Joselu (assisted by Bojan)
Joselu (assisted by Mame Biram Diouf)
http://www.stokecityfc.com/news/joselu-brace-bags-bolton-win
St Pauli 4-2 Stoke City
Joselu
Joselu (assisted by Mame Biram Diouf
**Joselu’s FIFTH goal in three games**
http://www.stokecityfc.com/news/city-slip-to-st-pauli-defeat
RB Leipzig 1-2 Stoke City
Mame Biram Diouf (assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri)
Marvin Compper OG (assisted by Xherdan Shaqiri)
Butland
Zouma, Shawcross, Cameron Pieters
Diouf (Johnson, 80), Allen, Fletcher, Bojan (Ramadan, 63), Shaqiri (Adam, 80)
Berahino (Crouch, 73)
http://www.stokecityfc.com/news/city-secure-leipzig-win
SWANSEA Pre-Season Hub Home
Barnet 1-0 Swansea City
Swansea City second half:
Mulder
Naughton, Davies, Bartley, Roberts
King, Grimes, Fer
Sigurdsson (Capt), Narsingh, Ayew.
Philadelphia Union 2 – 2 Swansea
Bartley (assisted by Fer)
Ayew (assisted by Bartley)
Richmond Kickers 1-2 Swansea City
Oli McBurnie (PEN won by Kyle Bartley)
Tammy Abraham (assisted by Martin Olsson)
Nordfeldt (Mulder 45), Rangel (Naughton 67), Bartley (Fernandez 67), van der Hoorn (Mawson 67), Kingsley, (Olsson 67) Mesa (Britton 67), Fulton (Fer 61), Grimes (Carroll 61), Narsingh (Routledge 61), Montero (Ayew 61), McBurnie (Abraham 60)
http://www.swanseacity.com/news/report-richmond-kickers-0-swans-1
Except for Fabianski, & Siggy does that not look very much like 2XI first half , 1stXI second half?
I think so TT.
North Carolina 0-0 Swansea City
http://www.swanseacity.com/news/report-north-carolina-0-swans-0
Birmingham City 0-2 Swansea City
Tammy Abraham (assisted by Leroy Fer)
Leroy Fer (no assist)
https://www.swanseacity.com/fixture/d01fd081-e2ce-4ab6-a8e4-68029e338fe8
Swansea City 4-0 Sampdoria
Leroy Fer (assisted by Tom Carroll)
Alvarez OG (no assist)
Tammy Abraham (no assist)
Federico Fernandez (assisted by Tom Carroll)
Fabianski
Naughton (Rangel 89), Fernandez, Mawson, Olsson (Kingsley 77)
Britton (c) (Mesa 58), Fer (Fulton 89)
Carroll, Routledge, Ayew (McBurnie 85)
Abraham (Narsingh 73)
https://www.swanseacity.com/news/swans-4-sampdoria-0-clements-men-ease-victory
SPURS Pre-Season Hub Home
Paris St-Germain 2-4 Tottenham Hotspur
Christian Eriksen (assisted by Georges-Kevin Nkoudou)
Eric Dier (unassisted)
Toby Alderweireld (assisted by Dele Alli)
Harry Kane (PEN via handball)
http://m.tottenhamhotspur.com/matchcentre/paris-saint-germain-vs-tottenham-hotspur-23072017/
Spurs 2 – 3 Roma
Scorers:
Winks (no assist)
Janssen (assisted by Nkoudou)
http://www.espnfc.com/report?gameId=477285
Lineup
Manchester City 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur
John Stones (assisted by Kevin De Bruyne)
Raheem Sterling (assisted by Samir Nasri)
Brahim Diaz
Manchester City
Ederson (Muric 82), Walker (Tosin 74), Kompany (Mangala 60), Stones (Duhaney 74), Otamendi, Danilo (Sane 74), Fernandinho (Toure 60), Silva (Nasri 60), De Bruyne (Foden 60), Sterling (Diaz 78), G Jesus (Aguero 60).
Tottenham Hotspur:
Spurs: Lloris (Vorm 46), Trippier (Walker-Peters 79), Dier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen (Wimmer 71), Davies, Dembele (Nkoudou 55), Winks (Oakley-Boothe 71), Eriksen, Dele (Wimmer 71), Kane.
http://m.tottenhamhotspur.com/news/spurs-v-city-icc-report-from-nashville-300717/
Spurs observations from last night.
Nothing went right for them. As far as the players we care about in FPL, this is what I can say.
Trippier looked awful, Spurs deployed a 3 back and they were shredded. City consistently got in behind them and Kieran was absolutely no help. Davies was similar. Trippier played a great ball to Alli in the 2nd minute and then spend the rest of the game chasing City players around. I hope Spurs fans didn’t think Trippier was somehow better than Walker, because there was no evidence of that last night. Spurs need Rose back and if last night is any indication, might need a RB if they care about defending at all.
Alli had one chance in the 2nd minute that Ederson stopped and that was it. I literally forgot he was playing until they subbed him out in the 70th minute.
Eriksen wasn’t a ton better than Alli, but he had that free kick and a shot or two, at the very least I remember seeing him on the field, so we will count that as a positive for him.
Kane did nothing for 45 minutes then appeared and missed his only good chance in the first half. I hear he played the 2nd 45 also, but you could have fooled me. Maybe that whole slow start thing should be feared.
If Spurs decide to play a back 3, they better choose who they do it against wisely, because it is obvious that through balls in behind defenders are a huge problem. If City would have finished their chances like one would expect this could have been a really embarrassing score line, even for pre-season.
Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Juventus
Harry Kane (assisted by Kieran Trippier)
Christian Eriksen (assisted by Dele Alli)
http://m.tottenhamhotspur.com/matchcentre/tottenham-hotspur-vs-juventus-05082017/
WATFORD Pre-Season Hub Home
Watford line-up for their first pre-season game. It was listed as an official pre-season game for them but looks like they’ve sent the kids. Plus a trialist!
A trialist gets around!
Speaking of which. Tenuously… the main pic, by way of explanation, was because St Albans list Watford as a pre-season friendly and I just wanted a minnows ground to use. Transpires that Watford themselves won’t acknowledge it as a game in theirs!
Nothing much doing in this one. If anyone’s bothered, I doubt it –
Watford
Nathaniel Chalobah (£4.5M)
New Capoue??
Wimbledon 3-2 Watford
Ben Watson (assisted by Jose Holebas)
Steve Berghuis (assisted by Brice Dja-Djedje)
Viktoria Plzen 0-1 Watford
Stefano Okaka (assisted by Will Hughes)
https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/report-viktoria-plzen-0-1-watford
Eibar 0-1 Watford
Etienne Capoue (assisted by Isaac Success
https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/highlights-sd-eibar-0-1-watford
Déjà vu!
…. all over again.
Watford 1-2 Rangers
Stefano Okaka (assisted my Nathaniel Chalobah)
Pantilimon (Bachmann, HT)
Janmaat (Femenia, HT), Prödl (c) (Kaboul, HT), Kabasele, Mason (Rowan, 84)
Doucouré, Chalobah (Watson, 64)
Amrabat (Berghuis, 64), Capoue (Hughes, HT), Success (Pereyra, 64)
Okaka (Sinclair, 64)
https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/report-watford-1-2-rangers
Is okaka the new Deeney?
Hello mate, hope you are well? Shame he’s not listed as a mid actually at that price as he rarely played up top last season, more wide ish so sort of surprised he is actually in the fwd bracket. He looked good a few times last season when I saw him. There was one game in particular, it was televised and may even have been the Everton game when he looked amazing. He was pumped up for it, almost to Maradona drug fuelled proportions in fact!
I’m good thanks well if he is even 50% maradonna will do for me!
Villa 0 – 0 Watford
Match Report –
https://www.watfordfc.com/teams/first-team/report-aston-villa-0-0-watford
Line-up below…