Pre-season Hub 2019/20 FPL season
Hello and welcome to the Pre-Season Hub 2019/20 season. A new season of FPL action is ahead and as some of you may now have become accustomed to FF247 will run an article detailing all relevant pre-season news focusing specifically on the team line-ups, goal scorers and assisters. This is the article and here’s how it works;
This article is a living document which we update daily during pre-season. The intention is to offer a one-stop-shop for all fantasy relevant pieces of information as we begin to assemble our new squads over the coming weeks and months.
I intend to personally update this as we go but as always, I’m not precious about it and your help is appreciated in copy/pasting all relevant and salient pieces of information against each team’s comment thread with reference to which game the information relates to.
Each team will be listed alphabetically, and a Hot Comment will be created for each one and kept in the usual place so that for example, all of Aston Villa’s or Sheffield United’s pre-season progress and team news is only a click away. To this end, all we ask is that you keep all talk of any particular team to their own comment thread – this makes it easier to follow the discussion and for any returning persons to locate all chat relating to that team easily enough – and that’s really it.
Firstly, the Venue Key:
(H): Home
(A): Away
(N): Neutral
TBC: (Fixture) To be confirmed
Teams:
Arsenal
6th July
Boreham Wood (A)
15th July
Colorado Rapids (A)
17th July
Bayern Munich (N)
20th July
Fiorentina (N)
23rd July
Real Madrid (N)
24th July
Barnet (A)
28th July
Lyon (H)
31st July
Angers (A)
4th August
Barcelona (A)
Aston Villa
17th July
Minnesota United (A)
21st July
Shrewsbury Town (A)
24th July
Walsall (A)
27th July
Charlton Athletic (A)
31st July
RB Leipzig (A)
Bournemouth
16th July
TBA (N)
20th July
Girona (A)
27th July
Brentford (A)
2nd August
Lazio (H)
3rd August
Lyon (H)
Brighton & Hove Albion
13th July
TBC
19th July
Crawley Town (A)
20th July
Fulham (A)
27th July
Birmingham City (A)
2nd August
TBC
Burnley
20th July (Fixture 1)
Crewe Alexandra (A)
20th July (Fixture 2)
Port Vale (A)
23rd July
Fleetwood Town (A)
27th July
Wigan Athletic (A)
30th July
Nice (H)
Chelsea
19th July
Kawasaki Frontale (A)
23rd July
Barcelona (N)
28th July
Reading (A)
31st July
Red Bull Salzburg (A)
Crystal Palace
9th July
Luzern (A)
13th July
Young Boys (A)
19th July
Nottingham Forest (A)
20th July
Bromley (A)
27th July
Bristol City (A)
30th July
Wimbledon (A)
3rd August
Hertha Berlin (H)
Everton
7th July
Kariobangi Sharks (A)
14th July
Sion (N)
19th July
Monaco (N)
24th July
Wigan Athletic (A)
3rd August
Werder Bremen (A)
Leicester City
16th July
Scunthorpe United (A)
20th July
Cheltenham Town (A)
23rd July
Cambridge United (A)
27th July (Fixture 1)
Rotherham United (A)
27th July (Fixture 2)
Stoke City (A)
2nd August
Atalanta (H)
Liverpool
11th July
Tranmere Rovers (A)
14th July
Bradford City (A)
19th July
Borussia Dortmund (N)
21st July
Sevilla (N)
25th July
Sporting (N)
28th July
Napoli (N)
31st July
Lyon (N)
4th August
Manchester City (N, Community Shield)
Manchester City
17th July
West Ham United (N)
20th July
Newcastle United/Wolverhampton Wanderers (N)
24th July
Kitchee United (A)
27th July
Yokohama F Marinos (A)
4th August
Liverpool (N, Community Shield)
Manchester United
13th July
Perth Glory (A)
17th July
Leeds United (N)
20th July
Inter (N)
25th July
Tottenham Hotspur (N)
30th July
Kristiansund (N)
3rd August
Milan (N)
Newcastle United
17th July
Wolverhampton Wanderers (N)
20th July
Manchester City/West Ham United (N)
30th July
Hibernian (A)
3rd August
St Etienne (H)
Norwich City
24th July
Brentford (H)
27th July
Luton Town (A)
30th July
Atalanta (H)
3rd August
Toulouse (H)
Sheffield United
12th July
Real Betis (N)
16th July
Burton Albion (A)
20th July
Northampton Town (A)
23rd July
Chesterfield (A)
27th July
Barnsley (A)
Southampton
14th July
SCR Altach (A)
20th July
Preston North End (A)
23rd July
Guangzhou R&F (A)
28th July
Feyenoord (A)
3rd August
Cologne (H)
Tottenham Hotspur
21st July
Juventus (N)
25th July
Manchester United (N)
30th July
Real Madrid (N)
4th August
Inter (H)
Watford
27th July
Queens Park Rangers (A)
West Ham United
11th July
SCR Altach (A)
17th July
Manchester City (N)
20th July
Newcastle United/Wolverhampton Wanderers
27th July
Fulham (A)
3rd August
Athletic Bilbao (H)
Wolverhampton Wanderers*
17th July
Newcastle United (N)
20th July
Manchester City/West Ham United (N)
25th July
Crusaders/B36 Torshavn (H, Europa League Qualifying)
1st August
Crusaders/B36 Torshavn (A, Europa League Qualifying)
*Wolves are a big one to note here as they will begin their season competitively on 25th July as they attempt to qualify for the Europa League Group Stage proper where they will have to negotiate three rounds.
Second Qualifying round – above.
Third Qualifying round – 8th and 15th August.
Play-off round – 22nd and 29th August.
And that’s it – all we need now is to see how the managers begin to shape their squads and integrate new signings. We would advise you pay close attention to the end of the pre-season programme as that is when it is most likely to be the best indication of how the sides will line up come opening day.
Any questions, queries or observations please leave them in the thread for comment or open discussion.
This article was written and will be maintained by GP.
Thanks for reading Pre-season Hub 2019/20 FPL season. This article was written by The Gallant Pioneer 
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Just swapped Kante and KDB for Bilva and Perez. I think that’s a cracking deal for Leics and can see him and Vardy doing serious damage to some defences.
Ooo, great move for Perez. Out goes Fraser, in comes Perez (with 1m spare now!).
What about Fraser for SHU avl then transferring to Perez in GW3 for shu BOU?
I was thinking that too (for the other manager, not me). Bournemouth couldn’t have a better pair of opening fixtures.
That’s a good idea, Ben! *updates notes*
Hey guys. Here’s my first draft. Really like B’mouth initial fixtures. Can’t seem to fit 3rd City player into the team. All are too expensive. Is 2 City and 2 Pool defence a good plan?
Hello mate, I’d wait on preseason, if Ake comes in for city there is a chance he’ll be cover for Laporte given they’re both left footers. Rest is pretty much the template other than Giroud so looks fine and dandy!
Hey Constantine team looks good need to see if Giroud can hold is place not very often he plays for 90 mins I like your MF & Def as Rosco says keep an eye on Ake good start
Looks good. I don’t like Ake either at Bournemouth or City and think Long is a waste of 0.5 A’s can’t see him getting much GT this season.
I’ve been pondering Perez and Ake myself.
Leicester’s fixtures are OKish, and Perez’s price is right, so he falls into an enabling punt type of player. Not the worst of gambles and he serves as a sort of placeholder should someone else emerge (maybe one of the cheap Chelsea options).
Ake – for you maybe Laporte could be demoted to Mendy and then that brings Coleman, perhaps, into view. But I do get the appeal of Bournemouth’s fixtures for the first couple of GW. You may want to have some sort of provisional exit plan sketched out.
What you think guys ?
Looks decent! Personally I’m avoiding Jiminez due to their fixtures and Europe but if they don’t qualify I may reconsider. Murray is a punt but give their fixtures he could be a shrewd pick!
Hey Pheonix avoiding Wol players at present I also thk you need to try & squeeze another City player in looks decent
Looks like Arnie is finally offski.
(Pic is from Sky Sports despite reading like some fake FB news page!)
Just imagine if Xande Silva (£4.5) fills his boots!
Hey gents. Its early for rating teams but here’s mine for the moment.
Early? My first RMT was a week ago
It’s a nice looking team. I’ve not seen many teams with Firmino in them so that is interesting differential. Guess there’s a few things that could change, like Milivojevic if Zaha leaves.
Maybe Krul could be 4.0 fodder?
I don’t have much love for krul so he could well make way. Could use it to work on ake or a better 2nd spot bench player
With the signing of Fahrmann I think Krul has to go.
Milivojevic isn’t worth the money imo
Him been on pens and var coming in is why hes their
I think it looks fair to make the assumption that the amount of pens will probably stay about the same as a result. Doesn’t mean he’s a bad pick though, just don’t assume he’ll suddenly get twice as many. Zaha leaving may matter a bit though as although probably half of his dives now wouldn’t be given the other half still won’t be there.
Nice article on VAR and pens from Jamie and his gang here;
https://www.fantasybet.com/blog/var-penalty-takers-fpl/
Looks like you have some money in the bank, no? Only one player above 10m in the team yet somehow I get a feeling the money is not spent anywhere…
Your third sub will become the hottest property in the game if he starts regularly. Boy he would be very handy.
Like you I’ve thought about Firmino – I started with him last year – can’t quite make my mind up.
Zaha and Perez may be worth a think instead of Milivojevic (who isn’t a terrible option by any means); Moura too if you can stretch to that.
Morning all
Thoughts on Gomez?
Could be a bargain at 5.5m
Will he nail down a spot? Or is the extra 1m for VVD worth it?
Seems a bit risky to me. Community shield will tell us who’s first choice. Then that 5.5 will miss the odd game through rotation