FPL pre-season friendlies 2021/22

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July 13th - Hibernian 2 Arsenal 1
Easter Road, Edinburgh

Goals: Smith-Rowe 82

Line-up: Okonkwo (Hein HT); Cédric (Bellerín 62), Clarke (Rekik HT), Marí, Kolašinac (Hutchinson 80); Elneny (Henry-Francis 75), Maitland-Niles (Partey HT); Willian (Pépé HT), Nelson (Smith-Rowe HT), Aubameyang (Balogun HT); Nketiah (Lacazette HT).



July 17th - Rangers 2 Arsenal 2
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

Goals: Tavares 23, Nketiah 83

Line-up: Okonkwo (Hein HT); Cédric (Bellerín HT), Holding (Kolašinac 62), Marí (Chambers HT), Tavares (Tierney HT); Elneny (Willock 62), Partey (Maitland-Niles 62); Pépé (Willian 62), Smith-Rowe (Nelson 62), Aubameyang (Nketiah 62); Balogun (Lacazette HT).



July 24th - Arsenal 4 Millwall 1
Arsenal Training Centre, London Colney

Goals: Chambers 17, Lacazette 59, Pépé 65, Balogun 73

Line-up: Okonkwo (Hein HT); Chambers, Holding, Marí (Cédric 60), Tierney (Tavares 60); Elneny (Sambi Lokonga HT), Partey (Maitland-Niles 71); Pépé (Willian 71), Smith-Rowe (Nelson 71), Aubameyang (Balogun 71); Nketiah (Lacazette HT).



July 28th - Arsenal 4 Watford 1
Arsenal Training Centre, London Colney

Goals: Nketiah 16, Lacazette 70 (pen), Tierney 77, Azeez 86

Line-up: Leno (Rúnarsson HT); Cédric (Bellerín HT), Chambers (Holding HT), Marí (Kolašinac 64), Tavares (Tierney HT); Elneny (Partey HT), Sambi Lokonga (Azeez 64); Willian (Smith-Rowe 64), Nelson (Pépé HT), Aubameyang (Maitland-Niles 64); Nketiah (Lacazette HT).



August 1st - Arsenal 1 Chelsea 2 (The Mind Series)
Emirates Stadium, London

Goals: Xhaka 69

Line-up: Leno; Chambers (Bellerín 70), Holding (White HT), Marí, Tierney (Kolašinac 70); Elneny (Sambi Lokonga 70), Partey (Xhaka 39); Pépé, Smith-Rowe (Tavares 70), Aubameyang; Lacazette (Nketiah 70).



August 8th - Tottenham 1 Arsenal 0 (The Mind Series)
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London

Line-up: Leno; Bellerín (Maitland-Niles 63), White (Chambers 63), Marí, Tierney (Tavares 81); Sambi Lokonga (Elneny 73), Xhaka (Cédric 81); Pépé (Nelson 81), Smith-Rowe, Aubameyang (Saka 63); Lacazette (Balogun 73).

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July 21st - Walsall 0 Aston Villa 4
Bescot Stadium, Walsall

Goals: Watkins 27, 38, Philogene-Bidace 51, Aaron Ramsey 58

Line-up: Steer (Sinisalo 83); Cash (Guilbert HT), Konsa (Hause HT), Sebastian Revan (Bogarde HT), Ashley Young (Chrisene HT); Chukwuemeka (Hourihane HT), Nakamba (McGinn HT); Buendía (Philogene-Bidace HT), Jacob Ramsey (Aaron Ramsey HT), El Ghazi (Davis HT); Watkins (Wesley HT).



July 24th - Stoke 2 Aston Villa 0
bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent

Line-up: Steer (Sinisalo 60); Cash (Guilbert 60), Hause (Konsa 60), Bogarde (Sebastian Revan 60), Ashley Young (Targett 60); Nakamba (Chukwuemeka 60), McGinn (Hourihane 60); Buendía (Philogene-Bidace 60), Aaron Ramsey (Jacob Ramsey 60), El Ghazi (Davis 60); Watkins (Wesley 60).



July 28th - Aston Villa v Nottingham Forest [CANCELLED]
Bodymoor Heath Training Ground, Warwickshire



July 31st - Bristol City 0 Aston Villa 3
Ashton Gate, Bristol

Goals: Philogene-Bidace 6, Konsa 44, Watkins 60

Line-up: Steer; Cash, Konsa, Hause, Ashley Young; Nakamba, McGinn (Lindley 80); Philogene-Bidace, Aaron Ramsey, El Ghazi; Watkins (Brad Young 80).



August 7th - Aston Villa v Sevilla [CANCELLED]
Villa Park, Birmingham



August 8th - Aston Villa 3 Salernitana 1
Villa Park, Birmingham

Goals: Ings 34, El Ghazi 43 (pen), Ashley Young 71

Line-up: Martínez (Steer HT); Cash, Konsa (Hause 62), Mings, Targett; Philogene-Bidace (Traoré 62), Nakamba (Jacob Ramsey 62), McGinn (Hourihane 62), El Ghazi; Watkins (Chukwuemeka 48), Ings (Ashley Young 62).

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July 17th - AFC Wimbledon 0 Brentford 1
Plough Lane, Wimbledon

Goals: Valencia 42

Line-up: Raya (Gunnarsson HT); Roerslev (Oksanen HT), Russell (Goode HT), Pinnock (Racic HT), Gordon (Thompson HT); Ghoddos (Baptiste HT), Janelt (Stevens 13), Gilbert (Haygarth HT); Mbeumo (Fosu HT), Toney (Mogensen HT (Gordon 87)), Valencia (Canós HT).



July 20th - Boreham Wood 0 Brentford 2
Meadow Park, Borehamwood

Goals: Toney 22, Fosu 57

Line-up: Gunnarsson (Raya 61); Roerslev (Stevens 61), Goode (Russell 61), Pinnock (Racic 61), Thompson (Gordon 61); Ghoddos (Gilbert 61), Baptiste (Oksanen 61), Haygarth; Fosu (Brook 61), Toney (Dervişoğlu 61), Canós (Valencia 61).



July 24th - Watford 1 Brentford 3
Watford Football Club Training Ground, London Colney

Goals: Toney (2), Dervişoğlu

Line-up: Raya (Gunnarsson HT); Ajer (Racic HT), Goode (Stevens 61), Pinnock (Russell 61); Canós (Dervişoğlu 61), Baptiste (Haygarth 61), Janelt (Oksanen 61), Thompson (Gordon 61); Ghoddos (Valencia 61), Fosu (Roerslev HT); Toney (Forss 61).



July 28th - Manchester United 2 Brentford 2
Old Trafford, Manchester

Goals: Baptiste 20, Mbeumo 78

Line-up: Raya; Roerslev (Stevens 75), Goode (Racic 75), Pinnock (Sørensen 61), Thompson (Gordon 75); Baptiste (Peart-Harris 75), Janelt (Valencia 75); Fosu (Mbeumo 61), Haygarth (Onyeka 61), Canós (Dervişoğlu 75); Toney (Forss 75).



July 31st - Brentford 0 West Ham 1
Brentford Community Stadium, Brentford

Line-up: Gunnarsson (Raya HT); Goode (Jansson HT), Sørensen (Nørgaard 61), Pinnock; Roerslev (Stevens 80), Onyeka (Baptiste HT), Janelt (Toney 61), Henry (Thompson HT); Canós (Ghoddos HT), Forss (Fosu 73), Dervişoğlu (Mbeumo 61).



August 7th - Brentford 2 Valencia 1
Brentford Community Stadium, Brentford

Goals: Pinnock 64, Onyeka 70

Line-up: Raya; Ajer (Sørensen 74), Jansson, Pinnock; Canós, Nørgaard (Bidstrup 82), Janelt (Peart-Harris 87), Henry (Roerslev 74); Mbeumo, Forss (Dervişoğlu 74), Ghoddos (Onyeka HT).

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July 24th - Rangers 0 Brighton 0
Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow

Line-up: Scherpen (Steele HT); Duffy (Alzate HT), Burn (Østigård HT), Leonard (Tsoungui HT); Groß (Tanimowo HT), Lallana (Bissouma HT), Mwepu (Richards HT), Khadra (Furlong HT); Connolly (March HT), Zeqiri (Tau HT); Maupay (Andone HT).



July 31st - Luton 1 Brighton 3
Kenilworth Road, Luton

Goals: Connolly 9, Mwepu 35, Tau 63

Line-up: Sánchez (Steele HT); Veltman (Karbownik HT), Duffy (Tsoungui 80), Burn (Østigard 58); March (Zeqiri 64), Bissouma (Groß 64), Mwepu (Leonard 68), Moder (Tau HT); Lallana (Richards 64); Connolly (Alzate HT), Maupay (Andone HT).



August 7th - Brighton 0 Getafe 2
Amex Stadium, Brighton

Line-up: Sánchez; Veltman (Østigård 89), Dunk (Duffy 79), Webster (Moder 79); Groß (Richards 79), Bissouma (Andone 89), Mwepu (Zeqiri 89), March (Karbownik 89); Mac Allister (Trossard HT), Lallana (Alzate 67); Connolly (Maupay 67).

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July 20th - Burnley 2 Morecambe 1
Barnfield Training Centre, Gawthorpe

Goals: Barnes, Guðmundsson

Line-up: Peacock-Farrell; Lowton, Tarkowski, Thomas, Pieters; Glennon (Tucker), Westwood, Cork, Guðmundsson; Barnes, Richardson.



July 20th - Burnley 4 Salford City 0
Barnfield Training Centre, Gawthorpe

Goals: Brownhill (2), Rodriguez (2)

Line-up: Norris (A Trialist 65); Bardsley, Collins (Bedeau), Mee, Taylor; Thompson, Brownhill, Benson, McNeil; Rodriguez, Harker.



July 24th - Oldham 0 Burnley 2
Boundary Park, Oldham

Goals: Rodriguez 56, Richardson 58

Line-up: Peacock-Farrell (Norris HT); Bardsley (Lowton HT), Tarkowski (Collins HT), Mee (Thomas HT), Pieters (Taylor HT); Guðmundsson (Gomez-Mancini 70), Cork (Westwood HT), Benson (Brownhill HT), Glennon (McNeil HT); Barnes (Rodriguez HT), Richardson (Thompson 70).



July 27th - Blackpool 0 Burnley 1
Bloomfield Road, Blackpool

Goals: Thomas 76

Line-up: Hennessey (Norris 65); Lowton (Bardsley HT), Collins (Tarkowski HT), Mee (Thomas HT), Taylor (Pieters HT); Gomez-Mancini (Guðmundsson HT), Brownhill (Westwood HT), Cork (Nartey 80), McNeil (Glennon 65); Richardson (Barnes HT), Rodriguez (Harker 65).



July 31st - Nottingham Forest v Burnley [CANCELLED]
The City Ground, Nottingham



July 31st - Tranmere 1 Burnley 2
Prenton Park, Birkenhead

Goals: Barnes 70, McNeil 87

Line-up: Hennessey; Lowton, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Guðmundsson (Cork 60), Westwood, Brownhill, McNeil; Barnes (Richardson 82), Rodriguez (Vydra 60).



August 7th - Burnley 0 Cádiz 2
Turf Moor, Burnley

Line-up: Pope; Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor (Lennon 72); Brownhill, Westwood, Cork (Guðmundsson HT), McNeil (Pieters HT); Vydra (Rodriguez 53), Wood (Barnes HT).

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July 17th - Chelsea 6 Peterborough 1
Cobham Training Centre, Surrey

Goals: Ziyech (3), Abraham, Broja, Pulisic (pen)

Line-up: Unavailable.



July 22nd - Drogheda United v Chelsea [CANCELLED]
Carton House, Maynooth
***Note: This fixture was replaced by an in-house game of Chelsea v Chelsea.



July 27th - Bournemouth 1 Chelsea 2
Vitality Stadium, Bournemouth

Goals: Broja 72, Ugbo 76

Line-up: Arrizabalaga (Mendy HT); Sterling (Chalobah HT), Baker (Miazga HT), Sarr (Clarke-Salter HT); Hudson-Odoi (Zappacosta 62), Gallagher, Drinkwater (Barkley HT), Alonso (Baba Rahman 62); Ziyech (Loftus-Cheek HT), Pulisic (Broja HT); Abraham (Ugbo 62).



August 1st - Arsenal 1 Chelsea 2 (The Mind Series)
Emirates Stadium, London

Goals: Havertz 26, Abraham 72

Line-up: Mendy (Arrizabalaga 64); Zouma (Sterling HT), Chalobah (Clarke-Salter 86), Rüdiger (Sarr HT); Hudson-Odoi (Kanté 64), Loftus-Cheek (Barkley 64), Kovačić (Drinkwater HT), Pulisic (Baba Rahman 64); Ziyech (Batshuayi 64), Werner (Zappacosta HT); Havertz (Abraham HT).



August 4th - Chelsea 2 Tottenham 2 (The Mind Series)
Stamford Bridge, London

Goals: Ziyech 16, 49

Line-up: Mendy; Zouma (Ampadu 63), Chalobah (Miazga 80), Rüdiger (Sarr 63); Hudson-Odoi (Pulisic HT), Kanté (Bakayoko HT), Kovačić (Loftus-Cheek 63), Alonso (Zappacosta 63); Ziyech (Anjorin 63), Werner (Kenedy 63); Havertz (Abraham 63).



August 11th - Chelsea 1 Villarreal 1 AET (6-5 on penalties) (UEFA Super Cup)
Windsor Park, Belfast

Goals: Ziyech 27

Line-up: Mendy (Arrizabalaga 119); Zouma (Christensen 66), Chalobah, Rüdiger; Hudson-Odoi (Azpilicueta 82), Kanté (Jorginho 65), Kovačić, Alonso; Ziyech (Pulisic 43), Werner (Mount 65); Havertz.

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July 17th - Walsall 0 Crystal Palace 1
Bescot Stadium, Walsall

Goals: Zaha 41

Line-up: Guaita (Butland HT); Clyne (Quick HT), Kelly (O'Brien HT), Tomkins (Jach HT), Mitchell (Hannam HT); Schlupp (Kirby HT), Riedewald (Malachi Boateng HT), McArthur (Wells-Morrison HT (Steele 73)); Ayew (Rak-Sakyi HT), Street (Gordon HT (Mateta 73)), Zaha (Banks HT).



July 24th - Ipswich 0 Crystal Palace 1
Portman Road, Ipswich

Goals: Zaha 60 (pen)

Line-up: Guaita (Butland 64); Clyne (Ward 64), Kouyaté (Kelly 64), Tomkins (Guéhi 64), Mitchell (Hannam 64); Schlupp (Wells-Morrison 75), Riedewald (Milivojević 64), McArthur (Malachi Boateng 75); Ayew (Rak-Sakyi 75), Mateta (Street 75), Zaha (Banks 75).



July 27th - Crystal Palace 2 Charlton 2
Selhurst Park, London

Goals: Rak-Sakyi 15, Banks 75

Line-up: Butland (Guaita 61); Kelly (Clyne 75), Guéhi (Jach 75), Tomkins (Mitchell 61), Riedewald (Kirby 82); Wells-Morrison (Schlupp 61), Kouyaté, Malachi Boateng (McArthur 61), Rak-Sakyi (Street 70); Ayew (Mateta 61), Banks (Gordon 82).



July 31st - Reading 1 Crystal Palace 3
Madejski Stadium, Reading

Goals: Mateta 53 (pen), Ayew 80, Banks 90

Sent off: Kouyaté 30

Line-up: Guaita; Ward (Clyne 70), Kouyaté, Guéhi, Mitchell; Riedewald (Rak-Sakyi 70), McArthur, Kirby (Tomkins 35); Ayew, Mateta (Gallagher 55), Street (Banks 78).



August 7th - Crystal Palace 3 Watford 1
Selhurst Park, London

Goals: Zaha 30 (pen), 54, Benteke 86

Line-up: Guaita; Ward, Kouyaté (Tomkins 89), Guéhi, Mitchell (Hannam 71); McArthur (Gallagher 71), Riedewald, Schlupp (Banks 80); Ayew (Rak-Sakyi 80), Mateta (Benteke 71), Zaha.

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July 10th - Everton 3 Accrington Stanley 0
USM Finch Farm, Halewood

Goals: Cannon 20, Gibson 51, Gordon 71

Line-up: Unavailable.
***Note: Match only lasted 80 minutes.



July 17th - Everton 1 Blackburn 0
USM Finch Farm, Halewood

Goals: Gbamin 36

Line-up: Virgínia (Tyrer HT); Kenny, Holgate (Gibson HT), Keane (Godfrey HT), John (Coleman HT); André Gomes (Allan HT), Gbamin (Baningime HT); Iwobi (Davies HT), Rodríguez (Doucouré HT), Gordon (Delph HT); Kean (Whitaker HT (Broadhead 83)).



July 25th - Millonarios 1 Everton 1 (9-10 on penalties) (Florida Cup)
Camping World Stadium, Orlando

Goals: Gray 64 (pen)

Line-up: Begović; Coleman (Kenny HT), Holgate (Keane 61), Godfrey (Gibson 73), Digne (Anderson 61); Allan (Gbamin 61), Doucouré (André Gomes HT); Townsend (Gordon HT), Rodríguez (Gray HT), Iwobi (Davies 73); Kean (Broadhead HT).



July 28th - Pumas 0 Everton 1 (Florida Cup)
Camping World Stadium, Orlando

Goals: Kean 19

Line-up: Begović (Virgínia HT); Coleman (Kenny HT), Keane (Gibson 72), Godfrey (Holgate HT), Digne (Anderson 72); André Gomes (Allan HT), Davies (Doucouré HT); Townsend (Gbamin HT), Gray (Rodríguez HT), Iwobi (Gordon HT); Kean (Broadhead HT (Whitaker 81)).



August 7th - Manchester United 4 Everton 0
Old Trafford, Manchester

Line-up: Pickford (Begović HT); Coleman (Kenny 60), Godfrey (Mina 77), Keane (Holgate 77), Digne; Allan (Davies 60), Doucouré (Delph HT); Townsend (Broadhead 68), Gray (Dobbin 77), Iwobi; Rodríguez (Gordon HT).

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July 28th - Blackburn 1 Leeds 1
Ewood Park, Blackburn

Goals: Struijk 81

Line-up: Meslier; Shackleton, Llorente (Ayling HT), Struijk, Firpo (Dallas 61); Koch; Raphinha (Roberts 61), Klich, Rodrigo (Greenwood 61), Harrison; Costa.



July 31st - Leeds 2 Real Betis 3
Loughborough University Stadium, Loughborough

Goals: Bamford 6, Klich 57

Line-up: Meslier; Ayling, Llorente (Shackleton 24), Struijk (Greenwood 88), Firpo (Klich HT); Koch; Raphinha, Dallas, Rodrigo, Harrison (Costa 66); Bamford (Roberts HT).



August 4th - Ajax 3 Leeds 1
Sportpark De Toekomst, Ouder-Amstel

Goals: Dean 90 (pen)

Line-up: Van den Heuvel; Drameh, Moore, Cooper (McCarron HT), Kenneh; Forshaw (Allen HT); Costa (Summerville HT), Phillips (Jenkins HT), Greenwood, Poveda; Roberts (Dean HT).



August 4th - Ajax 4 Leeds 0
Johan Cruyff Arena, Amsterdam

Line-up: Meslier; Shackleton (Jenkins 79), Ayling, Struijk, Dallas; Koch; Raphinha (Costa HT), Klich (McCarron 68), Rodrigo (Roberts 68), Harrison; Bamford.



August 7th - Leeds 2 Villarreal 2
York Community Stadium, York

Goals: Klich 9, Bamford 39

Line-up: Meslier; Ayling, Koch (Phillips HT), Cooper, Dallas; Struijk; Raphinha (Costa 75), Klich, Rodrigo (Roberts HT), Harrison; Bamford.

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July 24th - Burton Albion 0 Leicester 0 (3-1 on penalties) (Bass Charity Vase)
Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent

Line-up: Jakupović (Iversen HT); Pereira (Amartey HT), Fofana (Benković HT), Söyüncü (Daley-Campbell HT), Bertrand (Thomas HT); Choudhury (Ndidi HT); Ghezzal (Suengchitthawon HT), Soumaré (Dewsbury-Hall HT), Maddison (Sowah HT), Maswanhise (Iheanacho HT); Daka (Vardy HT).



July 28th - Wycombe 1 Leicester 0
Adams Park, High Wycombe

Line-up: Iversen (Jakupović HT); Pereira (Amartey HT), Fofana (Benković HT), Söyüncü (Nelson HT), Thomas (Albrighton HT); Ghezzal (Sowah HT), Ndidi (Choudhury HT), Soumaré (Dewsbury-Hall HT), Maswanhise (Suengchitthawon HT (Daley-Campbell 62)); Daka (Maddison HT), Vardy (Iheanacho HT).



July 31st - QPR 3 Leicester 3
Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium, London

Goals: Dewsbury-Hall 75, Daka 77, Iheanacho 89 (pen)

Line-up: Jakupović; Pereira (Amartey 62), Fofana (Benković 62), Söyüncü (Nelson 62), Bertrand (Thomas 62); Ndidi (Choudhury 62); Pérez (Daka 62), Soumaré (Sowah 62), Tielemans (Dewsbury-Hall 62), Barnes (Albrighton HT); Vardy (Iheanacho 62).



August 4th - Leicester 3 Villarreal 2
King Power Stadium, Leicester

Goals: Söyüncü 40, Barnes 42, Pérez 51

Line-up: Schmeichel (Ward HT); Pereira (Amartey 66), Fofana (Nelson 66), Söyüncü (Benković 66), Bertrand (Thomas 66); Ndidi (Dewsbury-Hall HT); Pérez (Iheanacho 66), Tielemans (Soumaré HT), Maddison (Praet 66), Barnes (Albrighton 66); Vardy (Daka HT).



August 7th - Leicester 1 Manchester City 0 (Community Shield)
Wembley Stadium, London

Goals: Iheanacho 89 (pen)

Line-up: Schmeichel; Pereira, Amartey, Söyüncü, Bertrand (Thomas 78); Ndidi; Pérez (Albrighton 71), Tielemans (Soumaré 72), Maddison (Dewsbury-Hall 71), Barnes (Iheanacho 79); Vardy (Daka 71).

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July 20th - FC Wacker Innsbruck 1 Liverpool 1
SaalfeldenArena Bürgerau, Austria

Goals: Origi 5 (pen)

Line-up: Karius; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Ben Davies, Beck; Clarkson, Morton, Cain; Gordon, Origi, Minamino.
***Note: Match only lasted 30 minutes.



July 20th - VfB Stuttgart 1 Liverpool 1
SaalfeldenArena Bürgerau, Austria

Goals: Mané 20

Line-up: Adrián; Bradley, Konaté, Rhys Williams, Tsimikas; Milner, Keïta, Elliott; Oxlade-Chamberlain, Salah, Mané.
***Note: Match only lasted 30 minutes.



July 23rd - Mainz 0 Liverpool 1
Untersberg-Arena, Austria

Goals: Kilian 85 (OG)

Line-up: Kelleher (Adrián HT); Alexander-Arnold (Neco Williams HT), Konaté (Phillips HT), Matip (Koumetio HT), Tsimikas (Beck HT); Milner (Clarkson HT), Keïta (Morton HT (Cain 80)), Oxlade-Chamberlain (Jones HT); Elliott (Gordon HT), Salah (Origi HT), Mané (Minamino HT).



July 29th - Hertha Berlin 4 Liverpool 3
Tivoli Stadion Tirol, Austria

Goals: Mané 37, Minamino 42, Oxlade-Chamberlain 88

Line-up: Kelleher (Adrián HT); Alexander-Arnold (Neco Williams 61), Konaté (Rhys Williams HT (Gomez 69)), Matip (Phillips HT (van Dijk 69)), Tsimikas (Robertson HT); Milner (Clarkson 61), Keïta (Morton 61), Elliott (Jones HT); Salah (Gordon 61), Minamino (Oxlade-Chamberlain HT), Mané (Jota 61).



August 5th - Liverpool 2 Bologna 0
Stade Camille Fournier, Évian-les-Bains

Goals: Jota 7, Mané 14

Line-up: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk (Rhys Williams 43), Robertson; Milner, Keïta, Elliott (Woodburn 49); Salah, Jota, Mané.
***Note: Match only lasted 60 minutes.



August 5th - Liverpool 1 Bologna 0
Stade Camille Fournier, Évian-les-Bains

Goals: Minamino 14

Line-up: Alisson (Adrián 31); Neco Williams (Woodburn 44), Konaté, Gomez (Phillips 44), Tsimikas (Beck 44); Fabinho (Clarkson 31), Jones, Oxlade-Chamberlain; Shaqiri (Gordon 31), Firmino (Origi 31), Minamino.
***Note: Match only lasted 60 minutes.



August 8th - Liverpool 1 Athletic Bilbao 1
Anfield, Liverpool

Goals: Jota 13

Line-up: Alisson; Alexander-Arnold, Matip, Van Dijk (Rhys Williams 72), Robertson (Beck HT); Milner, Keïta (Morton 84), Elliott (Cain 84); Salah, Jota (Woodburn 72), Mané.



August 9th - Liverpool 3 Osasuna 1
Anfield, Liverpool

Goals: Minamino 14, Firmino 21, 41

Line-up: Kelleher; Neco Williams (Bradley 80), Konaté (Ben Davies 80), Gomez (Rhys Williams 59), Tsimikas (Beck 71); Fabinho (Thiago 59), Jones (Woodburn 30), Oxlade-Chamberlain; Gordon (Origi HT), Firmino (Clarkson 59), Minamino (Henderson 71).

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July 27th - Manchester City 2 Preston 0
Manchester City Academy Stadium, Manchester

Goals: Mahrez 25, Edozie 62

Line-up: Steffen (Slicker 65 (Steffen 78)); Cancelo (Moreno HT), Dias (Sandler HT), Aké (Edozie HT), Mendy (Couto HT); Fernandinho (Gomes HT); Palmer (McAtee HT), Pozo (Burns HT); Mahrez (Smith HT), Rogers (Roberts HT), Knight (Bolton HT).



July 31st - Troyes v Manchester City [CANCELLED]
Stade de l'Aube, Troyes



July 31st - Manchester City 4 Barnsley 0
Manchester City Academy Stadium, Manchester

Goals: Edozie 23, Knight 30, Mahrez 34, Aké 68

Line-up: Steffen; Cancelo (Couto 70), Dias (Sandler HT), Aké (Burns 70), Mendy (Zinchenko 61); Fernandinho (Gomes 61); Palmer (Moreno 61), McAtee (Pozo 70); Mahrez (Roberts 70), Knight (Gündoğan 61), Edozie (Rogers HT).



August 3rd - Manchester City 4 Blackpool 1
Manchester City Academy Stadium, Manchester

Goals: Edozie 3, Mahrez 48, Gündoğan 58, 75

Line-up: Steffen (Van Sas 81); Cancelo (Gomes 81), Dias (Couto 81), Aké (Sandler 62), Mendy; Fernandinho; Palmer (Doyle 81), Gündoğan (McAtee 77); Mahrez, Knight (Bernardo Silva 62), Edozie.



August 7th - Leicester 1 Manchester City 0 (Community Shield)
Wembley Stadium, London

Line-up: Steffen; Cancelo, Dias, Aké, Mendy; Fernandinho; Palmer (Bernardo Silva 74), Gündoğan (Rodri 65); Mahrez, Torres (Knight 74), Edozie (Grealish 65).

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July 18th - Derby 1 Manchester United 2
Pride Park, Derby

Goals: Chong 18, Pellistri 60

Line-up: Heaton (Grant HT); Wan-Bissaka (Galbraith HT), Tuanzebe (Fish 61), Mengi (Bernard 61), Williams (Telles HT); Garner (Matić HT), Levitt (Pereira HT); Chong (Pellistri HT), Mata (Lingard HT), Elanga (Shoretire HT); Greenwood (Hugill HT (Hannibal 79)).



July 24th - QPR 4 Manchester United 2
Kiyan Prince Foundation Stadium, London

Goals: Lingard 3, Elanga 73

Line-up: Heaton (Grant HT); Wan-Bissaka (Galbraith HT), Mengi (Bernard 79), Tuanzebe (Fish 79), Williams (Hugill 79); Pereira (Levitt 65), Matić (Garner HT); Pellistri (Mata HT), Lingard (Hannibal 65), James (Elanga HT); Greenwood (Shoretire 65).



July 28th - Manchester United 2 Brentford 2
Old Trafford, Manchester

Goals: Elanga 12, Pereira 50

Line-up: Heaton; Wan-Bissaka, Tuanzebe, Mengi, Williams (Dalot HT); Pereira (Garner 61), Matić (Hannibal 75); Mata (Pellistri 61), Lingard (Van de Beek 75), Elanga (James 61); Greenwood (Shoretire 75).



July 31st - Preston v Manchester United - CANCELLED
Deepdale, Preston



August 7th - Manchester United 4 Everton 0
Old Trafford, Manchester

Goals: Greenwood 8, Maguire 15, Fernandes 29, Dalot 90

Line-up: De Gea; Wan-Bissaka (Dalot 60), Lindelöf (Tuanzebe 60), Maguire (Garner 69), Shaw (Williams 60); Matić (Fred HT), Van de Beek (Pogba HT); Greenwood, Fernandes (Pereira 60), James (McTominay 69); Martial (Mata HT).

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July 18th - York 1 Newcastle 0
York Community Stadium, York

Line-up: Langley; Murphy, Lascelles (Lewis HT), Fernández (Dummett 68), Watts; Ritchie, Hayden, Hendrick (Sean Longstaff 60), Fraser (Matthew Longstaff 60); Wilson (Saint-Maximin HT), Joelinton (Gayle 18 (Muto 79)).



July 23rd - Doncaster 2 Newcastle 3
Keepmoat Stadium, Doncaster

Goals: Fraser 12, Sean Longstaff 24, Wilson 56

Line-up: Langley; Hayden (Fernández 57), Lascelles (Watts 82), Dummett (Clark 70); Murphy (Allan 82), Hendrick, Sean Longstaff, Lewis (Bondswell 85); Fraser (Young 76), Wilson (Matthew Longstaff 67), Saint-Maximin (Gayle 67).



July 27th - Rotherham 1 Newcastle 1
New York Stadium, Rotherham

Goals: Hendrick 84

Line-up: Woodman (Gillespie HT); Fernández (Krafth 65), Lascelles (Watts HT), Clark (Dummett HT); Ritchie (Schär 65), Hayden (Matthew Longstaff 73), Sean Longstaff (Young 80), Lewis; Fraser (Murphy HT), Wilson (Hendrick 73), Gayle (White 77).



July 30th - Burton Albion 0 Newcastle 2
Pirelli Stadium, Burton upon Trent

Goals: Murphy 6, Joelinton 47

Line-up: Woodman (Gillespie HT); Murphy (Allan 83), Krafth (Lascelles 64), Schär (Clark 64), Fernández (Watts 79), Ritchie (Matthew Longstaff 76); Hayden (Young 83), Hendrick, Sean Longstaff (Lewis 64); Fraser (White 55), Joelinton (Gayle 55).



August 7th - Newcastle 3 Norwich 0
St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

Goals: Ritchie 55, Gayle 73, 88

Line-up: Woodman; Murphy (Manquillo 80), Krafth (Schär 66), Fernández (Lascelles 66), Clark (Watts 83), Ritchie (Lewis 66); Hayden (Hendrick 66), Sean Longstaff (Shelvey HT), Almirón (Fraser HT); Joelinton (Saint-Maximin HT), Wilson (Gayle 66).

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[Pirlo's Beard]

July 16th - King's Lynn Town 1 Norwich 3
The Walks, King's Lynn

Goals: Dowell 20, 39, Idah 87

Line-up: Gunn (McGovern HT); Mumba (Giurgi 88), Zimmermann, Omobamidele, Sørensen; Gilmour (Cantwell HT), Rupp (Nizet 62); Rashica (Idah HT), Dowell (Adshead 76), Płacheta (Tomkinson 62); Hugill (Dickson-Peters 76).



July 20th - Norwich 1 Lincoln City 0
Lotus Training Centre, Norwich

Goals: Lees-Melou 88

Line-up: McGovern (Gunn HT); Aarons, Zimmermann, Omobamidele, Płacheta (Mumba HT); Rupp (Gilmour HT), Sørensen; Adshead (Dowell 56), Cantwell (Lees-Melou 50), Rashica (Nizet 75); Idah (Hugill HT).



July 23rd - Norwich 2 Huddersfield 0
Lotus Training Centre, Norwich

Goals: Pukki 14, Idah 86

Line-up: Krul (McGovern HT); Mumba (Aarons 65), Zimmermann, Omobamidele, Płacheta; Rupp, Lees-Melou; Rashica (Idah HT), Dowell, Cantwell (Hernández HT); Pukki (Hugill HT).



July 28th - Coventry v Norwich [CANCELLED]
Technique Stadium, Chesterfield



July 31st - Sheffield United v Norwich [CANCELLED]
Bramall Lane, Sheffield



August 3rd - Norwich 5 Gillingham 0
Carrow Road, Norwich

Goals: Lees-Melou 9, Idah 36, 72, Rupp 61, Sørensen 89

Line-up: Krul (Gunn HT); Aarons, Gibson (Zimmermann 63), Omobamidele, Giannoulis; Gilmour (Adshead 85), Rupp (McLean 63); Lees-Melou (Sørensen 63), Dowell (Tomkinson 82), Cantwell; Idah.



August 7th - Newcastle 3 Norwich 0
St. James' Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

Line-up: Krul; Aarons, Omobamidele, Zimmermann, Gibson, Giannoulis; Rupp (McLean 62), Gilmour (Pukki 62), Lees-Melou, Dowell (Sørensen 62); Idah.

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[Pirlo's Beard]

July 24th - Southampton 1 Fulham 1
Staplewood Campus, Hampshire

Goals: Long 47

Line-up: McCarthy (Forster HT); Walker-Peters (Valery HT), Stephens (Bednarek HT), Salisu (Olufunwa 77), Perraud (Djenepo HT); Romeu (Diallo HT), Ward-Prowse (Armstrong HT); Walcott (Obafemi HT), Elyounoussi (Redmond HT); Tella (Long HT), Adams (Ings HT).



July 27th - Cardiff 0 Southampton 4
Cardiff City Stadium, Cardiff

Goals: Walcott 38, Djenepo 66, Adams 73, 84

Line-up: Forster; Valery (Walker-Peters 62), Stephens, Salisu (Bednarek 62), Perraud (Djenepo 62); Romeu, Diallo; Walcott (Tella 62), Elyounoussi (Redmond 62); Ings (Adams 62), Obafemi (Long 62).



July 31st - Swansea 1 Southampton 3
Liberty Stadium, Swansea

Goals: Tella 16, Redmond 24, Armstrong 58

Line-up: McCarthy; Walker-Peters (Valery 60), Bednarek (Olufunwa 81), Salisu (Stephens 60), Djenepo (Perraud 60); Armstrong (Finnigan 73), Romeu (Diallo HT); Tella (Walcott 60), Redmond (Elyounoussi 60); Adams (Ings 60), Long (Obafemi 60).



August 4th - Southampton 1 Levante 0
St Mary's Stadium, Southampton

Goals: Walker-Peters 62

Line-up: Forster; Walker-Peters, Stephens, Salisu, Perraud; Romeu, Diallo; Redmond, Elyounoussi; Adams, Tella (Long 83).



August 7th - Southampton 1 Athletic Bilbao 3
St Mary's Stadium, Southampton

Goals: Walcott 46

Line-up: McCarthy; Valery, Bednarek, Salisu, Perraud (Livramento HT); Romeu (Olufunwa 90), Diallo (Walcott HT); Armstrong, Djenepo; Obafemi (Tella 82), Long.

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[Pirlo's Beard]

July 17th - Leyton Orient 1 Tottenham 1 (JE3 Foundation Trophy)
Brisbane Road, London

Goals: Scarlett 38

Line-up: Hart (Whiteman HT); Paskotši (Lyons-Foster 64), Carter-Vickers (Fagan-Walcott 64), Dier (Omole 64), Cesay (Eyoma 64); Winks (Bowden 64), John (White 64); Lucas Moura (Mundle 64), Alli (Devine 64), Bergwijn (Clarke 64); Scarlett (Parrott 64).



July 21st - Colchester 0 Tottenham 3
Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester

Goals: Son 11, Lucas Moura 15, Alli 38

Line-up: Whiteman; Paskotši (Lyons-Foster 66), Carter-Vickers (Fagan-Walcott 66), Dier (Tanganga HT), Omole (Cesay 66); Winks (White 66), Skipp (John HT); Lucas Moura (Parrott 66), Alli (Devine 66), Bergwijn (Clarke 66); Son (Scarlett HT).



July 28th - MK Dons 1 Tottenham 3
Stadium MK, Milton Keynes

Goals: Son 35, Alli 57, Lucas Moura 81

Line-up: Whiteman; Doherty (Paskotši 64), Carter-Vickers, Tanganga (Fagan-Walcott 86), Reguilón (Davies 64); John, Skipp (Omole 77); Lucas Moura (Clarke 82), Alli (White 82), Bergwijn (Parrott 82); Son (Scarlett 77).



August 4th - Chelsea 2 Tottenham 2 (The Mind Series)
Stamford Bridge, London

Goals: Lucas Moura 56, Bergwijn 70

Line-up: Gollini; Doherty (Aurier 80), Dier, Tanganga, Reguilón (Davies 73); Højbjerg (Winks HT), Skipp; Lucas Moura, Alli, Bergwijn (Scarlett 80); Son.



August 8th - Tottenham 1 Arsenal 0 (The Mind Series)
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London

Goals: Son 79

Line-up: Lloris (Gollini 68); Tanganga (Aurier 87), Dier, Sánchez (Rodon 73), Reguilón; Højbjerg (Lo Celso 68), Skipp (Winks 84); Lucas Moura, Alli, Bergwijn; Son (Scarlett 84).

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[Pirlo's Beard]

July 14th - Watford 3 Millwall 2
Watford Football Club Training Ground, London Colney

Goals: Fletcher, Masina, Quina

Line-up: Unavailable.



July 17th - Watford 2 Colchester 1
Watford Football Club Training Ground, London Colney

Goals: Mebude, Sarr (pen)

Line-up: Unavailable.
***Note: Match only lasted 60 minutes.



July 17th - Watford 2 Colchester 0
Watford Football Club Training Ground, London Colney

Goals: Gosling, Hernández

Line-up: Unavailable.
***Note: Match only lasted 60 minutes.



July 24th - Watford 0 West Brom 0
Vicarage Road, Watford

Line-up: Foster (Elliot HT); Ngakia (Abbott 75), Troost-Ekong (Langston 75), Cathcart (Hall 75), Masina (A Trialist 7); Etebo (Wise 75), Gosling (Smith 75), Cleverley (Mebude HT); Sarr (Pochettino 60), Deeney (King 60), Hernández (Crichlow 60).



July 24th - Watford 1 Brentford 3
Watford Football Club Training Ground, London Colney

Goals: Wise 90 (pen)

Line-up: Bachmann (Dahlberg HT); A Trialist (A 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).



July 27th - Stevenge 1 Watford 1
Broadhall Way, Stevenage

Goals: Sema 37

Line-up: Foster (Elliot 68); A Trialist (Ngakia 74), Troost-Ekong, Cathcart (Abbott HT), Rose (A Trialist 62); Zinckernagel (Wise HT), Gosling (Lo-Everton HT), Sema (Baah HT), Hernández (King 68); Fletcher (Mebude HT), Deeney.



July 28th - Arsenal 4 Watford 1
Arsenal Training Centre, London Colney

Goals: Zinckernagel 34

Line-up: Bachmann (Elliot 65); Ngakia (A Trialist 80), Kabasele (Agyakwa 80), Cathcart (Abbott 55), Masina (A Trialist 65); Sarr (Baah 65), Etebo (Wise 65), Louza (Lo-Everton 65), Zinckernagel (Gosling HT); Dennis (Crichlow HT), King (Fletcher HT).



July 31st - Watford v Barnsley [CANCELLED]
Vicarage Road, Watford



August 4th - Watford 4 Doncaster 0
St. George's Park National Football Centre, Burton upon Trent

Goals: Deeney, Etebo, Fletcher (pen), Gosling

Line-up: Foster; Ngakia (Femenía HT), Troost-Ekong (Sierralta HT), Kabasele (Agyakwa HT), Masina (Rose HT); Etebo (Zinckernagel HT), Cleverley (Dele-Bashiru HT), Gosling (Hernández HT); Sarr (Dennis HT (A Trialist 57)), Deeney (Fletcher HT), Sema (Baah HT).



August 7th - Crystal Palace 3 Watford 1
Selhurst Park, London

Goals: Deeney 83

Line-up: Bachmann; Ngakia (Femenía 64), Troost-Ekong, Cathcart, Rose (Kucka 64); Etebo, Cleverley (Louza 80), Sema; Sarr, Dennis (Deeney 80), Hernández.

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[Pirlo's Beard]

July 9th - Dundee 2 West Ham 2
Dens Park, Dundee

Goals: Baptiste 61, Bowen 67 (pen)

Line-up: Trott (Randolph HT); Fredericks (Baptiste HT), Alves, Ogbonna (Dawson HT), Cresswell (Alese HT); Noble (Ekwah HT), Coventry (Diop 71); Bowen (Xande Silva 71), Lanzini (Johnson HT), Holland; Antonio (Odubeko HT).



July 13th - Leyton Orient 0 West Ham 0
Brisbane Road, London

Line-up: Randolph; Ashby (Potts HT), Baptiste, Ogbonna, Cresswell; Noble, Ekwah; Johnson, Xande Silva, Oko-Flex (Diallo 75); Antonio.



July 13th - Northampton 1 West Ham 2
Sixfields Stadium, Northampton

Goals: Nelson 2 (OG), Coventry 13

Line-up: Trott; Fredericks, Dawson, Alves, Alese; Coventry, Forson (Rosa 77); Bowen, Lanzini, Holland; Odubeko (Swyer 85).



July 21st - Reading 0 West Ham 3
Madejski Stadium, Reading

Goals: Dorsett 38 (OG), Coventry 57, Johnson 77

Line-up: Randolph (Martin 61); Fredericks (Cresswell HT), Dawson (Ogbonna HT), Diop (Alves 61), Johnson (Forson 83); Noble (Odubeko 61), Coventry (Ekwah 83); Bowen (Baptiste 74), Fornals (Lanzini HT), Oko-Flex (Holland HT); Antonio (Benrahma HT).



July 24th - Celtic 2 West Ham 6
Celtic Park, Glasgow

Goals: Antonio 23, 32, Noble 38 (pen), Benrahma 54, Bowen 74, Oko-Flex 85

Line-up: Fabiański (Randolph HT); Fredericks, Dawson (Alves 77), Ogbonna (Diop 5), Cresswell; Noble (Forson 87), Lanzini (Coventry 66); Bowen (Holland 87), Fornals, Benrahma (Oko-Flex 77); Antonio (Johnson 72).



July 31st - Brentford 0 West Ham 1
Brentford Community Stadium, Brentford

Goals: Benrahma 66

Line-up: Fabiański; Fredericks, Dawson, Diop, Cresswell; Coventry; Johnson (Noble HT), Lanzini (Alves 68), Fornals, Benrahma; Antonio.



August 7th - West Ham 2 Atalanta 0 (Betway Cup)
London Stadium, Stratford

Goals: Antonio 45, Fornals 89

Line-up: Fabiański (Areola 63); Coufal (Fredericks 63), Diop, Dawson, Cresswell; Rice (Noble 63), Souček (Coventry 63); Yarmolenko (Johnson 63), Fornals, Benrahma; Antonio (Bowen 63).

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[Pirlo's Beard]

July 17th - Crewe 1 Wolves 0
Gresty Road, Crewe

Line-up: Ruddy; Hoever (Scott HT (Lonwijk 86)), Boly (Marques HT), Kilman (Saïss 66), Marçal (Bueno HT); Trincão (Cundle HT), Perry (Otasowie HT), Gibbs-White (Estrada HT), Aït-Nouri; Fábio Silva (Dadashov HT), Jiménez (Cutrone 33 (Samuels 86)).



July 24th - Real Betis 0 Wolves 1
Estadio Municipal de La Línea de la Concepción, Cádiz

Goals: Cutrone 83

Line-up: Ruddy (Sá HT); Hoever (Semedo HT), Boly (Kilman 17), Saïss (Otasowie 76), Marçal (Mosquera 60); Trincão (Fábio Silva 60), Moutinho (Marques 60), Perry (Neves HT), Aït-Nouri (Bueno 76); Gibbs-White (Cundle 60); Jiménez (Cutrone 60).



July 24th - Las Palmas 3 Wolves 2
Marbella Football Center, Marbella

Goals: Hoever 53, Gibbs-White 83

Line-up: Sá (Ruddy HT); Semedo (Hoever HT), Mosquera, Saïss (Marques HT), Marçal (Kilman HT); Trincão (Cundle HT), Moutinho (Dendoncker HT), Neves (Gibbs-White HT), Aït-Nouri (Bueno HT); Cutrone (Dadashov 68), Fábio Silva (Campbell 68).



July 31st - Stoke 1 Wolves 1
bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent

Goals: Jiménez 30

Line-up: Sá; Mosquera (Kilman HT), Coady, Saïss; Semedo (Hoever 81), Moutinho, Neves (Dendoncker HT), Marçal (Aït-Nouri 81); Trincão (Cutrone 73), Jiménez (Fábio Silva 73), Traoré (Gibbs-White HT).



August 1st - Coventry 1 Wolves 2
Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry

Goals: Fábio Silva 7, Neves 55

Line-up: Ruddy; Mosquera (Bueno 33 (Campbell 45)), Kilman (Coady 78), Marques; Hoever, Dendoncker (Moutinho 88), Neves (Estrada 90), Aït-Nouri; Gibbs-White (Cundle 78); Traoré (Cutrone 61), Fábio Silva (Semedo 88).



August 7th - Wolves 0 Celta Vigo 1
Molineux, Wolverhampton

Line-up: Sá (Ruddy HT); Kilman, Coady, Saïss; Hoever, Moutinho (Dendoncker HT), Neves, Marçal (Aït-Nouri 77); Trincão (Cutrone 77), Jiménez (Fábio Silva 77), Traoré (Gibbs-White 70).

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[jacksosi]

Great work, thanks. So from my current front line:

Antonio - Good
Cavani - TBC
Iheanacho - TBC

[RuudTheDudeVanTheMan]

Top notch stuff, very useful. Pre season temptation is calling again in the form of Dele Alli, clearly haven't learned my lesson from GW1 last season

[morganb]

July 31st - Reading v Crystal Palace
Madejski Stadium, Reading

I'll be at this one tomorrow!

[Mav3rick]

Amazing work PB!

[Stemania]

Brilliant!

[Aldershot Rejects]

You have too much time on your hands PB
Excellent work though.

[Pirlo's Beard]

You have too much time on your hands PB

Don't I know it.

Thanks, guys. It's been even harder than usual keeping track of things this pre-season, with all the COVID-related cancellations and hastily-arranged rearrangements. If you see something I've missed, please do let me know.

I still can't quite fathom why Brighton appear to be playing only three friendlies (and Man City only two! ), but I can't find any evidence to the contrary at present. Perhaps Guardiola sees limited value in additional friendlies with much of his first team squad still absent. Or perhaps he's just an intense, passive-aggressive weirdo. Who can possibly say?

[Aldershot Rejects]

You have too much time on your hands PB

Don't I know it.

Thanks, guys. It's been even harder than usual keeping track of things this pre-season, with all the COVID-related cancellations and hastily-arranged rearrangements. If you see something I've missed, please do let me know.

I still can't quite fathom why Brighton appear to be playing only three friendlies (and Man City only two! ), but I can't find any evidence to the contrary at present. Perhaps Guardiola sees limited value in additional friendlies with much of his first team squad still absent. Or perhaps he's just an intense, passive-aggressive weirdo. Who can possibly say?

Yeah the Brighton thing struck me as well; is there a danger they go into the season seriously under-cooked?

[Pirlo's Beard]

is there a danger they go into the season seriously under-cooked?

As opposed to what? Medium-rare? Well-done? Dan-Burned?

But yes, I'm not sure what they're doing Pottering about with so few friendlies. They're in danger of going into the season Großly underprepared.