Pre-season Friendlies

roryc

Think its worthwhile having a thread to refer to for all the pre-season friendlies which are occurring practically every day. I've taken these from the PL site itself. As seen below there have already been a few played, most notably Crystal Palace's 13-1 win!

Arsenal (arsenal.com)
19 July Borehamwood 0-2 Arsenal (Olsson, Afobe pen)
26 July New York Red Bulls (A), 5pm local time, New Jersey, USA
2 August Benfica (H), 4.20pm, Emirates Stadium
3 August Monaco (H), 4.20pm, Emirates Stadium
10 August Manchester City (N), 3pm, Wembley Stadium (Community Shield)

Aston Villa (avfc.co.uk)
17 July Mansfield Town 1-3 Aston Villa (Bent 2, Gardner)
23 July Dallas (A), 8pm local time, Dallas, USA
26 July Houston Dynamo (A), 8pm local time, Houston, USA
30 July Chesterfield (A), 7.45pm, Proact Stadium
2 August FC Groningen (A), 5pm local time, The Euroborg
9 August Parma (H), 3pm, Villa Park

Burnley (burnleyfootballclub.com)
20 July Grossklein 0-8 Burnley (Barnes 2, Sordell 2, Jutkiewicz 2, Arfield, Gilchrist)
26 July Accrington Stanley (A), 3pm, Store First Stadium
29 July Preston North End (A), 7.45pm, Deepdale
2 August Blackpool (A), 3pm, Bloomfield Road
5 August Celta Vigo (H), 7.30pm

Chelsea (chelseafc.com)
16 July Wycombe Wanderers 0-5 Chelsea (Bamford, Brown 2, Terry, Ivanovic)
19 July AFC Wimbledon 2-3 Chelsea (Terry 2, Salah)
23 July RZ Pellets WAC (A), 7.30pm local time, Klagenfurt, Austria
27 July NK Olimpika Ljubljana (A), Kick-off TBC, Ljubljana, Slovenia
30 July Vitesse Arnhem (A), 7.30pm local time, Arnhem Stadium, Netherlands
3 August Werder Bremen (A), Kick-off TBC, Wesser Stadium, Germany
10 August Ferencvaros (A), 7.45pm, Albert Florian Stadium, Budapest, Hungary
12 August Real Sociedad (H), 7.45pm

Crystal Palace (cpfc.co.uk)
16 July GAK Graz 1-13 Crystal Palace (Murray 2, Ledley, Bolasie, Thomas, Dobbie 4, Williams 2, Gray, Chamakh)
23 July Columbus Crew (A), Kick-off TBC, Ohio, USA
25 July Philadelphia Union (A), Kick-off TBC, Pennsylvania, USA
28 July Richmond Kickers (A), Kick-off TBC, Richmond, USA
2 August Brentford (A), 3pm, Griffin Park

Everton (evertonfc.com)
22 July Tranmere Rovers (A), 7.45pm
27 July Leicester City (N), midday, Bangkok, Thailand
3 August Porto (H), 4pm (Leon Osman testimonial)

Hull City (hullcitytigers.com)
21 July North Ferriby United (A), 7.30pm, EON Visual Media Stadium
21 July Harrogate Town (A), 7.30pm, CNG Stadium
23 July York City (A), 7:30pm, Bootham Crescent
26 July Barnsley (A), 3pm, Oakwell

Leicester City (lcfc.com)
22 July Ilkeston (A), 7.30pm, New Manor Ground
27 July Everton (N), midday, Bangkok, Thailand
30 July Walsall (A), 7.30pm, Bescot Stadium
2 August Preston North End (A), 3pm, Deepdale
4 August Milton Keynes Dons (A), 7.45pm, Stadium MK
5 August Rotherham United (A), 7.45pm, New York Stadium
9 August Werder Bremen (H), 3pm, King Power Stadium

Liverpool (liverpoolfc.com)
16 July Brondby 2-1 Liverpool (Peterson)
19 July Preston North End 1-2 Liverpool (Suso, Peterson)
23 July Roma (N), 7.30pm EST, Boston, USA
27 July Olympiacos (N), 5pm CST, Chicago, USA
30 July Manchester City (N), 7pm EST, New York, USA
2 August AC Milan (N), 6.30pm EST, Charlotte, USA
4 August TBC (If they reach the final), TBC, Miami, USA
10 August: Borussia Dortmund (H), 12:15pm, Anfield

Manchester City (mcfc.co.uk)
13 July Dundee 2-0 Man City
18 July Heart of Midlothian 1-2 Man City (Sinclair, Kolarov)
23 July Sporting Kansas (A), 8pm local time, Kansas, USA
27 July AC Milan (N), 4pm EST, Heinz Field, USA
30 July Liverpool (N), 7pm EST, New York, USA
2 August Olympiacos (N), 2pm CST, TCF Bank Stadium, USA
4 August TBC (If they reach the final), TBC, Miami, USA
10 August Arsenal (N), 3pm, Wembley Stadium (Community Shield)

Manchester United (manutd.com)
23 July Los Angeles Galaxy (N), Kick-off TBC, Pasadena, USA
26 July Roma (N), Kick-off TBC, Denver, USA
29 July Inter Milan (N), Kick-off TBC, Washington DC, USA
2 August Real Madrid (N), Kick-off TBC, Ann Arbor, USA
4 August TBC (Final), TBC, Miami, USA

Newcastle United (nufc.co.uk)
7 July Return to training
15 July Oldham Athletic 2-1 Newcastle United (De Jong)
22 July Sydney (N), 7.30pm local time, Dunedin, New Zealand
26 July Wellington Phoenix (A), 4.30pm local time, Wellington, New Zealand
30 July Sheffield Wednesday (A), 7.45pm, Hillsborough
2 August Malaga (N), 5.30pm, Veltins-Arena, Germany
3 August Schalke 04 (A), 7.30pm, Veltins-Arena, Germany
10 August Real Sociedad (H), 1.30pm, St James' Park

Queens Park Rangers (qpr.co.uk)
14 July Return to training
22 July Rot Weiss Erfurt (A), 7.30pm local time, Thuringia, Germany
26 July RasenBallsport Leipzig (A), 2.30pm local time, Cottbuss, Germany
29 July Leyton Orient (A), 7.45pm, Matchroom Stadium
30 July Southend United (A), 7.45pm, Roots Hall
2 August Shamrock Rovers (A), 3pm, Tallaght Stadium, Republic of Ireland
4 August Athlone Town (A), 6pm, TBC, Republic of Ireland
9 August PAOK (H), 3pm, Loftus Road

Southampton (saintsfc.co.uk)
15 July EHC Hoensbroek 0-4 Southampton (McQueen, Chambers, Sharp, Davis)
17 July KSK Hasselt 0-6 Southampton (Pelle 2, McQueen, Weerts og, Mayuka, Gallagher)
21 July Swindon Town (A), 7.30pm, County Ground
25 July Bournemouth (A), 7.45pm, Goldsands Stadium
31 July Brighton & Hove Albion (A), 7.45pm, AMEX Stadium
9 August Bayer Leverkusen (H), 5pm, St Mary's Stadium

Stoke City (stokecityfc.com)
20 July Borussia Monchengladbach 1-1 Stoke (Crouch)
26 July 1860 Munich (A), 5pm, Munich, Germany
29 July Schalke 04 (N), 7pm, Kufstein, Austria
9 August Freiburg (A), 5.30pm, Freiburg, Germany

Sunderland (safc.com)
19 July Darlington 1-5 Sunderland (Fletcher 2, Giaccherini, Wickham, Gomez)
22 July Carlisle United (A), 7.30pm, Brunton Park
23 July Hartlepool (A), 7.30pm, Victoria Park
29 July Recreativo de Huelca, (N), 8pm, Estadio Municipal de Albufeira, Algarve, Portugal
30 July Nacional, (N), 8pm, Estadio Municipal de Albufeira
2 August Vitoria Setubal, 8pm, Estadio Municipal de Albufeira

Swansea City (swanseacity.net)
2 July Return to training
16 July Chivas Guadalajara 1-1 Swansea City (Dyer)
19 July Minnesota United 2-0 Swansea City
27 July Plymouth Argyle (A), 5pm, Home Park
29 July Exeter City (A), 7:15pm, St James' Park, Exeter
1 August Bournemouth (A), 7:30pm, Goldsands Stadium
2 August Reading (A), 3pm, Madejski Stadium
9 August Villarreal (H), 3pm, Liberty Stadium

Tottenham Hotspur (tottenhamhotspur.com)
19 July Seattle Sounders 3-3 Tottenham Hotspur (Holtby, Soldado pen, Falque)
21 July Toronto (A), midnight, BMO Field, Canada
27 July Chicago Fire (A), 1am, Toyota Park, USA
2 August Celtic (N), 2.30pm, Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Finland
9 August Schalke 04 (H), 5.30pm, White Hart Lane

West Bromwich Albion (wba.co.uk)
12 July West Brom (Dorrans, Berahino) 2-0 Bury
15 July Shrewsbury Town 1-2 West Brom (Anichebe, Mulumbu)
21 July Sacramento Republic (A), 7.30pm local time, Sacramento, US.
25 July Sacramento Republic (A), 7.30pm local time, Sacramento, US.
2 August Nottingham Forest (A), 1:30pm, City Ground
5 August Port Vale (A), 7.45pm, Vale Park
9 August Porto (H), 4pm

West Ham United (whufc.com)
12 July Stevenage 2-2 West Ham (Jarvis, Downing)
16 July Ipswich Town 0-0 West Ham
23 July Wellington Pheonix (N), 7.30pm local time, Auckland, New Zealand
26 July Sydney (N), 2pm local time, Wellington, New Zealand
2 August Schalke 04 (A), 5:30pm local time, Veltins-Arena, Germany
3 August Malaga (N), 3:30pm local time, Veltins-Arena, Germany
9 August Sampdoria (H), 3pm, Boleyn Ground

manual_man

well played, sir *doffs cap*

Ziegler1988

FFS have a section as well: http://www.fantasyfootballscout.co.uk/pre-season-form-guide/
Terry already in goal-scoring form :pac:

swoody

Newcastle vs Sydney is on BT Sport 1 tomorrow at 08:30 and highlights at 16:00 and 19:00 for an hour.

shadowcomplex

Siem de jong is off the mark already

roryc

Yep, and Pelle/Tadic seem to be linking up well.

FHFC

Some decent info and speculation from some of the mains friendlies here..
http://www.fantasyfootballgeek.co.uk/fantasy-premier-league-preseason/

Missing Links

Good thread this.

For those who are interested I'm currently putting the finishing touches to the 5th Bohs FF Comp...it should go live in the next day or two (€750 first prize this season).

CSF

I may also be doing one for Shels. League of Ireland Invasion

FHFC

There's a Harps one as well but I was reluctant to tell any of ye feckers as I came third last year and was hoping to improve on that.

Somehow I don't think getting a load of more experienced expert players on board helps my chances much!!

CSF

FHFC wrote: »

There's a Harps one as well but I was reluctant to tell any of ye feckers as I came third last year and was hoping to improve on that.

Somehow I don't think getting a load of more experienced expert players on board helps my chances much!!

S'all about the club, couldn't care less if I win that one as long as the club makes a bucketload.

FHFC

CSF wrote: »

S'all about the club, couldn't care less if I win that one as long as the club makes a bucketload.

Yeah, in theory....but...

Missing Links

CSF wrote: »

S'all about the club, couldn't care less if I win that one as long as the club makes a bucketload.

That's the attitude...I have so many prizes in the Bohs one that nearly everybody wins

FHFC

Spurs team v Toronto: Friedel, Naughton, Kaboul, Veljkovic, Davies, Capoue, Mason, Lamela, Lennon, Eriksen, Soldado. SUBS: McGee, Fredericks, Walker, Rose, Dawson, Fryers, Falque, Carroll, Ceballos, Townsend, Holtby, Kane.

FHFC

Liverpool v Roma: Jones, Kelly, Skrtel, Coates, Enrique, Lucas, Allen, Coutinho, Borini, Lambert, Ibe.
Substitutes: Ward, Agger, Henderson, Can, Suso, Coady, Phillips, Robinson, Peterson.

manual_man

Borini starts again wtf i thought they wanted to sell the boy. lol

manual_man

All aboard the Lamela bus :pac: :pac: :pac: :pac: :pac: :pac:

Ziegler1988

manual_man wrote: »

All aboard the Lamela bus :pac: :pac: :pac: :pac: :pac: :pac:

Only 8.0m, what a snip! Commentator over here in the US is playing up the Argentine manager/player angle :rolleyes:

KevIRL

Just the 7 goals for utd last night v LA Galaxy

CSF

Everybody bulk up on Reece James/Ashley Young!!!

Lemlin

Any results/scorers lads?

Mr. Guappa

Lemlin wrote: »

Any results/scorers lads?

Spurs 3-2 Toronto; Lamela (2), Townsend
United 7-0 Galaxy; Rooney (2), James (2), Young (2), Welbeck

km79

Mr. Guappa wrote: »

Spurs 3-2 Toronto; Lamela (2), Townsend
United 7-0 Galaxy; Rooney (2), James (2), Young (2), Welbeck

LA were poo but Herrera was brilliant and had a couple of assists. lvg said he will be playing mainly 3 at the back this year.........Valencia and shaw were the wing backs/wingers that started tonight. Shaw at 6 ml will be worth a look if he is a wing bsvk

Mr. Guappa

km79 wrote: »

LA were poo but Herrera was brilliant and had a couple of assists. lvg said he will be playing mainly 3 at the back this year.........Valencia and shaw were the wing backs/wingers that started tonight. Shaw at 6 ml will be worth a look if he is a wing bsvk

Yeah, that was the big news of the night. Would make Shaw and Rooney more valuable if they were guaranteed to be playing further up the pitch.

roryc

Im assuming RVP didn't play? I would love if Rooney started the season, would save me a decent chunk of change to trade down

km79

roryc wrote: »

Im assuming RVP didn't play? I would love if Rooney started the season, would save me a decent chunk of change to trade down

Rooney has me thinking too BUT if rvp gets back to form he is worth 2ml more and will be on pens

SpaceCowb0y

Liverpool 0 - 1 Roma

Lost out through a late goal by Roma.

Didn't see the match but apparently Emre Can played well and showed potential!

manual_man

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

Liverpool 0 - 1 Roma

Lost out through a late goal by Roma.

Didn't see the match but apparently Emre Can played well and showed potential!

Can played well. Skrtl had a good game also. Lambert showed some decent touches. And the winning goal went in off Agger's arse. Take from that what you will

SpaceCowb0y

manual_man wrote: »

Can played well. Skrtl had a good game also. Lambert showed some decent touches. And the winning goal went in off Agger's arse. Take from that what you will

Will be keeping an eye on Can and Lovren (if he makes the move to Liverpool) but it depends on how our defense holds up this season compared to last. Can't see Lambert featuring in my team at all, or Remy (on the basis he moves to Liverpool, could be decent for QPR), Liverpool need someone a little more prolific at banging them in to keep challenging.

Seeing al sorts of names bandied around this morning, transfer rumours would break your heart though!

Backstreet Moyes

Lads where does Can play people seem to be raving about him last night.

From the United game a few interesting points.

LVG said he will play 3-4-3 so Shaw looks tempting as a fb and so does Rafael. Also Rooney should play up front.

SpaceCowb0y

Nuts102 wrote: »

Lads where does Can play people seem to be raving about him last night.

From the United game a few interesting points.

LVG said he will play 3-4-3 so Shaw looks tempting as a fb and so does Rafael. Also Rooney should play up front.

He's a midfielder but can play at the back too, not sure where he played exactly last night though as he came on for Borini. Out wide possibly

CSF

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

He's a midfielder but can play at the back too, not sure where he played exactly last night though as he came on for Borini. Out wide possibly

For me, he reminds me of Ramires with a bit more technique and a bit less pace. Would have watched him a good bit in the Bundesliga last year.

Mr.Prodston

CSF wrote: »

For me, he reminds me of Ramires with a bit more technique and a bit less pace. Would have watched him a good bit in the Bundesliga last year.

Not even remotely worth considering in an FPL context so I'd imagine?

CSF

Mr.Prodston wrote: »

Not even remotely worth considering in an FPL context so I'd imagine?

Not really, no. With the amount of attacking players Liverpool have his role is definitely going to be more defensive than attacking even if he is quite explosive in his movements.

SpaceCowb0y

CSF wrote: »

For me, he reminds me of Ramires with a bit more technique and a bit less pace. Would have watched him a good bit in the Bundesliga last year.

From articles i've read online they are saying he is "the future star of Germany" I haven't seen him in action at all so cant say but other reports suggest he is developing into a similar style player as Schweinsteiger.

Bold statements... hopefully they prove to be true, i'll certainly be keeping an eye on him, at 5.5mil he offers serious value if he becomes a regular starter and makes an impact. Can't see it though as there is more then enough attacking coverage at Liverpool now and i see him being used in a much more defensive role.

manual_man

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

Will be keeping an eye on Can and Lovren (if he makes the move to Liverpool) but it depends on how our defense holds up this season compared to last. Can't see Lambert featuring in my team at all, or Remy (on the basis he moves to Liverpool, could be decent for QPR), Liverpool need someone a little more prolific at banging them in to keep challenging.

Seeing al sorts of names bandied around this morning, transfer rumours would break your heart though!

Skrtl is a little bit under the radar. He was a beast for the goals last season and if we can improve a bit clean sheets wise he'd be definitely worth considering in the more expensive defender bracket

SpaceCowb0y

manual_man wrote: »

Skrtl is a little bit under the radar. He was a beast for the goals last season and if we can improve a bit clean sheets wise he'd be definitely worth considering in the more expensive defender bracket

Fully agree, just has to be seen how we fare up defensively once the league kicks off. I'm hoping with the introduction of Lovren (apparently deal is going through this weekend??), Enrique back from injury and more then likely the addition of another left-back before the end of the window things should be a bit tighter!

I'm more worried about that donkey Johnson, he was poison last season can't believe he got another contract he needs to be replaced too! Sakho will hopefully come good this season though after a solid performance in the World Cup.

Anyway i'm digressing, i'm optimistic for the new season and if things improve I'll definitely be looking at a Pool defender, most likely Lovren at 5.5mil.

OneColdHand

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

Fully agree, just has to be seen how we fare up defensively once the league kicks off. I'm hoping with the introduction of Lovren (apparently deal is going through this weekend??), Enrique back from injury and more then likely the addition of another left-back before the end of the window things should be a bit tighter!

I'm more worried about that donkey Johnson, he was poison last season can't believe he got another contract he needs to be replaced too! Sakho will hopefully come good this season though after a solid performance in the World Cup.

Anyway i'm digressing, i'm optimistic for the new season and if things improve I'll definitely be looking at a Pool defender, most likely Lovren at 5.5mil.

Will Enrique be first choice.

SpaceCowb0y

OneColdHand wrote: »

Will Enrique be first choice.

Granted they don't bring another LB in and he is fit i would imagine so! He started the last two pre season games anyway IIRC. Would have played a lot more last season but was injured for most it.

CSF

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

From articles i've read online they are saying he is "the future star of Germany" I haven't seen him in action at all so cant say but other reports suggest he is developing into a similar style player as Schweinsteiger.

Bold statements... hopefully they prove to be true, i'll certainly be keeping an eye on him, at 5.5mil he offers serious value if he becomes a regular starter and makes an impact. Can't see it though as there is more then enough attacking coverage at Liverpool now and i see him being used in a much more defensive role.

I don't think he is rounded a player as Schweinsteiger, don't think he is value at 5.5 to be honest, because he won't be playing in the sort of position you want your fantasy football players playing in.

SpaceCowb0y

CSF wrote: »

I don't think he is rounded a player as Schweinsteiger, don't think he is value at 5.5 to be honest, because he won't be playing in the sort of position you want your fantasy football players playing in.

Oh i know, i'm just stating what i had read about him is all. the way i see it he has been brought in to replace Lucas who was never known for his massive points haul in this game BUT and it's a big but ("i like big butts :pac:") if he is the type to get forward you just never know.

daithijjj

SpaceCowb0y wrote: »

From articles i've read online they are saying he is "the future star of Germany" I haven't seen him in action at all so cant say but other reports suggest he is developing into a similar style player as Schweinsteiger.

Bold statements... hopefully they prove to be true, i'll certainly be keeping an eye on him, at 5.5mil he offers serious value if he becomes a regular starter and makes an impact. Can't see it though as there is more then enough attacking coverage at Liverpool now and i see him being used in a much more defensive role.

Vid here from last night, he came on for injured Borini.

roryc

The Guinness International Champions Cup starts in America tomorrow, with the likes of Liverpool, City, United, Real, Inter and AC Milan all taking part.

8-10

roryc wrote: »

The Guinness International Champions Cup starts in America tomorrow, with the likes of Liverpool, City, United, Real, Inter and AC Milan all taking part.

It actually started last night, AC Milan lost 3-0 to Olympiakos. No EPL teams have played yet

Missing Links

Having terrible probs getting internet on holliers!Here's a quick link to 5th Bohs FF Comp launched today (will post something more comprehensive in the next few days).Don't worry if you don't get the league code quickly...I'll be back home Sunday night!

http://bohemianfc.com/?page_id=6961

FHFC

Missing Links wrote: »

Having terrible probs getting internet on holliers!Here's a quick link to 5th Bohs FF Comp launched today (will post something more comprehensive in the next few days).Don't worry if you don't get the league code quickly...I'll be back home Sunday night!

http://bohemianfc.com/?page_id=6961

Think we took this thread off topic there a while back. There is actually a thread on league codes. Since you're offline I've taken the liberty of reposting out of LOI solidarity!

FHFC

Targett started again for Saints v Bournemouth.

Boruc, Clyne, Fonte, Yoshida, Targett, S Davis, Ward-Prowse, Tadic, Ramírez, Isgrove, Pelle.

dahat

Ramirez catches the eye now as well, should be priced reasonable as well.

CSF

dahat wrote: »

Ramirez catches the eye now as well, should be priced reasonable as well.

Was thinking this too

dahat

De Jong went off injured for Newcastle last night, lasted 30m is all, some sort of toe injury.

Paully D

dahat wrote: »

De Jong went off injured for Newcastle last night, lasted 30m is all, some sort of toe injury.

Just a bruised toe according to the local press, he should be fine in a few days.