Here’s part 2 of our round up of pre-season so far to July 31st. We’ve covered 10 teams in this article. We look for each clubs FPL players of interest and also the possible GW1 lineups as well as give you the first 6 fixtures for each club. As for the last article there’s a bullet point summary at the start if you just want the main points
fantasy premier league pre-season to 31 July part 2 – what we’ve learnt so far
executive summary
- Wijnaldum and De Jong in good form for Newcastle. Shame about fixtures
- Southamptons Pelle, Mane and Tadic all performed well in the Europa. Tadic taking the pen. Great fixtures
- Kane scored and was excellent against the MLS all stars
- The hunt for a £4.5m Sunderland defender clouded further with Kaboul adding to the O’Shea uncertainty
Newcastle
A new manager wanting to see his players has made lineups tricky but key players Wijnaldum and De Jong have performed
FPL players of interest
£4.0m def Steven Taylor – has started to feature but competition at CB and new signing just joined
£4.5m mid Obertan – looks unlikely to cement a place
£6.5m De Jong – Been playing behind the striker and scored and played well against Sheff Utd
£7.0m mid Wijnaldum – Played well and scored against Sheff Utd
£6.5m fwd Cisse – Scored in the opening game and could take pens
Potential GW1 lineup
Krul – Janmaat Haidara/Dummett, Williamson/Taylor/Lascelles, Colocinni if fit – Colback Anita – De Jong Wijnaldum Sissoko – Cisse
First 6 fixtures
Southampton (H)
Swansea (A)
Man Utd (A)
Arsenal (H)
West Ham (A)
Watford (H)
Norwich
Better oppositiona and at least 1 team put out which looks something like first choice. No real standouts so far.
FPL players of interest
£4.0m defs Turner and R Bennet – neither look like making the lineup at the moment
£4.5m mids Mulumbu and Andreu – Andreu has been in great form scoring 3 goals but seems unlikely to start
£5.5m mid Redmond – Little mention in pre-season
£5.0m mid Hoolahan – should play CAM and may take pens
Potential GW1 lineup
Ruddy – Whittaker/Wisdom Martin Bassong Toffalo (but Olsson back 22/8), Mulumbu Tettey, Johnson/Dorrans Hoolahan Redmond – Jerome (if fit)
First 6 fixtures
Crystal Palace (H)
Sunderland (A)
Stoke (H)
Southampton (A)
Bournemouth (H)
Liverpool (A)
Southampton
The Europa League has shown the first choice lineup. A good 3-0 may allow key players to be rested before GW1. Good fixtures
FPL players of interest
£4.5m def Yoshida – purchase of Caulker has to put his place in doubt
£8.0m mid Mane – played very well in an adavnced position in the Europa
£7.0m mid Tadic – Took pen in the Europa and also played well
£8.0m fwd Pelle – goals scored in pre-season including the Europa League should help the confidence
Potential GW1 lineup
Steklenburg- Cedric Targett (Bertrand back 23/8) Yoshida/Caulker Fonte – Wanyama Clasie (if fit) – Tadic Mane Davis/Juanmi/JWP – Pelle
First 6 fixtures
Newcastle (A)
Everton (H)
Watford (A)
Norwich (H)
West Brom (A)
Man Utd (H)
Spurs
Got a good sighting of something close to the first team against the MLS all stars.
FPL players of interest
£8.5m mid Eriksen – played centrally in an advanced position
£7.0m mid Chadli – played in an advanced position but gave away a ludicrous pen which wont have helped his chances.
£9.5m fwd Kane – Was excellent creating a load of chances and scored a great goal
Potential GW1 lineup
LLoris – Walker/Trippier, Rose, Alderweireld, Vertonghen – Bentaleb Mason – Eriksen Chadli Lamela/Townsend/Dembele – Kane
First 6 fixtures
Man Utd (A)
Stoke (H)
Leicester (A)
Everton (H)
Sunderland (A)
Crystal Palace (H)
Stoke City
A decent sized sqaud with 7 new players in and a couple of injuries makes it difficult to work out the lineup. However fixtures are mixed so looking and waiting maybe the answer
FPL players of interest
£6.0m Adam still not a guaranteed starter
£5.0m Odemwingie – new signings and post injury match fitness concerns have reduced his starting chances
£6.5m Diouf – difficult to work out if he will start
Potential GW1 lineup
Butland – Cameron/Johnson/Bardsley, Shawcross, Wollscheid/Muniesa – Van Ginkel Whelan/Sidwell/Cameron – Adam/ Arnautovic (probably wont be fit)/Odemwingie/Walters/Affelay – Diouf/Joselu
First 6 fixtures
Liverpool (H)
Spurs (A)
Norwich (A)
West Brom (H)
Arsenal (A)
Leicester (H)
Sunderland
Haven’t been playing well in pre-season but lineup starting to evolve
FPL players of interest
£4.5m O’Shea as the cheap defender still not certain he will start with Kaboul joining
£6.5m mid Lens – played well against Doncaster in first start
Potential GW1 lineup
Pantilimon – Jones, O’Shea/Coates/Kaboul PVA – Larsson/Rodwell Cattermole – Lens, Johnson, Defoe – Defoe/Fletcher
First 6 fixtures
Leicester (A)
Norwich (H)
Swansea (H)
Aston Villa (A)
Spurs (H)
Bournemouth (A)
Swansea City
Lineup becoming a little clearer
FPL players of interest
£7.5m mid Siggy – didn’t start in latest game but should be CAM
£7.0m fwd Gomis – scored 1 goal so far but also didn’t start the last game
Potential GW1 lineup
Fabianski – Naughton Tabanou/Taylor Williams Fernandez – Cork Shelvy/Ki – Montero/Ayew Siggy Dyer/Routledge – Gomis
First 6 fixtures
Chelsea (A)
Newcastle (H)
Sunderland (A)
Man Utd (H)
Watford (A)
Everton (H)
Watford
First tough game against Sevilla saw a narrow 0-1 loss. New manager and 10 new signings making a lineup difficult however the Sevilla gamewas helpful
FPL players of interest
£4.5m def Prodl – very experienced Austrian International in a defence and CDMs after alot of investment
£4.5m mid Anya – hard to have any certainty over starting
£5.5m fwd Deeney – been in great form
Potential GW1 lineup
Gomes – Nyom, Holebas, Prodl, Cathcart – Capoue Behrami – Abdi /Vydra/Anya Ighalo Jurado – Deeney
First 6 fixtures
Everton (A)
West Brom (H)
Southampton (H)
Man City (A)
Swansea (H)
Newcastle (A)
WBA
Contiuing with limited opposition
FPL players of interest
£4.5m def Olsson – great value. Alot of competition though with Lescott, McAuley and new signing Chester
£6.5m fwd Berahino – Scored in the most recent game against Walsall
Potential GW1 lineup
Myhill – Dawson Brunt.McLean Olsson/McAuley,Chester, Lescott – McLean Fletcher Yacob/Morrison/Gardner McManaman – Berahino Lambert/Anichebe
West Ham
Have played in the Europa League which given ideas of lineup
FPL players of interest
£4.5m def Collins – alot of competition at CB unlikely to start
£7.5m mid Payet – 2 goals against Southend.
£6.5m fwd Sakho – sent off in the Europa League so gametime minimised
Potential GW1 lineup
Adrian – Jenkinson Cresswell Reid Tomkins/Ogbanna – Kouyate Noble – Nolan, Amalfitano/Jarvis/Zarate Payet – Sakho
Arsenal (A)
Leicester (H)
Bournemouth (H)
Liverpool (A)
Newcastle (H)
Man City (A)
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