Here’s our fantasy premier league pre-season article for Wednesday July 15 to Friday July 17. We look at the games, highlighting the line ups and form players from those games. We also highlight the players of interest, speculate on a potential GW1 lineup and give you the first 6 fixtures they will face. In this article we cover Arsenal, Villa, Everton, Stoke, Liverpool, Newcastle, Sunderland, WBA and West Ham
fantasy premier league pre-season – Wednesday July 15 to Friday July 17
Singapore XI 0 Arsenal 4
Arsenal XI: Martinez (Szczesny 46), Debuchy (Bellerin 72), Mertesacker, Gabriel, Monreal, Flamini (Willock 64), Coquelin, Wilshere (Crowley 64), Oxlade-Chamberlain (Zelalem 64), Iwobi (Toral 72), Akpom
Virtually no first teamers and loads of changes against poor opposition. So of no use.
Goals: Akpom 30, 77, 79, Wilshere 60
Form players in this game
Akpom, Iwobi
Players of interest
I’m ignoring defence as prices are very similar so will probably just go for Koscielny at £6.0m
£8.5m mid Cazorla
£8.5m mid Ramsey
£8.5m mid Ozil
£9.0m mid Walcott
£9.0m fwd Giroud
Ignored Sanchez as he looks like he won’t be fit for GW1
None of the above played
Potential GW1 lineup
Cech – Bellerin/Debuchy Koscielny Mertesacker Monreal/Gibbs – Coquelin Cazorla – Ramsey Ozil Walcott – Giroud
GW1’s first 6 fixtures
West Ham (H)
Crystal Palace (A)
Liverpool (H)
Newcastle (A)
Stoke (H)
Chelsea (A)
Braga 0 Aston Villa 0
VILLA first half team v Braga: Bunn, Cissokho, Richards, Clark, Hutton, Bacuna, Westwood, Gardner, Sinclair, Gil, Agbonlahor.
VILLA second half team v Braga: Bunn, Richardson, Baker, Donacien, Mason, Calder, Cole, Robinson, Tonev, N’Zogbia, Kozak.
Only Bunn played both halves but the first half lineup looks closest to a 1st team
Form players in this game
Agbonlahor
Players of interest:
£4.0m Baker and Senderos -Baker played for what it’s worth
£5.5m mid Grealish – Didn’t play
Possible GW1 lineup
Guzan – Bacuna/Richards, Clark/Baker/Richards, Okore, Richardson/Cissokho – Westwood Gueye – NZogbia Grealish Sinclair – Agbonlahor
GW1 first 6 fixtures:
Bournemouth (A)
Man Utd (H)
Crystal Palace (A)
Sunderland (H)
Leicester (A)
West Brom (H)
Everton 0 Stoke City 0
Everton: Howard; Hibbert (Stones 46), Browning Jagielka, Galloway; McCarthy (Kone 82), Barry (Osman 46); Mirallas (Deulofeu 46), Barkley (Naismith 46), Pienaar (Cleverley 46); Lukaku.
Subs not used: Robles, Coleman, Garbutt, Kenny, Williams, Robinson.
Stoke City: Haugaard; Bardsley, Cameron, Muniesa (Wilson 63), Teixeira; Ireland, Sidwell, Shenton (Walters 72); Odemwingie (Van Ginkel 63), Arnautovic (Adam 46), Joselu (Crouch 63).
Subs not used: Whelan, Johnson, Diouf, Given, Moha.
Some clues on the Everton Lineup here. Slightly less for Stoke
Form players in this game
Haugaard
Everton
Players of interest
£6.5m mid Deulofeu – played well but final ball was poor
£8.0m fwd Lukaku – had chances but poor finishing
Potential GW1 lineup
Howard – Coleman Baines if fit Jagielka Stones – McCarthy Barry – Cleverly/Mairallas, Deulofeu, Barkley/Osman/Pienaar – Lukaku
GW1 first 6 fixtures
Watford (H)
Southampton (A)
Man City (H)
Spurs (A)
Chelsea (H)
Swansea (A)
Stoke
Players of interest
£5.0m mid Odemwingie played 60 minutes. Had chances but couldn’t finish
£6.5m fwd Diouf – unused sub
Possible GW1 lineup
Butland – Johnson/Cameron Bardsley, Shawcross, Muniesa/Wollscheid, Pieters – Van Ginkel/Sidwell, Whelan – Arnautovic/Odemwingie, Adam, Walters – Diouf
GW1 fixtures
Liverpool (H)
Spurs (A)
Norwich (A)
West Brom (H)
Arsenal (A)
Leicester (H)
Brisbane Roar 1 Liverpool 2
Liverpool XI: Mignolet, Clyne, Skrtel, Sakho (Toure 62), Gomez (Maguire 62), Henderson, Lucas (Rossiter 69), Milner, Ings (Lambert 76), Lallana (Ibe 62), Origi (Kent 62)
Subs not used: Bogdan, Fulton, Lovren, Moreno, Allen, Wisdom, Markovic, Teixeira, Ojo, Wilson, Cleary, Chirivella
Goals: Milner Lallana
A pretty good pointer towards GW1 although Firmino, Coutonho and Benteke are absent
Form players in this game
Gomez, Lallana
Players of interest
£5.0m defs Sakho/Moreno – Sakho started
£8.5m Firmino – didn’t play here
£8.5m Benteke (assuming completed)
Potential GW1 lineup
Mignolet – Clyne Moreno Skrtel Sakho/Toure/Lovren – Henderson Milner – Lallana Firmino Coutinho – Benteke
GW1 fixtures
Stoke (A)
Bournemouth (H)
Arsenal (A)
West Ham (H)
Man Utd (A)
Norwich (H)
Club Atlas 2 Newcastle 1
Newcastle: Krul (Darlow, 46), Janmaat (Bigirimana, 73), Williamson, Lascelles, Haidara (Ferguson, 73), Anita, Colback, Sissoko (Perez, 73), de Jong (Aarons, 73), Gouffran (Obertan, 73), Cisse (Armstrong, 73)
Sub not used: Woodman
Goal: Sissoko 45
Not a bad pointer to a GW1 lineup although no Coloccini and no Wijnaldum
Form players from this game
Cisse, Sissoko and Aarons
Players of interest
No sign of cheapie Steven Taylor £4.0m defender who’s still recovering from injury
£6.5m forward Cisse started
£6.5m mid De Jong has a good position bbehind the striker
£7.0m mid Wijnaldum didn’t play here
Possible GW1 lineup
Very early but here goes: Krul – Janmaat Haidara, Williamson, Coloccini – Tiote, Colback – Sissoko, Wijnaldum, Dejong – Cisse
GW1 first 6 fixtures:
Southampton (H)
Swansea (A)
Man Utd (A)
Arsenal (H)
West Ham (A)
Watford (H)
Sunderland 1 Pachucha 3
SUNDERLAND: Pickford, Matthews, O’Shea, Brown, Jones, Cattermole, Giaccherini (Larsson 46), Rodwell, Wickham (Graham 65), Fletcher (Watmore 65), Defoe
Goal: Rodwell
Form players in this game
Rodwell
Players of interest:
£6.0m fwd Wickham scored and took the pen
£5.5m fwd Defoe
£6.5m mid Lens
Possible GW1 lineup:
Pantilimon – Mathews/Jones, O’Shea/Coates/Kaboul, Brown, PVA – Cattermole, Larsson – Lens, Johnson, Wickham/Defoe/Graham/Fletcher
GW1 first 6 fixtures:
Leicester (A)
Norwich (H)
Swansea (H)
Aston Villa (A)
Spurs (H)
Bournemouth (A)
Charleston 1 WBA 2
Albion: Myhill, Dawson (Donnellan 78’), Lescott (Fitzwater 69’), Olsson (McAuley 45’), McClean, Gardner, Fletcher (O’Neil 64’), Morrison (Brunt 45’), McManaman (Nabi 64’), Berahino (Yacob 45’), Anichebe (Ideye 45’).
Subs: Rose, Sessegnon, Pocognoli.
GOALS: Berahino 42’, Ideye 82’
Not too bad an indication of a GW1 lineup
Form players in this match
Players of interest:
£4.5m GK Myhill
£4.5m def Olsson started ahead of McAuley although both played 45 mins
£4.5m mid Fletcher
£6.5m fwd Berahino started and scored
Possible GW1 lineup:
Myhill – Dawson, Olsson/McAuley or Brunt at LB, Lescott – Brunt/McManaman, Yacob, Fletcher, Gardner, Sessegnon/McLean – Berahino/Ideye
GW1 first 6 fixtures:
Man City (H)
Watford (A)
Chelsea (H)
Stoke (A)
Southampton (H)
Aston Villa (A)
West Ham 1 Birkikara 0
Goal Tomkins
West Ham United: Adrián O’Brien Reid Tomkins Cresswell – Amalfitano (Samuelson – 59′ ) Noble Nolan (Poyet – 79′ ) Jarvis Zárate Maiga (Lee – 70′ )
Substitutes Randolph Collins Poyet Hendrie Lee Samuelson Pike
Form players from this match
Zarate
Players of interest:
£4.5m defender Collins not involved
£7.5m mid Payet – not involved
£6.5m fwd Sakho – suspended
Potential GW1 lineup:
Adrian – Jenkinson Creswell Reid Tomkins/ Ogbonna – Noble, Nolan/Kouyate/Obiang – Payet Sakho Valencia
GW1 first 6 fixtures:
Arsenal (A)
Leicester (H)
Bournemouth (H)
Liverpool (A)
Newcastle (H)
Man City (A)
