Pre-Season

Pre Season Section Now Live

With the new 2016/17 summer fixtures officially underway following West Ham’s 3-0 defeat to Seattle Sounders earlier this morning, we’re launching the Pre-Season Section of the site once again as we build-up towards the start of the new Premier League campaign. We’ll also be adding the Pre-Season tab on the site main page over the next day.

Most of the 20 Premier League sides are now back in training, with some teams facing their first friendlies towards the end of this week. We’ve put together a list of every club’s confirmed summer schedule so far and also linked every article published over the break for each team. You can visit the Pre-Season guide for a full rundown on all of the Scout Reports, Moving Targets, Great Expectations and Sleeper articles, in addition to our assessments of the three promoted sides, while we’ll also be adding our Fixture Analysis pieces shortly.

We’ll be updating the Pre-Season guide on a daily basis, adding every article upon publication. Each team also has their own “Scout Notes” and “Form Players” sections, which will be added to throughout the summer. We’ll be keeping a close eye on all the friendlies and, as well as rolling out plenty of Scout Scribbles articles to cover the matches, will be using this as a handy one-stop-shop to compile your guide ahead of the launch of the 2016/17 Premier League season next month.

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  1. NATSTER
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Gotze or Pogba ?

    Already have Payet, Ozil, Draxler, and Griezmann.

    Feeling Gotze has higher potential.

    1. Johnny Drama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Gotze

    2. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      He also has higher potential to be benched :/

      I'm struggling between the two

      1. NATSTER
        • 13 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        That's right. With Gomez and Khedira out, he should have a higher chance to start though.

    3. Les Bleus
      • 12 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Gotze

  2. Johnny Drama
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Giroud will play?

  3. Bøwstring The Carp
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Rui Patricio ✔️
    Guerreiro ✔️
    Fonte ✔️
    Nani ✔️
    Ronaldo ✔️

    Chester ✔️

    😎

    1. Johnny Drama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      No Bale?

    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Wow!

    3. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Got those 5 and Sanches. Sold Henn, only have Bale.

    4. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Cmonnnnn Wales !

    5. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Chester out and Cedric in + the other 5 is my lot today

  4. Dušan Citizen
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone captaining King? 😀

    1. The Tinkerman
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Genuinely tempted as a Leicester fan, but Bale and Ron are my only top captaincy options... so no.

      1. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Yeah, it seems like I will stick with Bale.

  5. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Portuguese subs?

    1. iCon
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      The rest of the squad

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Pepe ruled out? Or benched?

        1. iCon
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 13 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          Will be on bench, but I guess he's out otherwise he would have played

          1. EmreCan Hustle
            • 11 Years
            7 years, 11 months ago

            Cheers.

    2. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      The rest of 12 players who was invited for EURO.

      1. Dušan Citizen
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Without Pepe

        1. EmreCan Hustle
          • 11 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          Cheers

  6. sheltonash
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    ronaldo or bale captain

    sorry if repost? on train and no signal. got a fierce battle on my hands with the uefa site. between now and kick off!

    1. Camp No No
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Bale just for supporting.

  7. iCon
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 13 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Given doubts over Giroud, swap Giroud/Taylor for Griezman/Chester for free?

    1. Johnny Drama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Yes

      1. Barcelinda
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        what doubts over giroud?

  8. Red Reddington ⚽
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    A) Kroos
    B) Draxler

    Thoughts?

    1. rivercityransom
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      kroos is useless, so draxler.

    2. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      A

    3. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      B

  9. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    any changes? * are new

    Henn - Lloris*
    Hector - Boateng* - Williams* - Rami - Guerreiro*
    Kroos* - Ozil - Payet - Allen* - Sanches
    Ronaldo - Griezmann - Bale

    sold Meunier, Umtiti, Haz, Ramsey, DDG and Jedr

    1. lankdog
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Would go Draxler over Kroos. Not sure where to use the extra cash so could just leave it at that.

      1. sinik
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Actually going Bastian over Kroos

  10. RubeRx
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Is Bale on all set pieces with Ramsey out?

  11. Cpt Crunch Scott talent
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    0 Wales, 6 Portugal, 4 Germany and 5 France.

    It's a game after all.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      1,6,5,3 for me.

    2. KingNidge
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      6,6,3,0

  12. Cheeseoid
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Tonight's captaincy choice is just too close t call imo.

  13. lankdog
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Repost cos bottomed, sorry:
    could someone RMT quick please?
    Hennessey | Hart
    Hector Cedric Taylor | Howedes Sagna
    R.Sanches Payet Ozil Pogba | Draxler
    Bale Ronaldo Muller
    All 6FTs used. Only change I'm thinking of if Cedric>R.Guerreiro, but then who could i use the extra 0.5 on? (other transfers in are Sanches, Ronaldo, Pogba, Taylor, Howedes)
    Any help appreciated.

  14. GoonerByron
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Transfers made.. Come on Portugal! 😀

    Patricio
    Cedric - Fonte - Guerreiro - Rami (Hector)
    Ozil - Draxler - Gotze - Pogba (Payet)
    Nani - Ronaldo (c)

    1. X T I A N
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Also going all out on Portugal. 16 points behind rival, need to risk it.

  15. 404_FC
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    any update on giroud ???

    he will play tmr ?

    1. rivercityransom
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      he trained with the others

      1. 404_FC
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        ok thx mate

  16. henryleeds
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Final piece of the puzzle, got Taylor and Guerreiro..... Hennessey or Patricio?

    1. lankdog
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Patricio

    2. UnitedFan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Pat for more CS chance
      Henn if you fancy some save points

      These are based 'on paper'

  17. ZTF
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Worth getting rid of Pepe on a -4 even if I have Hector on the bench?

    1. Johnny Drama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      No

  18. rivercityransom
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    tell me about renato sanches. is he playing in the hole tonight?

    1. Johnny Drama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Think so

  19. Slam
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Ah sh*t Pepe's injured?

    1. Johnny Drama
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Yea

  20. 420king
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Help me decide this last dilemma please:

    A) Taylor (1x Germany, 1x Wales defence)
    B) Boateng (2x Germany, no Wales defence)

  21. ZTF
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Correction: Is it worth getting rid of Pepe with no one on the bench but a midfielder? (I'm playing 343)

  22. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Have Hennessey, Hector and Rami and am getting Williams and Guerreiro

    get Lloris and Boateng or Neuer and another Portuguese defender?

  23. MartialMatas
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    A) Pogba and Kroos
    or
    B) Matuidi and Ozil

  24. sinik
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 10 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    tempted by a sneaky punt on Schweinsteiger

    1. UnitedFan
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Was he not an injury doubt? Forgive me if he's been cleared and I'm not up to date

      1. Camp No No
        • 10 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        That's what makes it so sneaky. 😉

        1. UnitedFan
          • 8 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          ah i see, superpunt eh?

    2. 420king
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      weigl could start instead, risky

    3. Boydinho
      • 9 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Löw just confirmed that he starts. Check my post down.

  25. UnitedFan
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Anyone thinking of giving Renato the armband?

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      41 on captain poll.

      1. UnitedFan
        • 8 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Thanks, forgot to check that.

    2. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Bale out

  26. Les Bleus
    • 12 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Where is all this King love coming from? 2 points all tournament.

    1. Dušan Citizen
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      He starts.

      He didn't start previously.

    2. Debauchy
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      yesterday ?

    3. Hotdogs for Tea
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      All action midfielder with something a lot of other players do not have - an EPL Champions medal 🙂

  27. naits
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Prioritize using my last transfer by getting Pogba or Portugal def in? Already have Payet, Griez, Ronaldo, Renato and triple France def

    1. EmreCan Hustle
      • 11 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Portugal def

      1. naits
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        cheers

  28. EmreCan Hustle
    • 11 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Safe to keep Rami? Or switch to Fonte?

    Have Guerreiro and Kosc.

    1. TorresMagic™
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • Has Moderation Rights
      • 15 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      One is guaranteed to play.

    2. BENOIT
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 8 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      May as well use the transfer elsewhere

      1. EmreCan Hustle
        • 11 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Cheers guys. On WC.

  29. gazza0088
    • 8 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Rui / Lloris
    Boateng / Hector / Guerrero / Sagna / *Umtiti
    Payet / Ozil / Renato / Draxler / ????
    Griez / Bale / Ronnie

    ???? = Pogba, Goetze or Kroos?

  30. Boydinho
    • 9 Years
    7 years, 11 months ago

    Marcus Bark @Reporter_vorOrt för 10 minuter sedan
    Löw: Schweinsteiger wird von Beginn an spielen. #gerfra

    Direct from Löw's presser so I guess that means that Schweini will start. 100%

    1. sinik
      • Fantasy Football Scout Member
      • 10 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      awesome

    2. NATSTER
      • 13 Years
      7 years, 11 months ago

      Any hint for Gotze ?

      1. Boydinho
        • 9 Years
        7 years, 11 months ago

        Didn't see any. Rumours that indicate that it's Götze and Höwedes for Gomez and Hummels.

        1. Eden Hazardous
          • 9 Years
          7 years, 11 months ago

          Howedes played last match 😕

          1. Boydinho
            • 9 Years
            7 years, 11 months ago

            Ah yes my fault. But in their positions in the original 4-2-3-1. With Kimmich on the right.