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FPL pre-season 2022/23: Every goal, assist and minute played

It was easy to miss due to the deluge of Fantasy Premier League (FPL) player price reveals but the summer pre-season friendlies got underway on Saturday.

Arsenal, Crystal Palace and Wolverhampton Wanderers were among the teams in action, all entertaining Football League clubs on their training grounds.

As ever, we’ll be documenting all the goals, assists and (where available) minutes played ahead of Gameweek 1 of the 2022/23 FPL season – and the dedicated Pre-Season tab is the place to find it.

This information might be of limited use at this early stage of course but it’s more and more meaningful the closer we get to the start of the new campaign. It is, for example, how John Lundstram came to attention as an ‘out of position’ defender three years ago. Said Benrahma’s pre-season minutes and form were also noteworthy last summer ahead of his early-season burst of form.

As for the action on Saturday, Arsenal thumped Ipswich at London Colney. A strong-ish XI swept into a 4-0 lead at the interval, with Eddie Nketiah (£7.0m) bagging a hat-trick and setting up Albert Sambi Lokonga’s tap-in. An advanced Lokonga, indeed, teed up Nketiah for two of his strikes.

The academy was brought out for the second half, with Folarin Balogun finding the net at the second attempt to round off the Gunners’ scoring.


Arsenal first-half XI: Leno, Bellerin, White, Mari, Cedric, Partey, Maitland-Niles, Sambi Lokonga, Pepe, Nketiah, Nelson

Arsenal second-half XI: Okonkwo, Walters, Kirk, Awe, Sousa, Smith, Oulad M’hand, Patino, Hutchinson, Balogun, Flores


Palace’s team selection mirrored that of Arsenal’s, with several first-teamers taking to the pitch in the first half but mostly youth team players brought on at the interval.

Jean-Philippe Mateta was assisted by Odsonne Edouard for the Eagles’ opener, with the visitors drawing level after a raft of substitutions at half-time.


Palace first-half XI: Guaita, Ward, Watson, Tomkins, Mitchell, Hughes, Eze, Schlupp, Rak-Sakyi, Mateta, Edouard

Palace second-half XI: Matthews, Clyne, Quick, Phillips, D. Boateng, Riedewald, McArthur, M. Boateng (Raymond 85), Plange, Benteke, Street


No footage or game-time detail has emerged from Wolves’ 4-1 win over Forest Green but the social media account for Bruno Lage’s side revealed that Pedro Neto (£5.5m), Chem Campbell, forgotten man Adama Traore and Bruno Jordao were on the scoresheet at Compton.

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  1. bitm2007
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 9 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Ederson
    TAA, James, Cash, White, Jonny
    Son (c), Salah, Saka, Neto (4.5m)
    Haaland (4.5m, 4.5m)

    Son to Bowen (GW2), leaving MITB to jump on the early 7 to 8m mid/forward bandwagon and switch to 4-4-2/4-5-1. Overthinking ?

    1. LangerznMash
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Having 5 x £4.5m players is too many in my opinion.

    2. SkyByBo
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      If have tripper over cash to start.

      2 X 4.5 attackers means your bench is a disaster, I'd have 1 non playing bench players max.

      1. Chilli Heatwave
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        I have to disagree think cash was a certainty for me

    3. IN SANE IN DE BRUYNE
      • 7 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      just start with Bowen?

  2. Chilli Heatwave
    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
    • 5 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Andy, you tempted to just go for mendy/ramsdale now for the same price as your reya/meslier plan?

    1. SkyByBo
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Be mad no to surely.

      1. Andy_Social
        • 11 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        I am, yes. Either Mendy or Lloris.

        1. Chilli Heatwave
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          I may have to find .5 to upgrade Sanchez, such good value at 5

          1. Brimble82
            • 5 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Insanely good

          2. Brimble82
            • 5 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Allison/Ederson drop by £0.5m
            Mendy gets a full £1.0m off his price tag.
            Very generous.

            Just need Chelsea to actually sign a CB now though!

            1. Andy_Social
              • 11 Years
              1 year, 8 months ago

              It's good because the masses have been gravitating to 4.5 keepers on the basis that they're best value. FPL is making us challenge this assumption going forward.

              1. Brimble82
                • 5 Years
                1 year, 8 months ago

                And acknowledging that it’s not fair that GKs are priced the same as DEFs.
                With the modern game, DEFs have various ways to score points (and often do). Whereas GKs only have one (ignoring the unlikely event of a pen save or random assist).

                I think this is ‘realigning’ the points weighting for those ‘defensive players’.

                I’m here for it.

                1. Brimble82
                  • 5 Years
                  1 year, 8 months ago

                  Until we get a playing £4.0m GK.
                  Then I’m all about the bargain bucket!!! 🙂

                  1. Chilli Heatwave
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 5 Years
                    1 year, 8 months ago

                    Would have to be a 4 to challenge for value now you would’ve thought

                2. Andy_Social
                  • 11 Years
                  1 year, 8 months ago

                  I see it different. I'm looking at Lloris (hope to god he's 5.0) - played 90mins 38 games last season. Defenders will be rested, wingbacks rotated and subbed. It's the slow-but-steady security I'm happy to invest in.

                  1. Bitsketchy
                    • Fantasy Football Scout Member
                    • 11 Years
                    1 year, 8 months ago

                    I'm having a similar thought - probably Ederson (as who can tell with the rotation of Man City outfield?).

                    Set him, forget him, and take the guaranteed playing time and points. Don't forget, this strategy means you never have to use a transfer in goal unless there's an injury.....

  3. Nate(U)dog(ie)
    • 3 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Not sure why so many are disappointed with Chilwell at 6m? Only played a few games last season but such a high PPM and James at the same price (when a lot thought he'd be 7 initially).

    1. Piggs Boson
      • 12 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      Both are cheap.

      I personally felt the game needed cheaper strikers and more expensive defenders, but they went the opposite way.

      It does feel like they're pandering to the casual player. Which makes sense tbf...

      1. Nate(U)dog(ie)
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Ah OK, I must have misread the tone of the posts then, I thought people were complaining because they were hoping for cheaper to fit their squads, in that case then I'm in agreement!

    2. SkyByBo
      • 14 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      I think we expected a 0.5m gap to James, surprised they are the same, I'd guess most go James now.

      1. HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Less chance of Chilwell at LCB though

        1. TheTinman
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          James at RCB is utter folly. Don't know why Tuchel tried it once never mind multiple times

    3. CONNERS
      • 5 Years
      1 year, 8 months ago

      The defender pricing more or less cements a 4 or 5 at the back strategy.

      The value there is too obvious to ignore.

  4. FPL ZB
    • Has Moderation Rights
    • 7 Years
    1 year, 8 months ago

    Sad thing this year is there’s no need to do any analysis of promoted teams or hidden bargains

    1. @persecuted_by_mods
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Yeah that's the bad part of the pricing, there's more teams and players I can just straight up ignore

      • HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Agreed

      • TheTinman
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Yep. They've killed the game for 50% of the teams. Feel sorry for fans of Forest, Bournemouth etc. You can't even justify a 4.5m defender from them anymore.

        Newcastle should have a couple of nice assets in Trippier, Pope, ASM and Wilson. But how can I justify getting them when the likes of Mendy are £5m

        1. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Agree. This is unfortunate.

        2. SkyByBo
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Tripper and Wilson still great options assuming 5m and around 7.5m respectively. I do think the premium keepers are too expensive though, 0.5m gap between Mendy and a promoted keeper makes it a no brainer.

          1. SkyByBo
            • 14 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Too cheap**

      • Drexl Spivey
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Unless they've adjusted to include more £4m starters.

      • Skonto Rigga
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • Has Moderation Rights
        • 6 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        They could have bloody told me before I wrote 3,000 words on Philip Billing

        1. @persecuted_by_mods
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Lmao

          • Piggs Boson
            • 12 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            😆

          • Sheffield Wednesday
            • 3 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            😀

          • Brimble82
            • 5 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            One for the archives!

          • Fish up a tree
            • 2 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Classic! you may become redundant

          • df34
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 11 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Sorry ,that made me laugh 🙂

          • Old Man
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 12 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            😀

        2. Arteta
          • 8 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Game's gone 🙄

        3. CONNERS
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Safe to assume it's designed that way in order to appeal to the masses which equals greater ad revenue.

      • HuttonDressedasLahm
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        The “no premium” team….

        Alison
        Robertson James Dias Cancelo
        Diaz Mahrez Bowen Kulusevski
        Jesus Toney

        Raya Neto Tomiyasu Greenwood
        •5 for emergencies

        Seems nicely balanced but super risky??

        1. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          1 mil in the bank now James is only 6

        2. H.E. Pennypacker
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 3 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Brilliant name, sir!

          1. HuttonDressedasLahm
            • 14 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Thanks…. The grav took a while to get too 🙂

        3. SkyByBo
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Be good if captains didn't exist

        4. CONNERS
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Diaz, Bowen and Cancelo are perfectly good captain picks imho.

      • Arteta
        • 8 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Jota, Havertz and Mbeumo have changed position. Do you think Son could also be listed as a FWD?

        1. LangerznMash
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Imagine the uproar hahaha I hope so just for the drama.

        2. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Wth Kane as a forward? I don't think they will.

        3. Sgt Frank Drebin
          • 7 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          No chance imho

        4. SkyByBo
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          No

        5. The Knights Template
          • 10 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Possible. Still a great option.

        6. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          No didn't play the majority of the season up top.

        7. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Hope so
          Both forwards, same price
          Cat amongst the pigeons

      • unclesbasement
        • 3 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        What website can you use to make templates atm

        1. bitm2007
          • Fantasy Football Scout Member
          • 9 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          FPL live

      • Chilli Heatwave
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 5 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        The more the prices come out the more of a bargain tomiyasou seems. A seemingly nailed full back (noted not a wing back) in a likely top 6 team for 4.5 is a giveaway.

        1. Andy_Social
          • 11 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Indeed. Him and Trent are the most nailed in my drafts.

          1. Brimble82
            • 5 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            I’m probably ditching VVD to:
            a) fit Tomi in
            b) allow space for Salah/Diaz

        2. HuttonDressedasLahm
          • 14 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          With good fixtures

      • Il Papera
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 7 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Saw some stats posted earlier for ~8.0 midfielders that were pretty inaccurate. So, to set the record straight:

        Mins per goal involvement
        Saka 149
        2978 mins 11g 9a,

        Kulu 90
        1259 mins 5g 9a

        Mount 107
        2358 mins 11g 11a

        Foden 132
        2125 mins 9g 6a

        Maddison 107
        2454 mins 12g 11a

        Diaz 137
        957 mins 4g 3a

        Adding Wissa to that to show what a small sample size can throw up:
        Wissa 140
        1268 mins 7g 2a

        1. CONNERS
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Don't suppose you have Bowen's numbers handy?

          1. Il Papera
            • Fantasy Football Scout Member
            • 7 Years
            1 year, 8 months ago

            Best of the lot besides Kulu who only had a short lifespan last season.

            Bowen 103
            2987 mins 12g 17a

        2. Sheffield Wednesday
          • 3 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Maddison Bowen Mount Kulusevski wheel of transfer

        3. CONNERS
          • 5 Years
          1 year, 8 months ago

          Thanks for the info

      • Countess Weffie von Wobbego…
        • Fantasy Football Scout Member
        • 14 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Clean sheet 3pts? I can't think why they should do it but it might explain why defenders and keepers in particular seem underpriced.

      • Dale Sartip-Zadeh
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        Arsenal doing well

      • Damien Sartip-Zadeh
        • 2 Years
        1 year, 8 months ago

        lots of great goals