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What we saw in the Community Shield at Wembley
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice | ARS | 7.1m | 104.5% | Very Likely |
| Foden | MCI | 8.9m | 101.4% | Very Likely |
| Ballard | SUN | 4.6m | 99.5% | Likely |
| Rogers | AVL | 7.2m | 69.5% | Maybe |
| Truffert | BOU | 4.5m | 94.8% | Unlikely |
| Verbruggen | BHA | 4.4m | 93.1% | Unlikely |
| James | CHE | 5.6m | 82.1% | Unlikely |
| O'Reilly | MCI | 5.3m | 73.7% | Unlikely |
| Dalot | MUN | 4.4m | 75.5% | Unlikely |
| L.Miley | NEW | 4.4m | 72.9% | Unlikely |
| Andersen | FUL | 4.6m | 71.4% | Unlikely |
| Mukiele | SUN | 4.2m | 68.6% | Unlikely |
| Chalobah | CHE | 5.5m | 67.3% | Unlikely |
| Woltemade | NEW | 7.3m | 62.4% | Unlikely |
| Petrović | BOU | 4.5m | 69.7% | Unlikely |
| Mitchell | CRY | 5.0m | 67.5% | Unlikely |
| Guéhi | CRY | 5.3m | 66.2% | Unlikely |
| Tete | FUL | 4.5m | 63.6% | Unlikely |
| Watkins | AVL | 8.5m | 67.0% | Unlikely |
| Alderete | SUN | 4.0m | 57.3% | Unlikely |
| Stach | LEE | 4.8m | 52.1% | Unlikely |
| Van den Berg | BRE | 4.5m | 57.7% | Unlikely |
| Cullen | BUR | 5.0m | 54.7% | Unlikely |
| Raya | ARS | 6.0m | 53.0% | Unlikely |
| Mount | MUN | 5.9m | 50.8% | Unlikely |
| Dúbravka | BUR | 4.0m | 51.2% | Unlikely |
| Gravenberch | LIV | 5.6m | 43.3% | Unlikely |
| Igor Jesus | NFO | 5.8m | 50.6% | Unlikely |
| Lewis-Potter | BRE | 4.8m | 42.7% | Unlikely |
| Evanilson | BOU | 7.0m | 49.9% | Unlikely |
| Flemming | BUR | 5.3m | 46.0% | Unlikely |
| Trossard | ARS | 6.9m | 44.4% | Unlikely |
| Cash | AVL | 4.9m | 45.5% | Unlikely |
| Roefs | SUN | 4.8m | 40.7% | Unlikely |
| Sánchez | CHE | 4.9m | 43.9% | Unlikely |
| Kamara | AVL | 4.9m | 41.9% | Unlikely |
| Richards | CRY | 4.6m | 42.5% | Unlikely |
| Smith Rowe | FUL | 5.6m | 41.3% | Unlikely |
| Hincapie | ARS | 5.5m | 39.4% | Unlikely |
| Gordon | NEW | 7.3m | 31.2% | Unlikely |
| Player | Team | Price | Progress | Tonight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.Fernandes | MUN | 9.4m | 118.7% | Very Likely |
| Jair Cunha | NFO | 4.3m | 96.5% | Likely |
| Mosquera | ARS | 5.4m | 100.2% | Very Likely |
| Nallo | LIV | 3.8m | 100.6% | Very Likely |
| Anderson | NFO | 5.4m | 100.6% | Very Likely |
| Coleman | EVE | 4.3m | 99.7% | Likely |
| Bentley | WOL | 4.0m | 100.1% | Very Likely |
| Tasker | BHA | 3.9m | 99.9% | Likely |
| Johnstone | WOL | 4.5m | 100.5% | Very Likely |
| Vicario | TOT | 4.9m | 98.2% | Likely |
| Merino | ARS | 6.0m | 91.2% | Likely |
| Balcombe | BRE | 4.0m | 100.0% | Very Likely |
| Tzimas | BHA | 5.3m | 99.5% | Maybe |
| Kulusevski | TOT | 6.4m | 99.8% | Maybe |
| Strand Larsen | WOL | 6.2m | 98.1% | Maybe |
| Nørgaard | ARS | 5.2m | 100.2% | Maybe |
| Neave | NEW | 4.4m | 98.5% | Maybe |
| Piroe | LEE | 5.0m | 98.3% | Maybe |
| Szoboszlai | LIV | 6.7m | 92.1% | Maybe |
| White | ARS | 5.3m | 87.7% | Maybe |
| McAtee | NFO | 5.1m | 96.5% | Maybe |
| L.Guilherme | WHU | 4.9m | 96.4% | Maybe |
| Gittens | CHE | 6.1m | 94.9% | Maybe |
| Colwill | CHE | 4.8m | 95.6% | Maybe |
| Okafor | LEE | 5.5m | 94.2% | Unlikely |
| Barnes | BUR | 4.3m | 93.4% | Unlikely |
| Pedro Porro | TOT | 5.3m | 91.5% | Unlikely |
| James | LEE | 5.3m | 93.1% | Unlikely |
| Webster | BHA | 4.4m | 93.2% | Unlikely |
| Benitez | CRY | 4.0m | 91.8% | Unlikely |
| Fitzgerald | MUN | 4.4m | 95.8% | Unlikely |
| Nwaneri | ARS | 5.1m | 91.0% | Unlikely |
| Foster | BUR | 5.0m | 90.4% | Unlikely |
| Fer López | WOL | 5.2m | 91.8% | Unlikely |
| Udogie | TOT | 4.4m | 91.5% | Unlikely |
| Broggio | AVL | 4.5m | 91.2% | Unlikely |
| Bevan | BOU | 3.9m | 91.2% | Unlikely |
| Aina | NFO | 4.7m | 90.7% | Unlikely |
| Trafford | MCI | 4.6m | 88.3% | Unlikely |
| Mamardashvili | LIV | 4.3m | 86.4% | Unlikely |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | ARS | C | |
| No Change | LIV | B, Vs | |
| No Change | MCI | B, Vs, Sus | |
| No Change | BRE | C, Vs | |
| No Change | BUR | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | LIV | B, Vs | |
| No Change | ARS | C | |
| No Change | MCI | B, Vs | |
| No Change | FUL | C | |
| No Change | CRY | A | |
| No Change | BRE | C, Vs | |
| No Change | NEW | B | |
| No Change | NFO | B | |
| No Change | BHA | A | |
| No Change | SUN | C, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | ARS | A | |
| No Change | MUN | A | |
| No Change | MCI | A, Vs | |
| No Change | BOU | C | |
| No Change | LIV | B, Vs, Inj, Sus | |
| No Change | BHA | C | |
| No Change | NEW | B, Sus | |
| No Change | BRE | C, Vs | |
| No Change | NFO | B, £ |
| Player | Club | Factors | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No Change | MCI | B, Vs | |
| No Change | BRE | B, Vs, Inj | |
| Up | LIV | A, Vs | |
| Up | WHU | A | |
| Down | CRY | C | |
| Down | NEW | B, Rest |

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