Club football is in full swing and we have a pre-season friendlies review covering our Premier League, EFL and non league sides.
Players are starting to get back in shape for the beginning of the new campaign. Depending on the club, they head to places with better climatic conditions than at home to ease the players in, or to places with harsher climates so the players could hit the ground running when the season kicks in.
It also gives managers the opportunity to blend new players into the team, try out different tactics or help players adapt to a new manager and his techniques.
Commercial aspects for top flight sides can be the main reason for the tours. The team is in a place where they want to increase the fanbase, regardless of the climate and/or conditions and made to play high-profile friendlies which are of absolutely no use, as the only purpose they fulfil is filling the stadiums. Despite the torrential rain, bad condition of the pitch, efforts were made till the last minute to make sure the match happened.
The commercial aspect has now become the priority, which shouldn’t be the case. If you go to another country, Premier League / big six clubs should play the local teams for the simple reason that it helps everyone.
Right, time to take a look at the Premier League, EFL and non league friendlies review…
Brisbane 1-2 Leeds
Leeds: Klaesson (GK), Kristensen (Drameh 45’), Koch (Llorente 61’), Struijk, Harrison (Davis 45’), Roca (Gyabi 45’), Forshaw (C) (Klich 45’), James (Sinisterra 31’ (Summerville 61’)), Rodrigo (Adams 45’ (Gray 81’)), Aaronson (Greenwood 45’), Gelhardt (Bamford 61’). Subs not used: Christy (GK).
Brisbane: Freke (GK), Aldred (C), Chapman, Akbari, Mileusnic, Hore, Brindell-South, Hingert, Knowles, O’Shea, Trewin.
Leeds United scorers (James 23’, Gelhardt 25’)
Brisbane Roar scorer (Knowles 40’)
Sheffield Utd 2-0 Lincoln – Game 1
Sheffield Utd 4-0 Lincoln – Game 2
United enjoyed a profitable 120 minutes of action at Shirecliffe on Tuesday, comprehensive beating Lincoln City over two 60-minute encounters.
An impressive brace from Will Osula saw the Blades run out worthy winners in the opening hour, whilst goals from Ben Osborn, Sander Berge and a brace from Rhian Brewster paved the way for a resounding win in the second fixture at the Blades training headquarters.
Blades (1st 60-minute game): Davies (Amissah 40), Broadbent, Basham, Gordon, Gomis, Stevens, Norwood, Coulibaly, Fleck, Osula, Jebbison.
Unused: Brooks, Peck.
Blades (2nd 60-minute game): Amissah (Wharton 30), Baldock, Belehouan, Egan, Robinson, Lowe, Arblaster, Berge, Osborn, Brewster, Ndiaye.
Unused: Brooks, Peck.
Huddersfield (Eng) 3-1 Morecambe (Eng)
Town’s senior players enjoyed a 3-1 win over League One side Morecambe in the first pre-season friendly of the 2022/23 schedule on Tuesday afternoon.
Huddersfield First-Half XI: Nicholls, Turton, Toffolo, Edmonds-Green, Lees, Hogg, Jackson, Diarra, Ward, Phillips, Rowe
Huddersfield Second-Half XI: Bilokapic, Boyle, Ruffels, Spencer, Koroma, Grant, Holmes, Rhodes, Camara, Russell, Pearson
Subs not used: Bright, Chapman
Goals: Jackson 39’, 44’, Rhodes 83’
Bookings: None
Red cards: None
Morecambe: Ripley, Love, Melbourne, Gibson (Cooney, 82’), Rawson (O’Connor, 82’), Delaney, Gnahoua (McDonald, 70’) Fane (McLaughlin, 82’), Stockton (Obika, 58’), Taylor (McLoughlin, 58’), Connolly (Hunter, 58’)
Subs not used: Smith
Goals: Obika 65’
Bookings: None
Red cards: None
Man Utd (Eng) 4-0 Liverpool (Eng)
Manchester United beat Liverpool 4-0 in their opening pre-season tour game, with Jadon Sancho, Fred, Anthony Martial and Facundo Pellistri all scoring.
Jadon Sancho scored the first goal of the Ten Hag era, smashing home from inside the penalty area after just 12 minutes.
Fred then produced a moment of Brazilian brilliance to double United’s advantage, as the ball fell kindly to the midfielder, who lofted his effort over Alisson and into the net.
Anthony Martial added a third soon after, as the Reds really took charge during the game’s first period. The Frenchman picked the pocket of Rhys Williams before racing through to lift the ball beyond the advancing Alisson.
Returning loanees Donny van de Beek, Amad and Facundo Pellistri all featured for United, with the latter rounding off the scoring with 15 minutes to go.
Ipswich (Eng) 1-2 West Ham (Eng)
Goals in each half from Kurt Zouma and Dan Chesters saw West Ham United score a 2-1 pre-season win at Ipswich Town on Tuesday evening.
Ipswich Town: Walton (Hladky 73), Donacien (El Mizouni 61), Woolfenden (Edmundson 61), Burgess (Ndaba 46), Penney (Leigh 46), Ball (Evans 46), Morsy © (Harper 61), Burns (Vincent-Young 61), Aluko (Humprheys 61), Chaplin (John-Jules 61), Ladapo (Jackson 61)
Goal: Vincent-Young 75
West Ham United: Fabiański, Ashby, Zouma, Alese, Cresswell ©, Coventry, Downes, Chesters, Fornals, Okoflex (Earthy 89), Antonio
Subs not used: Hegyi (GK), Forbes, Casey, Woods
Goals: Zouma 31, Chesters 63
Referee: Keith Stroud
Attendance: 13,000
Burton (Eng) 0-1 Nottingham Forest (Eng)
The only goal from experienced defender Steve Cook handed Steve Cooper’s Premier League newcomers victory.
The Brewers went close to opening the scoring early on. Gassan Ahadme hit the post inside the opening five minutes, then Trialist A tested Dean Henderson when he cut inside and shot straight at the Reds keeper.
Forest worked some decent opportunities of their own with Cooper constantly urging his team to ‘play’ and push ‘higher’, they started to apply some pressure and this was how the rest of the game played out.
Dartford (Eng) 0-2 Millwall (Eng)
Benik Afobe opened the scoring at the home of The Darts, before a stunning strike from Tyler Burey doubled the lead in the second-half.
Millwall: Bialkowski, McNamara, M. Wallace, Cooper, Afobe, B. Mitchell, Bradshaw, Burey, Cresswell, Honeyman, Topalloj (Boateng 81′).
Subs not used: Sandford, Okoli, Allen, Abdulmalik, Walker.
Scorers: Afobe 11′, Burey 69′
Attendance: 3,952
Watford (Eng) 0-2 Bolton (Eng)
Wanderers: Dixon; Aimson (Jones 84), Santos, Johnston; Williams; Sadlier (Bradley 66), Lee (Dempsey 74), Thomason (Morley 74), John (Iredale 84); Afolayan (Bodvarsson, 74), Charles (Kachunga 60). Substitutes: Trafford.
Watford (starting): Bachmann, Bayo, Dele-Bashiru, Gosling, Pedro, Kabasele, Kamara, Kayembe, Ngakia, Samir, Troost-Ekong.
Kieran Lee underlined his well-being and Dapo Afolayan also got on the scoresheet as Wanderers enjoyed an impressive warm-up win at Watford.
East Grinstead (Eng) 0-9 Crawley (Eng)
Beaconsfield Town (Eng) 4-4 Wealdstone (Eng)
Hashtag (Eng) 3-0 Walthamstow (Eng)
Getafe (Esp) 2-1 Preston (Eng)
Bristol City (Eng) 0-0 Portsmouth (Eng)
Wycombe (Eng) 0-0 Oxford City (Eng)
Cardiff (Wal) 2-0 Newport (Wal)
Exeter (Eng) 3-0 Truro (Eng)
Boreham Wood (Eng) 1-1 West Ham (Eng)
Enfield Town (Eng) 3-2 Tottenham U21 (Eng)
Harrogate (Eng) 0-3 Rotherham (Eng)
Portimonense (Por) 1-1 Birmingham (Eng)
Woking (Eng) 0-4 Swindon (Eng)
AFC Telford (Eng) 0-0 Shrewsbury (Eng)
Bath (Eng) 3-1 Bristol Rovers (Eng)
Blyth (Eng) 5-3 South Shields (Eng)
Canvey (Eng) 0-7 Southend (Eng)
Colchester (Eng) 2-4 Charlton (Eng)
Dulwich Hamlet (Eng) 0-2 Sutton (Eng) 0:2
Dunston (Eng) 2-1 Gateshead (Eng)
Exmouth Town (Eng) 0-2 Torquay (Eng)
Hednesford (Eng) 4-3 Aston Villa U23 (Eng)
King’s Lynn (Eng) 0-2 Norwich (Eng)
Leamington (Eng) 1-1 Walsall (Eng)
Llanelli (Wal) 2-0 Merthyr Town (Wal)
Marske (Eng) 0-3 Hartlepool (Eng)
Plymouth (Eng) 1-1 Swansea (Wal)
Seaham (Eng) 2-3 Shildon (Eng)
Worksop (Eng) 9-0 Rossington Main (Eng)
AFC Fylde (Eng) 1-0 FC Halifax Town (Eng)
Alfreton (Eng) 0-2 Notts Co (Eng)
Aylesbury FC (Eng) 0-2 Dunstable (Eng)
Bashley (Eng) 3-1 Poole (Eng)
Bedford (Eng) 1-1 Peterborough Sports (Eng)
Berkhamsted (Eng) 0-5 Hemel Hempstead (Eng)
Bishop Sutton (Eng) 0-0 Larkhall (Eng)
Bowers & Pitsea (Eng) 2-0 Tilbury (Eng)
Bridgwater (Eng) 0-4 Weston-super-Mare (Eng)
Chorley (Eng) 3-0 Salford XI (Eng)
Evesham (Eng) 1-3 Banbury (Eng)
FC United (Eng) 4-2 Bury AFC (Eng)
Gainsborough (Eng) 2-3 Boston Utd (Eng)
Halesowen (Eng) 2-3 Crewe (Eng)
Hampton & Richmond (Eng) 3-2 Charlton U23 (Eng)
Horndean (Eng) 0-0 Havant & W (Eng)
Hungerford (Eng) 1-2 Oxford Utd (Eng)
Maidstone (Eng) 0-0 Leyton Orient (Eng)
Matlock (Eng) 0-1 Mansfield (Eng)
Met. Police (Eng) 3-1 Kingstonian (Eng)
Nantwich (Eng) 1-2 Curzon Ashton (Eng)
St. Ives (Eng) 1-1 Kempston (Eng)
Sutton Coldfield (Eng) 0-2 Alvechurch (Eng)
Swindon S (Eng) 1-1 Gloucester (Eng)
Taunton (Eng) 0-0 Yeovil (Eng)
Trafford (Eng) 0-2 Altrincham (Eng)
Ware (Eng) 2-4 Hendon (Eng)
Welwyn Garden (Eng) 0-4 Royston (Eng)
Wingate & Finchley (Eng) 1-5 Barnet (Eng)
Witton (Eng) 1-4 Barrow (Eng)
Worcester (Eng) 1-1 Bishops (Eng)
Worcester Raiders (Eng) 0-5 Kidderminster (Eng)
Aylesbury Vale Dynamos (0) 0-2 (1) AFC Dunstable
Bedford Town (1) 1-1 (0) Peterborough Sports
Brighouse Town (0) 2-1 (1) Swallownest
Corinthian (0) 0-1 (1) Tonbridge Angels
Dulwich Hamlet (0) 0-2 (2) Sutton United
Harborough Town (1) 2-1 (0) Tamworth
Melton Town (1) 1-3 (1) Grantham Town
Metropolitan Police (2) 3-1 (0) Kingstonian
Penistone Church (1) 2-1 (1) Sheffield
Portland United (0) 1-2 (0) Dorchester Town
Potters Bar Town (1) 2-0 (0) Leyton Orient
Wingate & Finchley (0) 1-5 (3) Barnet
Thurlow 3-4 Hundon
Hyde United 0-3 Wigan Athletic U23s
Sleaford Town 1-2 Lincoln City XI
Heanor Town 2-4 Ilkeston Town
Sevenoaks Town 10-1 Kent Football United
Silsden AFC 2-2 Nostell Miners Welfare
Ashton & Backwell 0-4 Paulton Rovers
Ashford United 3-0 Eastbourne Town
Bridport 0-10 Weymouth
AFC Blackpool 0-2 Fleetwood Town U23
Frickley Athletic 0-1 Pontefract Collieries
Barwell 1-1 Leicester City U23
Berkhamstead 0-5 Hemel Hempstead
Gosport 6-0 Lymington
Barnoldswick Town 4-1 Hurst Green
Boston Town 2-1 Boston United
Salisbury 2-6 AFC Portchester
Leiston 1-4 Ipswich Town U23
Hereford 1-3 Arsenal U23
Wadebridge 0-4 Falmouth
May & Baker 1-2 Redbridge
Newark Town 1-0 Retford
Heanor Town 2-4 Ilkeston Town
Three Bridges 0-5 Crawley
Eastleigh 1-5 Oxford Utd
Bovey Tracey 6-3 Buckland
Pagham 2-0 Petersfield
Northallerton Town 2-2 Harrogate RA
Grimsby Borough 2-1 Beverley Town
Hamsworth 1-1 AFC Mansfield
Heaton Stannington 4-1 Durham Corinthians
Erith Town 4-2 FC Elmstead
Birtley Town 7-1 Darlington Town
Spennymoor Town 1-3 Doncaster
Longridge Town 3-2 Preston North End XI
St Stephen AFC 0-9 St Dennis AFC
Histon 2-1 Great Shelford
Stamford AFC 5-0 Swaffham Town FC
West Essex FC 2-2 New Salamis
Mangotsfield United 3-2 Wells City
Boldmere 1-3 Stourbridge
Pershore Town 3-3 Redditch
Milton United 2-1 Kidlington
Cheadle Heath Nomads 0-0 Northwich Victoria
Brixham 5-2 Tavistock Development
Alsager 1-2 Market Drayton
Ellesmere Rangers 1-3 Shawbury
Macclesfield 2-0 West Brom U23
Barnoldswick Town 2-5 Clitheroe
Brook House 1-4 Banstead Athletic
Rusthall 2-2 Haywards Heath
Fleet Spurs 2-3 Godalming
Lincoln Moorlands Railway 2-3 Pinchbeck United
Newcastle Benfield 4-2 Bedlington Terriers
Hampton & Richmond 2-0 Charlton XI
Dorking Wanderers 4-2 Hanwell Town
Harrowby 1-0 Bourne Town
Abbey Hulton 2-1 Hanley Town
Bugbrooke 2-3 Kettering
Sutton Athletic 2-1 Cheshunt
Rainworth MWFC 3-2 Selston
Dartford 0-2 Millwall
Aveley 1-2 Grays
Brantham 1-4 Maldon & Tiptree
Altarnun 1-5 Bude
Ampthill 2-4 Newport Pagnell
Hereford Lads Club 2-2 Bristol Manor Farm
Selby Town 1-1 Knaresborough
Horndean 0-0 Havant & Waterlooville
Thetford 1-3 Bury Town
Leicester Nirvana 0-5 Loughborough Dynamo
Hinckley LRFC 1-4 Coalville Town
Runcorn Town 2-2 Squires Gate
Margate 3-1 Faversham
Torrington 0-4 Ilfracombe
Chippenham Town 1-4 Bristol Rovers
Tooting & Mitcham 1-3 Raynes Park
Chesham 1-0 Northwood
Guiseley AFC 1-2 Barnsley
Leamington 1-1 Walsall
Penistone 2-1 Sheffield
Cray Valley 2-2 Stansfeld
Barnton 6-1 Middlewich
Thame United 2-1 Bracknell Town
Virginia Water 0-4 Harrow Boro
Bolehall 1-5 Coleshill
Wolviston 4-1 Esh Winning
Audley FC 1-4 Whitchurch
Bottesford Town 1-0 Cleethorpes
Phoenix Sports 1-1 Beckenham
Farnborough 0-2 AFC Wimbledon
Tunbridge 2-0 Eastbourne Town
Lancaster City 0-1 Southport
Potters Bar Town 2-0 Leyton Orient
Woking 0-4 Swindon

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