Most Premier League clubs have returned after their summer break to pre season, a time of getting match fitness and sharpness up is crucial for the upcoming season. It is also usual for clubs to travel across the globe playing matches in places as far as Australia to overseas fans who seldom get an opportunity to watch their team live.
Below is a guide to where Premier League clubs are off gallivanting during pre season.
Below is a guide to where Premier League clubs are off gallivanting during pre season.
ARSENAL
The Gunners begin their set of matches with a short trip to Boreham Wood before heading of the United States to face Colorado Rapids and competing in the prestigious International Champions Cup against some European heavyweights. A day later, Arsenal play locals Barnet ahead of facing Lyon in the Emirates Cup, play Angers in southern France and complete their preparations with a game against Barcelona in the Joan Gampher Trophy.
Date
|
Competition
|
Venue
|
Opposition
|
Location
|
6th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Boreham Wood
|
|
15th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
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17th July
|
ICC
|
N
|
Bayern Munich
|
|
20th July
|
ICC
|
N
|
Fiorentina
|
|
23rd July
|
ICC
|
N
|
Real
|
|
24th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Barnet
|
|
28th July
|
EC
|
H
|
||
31st July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
4th August
|
JGT
|
A
|
ASTON VILLA
The play off winners prepare for their first Premier League season for 3 years by travelling to America to play Minnesota United. They return to England to play three matches against Shrewsbury, Walsall and Charlton with RB Leipzig finishing Villa's pre season.
Date
|
Competition
|
Venue
|
Opposition
|
Location
|
17th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
21st July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
24th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
27th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Charlton Athletic
|
|
3rd August
|
Friendly
|
A
|
RB
|
BOURNEMOUTH
The Cherries start their pre season with a trip to Spain, playing Girona, before returning to England and playing away matches against West Brom and Brentford. They finish their preparations by hosting Lazio and Lyon.
Date
|
Competition
|
Venue
|
Opposition
|
Location
|
20th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Girona
| |
26th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
West Bromwich
| |
27th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Brentford
| |
2nd August
|
Friendly
|
H
|
Lazio
| |
3rd August
|
Friendly
|
H
|
BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION
The Seagulls begin their 2019/20 preparations with a visit to Austria to play Liefering before a string of matches in England against Football League and non league sides with Brighton ending pre season with a home game versus Spanish giants Valencia.
Date
|
Competition
|
Venue
|
Opposition
|
Location
|
13th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Liefering
|
|
19th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
20th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Fulham
|
|
26th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Ebbsfleet United
|
|
27th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
8th August
|
Friendly
|
H
|
BURNLEY
The Clarets play two teams in one day - Crewe Alexandra and Port Vale - before more north west England sides. Burnley then play two homes games against Nice and Parma.
Date
|
Competition
|
Venue
|
Opposition
|
Location
|
20th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
20th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Port Vale
|
|
23rd July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
27th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
30th July
|
Friendly
|
H
|
Nice
|
|
3rd August
|
Friendly
|
H
|
CHELSEA
Frank Lampard's Chelsea visit many different places during July and August, with trips to Ireland, Japan, Austria, Germany and Reading all on the agenda. Pre season will also be an important time for Lampard to work with his new players as he is unable to buy anyone.
Date
|
Competition
|
Venue
|
Opposition
|
Location
|
10th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Bohemians
|
|
13th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
St. Patrick’s Athletic
|
|
19th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
23rd July
|
Friendly
|
N
|
||
28th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
31st July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Red Bull
|
|
3rd August
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Borussia Monchengladbach
|
CRYSTAL PALACE
The Eagles will take part in the annual Swiss competition the Uhrencup, won last year by Wolves, before heading back to England on a journey across south London and above. Palace play their final pre season game at home against Hertha Berlin.
Date
|
Competition
|
Venue
|
Opposition
|
Location
|
9th July
|
Uhrencup
|
N
|
Luzern
|
|
13th July
|
Uhrencup
|
N
|
Young Boys
|
|
19th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
20th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Bromley
|
|
27th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
30st July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
AFC
|
|
3rd August
|
Friendly
|
H
|
Hertha
|
EVERTON
The Toffees travel all around the world during pre season. They have matches in Kenya, participating in the SportPesa Trophy, two in Switzerland, and three in Germany including two 60 minute matches in the Opel Cup. Everton also play Wigan Athletic away.
Date
|
Competition
|
Venue
|
Opposition
|
Location
|
7th July
|
SPT
|
A
|
Kariobangi Sharks
|
|
14th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Sion
|
|
19th July
|
Friendly
|
N
|
||
24th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
27th July
|
OC
|
N
|
Sevilla
|
|
27th July
|
OC
|
A
|
||
3rd August
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Werder
|
LEICESTER CITY
The Foxes travel up and down England facing Football League sides, including Rotherham and Stoke on the same day, for 5/6 of their pre season matches. The cap off their pre season by hosting Atalanta who will be preparing for their first ever season in the Champions League.
Date
|
Competition
|
Venue
|
Opposition
|
Location
|
16th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
20th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
23rd July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
27th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
27th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Stoke City
|
|
2nd August
|
Friendly
|
H
|
Atalanta
|
LIVERPOOL
The European champions play two games in north England before heading out to the United States for three games against European opposition. Liverpool to Edinburgh and Geneva and have the Community Shield against Manchester City which is not a pre season game but in all intents and purpose it is.
Date
|
Competition
|
Venue
|
Opposition
|
Location
|
11th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Tranmere Rovers
|
|
16th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
20th July
|
Friendly
|
N
|
Borussia Dortmund
|
|
21st July
|
Friendly
|
N
|
Sevilla
|
|
25th July
|
Friendly
|
N
|
Sporting
|
|
28th July
|
Friendly
|
N
|
||
31st July
|
Friendly
|
N
|
MANCHESTER CITY
The defending champions particpate in the Premier League Asia Trophy, won last time by Liverpool, and stay touring Asia, playing in Hong Kong and Japan. Like Liverpool, they have the Community Shield on the 4th August.
Date
|
Competition
|
Venue
|
Opposition
|
Location
|
17th July
|
PLAT SF
|
N
|
West Ham United
|
|
20th July
|
PLAT 3rd/F
|
N
|
TBD
|
|
24th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Kitchee
|
|
27st July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
MANCHESTER UNITED
The Red Devils begin Solskjaer's first pre season at the wheel by touring Australia, with an intriguing friendly against Leeds Unite, and participating in the Internation Champions Cup with matches in Asia and Wales. In between, United visit Norway to face Solskjaer's boyhood club Kristiansund.
Date
|
Competition
|
Venue
|
Opposition
|
Location
|
13th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
17th July
|
Friendly
|
N
|
||
20th July
|
ICC
|
N
|
Internazionale
|
|
25th July
|
ICC
|
N
|
Tottenham Hotspur
|
|
30th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Kristiansund
|
|
3rd August
|
ICC
|
N
|
NEWCASTLE UNITED
The Magpies also take part in the Premier League Asia trophy and travel back to the UK to play in Edinburgh and at home in Newcastle. The new manager will face a tricky task during pre season due to the gaps between matches and sides would have no space to arrange friendlies as their schedule is already completed.
Date
|
Competition
|
Venue
|
Opposition
|
Location
|
17th July
|
PLAT SF
|
N
|
||
20th July
|
PLAT 3rd/F
|
N
|
TBD
|
|
30th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Hibernian
|
|
3rd August
|
Friendly
|
H
|
NORWICH CITY
The Championship winners start their preparations with a trip to Germany and return to England for the remainder of pre season, playing home games against the likes of Atalanta and Toulouse with an away game at Luton also arranged.
Date
|
Competition
|
Venue
|
Opposition
|
Location
|
14th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Arminia Bielefeld
|
|
24th July
|
Friendly
|
H
|
Brentford
|
|
27th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
30th July
|
Friendly
|
H
|
Atalanta
|
|
3rd August
|
Friendly
|
H
|
SHEFFIELD UNITED
The Blades travel to Spain to play Real Betis and return to England to play Football League and non league sides.
Date
|
Competition
|
Venue
|
Opposition
|
Location
|
12th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Real Betis
|
|
16th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
20th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
23rd July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
27th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
SOUTHAMPTON
The Saints march all around the world during pre season as they travel to Austria, Hasenhuttl's homeland, China, Netherlands as well as going away to Preston and facing Koln at home.
Date
|
Competition
|
Venue
|
Opposition
|
Location
|
14th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Altach
|
|
20th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
23rd July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
28th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Feyenoord
|
|
3rd August
|
Friendly
|
H
|
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Spurs have arguably the toughest pre season arranged in terms of opposition. They take part in the International Champions Cup, which they won last year, playing Italian sides and United, as well as the Audi Cup, paired with Real Madrid in the semi final with Bayern Munich and Fenerbahce in the other.
Date
|
Competition
|
Venue
|
Opposition
|
Location
|
17th July
|
ICC
|
N
|
Juventus
|
|
25th July
|
ICC
|
N
|
||
30th July
|
AC
|
N
|
Real
|
|
31st July
|
AC
|
N
|
TBD
|
|
4th August
|
ICC
|
H
|
Internazionale
|
WATFORD
The Hornets currently have a very light pre season schedule. They have three fixtures - Ajax, QPR and one unannounced home friendly - so there could well be more announced in the not so far future.
Date
|
Competition
|
Venue
|
Opposition
|
Location
|
18th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
27th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
||
3rd August
|
Friendly
|
H
|
TBA
|
WEST HAM UNITED
The Hammers, like Southampton, begin their pre season schedule with a trip to Austria to face Altach before heading off to Asia in the Premier League Asia Trophy. West Ham make the journey across London to play Fulham and finish their batch of matches by hosting Athletic Bilbao in the Betway Cup.
Date
|
Competition
|
Venue
|
Opposition
|
Location
|
11th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Altach
|
|
17th July
|
PLAT SF
|
N
|
||
20th July
|
PLAT 3rd/F
|
N
|
TBD
|
|
27th July
|
Friendly
|
A
|
Fulham
|
|
3rd August
|
BC
|
H
|
Athletic
|
WOLVERHAMPTON WANDERERS
Wolves currently only have the Premier League Asia Trophy down for pre season but start their Europa League campaign on 25th July against Crusaders or B36 Torshavn so those matches basically act as pre season games.
Date
|
Competition
|
Venue
|
Opposition
|
Location
|
17th July
|
PLAT SF
|
N
|
||
20th July
|
PLAT 3rd/F
|
N
|
TBD
|
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