Just a month separates the end of this summer’s World Cup and the beginning of the new 2026–27 Premier League season. The modern soccer schedule is simply relentless.
While the World Cup has disrupted preseason preparations for all 20 Premier League clubs—some affected more than others—England’s top division sides have now begun playing warmup friendlies ahead of the upcoming campaign.
Friendlies are crucial to building match sharpness and momentum before the term commences, while also offering new signings and emerging academy stars the chance to impress their manager.
Here’s a full breakdown of preseason fixtures and results for Premier League teams.
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- Arsenal
- Aston Villa
- Bournemouth
- Brentford
- Brighton & Hove Albion
- Chelsea
- Coventry City
- Crystal Palace
- Everton
- Fulham
- Hull City
- Ipswich Town
- Leeds United
- Liverpool
- Manchester City
- Manchester United
- Newcastle United
- Nottingham Forest
- Sunderland
- Tottenham Hotspur
Arsenal
The reigning Premier League champions won’t play their first friendly until Aug. 1, when they travel to Catalonia for a clash with Girona. More European foes then lie in wait as Real Betis, Borussia Dortmund and Como all test the Gunners.
Arsenal will partake in England’s traditional curtain-raiser, the Community Shield, a week before the Premier League season begins, facing FA Cup victors Manchester City at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.
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Date |
Fixture |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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Aug. 1 |
Girona vs. Arsenal |
Estadi Montilivi, Girona |
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Aug. 5 |
Arsenal vs. Real Betis |
Aviva Stadium, Dublin |
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Aug. 9 |
Arsenal vs. Borussia Dortmund |
Emirates Stadium, London |
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Aug. 12 |
Arsenal vs. Como |
Emirates Stadium, London |
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Aug. 16 |
Arsenal vs. Manchester City |
Principality Stadium, Cardiff |
Aston Villa
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Date |
Fixture |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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July 21 |
Walsall 0–5 Aston Villa |
Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium, Walsall |
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July 25 |
Porto vs. Aston Villa |
Estádio do Dragão, Porto |
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July 28 |
Aston Villa vs. Real Sociedad |
Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium, Walsall |
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Aug. 1 |
Indonesia All-Stars vs. Aston Villa |
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta |
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Aug. 4 |
BG Pathum United vs. Aston Villa |
True BG Stadium, Thanyaburi |
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Aug. 7 |
Bayern Munich vs. Aston Villa |
Kai Tak Sports Park, Hong Kong |
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Aug. 12 |
Paris Saint-Germain vs. Aston Villa |
Red Bull Arena, Salzburg |
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Aug. 15 |
Borussia Mönchengladbach vs. Aston Villa |
Borussia-Park, Mönchengladbach |
Bournemouth
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Date |
Fixture |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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July 24 |
St. Pauli 1–4 Bournemouth |
1508 Saalfelden Arena, Saalfelden |
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July 30 |
Augsburg vs. Bournemouth |
1508 Saalfelden Arena, Saalfelden |
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Aug. 4 |
Bournemouth vs. Genoa |
Behind Closed Doors |
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Aug. 8 |
Real Betis vs. Bournemouth |
Estadio de La Cartuja, Seville |
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Aug. 15 |
Mainz vs. Bournemouth |
Mewa Arena, Mainz |
Brentford
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Date |
Fixture |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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Aug. 8 |
Rennes vs. Brentford |
Roazhon Park, Rennes |
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Aug. 15 |
Brentford vs. Eintracht Frankfurt |
Gtech Community Stadium, London |
Brighton & Hove Albion
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Date |
Fixture |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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Aug. 8 |
Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Roma |
Amex Stadium, Brighton & Hove |
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Aug. 15 |
Brighton & Hove Albion vs. Bologna |
Amex Stadium, Brighton & Hove |
Chelsea
Chelsea take to the field for the first time under new manager Xabi Alonso far from west London, with games against Western Sydney Wanderers and Tottenham Hotspur staged in Australia.
The Blues then travel around Asia for games with Juventus, Milan and Malaysian outfit Johor Darul Ta’zim, before returning back to Stamford Bridge for their final friendly with Alonso’s former club Real Sociedad.
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Date |
Fixture |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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July 28 |
Western Sydney Wanderers vs. Chelsea |
Accor Stadium, Sydney |
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Aug. 1 |
Chelsea vs. Tottenham Hotspur |
Accor Stadium, Sydney |
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Aug. 5 |
Chelsea vs. Juventus |
Kai Tak Sports Park, Hong Kong |
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Aug. 8 |
Chelsea vs. Milan |
Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta |
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Aug. 9 |
Johor Darul Ta’zim vs. Chelsea |
Sultan Ibrahim Stadium |
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Aug. 15 |
Chelsea vs. Real Sociedad |
Stamford Bridge, London |
Coventry City
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Date |
Fixture |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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July 18 |
Northampton Town 0–0 Coventry City |
Sixfields Stadium, Northampton |
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Aug. 8 |
Coventry City vs. Espanyol |
Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry |
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Aug. 14 |
Coventry City vs. Monaco |
Coventry Building Society Arena, Coventry |
Crystal Palace
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Date |
Fixture |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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July 18 |
Crystal Palace 5–1 Swindon Town |
Crystal Palace Academy, London |
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July 25 |
Bromley 3–0 Crystal Palace |
Cooperjax Community Stadium, Bromley |
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July 28 |
Crystal Palace vs. Lens |
Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como |
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July 28 |
Crystal Palace vs. Famalicão |
Giuseppe Sinigaglia, Como |
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Aug. 15 |
Freiburg vs. Crystal Palace |
Europa-Park Stadion, Freiburg |
Everton
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Date |
Fixture |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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July 18 |
Dundee 0–4 Everton |
Dens Park, Dundee |
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July 25 |
Bolton Wanderers 0–0 Everton |
Toughsheet Community Stadium, Bolton |
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July 28 |
Stoke City vs. Everton |
Bet365 Stadium, Stoke-on-Trent |
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Aug. 1 |
Hamburg vs. Everton |
Volksparkstadion, Hamburg |
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Aug. 8 |
Stuttgart vs. Everton |
MHPArena, Stuttgart |
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Aug. 12 |
Newcastle United vs. Everton |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh |
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Aug. 15 |
Everton vs. Lille |
Hill Dickinson Stadium, Liverpool |
Fulham
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Date |
Fixture |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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July 25 |
Fulham 0–2 Norwich City |
Behind Closed Doors |
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July 28 |
Fulham vs. Al Ahli |
Estadio Municipal Albufeira, Albufeira |
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Aug. 15 |
Fulham vs. Stuttgart |
Craven Cottage, London |
Hull City
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Date |
Fixture |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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July 25 |
Konyaspor vs. Hull City |
Aluminij Sports Park, Kidričevo |
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July 28 |
Çaykur Rizespor vs. Hull City |
Ljudski Vrt Stadium, Maribor |
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Aug. 1 |
Kasımpaşa vs. Hull City |
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan Stadium, Istanbul |
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Aug. 8 |
Eintracht Frankfurt vs. Hull City |
maxworx Sportpark, Frankfurt |
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Aug. 15 |
Hull City vs. Nice |
MKM Stadium, Hull |
Ipswich Town
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Date |
Fixture |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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July 29 |
Ipswich Town vs. Osasuna |
JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester |
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Aug. 1 |
Oxford United vs. Ipswich Town |
Kassam Stadium, Oxford |
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Aug. 1 |
Wycombe Wanderers vs. Ipswich Town |
Adams Park, Wycombe |
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Aug. 4 |
Ipswich Town vs. Le Havre |
Portman Road, Ipswich |
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Aug. 8 |
Ipswich Town vs. Rayo Vallecano |
Portman Road, Ipswich |
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Aug. 15 |
Union Berlin vs. Ipswich Town |
Stadion An der Alten Försterei, Berlin |
Leeds United
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Date |
Fixture |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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July 25 |
Wrexham vs. Leeds United |
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa |
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July 30 |
Sunderland vs. Leeds United |
Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison |
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Aug. 2 |
Liverpool vs. Leeds United |
Soldier Field, Chicago |
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Aug. 8 |
Leeds United vs. RB Leipzig |
Elland Road, Leeds |
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Aug. 12 |
Manchester United vs. Leeds United |
Croke Park, Dublin |
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Aug. 15 |
Leeds United vs. Augsburg |
Elland Road, Leeds |
Liverpool
Liverpool are once again embarking on a preseason tour of the United States, facing off against British opponents Sunderland, Wrexham and Leeds United to unofficially begin the Andoni Iraola era.
The Spanish manager then gets his first taste of the Anfield home dugout when Liverpool take on Monaco and Como ahead of their Premier League opener with Newcastle United. The Reds face Como twice on Aug. 16, one match staged behind closed doors and the other in front of supporters at Anfield.
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Date |
Fixture |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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July 25 |
Liverpool vs. Sunderland |
Geodis Park, Nashville |
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July 29 |
Liverpool vs. Wrexham |
Yankee Stadium, New York City |
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Aug. 2 |
Liverpool vs. Leeds United |
Soldier Field, Chicago |
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Aug. 9 |
Liverpool vs. Monaco |
Anfield, Liverpool |
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Aug. 16 |
Liverpool vs. Como |
Behind Closed Doors |
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Aug. 16 |
Liverpool vs. Como |
Anfield, Liverpool |
Manchester City
As was often the case under Enzo Maresca’s predecessor Pep Guardiola, Manchester City have a light preseason schedule planned. Their first friendly isn’t until Aug. 1, with a repeat of the 2022–23 Champions League final against Inter staged in Hong Kong.
The Cityzens then travel to South Korea for matches with the K-League All-Stars and Atlético Madrid, after which they return to the United Kingdom to face Arsenal in the Community Shield.
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Date |
Fixture |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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Aug. 1 |
Manchester City vs. Inter |
Kai Tak Sports Park, Hong Kong |
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Aug. 5 |
K-League All-Stars vs. Manchester City |
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul |
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Aug. 9 |
Manchester City vs. Atlético Madrid |
Seoul World Cup Stadium, Seoul |
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Aug. 16 |
Arsenal vs. Manchester City |
Principality Stadium, Cardiff |
Manchester United
Manchester United started preseason earlier than many of their Premier League rivals, suffering a defeat to Wrexham in Finland before thrashing Norwegian side Rosenborg 5–0.
A trickier schedule lies ahead as the Red Devils tour Europe, with games against Atlético Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain in Sweden followed by a journey to Dublin to face rivals Leeds United.
Michael Carrick’s men then visit Poland for a final friendly with Milan.
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Date |
Fixture |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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July 18 |
Manchester United 0–1 Wrexham |
Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki |
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July 24 |
Rosenborg 0–5 Manchester United |
Lerkendal Stadion, Trondheim |
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Aug. 1 |
Manchester United vs. Atlético Madrid |
Strawberry Arena, Stockholm |
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Aug. 8 |
Paris Saint-Germain vs. Manchester United |
Nya Ullevi, Gothenburg |
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Aug. 12 |
Manchester United vs. Leeds United |
Croke Park, Dublin |
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Aug. 15 |
Milan vs. Manchester United |
Tarczyński Arena, Wrocław |
Newcastle United
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Date |
Fixture |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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July 25 |
Gateshead 1–1 Newcastle United |
Gateshead International Stadium, Gateshead |
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July 29 |
Bristol City vs. Newcastle United |
Ashton Gate, Bristol |
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Aug. 8 |
Valencia vs. Newcastle United |
Mestalla Stadium, Valencia |
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Aug. 12 |
Newcastle United vs. Everton |
Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburg |
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Aug. 15 |
Newcastle United vs. Bayer Leverkusen |
St. James’ Park, Newcastle |
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Aug. 16 |
Newcastle United vs. Strasbourg |
St. James’ Park, Newcastle |
Nottingham Forest
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Date |
Fixture |
Location |
|---|---|---|
|
July 18 |
Notts County 0–2 Nottingham Forest |
Meadow Lane, Nottingham |
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July 22 |
Nottingham Forest 3–0 Blackburn Rovers |
Estádio da Nora, Albufeira |
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July 26 |
Vitória S.C. vs. Nottingham Forest |
Behind Closed Doors |
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July 31 |
Sporting CP vs. Nottingham Forest |
Estádio Algarve, Algarve |
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Aug. 8 |
Udinese vs. Nottingham Forest |
Bluenergy Stadium, Udine |
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Aug. 8 |
Barcelona vs. Nottingham Forest |
Bluenergy Stadium, Udine |
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Aug. 12 |
Nottingham Forest vs. Bayer Leverkusen |
City Ground, Nottingham |
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Aug. 16 |
Nottingham Forest vs. Brest |
City Ground, Nottingham |
Sunderland
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Date |
Fixture |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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July 18 |
York City 1–5 Sunderland |
LNER Community Stadium, York |
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July 25 |
Liverpool vs. Sunderland |
Geodis Park, Nashville |
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July 30 |
Sunderland vs. Leeds United |
Sports Illustrated Stadium, Harrison |
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Aug. 2 |
Sunderland vs. Wrexham |
Subaru Park, Chester |
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Aug. 8 |
Lens vs. Sunderland |
Stade Bollaert-Delelis, Lens |
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Aug. 15 |
Sunderland vs. Rennes |
Stadium of Light, Sunderland |
Tottenham Hotspur
A crucial preseason for Tottenham Hotspur began with victory as new signing Mateus Fernandes fired home the only goal of a friendly win against MK Dons.
Spurs have now traveled across the world to face Auckland FC in New Zealand, quickly followed by games against Sydney FC and Chelsea in Australia.
Tottenham return to north London in early August, where they will host Getafe and Hoffenheim.
|
Date |
Fixture |
Location |
|---|---|---|
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July 22 |
Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 MK Dons |
Hotspur Way, London |
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July 25 |
Auckland FC vs. Tottenham Hotspur |
Eden Park, Auckland |
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July 29 |
Sydney FC vs. Tottenham Hotspur |
Allianz Stadium, Sydney |
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Aug. 1 |
Chelsea vs. Tottenham Hotspur |
Accor Stadium, Sydney |
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Aug. 8 |
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Getafe |
Hotspur Way, London |
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Aug. 15 |
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Hoffenheim |
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London |
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Aug. 16 |
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Hoffenheim |
Hotspur Way, London |
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