Premier League Season 2023/24 Preview – Part One

Last season’s Premier League was a long and exciting race, eventually won by Manchester City.

And after a busy period this summer, with more transfers still to come before the window closes, the new season will start very shortly.

With that in mind, we have previewed all 20 teams in the EPL, splitting them into two more manageably sized articles.

We’ve given you the lowdown of each team, its squad, how they performed last year and the major incomings and outgoings of players.

For the betting section for each team, we give you odds on them winning the EPL, finishing top 4 and being relegated. All the odds shown are from bet365 Sport, but these odds may have changed since the article was published.

Click on this link to view Part 2 of the series.

Let’s now get underway with the first part of our preview of the 2023/24 Premier League season.

Arsenal

• Owner – Kroenke Sports & Entertainment
• Manager – Mikel Arteta
• Stadium (Capacity) – Emirates Stadium (60,704)
• Average Attendance – 60,191

Last Season’s Form

• Premier League – 2^nd
• FA Cup – Fourth Round
• Football League Cup – Third Round
• European Competition – Europa League – Round of 16
• Top Goalscorer (all comps) – Gabriel Martinelli, Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka – 15 goals
• Top Assists (all comps) – Bukayo Saka – 11 assists

Last Season’s Total Record

• Games Played – 49
• Won – 32
• Drawn – 8
• Lost – 9
• Goals Scored – 103
• Goals Conceded – 53

Pre-Season 2023/24

Confirmed Transfers Out

• Granit Xhaka – To Bayer Leverkusen – £21,400,000
• Pablo Mari – To Monza – Undisclosed
• Ainsley Maitland–Niles – Released

Confirmed Transfers In

• Kai Havertz – From Chelsea – £65,000,000
• Declan Rice – From West Ham – £105,000,000
• Jurrien Timber – From Ajax – £38,000,000

Rumoured Transfers Out

• Nicolas Pepe – To Nice – Undisclosed
• Nuno Tavares – To Marseille – Loan
• Thomas Partey – To Juventus – £39,000,000

Rumoured Transfers In

• Douglas Luiz – From Aston Villa – £35,000,000
• Mohamed Kudus – From Ajax – £40,000,000
• Elye Wahi – from Montpellier – £35,000,000

Squad Number	Player Name	Nationality		Squad Number	Player Name	Nationality
Goalkeepers				Midfielders
1	Aaron Ramsdale	ENG		5	Thomas Partey	GHA
13	Runar Alex Runarsson	ICE		8	Martin Odegaard	NOR
30	Matt Turner	USA		10	Emile Smith Rowe	ENG
31	Karl Hein	EST		20	Jorginho	ITA
33	Arthur Okonkwo	ENG		21	Fabio Vieira	POR
Defenders				23	Albert Lokonga	BEL
2	William Saliba	FRA		25	Mohamed Elneny	EGY
3	Kieran Tierney	SCO		29	Kai Havertz	GER
4	Ben White	ENG		41	Declan Rice	ENG
6	Gabriel Magelhaes	BRZ		Forwards
12	Jurrien Timber	NED		7	Bukayo Saka	ENG
15	Jakub Kiwior	POL		9	Gabriel Jesus	BRZ
16	Rob Holding	ENG		11	Gabriel Martinelli	BRZ
17	Cedric Soares	POR		14	Eddie Nketiah	ENG
18	Takehiro Tomiyasu	JAP		19	Leandro Trossard	BEL
32	Auston Trusty	USA		24	Reiss Nelson	ENG
35	Oleksandr Zinchenko	UKR		26	Folarin Balogun	USA
N/A	Nuno Tavares	POR		27	Marquinhos	BRZ
				N/A	Nicolas Pepe	IVC

Current Odds

• Premier League Winners – 5/1
• Premier League Top 4 – 1/2
• Premier League Relegation – 500/1

Grading – A

Mikel Arteta is doing a fantastic job building this Arsenal team up. They should be real challengers for the title this season once again.

Aston Villa

• Owner – Nassef Sawiris & Wes Edens
• Manager – Unai Emery
• Stadium (Capacity) – Villa Park (42,657)
• Average Attendance – 41,679

Last Season’s Form

• Premier League – 7^th
• FA Cup – Third Round
• Football League Cup – Third Round
• European Competition – N/A
• Top Goalscorer (all comps) – Ollie Watkins. – 16 goals
• Top Assists (all comps) – Jacob Ramsey – 8 assists

Last Season’s Total Record

• Games Played –41
• Won – 19
• Drawn – 7
• Lost – 15
• Goals Scored – 58
• Goals Conceded – 53

Pre-Season 2023/24

Confirmed Transfers Out

• Ashley Young – To Everton – Free
• Marvelous Nakamba – To Luton Town – Undisclosed

Confirmed Transfers In

• Pau Torres – From Villarreal – £33,000,000
• Rico Richards – From WBA – Free
• Youri Tielemans – From Leicester City – Free
• Moussa Diaby – From Bayer Leverkusen – £24,000,000

Rumoured Transfers Out

• Douglas Luiz – To Arsenal – £40,000,000

Rumoured Transfers In

• Jeremy Doku – From Rennes – £30,000,000
• Marco Retegui – From Tigre – £25,000,000

Squad Number	Player Name	Nationality		Squad Number	Player Name	Nationality
Goalkeepers				Midfielders
1	Emi Martinez	ARG		6	Douglas Luiz	BRZ
25	Robin Olsen	SWE		7	John McGinn	SCO
42	Filip Marschall	ENG		8	Youri Tielemans	BEL
Defenders				10	Emiliano Buendia	ARG
2	Matty Cash	POL		20	Morgan Sanson	FRA
3	Diego Carlos	BRZ		23	Philippe Coutinho	BRZ
4	Ezri Konsa	ENG		32	Leander Dendoncker	BEL
5	Tyrone Mings	ENG		37	Finn Azaz	IRE
12	Lucas Digne	FRA		40	Aaron Ramsey	ENG
14	Pau Torres	ESP		41	Jacob Ramsey	ENG
15	Alex Moreno	ESP		44	Boubacar Kamara	FRA
16	Calum Chambers	ENG		Forwards
30	Kortney Hause	ENG		9	Bertrand Traore	B.FAS
45	Ben Chrisene	ENG		11	Ollie Watkins	ENG
50	Sil Swinkels	NED		22	Jhon Duran	COL
52	Lamare Bogarde	NED		31	Leon Bailey	JAM
59	Josh Feeney	ENG		33	Jaden Philogene	ENG
63	Kerr Smith	SCO		35	Cameron Archer	ENG
				39	Keinan Davis	ENG
				46	Caleb Chukwumeka	ENG
				N/A	Wesley	BRZ
				N/A	Louie Barry	ENG
				N/A	Moussa Diaby	FRA

Current Odds

• Premier League Winners – 150/1
• Premier League Top 4 – 8/1
• Premier League Relegation – 40/1

Grading – B

Unai Emery made great strides with this team last season and he’s continued that development into this year. Hopes are high for another good year for Villa.

Bournemouth

• Owner – Black Knight Football
• Manager – Andoni Iraola
• Stadium (Capacity) –  Dean Court (11,307)
• Average Attendance – 10,000

Last Season’s Form

• Premier League – 15^th
• FA Cup – Third Round
• Football League Cup – Fourth Round
• European Competition – N/A
• Top Goalscorer (all comps) – Dominic Solanke, Philip Billing – 7 goals
• Top Assists (all comps) – Dominic Solanke – 7 assists

Last Season’s Total Record

• Games Played – 42
• Won – 12
• Drawn – 7
• Lost – 23
• Goals Scored – 45
• Goals Conceded – 79

Pre-Season 2023/24

Confirmed Transfers Out

• Jeffersom Lerma – To Crystal Palace – Free
• Jordan Zemura – To Udinese – Free

Confirmed Transfers In

• Romain Faivre – From Lyon – £12,800,000
• Justin Kluivert – From AS Roma – £9,500,000
• Hamed Traore – From Sassuolo – £20,000,000
• Milos Kerkez – From AZ Alkmaar – £14,400,000

Rumoured Transfers Out

• None

Rumoured Transfers In

• Alex Scott – From Bristol City – £20,000,000

Squad Number	Player Name	Nationality		Squad Number	Player Name	Nationality
Goalkeepers				Midfielders
1	Mark Travers	IRE		4	Lewis Cook	ENG
12	Darren Randolph	IRE		10	Ryan Christie	SCO
13	Neto	BRZ		11	Emiliano Marcondes	DEN
45	Cameron Plain	ENG		14	Joe Rothwell	ENG
Defenders				16	Marcus Tavernier	ENG
2	Ryan Fredericks	ENG		22	Hamed Traore	IVC
5	Lloyd Kelly	ENG		26	Gavin Kilkenny	IRE
6	Chris Mepham	WAL		29	Philip Billing	DEN
15	Adam Smith	ENG		39	Nathan Moriah-Welsh	GUY
23	James Hill	ENG		49	Dominic Sadi	ENG
25	Marcos Senesi	ARG		Forwards
27	Illya Zabarnyi	UKR		7	David Brooks	WAL
35	Owen Bevan	ENG		9	Dominic Solanke	ENG
43	Ben Greenwood	ENG		11	Dango Outtara	B.FAS
N/A	Milos Kerkez	NED		18	Jamal Lowe	JAM
				21	Kieffer Moore	WAL
				24	Antoine Semenyo	GHA
				32	Jaidon Anthony	ENG
				41	Euan Pollock	ENG
				N/A	Justin Kluivert	NED

Current Odds

• Premier League Winners – 1,500/1
• Premier League Top 4 – 150/1
• Premier League Relegation – 2/1

Grading – C-

After a struggle last season, I’d have expected a bit more movement in the market by Bournemouth for new manager Iraola to work with. There hasn’t been enough in my view.

Brentford

• Owner – Matthew Benham
• Manager – Thomas Frank
• Stadium (Capacity) – Brentford Community Stadium (17,250)
• Average Attendance – 17,064

Last Season’s Form

• Premier League – 9^th
• FA Cup – Third Round
• Football League Cup – Third Round
• European Competition – N/A
• Top Goalscorer (all comps) – Ivan Toney – 21 goals
• Top Assists (all comps) – Bryan Mbuemo – 8 assists

Last Season’s Total Record

• Games Played – 41
• Won – 16
• Drawn – 15
• Lost – 10
• Goals Scored – 61
• Goals Conceded – 48

Pre-Season 2023/24

Confirmed Transfers Out

• Mads Bidstrup – To Red Bull Salzburg – £5,000,000
• Halil Dervisoglu – To Galatasaray – £400,000
• Pontus Jansson – To Malmo – Free

Confirmed Transfers In

• Nathan Collins – From Wolves – £23,000,000
• Romeo Beckham – From Inter Miami – Undisclosed
• Mark Flekken – From SC Freiburg – £11,000,000
• Kevin Schade – From SC Freiburg – £20,000,000
• Ji–Soo Kim – From Seongnam – Undisclosed

Rumoured Transfers Out

• Ivan Toney – To Tottenham – £30,000,000
• Sergi Canos – To Valencia – £5,000,000

Rumoured Transfers In

• Mike Tresor – From Genk – Undisclosed
• Brennan Johnson – From Nottingham Forest – £35,000,000

Squad Number	Player Name	Nationality		Squad Number	Player Name	Nationality
Goalkeepers				Midfielders
1	David Raya	ESP		6	Christian Norgaard	DEN
22	Thomas Strakosha	ALB		8	Mathias Jensen	DEN
34	Matthew Cox	ENG		10	Josh Dasilva	ENG
N/A	Ellery Balcombe	ENG		15	Frank Onyeka	NIG
N/A	Mark Flekken	NED		24	Mikkel Damsgaard	DEN
Defenders				25	Myles Peart-Harris	ENG
2	Aaron Hickey	SCO		26	Shandon Baptiste	GDA
3	Rico Henry	ENG		27	Vitaly Janelt	GER
4	Charlie Goode	ENG		35	Ryan Trevitt	ENG
5	Ethan Pinnock	JAM		36	Yehor Yarmolyuk	UKR
13	Mathias Jorgensen	DEN		N/A	Paris Maghoma	ENG
16	Ben Mee	ENG		Forwards
20	Kristoffer Ajer	NOR		7	Sergi Canos	ESP
29	Mads Bech Sorensen	DEN		9	Kevin Schade	GER
30	Mads Roerslev	DEN		11	Yoane Wissa	DRC
33	Fin Stevens	WAL		17	Ivan Toney	ENG
N/A	Nathan Collins	IRE		19	Bryan Mbeumo	CAM
				23	Keane Lewis-Potter	ENG

Current Odds

• Premier League Winners – 400/1
• Premier League Top 4 – 40/1
• Premier League Relegation – 8/1

Grading – B-

Ivan Toney’s absence until January is a big blow, but Brentford have brought in some talented players throughout the team and should be fine once again this season.

Brighton & Hove Albion

• Owner – Tony Bloom
• Manager – Roberto De Zerbi
• Stadium (Capacity) – Falmer Stadium (31,800)
• Average Attendance – 31,476

Last Season’s Form

• Premier League – 6^th
• FA Cup – Semi Final
• Football League Cup – Fourth Round
• European Competition – N/A
• Top Goalscorer (all comps) – Alexis Mac Allister – 12 goals
• Top Assists (all comps) – Pascal Gross – 10 assists

Last Season’s Total Record

• Games Played – 46
• Won –  24
• Drawn – 10
• Lost – 12
• Goals Scored – 91
• Goals Conceded – 56

Pre-Season 2023/24

Confirmed Transfers Out

• Alexis Mac Allister – To Liverpool – £35,000,000
• Atef Tsoungi – To Feyenoord – Undisclosed

Confirmed Transfers In

• Bart Verbruggen – From Anderlecht – £16,300,000
• Mahmoud Dahoud – From Borussia Dortmund – Undisclosed
• Joao Pedro – From Watford – £25,000,000
• James Milner – From Liverpool – Free

Rumoured Transfers Out

• Moses Caicedo – To Chelsea – £70,000,000

Rumoured Transfers In

• Levi Colwill – From Chelsea – Undisclosed (part of deal for Caicedo)

Squad Number	Player Name	Nationality		Squad Number	Player Name	Nationality
Goalkeepers				Midfielders
1	Robert Sanchez	SPA		7	Solly March	ENG
16	Kjell Scherpen	NED		8	Mahmoud Dahoud	GER
23	Jason Steele	ENG		13	Pascal Gross	GER
38	Tom McGill	CAN		14	Adam Lallana	ENG
N/A	Bart Verbruggen	NED		15	Jakub Molder	POL
Defenders				17	Steven Alzate	COL
2	Tariq Lamptey	GHA		19	Jeremy Sarmiento	ECU
4	Adam Webster	ENG		22	Kaoru Mitoma	JAP
5	Lewis Dunk	ENG		25	Moises Caicedo	ECU
29	Jan Paul van Hecke	NED		26	Yasin Ayari	SWE
30	Pervis Estupinan	COL		27	Billy Gilmour	SCO
34	Joel Veltman	NED		40	Facundo Buonanotte	ARG
N/A	Michal Karbownik	POL		N/A	Simon Adingra	IRE
				N/A	James Milner	ENG
				Forwards
				9	Joao Pedro	BRZ
				18	Danny Welbeck	ENG
				20	Julio Enciso	PAR
				21	Deniz Undav	GER
				28	Evan Ferguson	IRE
				N/A	Aaron Connolly	IRE
				N/A	Andi Zeqiri	SWI

Current Odds

• Premier League Winners – 50/1
• Premier League Top 4 – 11/2
• Premier League Relegation – 50/1

Grading – B

Brighton were brilliant last season, but they have lost Alexis Mac Allister but brought in a number of quality replacements in midfield and attack. They’ll be strong for their first assault on Europe.

Burnley

• Owner – Alan Pace
• Manager – Vincent Kompany
• Stadium (Capacity) – Turf Moor (21,944)
• Average Attendance – 19,953

Last Season’s Form

• Premier League – N/A (1^st in Championship)
• FA Cup – Quarter Finals
• Football League Cup – Fourth Round
• European Competition – N/A
• Top Goalscorer (all comps) – Nathan Tella – 19 goals
• Top Assists (all comps) – Josh Brownhill – 10 assists

Last Season’s Total Record

• Games Played – 54
• Won – 34
• Drawn – 15
• Lost – 5
• Goals Scored – 98
• Goals Conceded – 47

Pre-Season 2023/24

Confirmed Transfers Out

• Ashley Barnes – To Norwich City – Free

Confirmed Transfers In

• Zeki Amdouni – From FC Basel– Undisclosed
• Jordan Beyer – From Borussia Monchengladbach – Undisclosed
• Michael Obafemi – From Swansea City – Undisclosed
• Dara O’Shea – From West Brom – Undisclosed
• James Trafford – From Manchester City – £19,000,000
• Nathan Redmond – From Besiktas – Free

Rumoured Transfers Out

• Player Name – To XX – £Cost

Rumoured Transfers In

• Player Name – From XX – £Cost

Squad Number	Player Name	Nationality		Squad Number	Player Name	Nationality
Goalkeepers				Midfielders
1	James Trafford	ENG		4	Jack Cork	ENG
15	Bailey Peacock-Farrell	N.IR		7	Johann Berg Gudmondssen	ICE
20	Denis Franchi	ITA		8	Josh Brownhill	ENG
29	Lawrence Vigoroux	CHI		11	Scott Twine	ENG
49	Arijanet Muric	KOS		24	Josh Cullen	IRE
Defenders				26	Samuel Bastien	DRC
2	Dara O’Shea	IRE		Forwards
3	Charlie Taylor	ENG		9	Jay Rodriguez	ENG
6	CJ Egan-Riley	ENG		12	Lyle Foster	S.AF
14	Connor Roberts	WAL		17	Manuel Benson	BEL
18	Hjalmar Ekdal	SWE		19	Anass Zaroury	ALB
21	Luke McNally	IRE		27	Darko Churlinov	N.MAC
22	Vitinho	BRZ		45	Michael Obafemi	IRE
28	Ameen Al-Dakhil	BEL		N/A	Zeki Amdouni	SWI
36	Jordan Beyer	GER		N/A	Nathan Redmond	ENG
				N/A	Wout Weghorst	NED

Current Odds

• Premier League Winners – 1,500/1
• Premier League Top 4 – 150/1
• Premier League Relegation – 5/2

Grading – C+

Vincent Kompany’s side won’t threaten the bigger teams, but they should have enough quality to avoid the drop zone.

Chelsea

• Owner – Todd Boehly
• Manager – Mauricio Pochettino
• Stadium (Capacity) – Stamford Bridge (40,343)
• Average Attendance – 39,969

Last Season’s Form

• Premier League – 12^th
• FA Cup – Third Round
• Football League Cup – Third Round
• European Competition – Champions League – Quarter Finals
• Top Goalscorer (all comps) – Kai Havertz, Raheem Sterling – 9 goals
• Top Assists (all comps) – Raheem Sterling, Mason Mount – 4 assists

Last Season’s Total Record

• Games Played – 50
• Won – 16
• Drawn – 12
• Lost – 22
• Goals Scored – 50
• Goals Conceded – 62

Pre-Season 2023/24

Confirmed Transfers Out

• Kai Havertz – To Arsenal – £65,000,000
• Mateo Kovacic – To Manchester City – £30,000,000
• Ruben Loftus Cheek – To AC Milan – £17,180,000
• Mason Mount – To Manchester United – £60,000,000
• Christian Pulisic – To AC Milan – £18,800,000
• Ethan Ampadu – To Leeds United – Undisclosed
• Pierre–Emerick Aubameyang – To Marseille – Free
• Kaliodou Koulibaly – To Al Hilal – Undisclosed
• Eduoard Mendy – To Al Ahli – Undisclosed
• Cesar Azpilicueta – To Atletico Madrid – Free
• N’Golo Kante – To Al-Ittihad – Free
• Baba Rahman – To PAOK Salonika – Free
• Tiemou Bakayoko – Released

Confirmed Transfers In

• Nicolas Jackson – From Villarreal – £30,100,000
• Christopher Nkunku – From RB Leipzig – £52,000,000
• Kendry Paez – From Independiente del Valle – £17,270,000
• Angelo Gabriel – From Santos – Undisclosed
• Alex Matos – From Norwich City – Undisclosed
• Diego Moreira – From Benfica – Undisclosed

Rumoured Transfers Out

• Reece James – To Real Madrid – £80,000,000
• Ian Maatsen – To Burnley – £10,000,000
• Romelu Lukaku – To Juventus – £30,000,000
• Callum Hudson-Odoi – To Lazio – £25,000,000
• Hakim Ziyech – To Al Nassr – £25,000,000
• Trevor Chalobah – To Inter Milan – £18,000,000

Rumoured Transfers In

• Kylian Mbappe – From Paris St Germain – £200,000,000
• Elye Wahi – From Montpellier – £35,000,000
• Moses Caicedo – From Brighton – £70,000,000
• Rayan Cherki – From Lyon – £37,500,000

Squad Number	Player Name	Nationality		Squad Number	Player Name	Nationality
Goalkeepers				Midfielders
1	Kepa Arrizabalaga	ESP		5	Enzo Fernandez	ARG
13	Marcus Bettinelli	ENG		23	Conor Gallagher	ENG
36	Gabriel Slonina	USA		30	Carney Chukwumeka	ENG
47	Lucas Bergstrom	FIN		39	Andrey Santos	BRZ
50	Eddie Beach	WAL		40	Cesar Casadei	ITA
60	Jamie Cumming	ENG		67	Lewis Hall	ENG
Defenders				N/A	Tino Anjorin	ENG
4	Benoit Badiashile	FRA		Forwards
6	Thiago Silva	BRZ		15	Mykhailo Mudryk	UKR
14	Trevor Chalobah	ENG		17	Raheem Sterling	ENG
21	Ben Chilwell	ENG		18	Armando Broja	ALB
24	Reece James	ENG		22	Hakim Ziyech	MOR
32	Marc Cucurella	ESP		31	Noni Madueke	ENG
33	Wesley Fofana	FRA		41	Angelo Gabriel	BRZ
34	Malo Gusto	FRA		42	Diego Moreira	POR
35	Bashir Humphreys	ENG		43	Nicolas Jackson	SEN
37	Levi Colwill	ENG		45	Christopher Nkunku	FRA
38	Ian Maatsen	NED		48	Mason Burstow	ENG
46	Alfie Gilchrist	ENG		N/A	Callum Hudson-Odoi	ENG
N/A	Malang Sarr	FRA		N/A	Romelu Lukaku	BEL

Current Odds

• Premier League Winners – 12/1
• Premier League Top 4 – 5/4
• Premier League Relegation – 200/1

Grading – B+

Chelsea have done a good job in offloading plenty of unwanted players, for good money, putting them in a better FFP situation. However, for me this squad isn’t good enough for the top four just yet.

Crystal Palace

• Owner – Steve Parish, Josh Harris, David Blitzer, John Textor
• Manager – Roy Hodgson
• Stadium (Capacity) – Selhurst Park (25,486)
• Average Attendance – 24,759

Last Season’s Form

• Premier League – 11^th
• FA Cup – Third Round
• Football League Cup – Third Round
• European Competition – N/A
• Top Goalscorer (all comps) – Eberechi Eze – 10 goals
• Top Assists (all comps) – Michael Olise – 11 assists

Last Season’s Total Record

• Games Played – 41
• Won – 12
• Drawn – 13
• Lost – 16
• Goals Scored – 43
• Goals Conceded – 51

Pre-Season 2023/24

Confirmed Transfers Out

• Jack Butland – To Rangers – Free
• James McArthur – Released
• Luka Milivojevic – Released
• Wilfried Zaha – To Galatasaray – Free

Confirmed Transfers In

• Jefferson Lerma – From Bournemouth – Free

Rumoured Transfers Out

• Cheick Doucoure – To Liverpool – £70,000,000

Rumoured Transfers In

• Aymeric Laporte – from Manchester City – £20,000,000

Squad Number	Player Name	Nationality		Squad Number	Player Name	Nationality
Goalkeepers				Midfielders
13	Vicente Guaita	ESP		10	Eberechi Eze	ENG
19	Remi Matthews	ENG		15	Jeffrey Schlupp	GHA
21	Sam Johnstone	ENG		19	Will Hughes	ENG
				28	Chieck Doucoure	MLI
2	Joel Ward	ENG		29	Naouirou Ahamada	FRA
3	Tyrick Mitchell	ENG		44	Jairo Riedewald	NED
5	James Tomkins	ENG		N/A	Jefferson Lerma	COL
6	Marc Guehi	ENG		Forwards
16	Joachim Andersen	DEN		7	Michael Olise	FRA
17	Nathaniel Clyne	ENG		9	Jordan Ayew	GHA
26	Chris Richards	USA		14	Jean-Philippe Mateta	FRA
				22	Odsonne Edouard	FRA
				23	Malcolm Ebiowei	ENG
				48	Luke Plange	ENG

Current Odds

• Premier League Winners – 500/1
• Premier League Top 4 – 50/1
• Premier League Relegation – 6/1

Grading – E

Roy Hodgson worked wonders with this team last season, but having lost Wilf Zaha and brought in just one defensive midfielder, this Palace team is going backwards in my view.

Everton

• Owner – Farhad Moshiri
• Manager – Sean Dyche
• Stadium (Capacity) – Goodison Park (39,414)
• Average Attendance – 39,222

Last Season’s Form

• Premier League – 17^th
• FA Cup – Third Round
• Football League Cup – Third Round
• European Competition – N/A
• Top Goalscorer (all comps) – Dwight McNeil – 7 goals
• Top Assists (all comps) – Alex Iwobi – 8 assists

Last Season’s Total Record

• Games Played – 41
• Won – 9
• Drawn – 12
• Lost – 20
• Goals Scored – 37
• Goals Conceded – 64

Pre-Season 2023/24

Confirmed Transfers Out

• Niels Nkounkou – To St. Etienne – Undisclosed
• Ellis Simms – To Coventry City – £8,000,000
• Asmir Begovic – Released
• Tom Davies – Released
• Yerry Mina – Released
• Andros Townsend – Released

Confirmed Transfers In

• Ashley Young – From Aston Villa – Free
• Arnaut Danjuma – from Villarreal – Loan until EOS

Rumoured Transfers Out

• Amadou Onana – To West Ham – £30,000,000

Rumoured Transfers In

• Ismaela Sarr – From Watford – £14,000,000
• Wilfried Gnonto – From Leeds – £25,000,000
• Brian Brobbey – From Ajax – £10,300,000
• El Bilal Toure – From Almeria – £25,000,000
• Anthony Elanga – From Man Utd – £15,000,000

Squad Number	Player Name	Nationality		Squad Number	Player Name	Nationality
Goalkeepers				Midfielders
1	Jordan Pickford	ENG		8	Amadou Onana	BEL
31	Andy Lonergan	ENG		16	Abdoulaye Doucoure	MLI
N/A	Joao Virginia	POR		17	Alex Iwobi	NIG
Defenders				21	Andre Gomes	POR
2	James Tarkowski	ENG		25	Jean-Philippe Gbamin	IVC
3	Nathan Patterson	SCO		27	Idrissa Gueye	SEN
4	Mason Holgate	ENG		36	Dele Alli	ENG
5	Michael Keane	ENG		37	James Garner	ENG
18	Ashley Young	ENG		Forwards
19	Vitali Mykolenko	UKR		7	Dwight McNeil	ENG
22	Ben Godfrey	ENG		9	Dominic Calvert-Lewin	ENG
23	Seamus Coleman	IRE		11	Demarai Gray	JAM
32	Jarrad Branthwaite	ENG		20	Neal Maupay	FRA

Current Odds

• Premier League Winners – 500/1
• Premier League Top 4 – 50/1
• Premier League Relegation – 3/1

Grading – E

Despite a dismal season, Everton have hardly gone about changing the face of the team. Sean Dyche has a huge amount of work ahead of him. This could be another struggle of a season.

Fulham

• Owner – Shahid Khan
• Manager – Marco Silva
• Stadium (Capacity) – Craven Cottage (29,600)
• Average Attendance – 23.267

Last Season’s Form

• Premier League – 10^th
• FA Cup – Quarter Finals
• Football League Cup – Second Round
• European Competition – N/A
• Top Goalscorer (all comps) – Aleksandar Mitrovic – 15 goals
• Top Assists (all comps) – Andreas Pereira – 6 assists

Last Season’s Total Record

• Games Played – 44
• Won – 18
• Drawn – 8
• Lost – 18
• Goals Scored – 64
• Goals Conceded – 61

Pre-Season 2023/24

Confirmed Transfers Out

• Joe Bryan – To Millwall – Free
• Paulo Gazzaniga – To Girona – Free
• Steven Sessegnon – Released
• Neeskens Kabano – Released

Confirmed Transfers In

• Ola Aina – From Torino – Free

Rumoured Transfers Out

• Aleksandar Mitrovic – To Al-Hilal – £20,000,000
• Tosin Adarabioyo – To Monaco – £16,500,000
• Joao Palhinha – To West Ham – £50,000,000

Rumoured Transfers In

• Mohammed Salisu – From Southampton – £17,000,000
• Calvin Bassey – From Ajax – £15,000,000
• Fode Ballo-Toure – From Milan – £4,000,000
• Fred – From Manchester United – £22,000,000

Squad Number	Player Name	Nationality		Squad Number	Player Name	Nationality
Goalkeepers				Midfielders
1	Marek Rodak	SLV		6	Harrison Reed	ENG
17	Bernd Leno	GER		10	Tom Cairney	SCO
Defenders				14	Bobby Decordova-Reid	BRZ
2	Kenny Tete	NED		18	Andreas Pereira	BRZ
3	Tim Ream	USA		26	Joao Palhinha	POR
4	Tosin Adarbioyo	ENG		28	Sasa Lukic	SER
5	Terence Kongolo	NED		35	Tyrese Francois	AUS
31	Issa Diop	FRA		Forwards
33	Antonee Robinson	USA		8	Harry Wilson	WAL
43	Kevin Mbabu	SWI		9	Aleksandar Mitrovic	SER
				17	Ivan Cavaleiro	POR
				19	Rodrigo Muniz	BRZ
				20	Willian	BRZ
				30	Carlos Vinicius	BRZ

Current Odds

• Premier League Winners – 1000/1
• Premier League Top 4 – 50/1
• Premier League Relegation – 7/2

Grading – E-

It’s all about who is leaving Fulham with rumours about star players and their manager. This could be a very tough start to the season for the Londoners.

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*All odds shown were correct with bet365 Sport at the time of writing but may have changed in the meantime.