Pre-season fixtures for the Premier League teams ahead of the 2010-11 season

Arsenal

17 July v Barnet (A) 3pm

21 July v Sturm Graz (A) 6pm

27 July v SC Neusiedl 1919 (A) 6pm

31 July v Milan (H, Emirates Cup) 4.20pm

1 August v Celtic (H, Emirates Cup) 4.20pm

7 August v Legia Warsaw (A) 3pm

Aston Villa

24 July v Bohemians (A) 3pm

27 July v Walsall (A) 7.45pm

31 July v Feyenoord (A) 9.15pm

1 August v Benfica (A) 9.15pm

6 August v Valencia (H) 7.45pm

Birmingham City

18 July v Hong Kong League Selection Team (A) 3pm

21 July v Beijing Guoan FC (A) 7.30pm

24 July v Liaoning Hongyun Football Club (A) 8pm

31 July v Derby County (A) 3pm

3 August v MK Dons (A) 7.30pm

7 August v Real Mallorca (H) 3pm

Blackburn Rovers

10 July v Sturm Graz (A) 5pm

17 July v Fleetwood Town (A) 3pm

20 July v Preston North End (A) 7.45pm

21 July v Huddersfield Town (A) 7.45pm

25 July v Rangers (N, Sydney Festival of Football) 3pm

28 July v AEK Aens (N, Sydney Festival of Football) 6pm

31 July v Sydney FC (A, Sydney Festival of Football) 7.15pm

7 August v Hearts (A) 3pm

Blackpool

16 July v Tiverton Town (A) 7.30pm

20 July v Accrington Stanley (A) 7.30pm

22 July v Kilmarnock (A) 8pm

27 July v Crewe Alexandra (A) 7.30pm

31 July v Bristol City (A) 3pm

Bolton Wanderers

14 July v Charlotte Eagles (A) TBC

17 July v Charleon Battery (A) TBC

17 July v Bamber Bridge (A) 3pm

21 July v Toronto FC (A) TBC

23 July v Chorley (A) 7.30pm

24 July v Rochdale (A) 3pm

27 July v Curzon Ashton (A) 7.45pm

28 July v Morecambe (A) 7.45pm

30 July v Fleetwood Town (A) 7.45pm

31 July v Falkirk (A) 3pm

2 August v Johnstone (A) 7.45pm

4 August v AFC Fylde (A) 7.45pm

6 August v Osasuna (H) TBC

7 August v Barrow (A) 3pm

Chelsea

17 July v Crystal Palace (A) 3pm

23 July v Ajax (A) 8pm

1 August v Eintracht Frankfurt (A) 3pm

4 August v Hamburg (A) 8pm

Everton

10 July v Sydney FC (A) 7.30pm

14 July v Melbourne Heart (A) 7.30pm

17 July v Brisbane Roar (A) 7.30pm

24 July v Preston North End (A) 3pm

31 July v Norwich City (A) 3pm

4 August v Everton Chile (H) 8pm

7 August v Wolfsburg (A) 4pm

Fulham

14 July v Brentford (A) 8pm

17 July v Bournemouth (A) 3pm

31 July v Portsmouth (A) 3pm

Liverpool

17 July v Al Hilal (A) 6pm

21 July v Grasshopper (A) 6.30pm

24 July v Kaiserslautern (A) TBC

1 August v Borussia Mönchengladbach (A) 1.30pm

Manchester City

23rd July v Sporting Lisbon (A, New York Football Challenge) 8pm

25 July v New York Red Bulls (A, New York Football Challenge) 3pm

28 July v Club America (A) 8pm

31 July v Internazionale (A) 8pm

4 August v Borussia Dortmund (A) 8pm

Manchester United

16 July v Celtic (N) TBC

21 July v Philadelphia Union (A) 7.30pm

25 July v Kansas City Wizards (A) 5pm

28 July v MLS All-Stars (N) 6pm

4 August v League of Ireland XI (N) TBC

Newcastle United

17 July v Carlisle United (A) TBC

24 July v Norwich City (A) 3pm

31 July v PSV Eindhoven (H) TBC

7 August v Rangers (A) TBC

Stoke City

22 July v Nantwich Town (A) 7pm

22 July v Notts County (A) 7.45pm

24 July v Newcastle Town (A) 2.30pm

27 July v Derby County (A) 7.45pm

31 July v Burnley (H) 3pm

3 August v Bristol Rovers (A) 7.45pm

6 August v Wrexham (A) 7.45pm

Sunderland

17 July v Darlington (A) 3pm

Tottenham Hotspur

10 July v Bournemouth (A) 3pm

17 July v San Jose Earquakes (A) TBC

29 July v Villarreal (H) 8pm

3 August v Benfica (A) 7.45pm

7 August v Fiorentina (H) 3pm

West Bromwich Albion

20 July v Crewe Alexandra (A) 7.30pm

24 July v Bristol Rovers (A) 3pm

West Ham United

24 July v Burton Albion (A) 3pm

Wigan Athletic

20 July v Oldham (A) 7.45pm

4 August v Real Zaragoza (H) 7.45pm

8 August v Dundee United (A) 3pm

Wolverhampton Wanderers

17 July v Bohemians (A) 3pm

20 July v Walsall (A) 7.45pm

24 July v Charleroi (A) TBC

27 July v Reading (A) 8pm

30 July v Cheltenham Town (A) 7.45pm

31 July v Leeds United (A) 3pm

3 August v Hearts (A) 7pm

7 August v Athletic Bilbao (H) 3pm

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Today’s debris was pulled from the wreckage of a serious computer crash

Several Premier League managers are preparing to undertake major reconstructions. Unfortunately the Mill does not mean that in the Crimewatch sense, so we are not about to see grainy CCTV footage of Sir Alex Ferguson brandishing an Uzi at some terrified young service station attendant and swearily ordering him to hand over all the cash and several boxes of Wrigleys. Similarly there will be no shots of Carlo Ancelotti toddling out of Barclays with a blue balaclava and a bulging swag bag and in all probability we will also not be treated to mobile phone camera pictures of Harry Redknapp and Chris Hughton happy-slapping Rafael Benítez.

Instead all Ferguson wants us to see is glossy photos of Karim Benzema and David Silva smiling cheesily as they sign for Manchester United. Oh, and another thing: still smarting from last summer’s shenanigans with Carlos Tevez, Ferguson desperately wants to knock Manchester City’s nose out of joint and intends to do so by pinching Stephen Ireland from right under it. Ah but the days of United pushing City around are over, so Ireland will only go if City want him too – which, inexplicably, may be the case – and if Ferguson can cough up £15m, which may not.

Redknapp reckons he can get £15m by selling Robbie Keane and Jamie O’Hara to Newcastle, possibly because Mike Ashley is a Tottenham fan. Redknapp will raise more millions by sending Alan Hutton to West Brom and Roman Pavlyuchenko to any one of the numerous clubs who see something in the Russian striker that Redknapp still steadfastly refuses to see. One of those clubs is Everton, who, if they don’t bag their man will instead turn their attention to Lille’s Ivorian striker Gervinho. David Moyes also plans to attract Sporting Lisbon’s Veloso and fervently hope the midfielder doesn’t find out that Internazionale want him too.

Redknapp will, of course, re-invest the earnings from those sales. He hopes to make his first signing Joe Cole – though he may prefer to spend a gap year on the Barcelona bench a la Eidur Gudjohnsen. Then Redknapp will go for Wolfsburg’s Eden Dzeko and, working on the principle that two Edens are better than one, will then try to lure Lille’s midfielder Eden Hazard. The young Belgian is also a target for Lyon, who are poised to sign Eduardo from Arsenal.

That deal has not yet gone through because Arsène Wenger is waiting to see where Lyon finish in Ligue 1 – fail to make the top three (or win the Champions League) and they will miss out on next season’s Champions League, meaning they may need to sell – so in will come Wenger with an uncharacteristically astute bid for a keeper, namely Hugo Lloris.

Meanwhile, If Newcastle fail to land Keane they will instead turn their attention to the Swindon striker Charlie Austin. Beyond that Hughton will have to content himself with shopping at the Fratton Park firesale, so in will come Marc Wilson, Nadir Belhadj and Kevin Prince-Boateng.

Wolves are another of the clubs who want Keane and if they don’t get him they will instead take James Beattie off Tony Pulis’s hea … sorry, hands. Then Wolves and Stoke will join Blackburn for a rumble over Cardiff’s Joe Ledley, with the losing duo set to continue their bickering over Hull’s Stephen Hunt.

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