English Premier League 2023/24

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Jun 15, 2023

2023/24 Premier League fixture list has been released: https://www.espn.com/soccer/story/_...chelsea-host-liverpool-pochettinos-first-game

Season begins on August 11th with Burnley hosting Manchester City. Burnley is managed by former Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany. My guys from Everton host Fulham on August 12th.

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Jun 17, 2023

Big broadcasting news coming out of the UK:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1669974724057636865

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Jun 18, 2023

This looks to be the replacement for Martin Tyler in the UK:

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1670379353996156928

He'll still be the lead Premier League announcer for NBC but will do one game a week for Sky, which could be either a match on Sunday, Monday, or midweek.

KBLEE · Jul 13, 2023

Dele Alli opens up about addiction and mental health issues:

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Jul 14, 2023

Luton Town's Premier League home opener vs. Burnley postponed after they failed to guarantee that the £10 million (roughly $13.1 million) upgrade of their stadium would be completed in time for the start of the season.

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Aug 5, 2023

FA Community Shield tomorrow at Wembley between Arsenal and Manchester City. Match will start at 10:00 AM CT and will air on ESPN+ here in the states.

Illinois_2_AZ · Aug 5, 2023

IlliniFaninHoosierLand said:
Luton Town's Premier League home opener vs. Burnley postponed after they failed to guarantee that the £10 million (roughly $13.1 million) upgrade of their stadium would be completed in time for the start of the season.

Do you think they will get the necessary upgrades or play their games somewhere else?
On a side note, when is our favorite team (Everton) going to finally sign a good forward who can score?

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Aug 5, 2023

Illinois_2_AZ said:
Do you think they will get the necessary upgrades or play their games somewhere else?
On a side note, when is our favorite team (Everton) going to finally sign a good forward who can score?

It's gonna be a race against time for Luton Town to get the upgrades. I know that the PL has already given them a special dispensation for not having undersoil heating.

As far as Everton, they have made a couple signings in the summer transfer window but I'm sure some of the Financial Fair Play stuff is at play. They got Ashley Young from Aston Villa, who I would assume is taking Yerry Mina's spot on the roster. They also got Arnaut Danjuma, a Dutch player, on loan from Villareal as a forward.

In terms of the players you would have seen at the end of last season, both Tom Davies and Yerry Mina are free agents and have not signed elsewhere as far as I'm aware. Ellis Simms is now playing for Championship side Coventry City.

Illinois_2_AZ · Aug 5, 2023

IlliniFaninHoosierLand said:
It's gonna be a race against time for Luton Town to get the upgrades. I know that the PL has already given them a special dispensation for not having undersoil heating.

As far as Everton, they have made a couple signings in the summer transfer window but I'm sure some of the Financial Fair Play stuff is at play. They got Ashley Young from Aston Villa, who I would assume is taking Yerry Mina's spot on the roster. They also got Arnaut Danjuma, a Dutch player, on loan from Villareal as a forward.

In terms of the players you would have seen at the end of last season, both Tom Davies and Yerry Mina are free agents and have not signed elsewhere as far as I'm aware. Ellis Simms is now playing for Championship side Coventry City.

I think Mina just signed somewhere in the last 24 hours. (Fiorentina)

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Aug 5, 2023

Illinois_2_AZ said:
I think Mina just signed somewhere in the last 24 hours. (Fiorentina)

Just saw this as well. Fiorentina was a mid table club in Serie A last season.

Illinois_2_AZ · Aug 5, 2023

IlliniFaninHoosierLand said:
Just saw this as well. Fiorentina was a mid table club in Serie A last season.

Florence is probably a nicer place to live than Liverpool. (Just a guess)

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Aug 7, 2023

Looks like Matt Turner may actually get some playing time in the Premier League this season as he's set to head from Arsenal to Nottingham Forest.

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Aug 8, 2023

Season hasn't even started yet and we already have our first coaching change.

Julen Lopetegui has left Wolves due to difference of opinion. Lopetegui is reportedly unhappy with the lack of investment in the squad. The club has lost 5 players since the end of last season. Ruben Neves is playing in the Saudi league. Nathan Collins is at Brentford. Conor Coady, who was on loan to Everton last season but went back to Wolves after the season ended, is now at Leicester City. Raul Jimenez is at Fulham. And Ryan Giles is playing for Luton Town.

Gary O'Neil, who was the Bournemouth manager last season, is reportedly set to be Lopetegui's replacement.

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Aug 10, 2023

Season starts tomorrow so it's prediction time.

Who finishes top 4? Bottom 3?

How do the 3 newly promoted sides do?

Illinois_2_AZ · Aug 11, 2023

IlliniFaninHoosierLand said:
Season starts tomorrow so it's prediction time.

Who finishes top 4? Bottom 3?

How do the 3 newly promoted sides do?

Top 4 Man City, Arsenal, Man U, Liverdrool.
Bottom 3- 3 newly promoted teams

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Aug 12, 2023

Everton having trouble finishing on offense since DCL isn't available or fit and opposing side scores a goal.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Aug 13, 2023

It is nice to hear Jon Champion doing play by play for the Premier League matches on NBC/Peacock. Looks like they'll mainly have him calling the late Sunday morning (U.S. time) matches when Peter Drury is working those matches for Sky Sports in the UK.

Illinois_2_AZ · Aug 13, 2023

We have to start capitalizing on our opportunities, especially against teams we have a chance to beat. We don't want to be stressed the last couple weeks of the season.

IlliniFaninHoosierLand said:
Everton having trouble finishing on offense since DCL isn't available or fit and opposing side scores a goal.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Aug 13, 2023

Illinois_2_AZ said:
We have to start capitalizing on our opportunities, especially against teams we have a chance to beat. We don't want to be stressed the last couple weeks of the season.

Totally agreed. I did see they're getting Jack Harrison from Leeds United but it sounds like he won't be able to play until after the international break at the earliest (October seems more likely from what I've read). I also saw they're linked to another Leeds player as well as a player from PSG.

It also sounds like they're going to have a behind closed doors friendly this week but that's going to be more about getting the fitness level of players like DCL, Mykolenko and Danjuma up.

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Aug 19, 2023

Compared to last season's fixture at Anfield, Bournemouth was much more competitive today.

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Aug 19, 2023

Whether this should have been a red card has been a talking point today:

Illinois_2_AZ · Aug 20, 2023

IlliniFaninHoosierLand said:
Whether this should have been a red card has been a talking point today:

I can't stand Liverpool, but that was a yellow card at worst. It clearly was not a red.

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Aug 30, 2023

How Everton supporters feel to finally see their club score a goal in a match:

Yes, it's a Carabao Cup match against a 4th division side but I'll take what I can get at this point.

Illinois_2_AZ · Aug 30, 2023

IlliniFaninHoosierLand said:
How Everton supporters feel to finally see their club score a goal in a match:

Yes, it's a Carabao Cup match against a 4th division side but I'll take what I can get at this point.

I got to watch a good portion of the match. The first half was painful to watch, as Everton seemed out of sorts and were getting outplayed. The second half they started getting it together. Danjuma looked decent and scored a really nice goal. Beto was fun to watch and will cause some match up problems in the EPL because of his size and strength. Beto scored a goal and almost got a 2nd, when he drilled a hard header off the post.
Even though it didn't count in the standings, and was against a weaker opponent, they have to feel some sense of relief to win a game and to score a couple goals.

IlliniFaninHoosierLand · Aug 30, 2023

Illinois_2_AZ said:
Even though it didn't count in the standings, and was against a weaker opponent, they have to feel some sense of relief to win a game and to score a couple goals.

I think, even against a lesser opponent, this is going to be a huge weight off their shoulders and will help them refocus, starting Saturday at Sheffield United.