The EPL is the most-watched football league in the world, broadcast in 212 territories to 643 million homes and a potential TV audience of 4.7 billion people. In the 2010–11 season the average Premier League match attendance was 35,363, the second highest of any professional football league behind the German Bundesliga and stadium occupancy was 92.2% capacity. The Premier League ranked second in the Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) coefficients of leagues based on performances in European competitions over the last five years.
Since 1888, a total of 23 clubs have been crowned champions of the English football system. Of the 45 clubs to have competed since the inception of the Premier League in 1992, five have won the title: Manchester United (13), Arsenal (3), Chelsea (3), Blackburn Rovers (1) and Manchester City (1). Manchester United are the current champions.
Coming into this season the EPL has taken a lot of innovative measures most significant of all being the introduction of Goal Decision System a form of Goal line technology football has been crying for. The system uses 14 cameras and will send a signal within the space of a
second to the referee's watch and ear-piece indicating that the ball has
crossed the line.
The Premier League over the years has never been short of drama, intrigues, glorious goals, thrillers and what have we. This season is expected to be no different, with the million pound signings brought into the league, fans and spectators of the beautiful game can expect a blockbuster show this brand new season.
Sportunes will be analyzing each of the 20 team's chances - The contenders, The pretenders, The new comers and Others.. Welcome to the 2013 - 2014 Barclays Premier League season!!
Contenders
Player(s) In
Guillermo Varela (Atletico Penarol) Undisclosed
Player(s) Out
Manchester City
Manchester City will be hoping they can win their second ever league title this season. If there is any club that can push Man Utd all the way to the wire, it has to be Man City. Just like their noisy neighbors, Manchester City have brought in a new Manager - Manuel Pellegrini who will be leading them from the dug out this season, but unlike Moyes, the Chilean is not scared of spending as he's spent over £100 million so far in the transfer market compared to Moyes's £2million. Since money is now the name of the game, Sportunes expect the blue half of Manchester to go head to head with the so called big boys for the premier league title.
Player(s) In
Fernandinho (Shakhtar Donetsk)
Jesus Navas (Sevilla)
Alvaro Negredo (Sevilla)
Stevan Jovetic (Fiorentina)
Player(s) Out
Kolo Toure (Liverpool)
Wayne Bridge (Reading)
Roque Santa Cruz
Carlos Tevez (Juventus)
Karim Rekik (PSV Eindhoven)
Jeremy Helan (Sheffield Wednesday)
Maicon (AS Roma)
Chelsea
Etienne Capoue (Toulouse)
Player(s) Out
Nathan Byrne (Swindon Town)
David Bentley
John Bostock
William Gallas
Steven Caulker (Cardiff City)
Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders)
Kolo Toure (Manchester City)
Luis Alberto (Sevilla)
Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo)
Simon Mignolet (Sunderland)
Players Out
Danny Wilson (Heart of Midlothian)
Jonjo Shelvey (Swansea City)
Suso (Almeria)
Pepe Reina (Napoli)
Jay Spearing (Bolton Wanderers)
Stewart Downing (West Ham United)
Everton
Everton might have lost their shepherd of 10 years David Moyes to Man Utd but they still remain a dark horse when it comes to challenging for top spot in the Premier league. The Merseyside club will be hoping new coach Roberto Martinez is the man to take the club to the next level after guiding Wigan Athletic to their first ever major trophy last season.
Player(s) In
Arouna Kone (Wigan Athletic)
Antolin Alcaraz (Wigan Athletic)
Joel Robles (Atletico Madrid)
Gerard Deulofeu (Barcelona)
Player(s) Out
Thomas Hitzlsperger
Jan Mucha
Jake Bidwell (Brentford)
Others
Player(s) Out
Chris Baird
Simon Davies
Mahamadou Diarra
Mladen Petric
Mark Schwarzer (Chelsea)
Csaba Somogyi
Norwich City
For some reasons that we might not be aware of, Norwich have been the busiest team in the Premier league this transfer window. The canaries have made a couple of decent signings but have shown eleven players the exit doors including their hit man Grant Holt who was thrice voted club player of the year in his four year spell at Carrow road. But with the recruitment of Gary Hooper who enjoyed so much success with Celtic, and the likes of Martin Olsson now in the mix, they should have enough firepower to keep them in their third consecutive premier league season.
Player(s) In
Ricky Van Wolfswinkel (Sporting Lisbon)
Javier Garrido (Lazio)
Nathan Redmond (Birmingham City)
Carlo Nash (Stoke City)
Martin Olsson (Blackburn Rovers)
Leroy Fer (FC Twente)
Gary Hooper (Celtic)
Players Out
Chris Martin (Derby County)
Simeon Jackson (Eintracht Braunschweig)
Lee Camp
Marc Tierney (Bolton Wanderers)
Elliott Ward (AFC Bournemouth)
Tom Adeyemi (Birmingham City)
Jed Steer (Aston Villa)
James Vaughan (Huddersfield Town)
Grant Holt (Wigan Athletic)
Andrew Surman (AFC Bournemouth)
Leon Barnett (Wigan Athletic)
Southampton
After two years playing football in the third tier, Southampton secured promotion to the premier league last season . The club made a terrible start to last season's campaign which saw then coach Nigel Adkins lose his job and was replaced by former Espanyol manager Mauricio Pochettino who secured The Saints a respectable 14th place finish in their first season back in the top flight.. The Argentine who is set to take charge of his first full season with Southampton, will hope his players can replicate the form they showed towards the end of last season which saw them beat the likes of Manchester City and Chelsea.
Player(s) In
Dejan Lovren (Lyon)
Victor Wanyama (Celtic)
Player(s) Out
Frazer Richardson (Middlesbrough)
Danny Butterfield
Dan Seaborne (Yeovil Town)
Ryan Dickson (Colchester United)
Ben Reeves (Milton Keynes Dons)
Sam Hoskins (Yeovil Town) Free
Richard Chaplow (Millwall)
Vegard Forren (Molde FK)
Steve De Ridder
Stoke City
Last season saw Stoke City make little progress from their previous campaign, they finished with just 42 points their lowest in their 5 year premier league career. The potters have since parted ways with then manager Tony Pulis who was an advocate of the long ball kind of play. With new manager Mark Hughes now in charge of the Britannia dug out, will the Welsh man follow the pattern that brought his compatriot Pulis and Stoke so much success over the years?
Player(s) In
Erik Pieters (PSV Eindhoven)
Marc Muniesa (Barcelona)
Player(s) Out
Dean Whitehead (Middlesbrough)
Matthew Upson (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Rory Delap (Burton Albion)
Mamady Sidibe
Carlo Nash (Norwich City)
Matthew Lund (Rochdale)
West Ham United
West Ham united will be spending a remarkable 18th season in the Barclays Premier League. The London club made a credible finish last season in 10th position. Under the tutelage of Big Sam Allardyce they'v been able to attract big name signings including Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing from Liverpool. The Hammers will be hoping they can build on last season's performance as they begin to count down to Life in the Olympic stadium which will serve as their home for the next 99 years.
Player(s) In
Razvan Rat (Shakhtar Donetsk)
Adrian (Real Betis)
Andy Carroll (Liverpool)
Danny Whitehead (Stockport County)
Stewart Downing (Liverpool)
Player(s) Out
Carlton Cole
Gary O'Neil
Robert Hall (Bolton Wanderers)
New Comers
During the past decade, 17 of the 30 promoted teams have managed to remain in the top flight after their first season. We at Sportunes sincerely hope our New comers can improve this statistic.
Cardiff City
Cardiff will be competing in the premier league for the first time this season and the historic feat was achieved by winning the Football League Championship in grand style. Haven broken their transfer record three times this season and coached by the charismatic man Malky Mackay who received the LMA Championship Manager of the Year for last season, The Blue Birds can be confident of soaring all the way in the EPL.
Player(s) In
Andreas Cornelius (Copenhagen)
John Brayford (Derby County)
Simon Moore (Brentford)
Steven Caulker (Tottenham)
Gary Medel (Sevilla)
Player(s) Out
Heidar Helguson
Stephen McPhail
Hull City
Hull City will be making a second stint in the English Premier League. After facing the full wrath of relegation 3 seasons ago, the Tigers are back with a bang as they powered to a 2nd place finish in last season's championship. They have also made some top notch signings with the likes of Newcastle legend Steve Harper, last season FA Cup winner Maynor Figueroa, they could have a decent season.
Player(s) In
George Boyd (Peterborough United)
Maynor Figueroa (Wigan Athletic)
Curtis Davies (Birmingham City)
Ahmed Elmohamady (Sunderland)
Allan McGregor (Besiktas)
Steve Harper (Newcastle United)
Danny Graham (Sunderland)
Yannick Sagbo (Evian)
Neil Alexander
Manchester United
Manchester United will be in the running for their 14th premier league title and 21st overall. As defending champions they are the earliest favorites to win the title but they are coming into the premier league season at the back of a below par Pre season performance which saw them win just 3 matches against far lesser oppositions. With the absence of Legendary Scotman and club figure head for over two decades Sir Alex Fergusson in the dug out, the red devils might just look a little bit shaky, but if you know the Manchester club very well, you will know they will always fight to the very end.
New manager David Moyes has already snapped his first Manchester United trophy last week by winning the community shield, but whether he has what it takes to win his first ever major trophy? May 11 2014 will give us a definite answer.
Player(s) In
Guillermo Varela (Atletico Penarol) Undisclosed
Player(s) Out
None
Manchester City
Manchester City will be hoping they can win their second ever league title this season. If there is any club that can push Man Utd all the way to the wire, it has to be Man City. Just like their noisy neighbors, Manchester City have brought in a new Manager - Manuel Pellegrini who will be leading them from the dug out this season, but unlike Moyes, the Chilean is not scared of spending as he's spent over £100 million so far in the transfer market compared to Moyes's £2million. Since money is now the name of the game, Sportunes expect the blue half of Manchester to go head to head with the so called big boys for the premier league title.
Player(s) In
Fernandinho (Shakhtar Donetsk)
Jesus Navas (Sevilla)
Alvaro Negredo (Sevilla)
Stevan Jovetic (Fiorentina)
Player(s) Out
Kolo Toure (Liverpool)
Wayne Bridge (Reading)
Roque Santa Cruz
Carlos Tevez (Juventus)
Karim Rekik (PSV Eindhoven)
Jeremy Helan (Sheffield Wednesday)
Maicon (AS Roma)
Chelsea
Chelsea are desperate to win a fourth league title, so desperate that they had to recall the services of their most successful coach ever - Jose Mourinho. A league title this season will make sure they surpass their London rivals Arsenal on a haul of Epl titles. Who can doubt the Special one's ability to complete the mission?. Although he hasn't made any major signing just yet but from what we have learnt over the years on how he's transformed ordinary men into 'gods', Chelsea are definitely going to have a big shout in deciding who wins the 22nd edition of the English Premier League title.
Player(s) In
Andre Schurrle (Bayer Leverkusen)
Mario van Ginkel (Vitesse Arnhem)
Mark Schwarzer (Fulham)
Players Out
Yossi Benayoun
Florent Malouda (Trabzonspor)
Paulo Ferreira
Ross Turnbull (Doncaster Rovers)
Thibaut Courtois (Atletico Madrid)
Marko Marin (Sevilla)
Oriol Romeu (Valencia)
Pretenders
Arsenal
Arsenal will be gunning for their fourth English premier league title and their first in 10 years. This season should be another classic joke for the gunners after making just 1 juvenile signing with 14 players departing the club. Another fourth place finish should be on the radar for the north London outfit but Arsene Wenger saying they are going all out in search of their 14th league title in English football only makes the manager a pretender.
Player(s) In
Yaya Sanogo (Auxerre)
Player(s) In
Andre Schurrle (Bayer Leverkusen)
Mario van Ginkel (Vitesse Arnhem)
Mark Schwarzer (Fulham)
Players Out
Yossi Benayoun
Florent Malouda (Trabzonspor)
Paulo Ferreira
Ross Turnbull (Doncaster Rovers)
Thibaut Courtois (Atletico Madrid)
Marko Marin (Sevilla)
Oriol Romeu (Valencia)
Pretenders
Arsenal
Arsenal will be gunning for their fourth English premier league title and their first in 10 years. This season should be another classic joke for the gunners after making just 1 juvenile signing with 14 players departing the club. Another fourth place finish should be on the radar for the north London outfit but Arsene Wenger saying they are going all out in search of their 14th league title in English football only makes the manager a pretender.
Player(s) In
Yaya Sanogo (Auxerre)
Player(s) Out
Andrey Arshavin (Zenit St Petersberg)
Francis Coquelin (Freiburg)
Denilson (Sao Paulo)
Johan Djourou (Hamburg)
Craig Eastmond (Colchester United)
Kyle Ebecilio (Twente)
Vito Mannone (Sunderland)
Sebastien Squillaci (Released)
Sanchez Watt (Colchester United)
Jordan Wynter (Bristol City)
Jernade Meade (Swansea City)
Andre Santos (Flamengo)
Gervinho (Roma)
Marouane Chamakh (Crystal Palace)
Tottenham
Tottenham Hotspurs have been engrossed in a tug of war all through the summer in efforts to keep their most priced asset Gareth Bale. The north London club hierarchy will know that their progress in the league will depend on the availability of the Welsh man in their fold, if Tottenham yield to pressure and let go of the 23 year old then their 53 year spell without a league title will continue.
Player(s) In
Paulinho (Corinthians)
Nacer Chadli (FC Twente)
Roberto Soldado (Valencia)
Andrey Arshavin (Zenit St Petersberg)
Francis Coquelin (Freiburg)
Denilson (Sao Paulo)
Johan Djourou (Hamburg)
Craig Eastmond (Colchester United)
Kyle Ebecilio (Twente)
Vito Mannone (Sunderland)
Sebastien Squillaci (Released)
Sanchez Watt (Colchester United)
Jordan Wynter (Bristol City)
Jernade Meade (Swansea City)
Andre Santos (Flamengo)
Gervinho (Roma)
Marouane Chamakh (Crystal Palace)
Tottenham
Tottenham Hotspurs have been engrossed in a tug of war all through the summer in efforts to keep their most priced asset Gareth Bale. The north London club hierarchy will know that their progress in the league will depend on the availability of the Welsh man in their fold, if Tottenham yield to pressure and let go of the 23 year old then their 53 year spell without a league title will continue.
Player(s) In
Paulinho (Corinthians)
Nacer Chadli (FC Twente)
Roberto Soldado (Valencia)
Etienne Capoue (Toulouse)
Player(s) Out
Nathan Byrne (Swindon Town)
David Bentley
John Bostock
William Gallas
Steven Caulker (Cardiff City)
Clint Dempsey (Seattle Sounders)
Tom Huddlestone (Hull City)
Jake Livermore (Hull City)
Liverpool
Liverpool are not to be counted out when it comes to fighting for titles, They are arguably the most successful English club having won more European trophies than any other English team with five European Cups, three UEFA Cups and three UEFA Super Cups. The club has also won eighteen League titles, seven FA Cups and a record eight League Cups on the domestic front. But the red half of Merseyside club haven't won the league title since 1990 and have no right whatsoever to contend for this season's title not with the daily tussle they have been facing for the better part of the summer to keep stalwart striker Luis Suarez.
Player(s) In
Liverpool
Liverpool are not to be counted out when it comes to fighting for titles, They are arguably the most successful English club having won more European trophies than any other English team with five European Cups, three UEFA Cups and three UEFA Super Cups. The club has also won eighteen League titles, seven FA Cups and a record eight League Cups on the domestic front. But the red half of Merseyside club haven't won the league title since 1990 and have no right whatsoever to contend for this season's title not with the daily tussle they have been facing for the better part of the summer to keep stalwart striker Luis Suarez.
Player(s) In
Kolo Toure (Manchester City)
Luis Alberto (Sevilla)
Iago Aspas (Celta Vigo)
Simon Mignolet (Sunderland)
Players Out
Danny Wilson (Heart of Midlothian)
Jonjo Shelvey (Swansea City)
Suso (Almeria)
Pepe Reina (Napoli)
Jay Spearing (Bolton Wanderers)
Stewart Downing (West Ham United)
Everton
Everton might have lost their shepherd of 10 years David Moyes to Man Utd but they still remain a dark horse when it comes to challenging for top spot in the Premier league. The Merseyside club will be hoping new coach Roberto Martinez is the man to take the club to the next level after guiding Wigan Athletic to their first ever major trophy last season.
Player(s) In
Arouna Kone (Wigan Athletic)
Antolin Alcaraz (Wigan Athletic)
Joel Robles (Atletico Madrid)
Gerard Deulofeu (Barcelona)
Player(s) Out
Thomas Hitzlsperger
Jan Mucha
Jake Bidwell (Brentford)
Others
Swansea City
Swansea will be competing in the premier league for the third consecutive season. The swans have had a relatively successful couple of seasons crowned with a league cup glory last season. They have also racked in some top players and record signings as they seek to continue their involvement in the most watched league in the world.
Player(s) In
Jose Canas (Real Betis)
Jordi Amat (Espanyol)
Jonathan De Guzman (Villarreal)
Gregor Zabret (NK Domzale)
Alex Gogic (Olympiakos)
Alejandro Pozuelo (Real Betis)
Jonjo Shelvey (Liverpool)
Wilfred Bony (Vitesse Arnhem)
Jernade Meade (Arsenal)
Player(s) Out
Mark Gower (Charlton Athletic)
Kyle Bartley (Birmingham City)
Kemy Agustien (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Newcastle
Newcastle endured a torrid campaign last season. The Magpies who finished in a distant 16th place will be hoping on getting to a flying start this season. With the re introduction of rebel striker Papiss Cisse and the introduction of French striker Loic Remy, The Tyneside will boast one of the most formidable attacks in the country.
Player(s) In
Olivier Kemen (Metz)
Loic Remy (Queens Park Rangers)
Players Out
Steve Harper (Hull City)
Danny Simpson (Queens Park Rangers)
James Perch (Wigan Athletic)
Mehdi Abeid (Panathinaikos)
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion are coming into their fifth premier league season in a row. The West Midlands will be hoping to replicate the form they showed for the larger part of last season, anything above that is an added bonus. The Baggies have also recruited of two of the most experienced players in football in Nicolas Anelka and David Lugano.
Player(s) In
Nicolas Anelka
Goran Popov (Dynamo Kiev)
Diego Lugano (Paris St Germain)
Matej Vydra (Udinese)
Swansea will be competing in the premier league for the third consecutive season. The swans have had a relatively successful couple of seasons crowned with a league cup glory last season. They have also racked in some top players and record signings as they seek to continue their involvement in the most watched league in the world.
Player(s) In
Jose Canas (Real Betis)
Jordi Amat (Espanyol)
Jonathan De Guzman (Villarreal)
Gregor Zabret (NK Domzale)
Alex Gogic (Olympiakos)
Alejandro Pozuelo (Real Betis)
Jonjo Shelvey (Liverpool)
Wilfred Bony (Vitesse Arnhem)
Jernade Meade (Arsenal)
Player(s) Out
Mark Gower (Charlton Athletic)
Kyle Bartley (Birmingham City)
Kemy Agustien (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Newcastle
Newcastle endured a torrid campaign last season. The Magpies who finished in a distant 16th place will be hoping on getting to a flying start this season. With the re introduction of rebel striker Papiss Cisse and the introduction of French striker Loic Remy, The Tyneside will boast one of the most formidable attacks in the country.
Player(s) In
Olivier Kemen (Metz)
Loic Remy (Queens Park Rangers)
Players Out
Steve Harper (Hull City)
Danny Simpson (Queens Park Rangers)
James Perch (Wigan Athletic)
Mehdi Abeid (Panathinaikos)
West Bromwich Albion
West Bromwich Albion are coming into their fifth premier league season in a row. The West Midlands will be hoping to replicate the form they showed for the larger part of last season, anything above that is an added bonus. The Baggies have also recruited of two of the most experienced players in football in Nicolas Anelka and David Lugano.
Player(s) In
Nicolas Anelka
Goran Popov (Dynamo Kiev)
Diego Lugano (Paris St Germain)
Matej Vydra (Udinese)
Zoltan Gera
Player(s) Out
Marc Antoine-Fortune (Wigan Athletic)
Zoltan Gera
Gonzalo Jara (Nottingham Forest)
Jerome Thomas (Crystal Palace)
James Hurst (Crawley Town)
Aston Villa
Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder members of the Premier League in 1992 and have remained there ever since, this position was threatened for the better part of season where they were always swimming in relegation waters but managed to sail through as they finished just five points above the relegation zone. Boosted by the contract extension of top marks man, Christian Benteke and a couple of good signings coach Paul Lambert will be looking to correct all the wrongs of last season.
Player(s) In
Aleksandar Tonev (Lech Poznan)
Jores Okore (FC Nordsjaelland)
Leandro Bacuna (FC Groningen)
Nicklas Helenius (Aalborg BK)
Jed Steer (Norwich)
Player(s) Out
Richard Dunne (Queens Park Rangers)
Jean II Makoun
Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest)
Andy Marshall
Brett Holman
Derrick Williams (Bristol City)
Darrn Bent (Fulham)
Sunderland
Sunderland's trouble throughout last season has been well documented, they sacked Martin Oneil, the players and fans were always living in relegation fear until Coach Paulo Di Canio was hired to bring calmness to the storm. The Italian coach will be undergoing his first full season in charge, with the disciplinarian and no nonsense kind of coach that he is coupled with the kind of form the Black cats showed to beat relegation last season, Sunderland should have a decent season.
Player(s) In
Cabral (Basle)
Modibo Diakite (Lazio)
Valentin Roberge (Maritimo)
David Moberg Karlsson (IFK Goteborg)
Vito Mannone (Arsenal)
Jozy Altidore (AZ Alkmaar)
El Hadji Ba (Le Havre)
Emanuele Giaccherini (Juventus)
Ondrej Celustka (Trabzonspor)
Player(s) Out
Titus Bramble
Matthew Kilgallon (Blackburn Rovers)
Ryan Noble
Simon Mignolet (Liverpool)
Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City)
Danny Graham (Hull City)
Alfred N'Diaye (Eskisehirspor)
James McClean (Wigan Athletic)
Fulham
Fulham have fashioned out a way to turn themselves to season campaigners in the premier league as they will be spending their 13th consecutive season in the top flight. Backed by Al Fayed billions over the years, The club has established local bragging rights where they are the oldest established football team from London playing in the Premier League. New owner and American business man Shahid Khan has no interest in putting a foot on the pedal as he's bank rolled the cottagers to bring in some top signings that will make them thrive in a league described as the 'hardest league in the world'.
Player(s) in
Derek Boateng (FC Dnipro)
Fernando Amorebieta (Athletic Bilbao)
Maarten Stekelenburg (AS Roma)
Giorgos Karagounis
Sascha Riether (Cologne)
Adel Taarabt (Queens Park Rangers)
Darren Bent (Aston Villa)
Player(s) Out
Marc Antoine-Fortune (Wigan Athletic)
Zoltan Gera
Gonzalo Jara (Nottingham Forest)
Jerome Thomas (Crystal Palace)
James Hurst (Crawley Town)
Aston Villa
Aston Villa were founder members of The Football League in 1888. They were also founder members of the Premier League in 1992 and have remained there ever since, this position was threatened for the better part of season where they were always swimming in relegation waters but managed to sail through as they finished just five points above the relegation zone. Boosted by the contract extension of top marks man, Christian Benteke and a couple of good signings coach Paul Lambert will be looking to correct all the wrongs of last season.
Player(s) In
Aleksandar Tonev (Lech Poznan)
Jores Okore (FC Nordsjaelland)
Leandro Bacuna (FC Groningen)
Nicklas Helenius (Aalborg BK)
Jed Steer (Norwich)
Player(s) Out
Richard Dunne (Queens Park Rangers)
Jean II Makoun
Eric Lichaj (Nottingham Forest)
Andy Marshall
Brett Holman
Derrick Williams (Bristol City)
Darrn Bent (Fulham)
Sunderland
Sunderland's trouble throughout last season has been well documented, they sacked Martin Oneil, the players and fans were always living in relegation fear until Coach Paulo Di Canio was hired to bring calmness to the storm. The Italian coach will be undergoing his first full season in charge, with the disciplinarian and no nonsense kind of coach that he is coupled with the kind of form the Black cats showed to beat relegation last season, Sunderland should have a decent season.
Player(s) In
Cabral (Basle)
Modibo Diakite (Lazio)
Valentin Roberge (Maritimo)
David Moberg Karlsson (IFK Goteborg)
Vito Mannone (Arsenal)
Jozy Altidore (AZ Alkmaar)
El Hadji Ba (Le Havre)
Emanuele Giaccherini (Juventus)
Ondrej Celustka (Trabzonspor)
Player(s) Out
Titus Bramble
Matthew Kilgallon (Blackburn Rovers)
Ryan Noble
Simon Mignolet (Liverpool)
Ahmed Elmohamady (Hull City)
Danny Graham (Hull City)
Alfred N'Diaye (Eskisehirspor)
James McClean (Wigan Athletic)
Fulham
Fulham have fashioned out a way to turn themselves to season campaigners in the premier league as they will be spending their 13th consecutive season in the top flight. Backed by Al Fayed billions over the years, The club has established local bragging rights where they are the oldest established football team from London playing in the Premier League. New owner and American business man Shahid Khan has no interest in putting a foot on the pedal as he's bank rolled the cottagers to bring in some top signings that will make them thrive in a league described as the 'hardest league in the world'.
Player(s) in
Derek Boateng (FC Dnipro)
Fernando Amorebieta (Athletic Bilbao)
Maarten Stekelenburg (AS Roma)
Giorgos Karagounis
Sascha Riether (Cologne)
Adel Taarabt (Queens Park Rangers)
Darren Bent (Aston Villa)
Player(s) Out
Chris Baird
Simon Davies
Mahamadou Diarra
Mladen Petric
Mark Schwarzer (Chelsea)
Csaba Somogyi
Norwich City
For some reasons that we might not be aware of, Norwich have been the busiest team in the Premier league this transfer window. The canaries have made a couple of decent signings but have shown eleven players the exit doors including their hit man Grant Holt who was thrice voted club player of the year in his four year spell at Carrow road. But with the recruitment of Gary Hooper who enjoyed so much success with Celtic, and the likes of Martin Olsson now in the mix, they should have enough firepower to keep them in their third consecutive premier league season.
Player(s) In
Ricky Van Wolfswinkel (Sporting Lisbon)
Javier Garrido (Lazio)
Nathan Redmond (Birmingham City)
Carlo Nash (Stoke City)
Martin Olsson (Blackburn Rovers)
Leroy Fer (FC Twente)
Gary Hooper (Celtic)
Players Out
Chris Martin (Derby County)
Simeon Jackson (Eintracht Braunschweig)
Lee Camp
Marc Tierney (Bolton Wanderers)
Elliott Ward (AFC Bournemouth)
Tom Adeyemi (Birmingham City)
Jed Steer (Aston Villa)
James Vaughan (Huddersfield Town)
Grant Holt (Wigan Athletic)
Andrew Surman (AFC Bournemouth)
Leon Barnett (Wigan Athletic)
Southampton
After two years playing football in the third tier, Southampton secured promotion to the premier league last season . The club made a terrible start to last season's campaign which saw then coach Nigel Adkins lose his job and was replaced by former Espanyol manager Mauricio Pochettino who secured The Saints a respectable 14th place finish in their first season back in the top flight.. The Argentine who is set to take charge of his first full season with Southampton, will hope his players can replicate the form they showed towards the end of last season which saw them beat the likes of Manchester City and Chelsea.
Player(s) In
Dejan Lovren (Lyon)
Victor Wanyama (Celtic)
Player(s) Out
Frazer Richardson (Middlesbrough)
Danny Butterfield
Dan Seaborne (Yeovil Town)
Ryan Dickson (Colchester United)
Ben Reeves (Milton Keynes Dons)
Sam Hoskins (Yeovil Town) Free
Richard Chaplow (Millwall)
Vegard Forren (Molde FK)
Steve De Ridder
Stoke City
Last season saw Stoke City make little progress from their previous campaign, they finished with just 42 points their lowest in their 5 year premier league career. The potters have since parted ways with then manager Tony Pulis who was an advocate of the long ball kind of play. With new manager Mark Hughes now in charge of the Britannia dug out, will the Welsh man follow the pattern that brought his compatriot Pulis and Stoke so much success over the years?
Player(s) In
Erik Pieters (PSV Eindhoven)
Marc Muniesa (Barcelona)
Player(s) Out
Dean Whitehead (Middlesbrough)
Matthew Upson (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Rory Delap (Burton Albion)
Mamady Sidibe
Carlo Nash (Norwich City)
Matthew Lund (Rochdale)
West Ham United
West Ham united will be spending a remarkable 18th season in the Barclays Premier League. The London club made a credible finish last season in 10th position. Under the tutelage of Big Sam Allardyce they'v been able to attract big name signings including Andy Carroll and Stewart Downing from Liverpool. The Hammers will be hoping they can build on last season's performance as they begin to count down to Life in the Olympic stadium which will serve as their home for the next 99 years.
Player(s) In
Razvan Rat (Shakhtar Donetsk)
Adrian (Real Betis)
Andy Carroll (Liverpool)
Danny Whitehead (Stockport County)
Stewart Downing (Liverpool)
Player(s) Out
Carlton Cole
Gary O'Neil
Robert Hall (Bolton Wanderers)
New Comers
During the past decade, 17 of the 30 promoted teams have managed to remain in the top flight after their first season. We at Sportunes sincerely hope our New comers can improve this statistic.
Cardiff City
Cardiff will be competing in the premier league for the first time this season and the historic feat was achieved by winning the Football League Championship in grand style. Haven broken their transfer record three times this season and coached by the charismatic man Malky Mackay who received the LMA Championship Manager of the Year for last season, The Blue Birds can be confident of soaring all the way in the EPL.
Player(s) In
Andreas Cornelius (Copenhagen)
John Brayford (Derby County)
Simon Moore (Brentford)
Steven Caulker (Tottenham)
Gary Medel (Sevilla)
Player(s) Out
Heidar Helguson
Stephen McPhail
Hull City
Hull City will be making a second stint in the English Premier League. After facing the full wrath of relegation 3 seasons ago, the Tigers are back with a bang as they powered to a 2nd place finish in last season's championship. They have also made some top notch signings with the likes of Newcastle legend Steve Harper, last season FA Cup winner Maynor Figueroa, they could have a decent season.
Player(s) In
George Boyd (Peterborough United)
Maynor Figueroa (Wigan Athletic)
Curtis Davies (Birmingham City)
Ahmed Elmohamady (Sunderland)
Allan McGregor (Besiktas)
Steve Harper (Newcastle United)
Danny Graham (Sunderland)
Yannick Sagbo (Evian)
Tom Huddlestone (Tottenham)
Jake Livermore (Tottenham)
Player(s) Out
Sonny Bradley (Portsmouth)
Danny East (Portsmouth)
Seyi Olofinjana
Jay Simpson
Andy Dawson (Scunthorpe United)
Mark Oxley (Oldham Athletic)
Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers)
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace were part of the founding members of the Premier League in 1992, but were relegated the same season. The club who entered administration in 2010 achieved promotion back to the Premier League under manager Ian Holloway with a 1–0 win over Watford in the Football League play-offs in May. The Eagles received an estimated amount of 90 million pounds for the play offs win and they'v spent a large chunk of the money in making key signings.
Player(s) In
Stephen Dobbie (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Dwight Gayle (Peterborough United)
Jerome Thomas (West Bromwich Albion)
Jose Campana (Sevilla)
Elliot Grandin (Unattached)
Marouane Chamakh (Arsenal)
Player(s) Out
Sonny Bradley (Portsmouth)
Danny East (Portsmouth)
Seyi Olofinjana
Jay Simpson
Andy Dawson (Scunthorpe United)
Mark Oxley (Oldham Athletic)
Corry Evans (Blackburn Rovers)
Crystal Palace
Crystal Palace were part of the founding members of the Premier League in 1992, but were relegated the same season. The club who entered administration in 2010 achieved promotion back to the Premier League under manager Ian Holloway with a 1–0 win over Watford in the Football League play-offs in May. The Eagles received an estimated amount of 90 million pounds for the play offs win and they'v spent a large chunk of the money in making key signings.
Player(s) In
Stephen Dobbie (Brighton & Hove Albion)
Dwight Gayle (Peterborough United)
Jerome Thomas (West Bromwich Albion)
Jose Campana (Sevilla)
Elliot Grandin (Unattached)
Marouane Chamakh (Arsenal)
Neil Alexander
Player(s) Out
Andre Moritz (Bolton Wanderers)
Alex Marrow (Blackburn Rovers)
Andre Moritz (Bolton Wanderers)
Alex Marrow (Blackburn Rovers)
C'mon you gunners!
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