Premier League Is Back! Teams & Players – Season 20/21

After the end of the last season which continued in a way that no one before has seen, now Premier League is back. But unfortunately still without a crowd allowed in the stadiums.

Hopefully, the clubs and authorities will work together to bring people back to stadiums which probably will take time to happen, but it is still better than nothing. According to different sources, Manchester United will conduct a trial with around 15,000 people to see how it will work during official matches.

But until then the only thing we can do is watch our favourite teams in front of the TV and hope for the best.

In this article, I will meet you with each club, and we will see if they sign any new players or some of them will rely on the squad from the last season.

1. Aston Villa – Villa Park

After the breathtaking finish of the last season when Aston Villa saved their place in the Premier League, this year their fans will hope for a better season. Let’s look at their squad:

Goalkeepers:

1.Tom Heaton, 12. Jed Steer, 25. Orjan Nyland, 28 Lovre Kalinic;

Defenders:

2. Matty Cash, 3. Neil Taylor, 15. Ezri Konsa, 18. Matt Targett, 22. Bjorn Engels, 24. Frederic Guilbert, 27. Ahmed Elmohamady, 30. Kortney Hause, 40. Tyrone Mings;

Midfielders:

6. Douglas Luiz, 7. John McGinn, 8. Henri Lansbury, 10. Jack Grealish, 14. Conor Hourihane, 17. Mahmoud Trezeguet, 19. Marvelous Nakamba, 21. Anwar El Ghazi, 23. Jota;

Forwards:

36. Indiana Vassilev, 9. Wesley Moraes, 11. Ollie Watkins, 20. Mbwana Samatta, 39. Keinan Davis, 99. Scott Hogan.

2. Arsenal – Emirates Stadium 

With the appointment of Mikel Arteta now Arsenal looks like it’s going back into the right path with their attacking football that their fans used to watch.

Goalkeepers:

1.Bernd Leno, 26. Emiliano Martinez, 33. Matt Macey;

Defenders:

2. Hector Bellerin, 3. Kieran Tierney, 4. William Saliba, 5. Sokratis, 16. Rob Holding, 20. Shkodran Mustafi, 21. Calum Chambers, 23. David Luiz, 31. Sead Kolasinac, 6. Gabriel Magalhaes;

Midfielders:

10. Mesut Ozil, 11. Lucas Torreira, 15. Ainsley Maitland-Niles, 25. Mohamed Elneny, 28. Joseph Willock, 29. Matteo Guendouzi, 32. Emile Smith Rowe, 34. Granit Xhaka, 7. Bukayo Saka, 8. Dani Ceballos;

Forwards:

9. Alexandre Lacazette, 14. Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 19. Nicolas Pepe, 24. Reiss Nelson, 30. Eddie Nketiah, 35. Gabriel Martinelli, 12. Willian

3. Brighton and Hove Albion – Amex Stadium

After not a bad performance in the last season, Brighton and Hove will look to improve their performance with a few new players that will bring more quality to the squad.

Goalkeepers:

1. Mat Ryan, 23. Jason Steele, 26. Christian Walton, 31. Roberto Sanchez;

Defenders:

3. Ben White, 2. Tariq Lamptey, 5. Lewis Dunk, 15. Adam Webster, 30. Bernardo, 33. Dan Burn, 34. Joel Veltman;

Midfielders:

6. Dale Stephens, 8. Yves Bissouma, 10. Alexis Mac Allister, 13. Pascal Groß, 14. Adam Lallana, 20. Solly March, 24. Davy Pröpper, 46. Steven Alzate, 41. Max Sanders, 49. Jayson Molumby;

Forwards:

11. Leandro Trossard, 7. Neal Maupay, 16. Alireza Jahanbakhsh, 19. Jose Izquierdo, 44. Aaron Connolly.

4. Burnley – Turf Moor 

After a not a very convincing start of the last season, Burnley got back in track in the middle of the season and showed to everyone why all clubs in the League are afraid of that tough team that Saun Dyche has built-in Burnley.

Goalkeepers:

1. Nick Pope, 15. Bailey Peacock-Farrell, – Will Norris;

Defenders:

2. Matthew Lowton, 3. Charlie Taylor, 5. James Tarkowski, 6. Ben Mee, 23. Erik Pieters, 26. Phil Bardsley, 28. Kevin Long;

Midfielders:

41. Aiden O’Neill, 4. Jack Cork, 7. Jóhann Gudmundsson, 8. Josh Brownhill, 11. Dwight McNeil, 12. Robbie Brady, 18. Ashley Westwood;

Forwards:

9. Chris Wood, 10. Ashley Barnes, 19. Jay Rodriguez, 27. Matej Vydra.

5. Chelsea – Stamford Bridge

After the solid performance from the last season and finishing in top 4 and not being able to buy players due to the transfer ban from UEFA, this season is looking very promising for Frank Lampard’s boys. With spending already £223 million for new players, Chelsea might be a title contender this year.

Goalkeepers:

1. Kepa Arrizabalaga, 13. Willy Caballero;

Defenders:

2. Antonio Rüdiger, 3. Marcos Alonso, 4. Andreas Christensen, 15. Kurt Zouma, 24. Reece James, 28. César Azpilicueta, 14. Fikayo Tomori, 33. Emerson, 21. Ben Chilwell, 6. Thiago Silva, – Juan Castillo;

Midfielders:

22. Hakim Ziyech, 5. Jorginho, 7. N’Golo Kanté, 8. Ross Barkley, 12. Ruben Loftus-Cheek, 17. Mateo Kovacic, 19. Mason Mount, 10. Christian Pulisic, 23. Billy Gilmour, 29. Kai Havertz;

Forwards:

11. Timo Werner, 9. Tammy Abraham, 18. Olivier Giroud, 20. Callum Hudson-Odoi.

6. Crystal Palace – Selhurst Park 

With Roy Hodgson being the manager for a few years now at the club, Palace has cemented themself as one of the solid clubs in the League.

Goalkeepers:

13. Wayne Hennessey, 31. Vicente Guaita;

Defenders:

– Nathan Ferguson, 2. Joel Ward, 3. Patrick van Aanholt, 5.James Tomkins, 6. Scott Dann, 12. Mamadou Sakho, 24. Gary Cahill, 34. Martin Kelly, 27. Tyrick Mitchell, 33. Jaroslaw Jach, 35. Sam Woods;

Midfielders:

4. Luka Milivojevic, 7. Max Meyer, 8. Cheikhou Kouyaté, 10. Andros Townsend, 15. Jeffrey Schlupp, 18. James McArthur, 22. James McCarthy, 44. Jairo Riedewald, 25. Eberechi Eze;

Forwards:

9. Jordan Ayew, 11. Wilfried Zaha, 17. Christian Benteke, 21. Connor Wickham, 40. Brandon Pierrick, 23. Michy Batshuayi.

7. Everton – Goodison Park 

Everton didn’t finish in the place they wanted to finish in the last season, but with the appointment of Carlo Ancelotti and signing of a few new players, Everton might be the surprise this season.

Goalkeepers:

1. Jordan Pickford, 31. João Virgínia, 49. Jonas Lössl;

Defenders:

4. Mason Holgate, 5. Michael Keane, 12. Lucas Digne, 13. Yerry Mina, 23. Séamus Coleman, 32. Jarrad Branthwaite, 2. Jonjoe Kenny, 18. Niels Nkounkou;

Midfielders:

8. Fabian Delph, 10. Gylfi Sigurdsson, 21. André Gomes, 25. Jean-Philippe Gbamin, 26. Tom Davies, 34. Beni Baningime, 6. Allan, 19. James Rodríguez, 16. Abdoulaye Doucouré, 30. Muhamed Besic;

Forwards:

28. Sandro Ramírez, 29. Yannick Bolasie, 7. Richarlison, 9. Dominic Calvert-Lewin, 11. Theo Walcott, 14. Cenk Tosun, 17. Alex Iwobi, 20. Bernard, 27. Moise Kean, 24. Anthony Gordon.

8. Fulham – Craven Cottage 

After a year spent in Championship now, Fulham is back in the top flight after beating Brentford in the final play-off for a spot in the best football league in the World. Without spending hundreds of millions for new players, this time Scott Parker’s boys will try to do better than two years ago.

Goalkeepers:

12. Marek Rodák, 31. Fabri, 1. Alphonse Areola;

Defenders:

3. Michael Hector, 4. Denis Odoi, 13. Tim Ream, 20. Maxime Le Marchand, 22. Cyrus Christie,23. Joe Bryan, 33. Antonee Robinson, 2. Kenny Tete, 34. Ola Aina;

Midfielders:

24. Jean Michael Seri, 6. Kevin McDonald, 7. Neeskens Kebano, 8. Stefan Johansen, 10. Tom Cairney, 25. Josh Onomah, 29. André-Frank Zambo Anguissa, 18. Mario Lemina, 21. Harrison Reed;

Forwards:

9. Aleksandar Mitrovic, 14. Bobby De Cordova-Reid, 17. Ivan Cavaleiro, 47. Aboubakar Kamara.

9. Leeds – Elland Road 

It has been 16 years since Leeds has been in the Premier League. But now after winning the title in Championship last year, Marcelo Bielsa’s boys are willing to show that they deserve their place in the League, especially after their first game against Liverpool which they lost with 4-3 and showing that they can compete with the best in the League.

Goalkeepers:

GOALKEEPERS

1.ILLAN MESLIER, 13. KIKO CASILLA;

Defenders:

2. Luke Ayling, 3. Barry Douglas, 6. Liam Cooper, 21. Pascal Struijk, 24. Leif Davis, 5. Robin Koch, 49. Oliver Casey;

Midfielders:

4. Adam Forshaw, 10. Ezgjan Alioski, 15. Stuart Dallas, 19. Pablo Hernández, 23. Kalvin Phillips, 43. Mateusz Klich, 46. Jamie Shackleton, 22. Jack Harrison, 48. Jordan Stevens;

Forwards:

7. Ian Poveda-Ocampo, 9. Patrick Bamford, 11. Tyler Roberts, 30. Joe Gelhardt, 20. Rodrigo Moreno.

10. Leicester City – King Power Stadium 

With a strong start and not very convincing finishing of the last season, the “Foxes” will try to stir the pot again in the battle for top 4 by being one of the most consistent teams in the last ad a half years.

Goalkeepers:

1. Kasper Schmeichel, 12. Danny Ward, 35. Eldin Jakupovic;

Defenders:

2. James Justin, 4. Çaglar Söyüncü, 5. Wes Morgan, 6. Jonny Evans, 16. Filip Benkovic, 18. Daniel Amartey, 21. Ricardo Pereira, 28. Christian Fuchs, 33. Luke Thomas, 27. Timothy Castagne;

Midfielders:

7. Demarai Gray, 8. Youri Tielemans, 10. James Maddison, 11. Marc Albrighton, 15. Harvey Barnes, 20. Hamza Choudhury, 22. Matty James, 23. Adrien Silva, 25. Wilfred Ndidi, 26. Dennis Praet, 31. Rachid Ghezzal, 24. Nampalys Mendy;

Forwards:

9. Jamie Vardy, 13. Islam Slimani, 14. Kelechi Iheanacho, 17. Ayoze Pérez, 27. Fousseni Diabaté.

11. Liverpool – Anfield

The drought without Premier League title found its end last season when Liverpool won the title after 30 years of unsuccessful efforts. Jurgen Klopp’s boys showed why they had been the best football club in the last year and a half. But will they defend their title this year we are yet to find?

Goalkeepers:

22. Loris Karius, 1. Alisson, 13. Adrián, 62. Caoimhin Kelleher, 73. Kamil Grabara;

Defenders:

4. Virgil van Dijk, 12. Joseph Gomez, 26. Andrew Robertson, 32. Joel Matip, 66. Trent Alexander-Arnold,

76. Neco Williams, 21. Konstantinos Tsimikas, 47. Nathaniel Phillips, 51. Ki-Jana Hoever, 72. Sepp van den Berg;

Midfielders:

3. Fabinho, 5. Georginio Wijnaldum, 7. James Milner, 8. Naby Keita, 14. Jordan Henderson, 15. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, 16. Marko Grujic, 17. Curtis Jones, 59. Harry Wilson, 67. Harvey Elliott, 23. Xherdan Shaqiri;

Forwards:

9. Roberto Firmino, 10. Sadio Mané, 11. Mohamed Salah, 18. Takumi Minamino, 24. Rhian Brewster, 27. Divock Origi, 58. Ben Woodburn, -. Taiwo Awoniyi

12. Manchester City – Etihad Stadium 

Yet again City couldn’t go through the quarter-finals in the Champions League after Lyon shocked the World and then also finishing in the second place after Liverpool will extra motivate Pep Guardiola for this season campaign.

Goalkeepers:

31. Ederson, 49. Arijanet Muric, -. Scott Carson;

Defenders:

6. Nathan Aké, 2. Kyle Walker, 5. John Stones, 11. Oleksandr Zinchenko, 14. Aymeric Laporte, 22. Benjamin Mendy, 27. João Cancelo, 30. Nicolás Otamendi, 50. Eric García, 78. Taylor Harwood-Bellis;

Midfielders:

-Patrick Roberts, 8. Ilkay Gündogan, 16. Rodrigo, 17. Kevin De Bruyne, 20. Bernardo Silva, 25. Fernandinho, 47. Phil Foden, 69. Tommy Doyle, 80. Cole Palmer, 82. Adrián Bernabé;

Forwards:

21. Ferran Torres, 7. Raheem Sterling, 9. Gabriel Jesus, 10. Sergio Agüero, 26. Riyad Mahrez.

13. Manchester United – Old Trafford 

After a not a very convincing start and being at 10th place at one point of the last season, Ole Gunnar Soljaer’s boys showed another face in the second part of the season by finishing in top 3 in the table. Eager to win titles and bring the old glory of United, Bruno Fernandes and company will try to show their best this season.

Goalkeepers:

1. David de Gea, 13. Lee Grant, 22. Sergio Romero, 34. Dean Henderson;

Defenders:

2. Victor Lindelöf, 3. Eric Bailly, 4. Phil Jones, 5. Harry Maguire, 12. Chris Smalling, 16. Marcos Rojo, 20. Diogo Dalot, 23. Luke Shaw, 24. Timothy Fosu-Mensah, 29. Aaron Wan-Bissaka, 38. Axel Tuanzebe, 41. Ethan Laird, 33. Brandon Williams, 71. Teden Mengi;

Midfielders:

6. Paul Pogba, 8. Juan Mata, 14. Jesse Lingard, 15. Andreas Pereira, 17. Fred, 18. Bruno Fernandes, 21. Daniel James, 31. Nemanja Matic, 37. James Garner, 39. Scott McTominay, 54. Ethan Galbraith, 34. Donny van de Beek;

Forwards:

9. Anthony Martial, 10. Marcus Rashford, 25. Odion Ighalo, 11. Mason Greenwood, 56. Anthony Elanga.

14. Newcastle United – St. James’ Park

Steve Bruce’s boys had a considerably a good last season by ensuring there stay in the Premier League for another season avoiding relegation in the second tier like two years ago. After signing a few new players, they will try to improve their result from the last campaign and finish in a higher position.

Goalkeepers:

29. Mark Gillespie, 1. Martin Dubravka, 26. Karl Darlow, 41. Daniel Langley;

Defenders:

2. Ciaran Clark, 3. Paul Dummett, 5. Fabian Schär, 6. Jamaal Lascelles, 17. Emil Krafth, 18. Federico Fernández, 19. Javier Manquillo, 22. DeAndre Yedlin, 15. Jamal Lewis;

Midfielders:

23. Jacob Murphy, 8. Jonjo Shelvey, 11. Matt Ritchie, 14. Isaac Hayden, 24. Miguel Almirón, 30. Christian Atsu, 36. Sean Longstaff, 4. Matthew Longstaff, 16. Jeff Hendrick, 21. Ryan Fraser, 28. Henri Saivet, 32. Daniel Barlaser;

Forwards:

7. Andy Carroll, 9. Joelinton, 10. Allan Saint-Maximin, 12. Dwight Gayle, 27. Yoshinori Muto, 13. Callum Wilson.

15. Sheffield United – Bramall Lane

Without doubt, the pleasant surprise of the last season was Sheffield United by finishing at 9th place after winning promotion from the second tier of English football. The question is whether they will keep the form from the last season and still be one of the toughest teams in the League.

Goalkeepers:

18. Wes Foderingham, 21. Michael Verrips, 25. Simon Moore, 1. Aaron Ramsdale;

Defenders:

2. George Baldock, 3. Enda Stevens, 5. Jack O’Connell, 6. Chris Basham, 12. John Egan, 19. Jack Robinson, 29. Kean Bryan, 15. Phil Jagielka, 13. Max Lowe,

22. Ethan Ampadu, 20. Jayden Bogle;

Midfielders:

4. John Fleck, 7. John Lundstram, 16. Oliver Norwood, 23. Ben Osborn, 8. Sander Berge, 26. Jack Rodwell, 28. Regan Slater, 14. Oliver Burke;

Forwards:

9. Oliver McBurnie, 10. Billy Sharp, 17. David McGoldrick, 11. Lys Mousset.

16. Southampton – St. Mary’s Stadium 

The club from South of England has again found the right rhythm of football after a strong finish of the last campaign, which saw them finishing at the 11th place in the table. For sure will be interesting to see if Ralph Hasenhüttl’s boys will show the same face in 20/21 campaign.

Goalkeepers:

1. Alex McCarthy, 28. Angus Gunn, 44. Fraser Forster, 41. Harry Lewis;

Defenders:

4. Jannik Vestergaard, 5. Jack Stephens, 3. Ryan Bertrand, 29. Jake Vokins, 35. Jan Bednarek, 18. Yan Valery, 2. Kyle Walker-Peters, 22. Mohammed Salisu;

Midfielders:

12. Moussa Djenepo, 6. Oriol Romeu, 8. James Ward-Prowse, 17. Stuart Armstrong, 19. Sofiane Boufal, 11. Nathan Redmond, 20. William Smallbone, 23. Nathan Tella;

Forwards:

7. Shane Long, 9. Danny Ings, 10. Che Adams, 14. Michael Obafemi.

17. Tottenham Hotspur – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 

 

After the surprising replacement of Mauricio Pochetino with Jose Mourinho, Spurs will try to bring a trophy in their new stadium and make their fans happy. But the question is will Jose Mourihno delivered the long time desire trophy and fix the mess at Spurs this season?

Goalkeepers:

1. Hugo Lloris, 22. Paulo Gazzaniga, 12. Joe Hart, 41. Alfie Whiteman, 40. Brandon Austin;

Defenders:

4. Toby Alderweireld, 6. Davinson Sánchez, 21. Juan Foyth, 24. Serge Aurier, 33. Ben Davies, 25. Japhet Tanganga, 2. Matt Doherty, 49. Dennis Cirkin;

Midfielders:

8. Harry Winks, 11. Erik Lamela, 15. Eric Dier, 17. Moussa Sissoko, 19. Ryan Sessegnon, 20. Dele Alli, 28. Tanguy Ndombele, 30. Gedson Fernandes, 5. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg, 18. Giovani Lo Celso, 48. Harvey White;

Forwards:

27. Lucas Moura, 47. Jack Clarke, 7. Son Heung-Min, 10. Harry Kane, 23. Steven Bergwijn.

18. West Bromwich Albion – The Hawthorns 

After two years spent in the second tier of the English football, this season West Bromwich Albion secure their place in the Premier League after finishing second in the last campaign. With an experienced manager like Slaven Bilic, the Baggies will try their best to survive in the best League in the World.

Goalkeepers:

1. Sam Johnstone, 25. David Button, 23. Jonathan Bond;

Defenders:

2. Darnell Furlong, 3. Kieran Gibbs, 5. Kyle Bartley, 6. Semi Ajayi, 14. Conor Townsend, 26. Ahmed Hegazi, 27. Dara O’Shea, 24. Cédric Kipré, 22. Lee Peltier, 20. Branislav Ivanovic;

Midfielders:

8. Jake Livermore, 10. Matt Phillips, 13. Kamil Grosicki, 16. Rekeem Harper, 19. Romaine Sawyers, 28. Sam Field, 21. Kyle Edwards, 11. Grady Diangana, 4. Hal Robson-Kanu;

Forwards:

9. Kenneth Zohore, 12. Matheus Pereira, 15. Charlie Austin, 7. Callum Robinson.

19.West Ham United – London Stadium 

What can we say about the Hammers different than disappointment! Season after season they are trying to get into that top 6 teams. Still, unfortunately, they always disappoint their fans with their performance on the pitch, after finishing at 16th place in the last season campaign that was one of the worst seasons for the Hammers. Let’s see if this season they will improve their performance and finish in a higher position then the previous one.

Goalkeepers:

1. Lukasz Fabianski, 25. David Martin, 35. Darren Randolph, 34. Nathan Trott;

Defenders:

3. Aaron Cresswell, 4. Fabián Balbuena, 29. Gonçalo Cardoso, 21. Angelo Ogbonna, 23. Issa Diop, 24. Ryan Fredericks, 26. Arthur Masuaku, 31. Ben Johnson;

Midfielders:

8. Felipe Anderson, 10. Manuel Lanzini, 11. Robert Snodgrass, 16. Mark Noble, 18. Pablo Fornals, 19. Jack Wilshere, 41. Declan Rice, 33. Josh Cullen;

Forwards:

30. Michail Antonio, 7. Andriy Yarmolenko, 20. Jarrod Bowen, 22. Sébastien Haller, 32. Xande Silva.

20.Wolverhampton Wanderers – Molineux Stadium 

The little “Portugal” of Nuno Espirito-Santo has been very impressive since they returned to the Premier League 3 years ago. With a reputation of one of the most consistent teams in the League, they have managed to finish at 7th place in the last season campaign and securing spot in the Europe League competition.

Goalkeepers:

11. Rui Patrício, 21. John Ruddy;

Defenders:

15. Willy Boly, 16. Conor Coady, 19. Jonny, 29. Rúben Vinagre, 49. Maximilian Kilman, 59. Oskar Buur, 5. Marçal;

Midfielders:

8. Rúben Neves, 10. Daniel Podence, 27. Romain Saïss, 28. João Moutinho, 32. Leander Dendoncker, 20. Vitinha;

Forwards:

7. Pedro Neto, 9. Raúl Jiménez, 18. Diogo Jota, 30. Leonardo Campana, 37. Adama Traoré, 17. Fabio Silva.

 

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Petar Leykov