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The Premier League is back! All 20 clubs assessed

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The Premier League is back! All 20 clubs assessed

How have all 20 Premier League sides' pre-season preparations gone ahead of the new season? How ready are clubs for the new campaign? Watch Arsenal vs Coventry live on Sky Sports Premier League on Friday from 7pm, kick-off 8pm

Football hasn't stopped this summer, so to make sure you're up to speed with how every Premier League is shaping up ahead of the new season we've taken a look at their preparations for the new campaign.

From new managers and signings to pre-season form and emerging talents, here's the lowdown on how the top 20 are looking...

A lot of Arsenal's transfer talk has surrounded Vinicius Junior and Bradley Barcola this summer, but has Christos Tzolis given Mikel Arteta a reason to think differently?

There was not a great deal of fanfare when the Greece winger moved for £34m from Club Brugge early in the window, but Tzolis has already shown quite a lot of threat since arriving.

July 25: Arsenal 3-0 MK Dons - Arsenal training ground August 1: Girona 1-4 Arsenal - Girona August 5: Arsenal 1-3 Real Betis - Dublin August 9: Arsenal 2-3 Borussia Dortmund - Emirates Stadium August 12: Arsenal 1-1 Como (4-3 pens) - Emirates Stadium August 16: Arsenal 3-0 Man City , Community Shield - Cardiff

In six pre-season games, he has six assists and one goal - including making two in the Community Shield against Man City. He is by no means flashy - he completed none of his dribbles in the win over Cardiff, for example - but he is very effective.

That pre-season showing mirrored his form last season - getting 51 goal contributions in 52 games for Club Brugge. A set-piece threat too; if he gets anything close to those numbers in the regular season, then Arsenal have found themselves a bargain. Sam Blitz

The doom and gloom mood of pre-season following the departures of Morgan Rogers and Youri Tielemans was momentarily lifted by Aston Villa's performance against Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Super Cup final.

New signing Joao Gomes and 17-year-old Brian Madjo have impressed in pre-season and stood out once again against PSG, despite the loss.

July 21: Walsall 0-5 Aston Villa - Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium July 25: Porto 2-1 Aston Villa - Estadio Do Dragao July 28: Aston Villa 2-4 Real Sociedad - Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium August 1: Indonesia All-Stars 1-3 Aston Villa - Jakarta August 4: BG Pathum United 1-3 Aston Villa - Pathum Thani August 7: Aston Villa 1-2 Bayern Munich , Hong Kong August 12: UEFA Super Cup - PSG 2-1 Aston Villa, Salzburg August 15: Borussia Monchengladbach 2-1 Aston Villa - Borussia-Park

However, Unai Emery was dealt another blow when reports emerged of injuries for both players as they approach the season opener against Brighton. They will now join both Amadou Onana and new signing Johan Manzambi on the sidelines.

It has been a summer of change at Villa Park and navigating key player exits is difficult enough. Injuries and the absence of any form of pre-season for Ezri Konsa and Ollie Watkins due to their extended World Cup breaks now mean both the line-up and performance itself could throw up a few surprises at the Amex Stadium on Sunday.

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