5 of the six Premier League sides in pre-season pleasant motion on Saturday didn’t win – and a former top-flight star shone for Bayern.
Nottingham Forest, Brighton & Hove Albion, Brentford, Leeds United, Burnley and Sunderland all performed, scoring a complete of 4 targets.
Virtually a yr after becoming a member of Die Roten from Crystal Palace for £50.8 million, Michael Olise was on the double because the reigning German champions hosted Lyon.
101GreatGoals.com takes a have a look at the newest pre-season motion with beneath two weeks till the Premier League returns.
Birmingham vs Forest: Stansfield objective decisive
In a match to honour the legendary Trevor Francis, Championship newcomers Birmingham earned bragging rights in a derby courtesy of Jay Stansfield’s Twenty second-minute end from the sting of the field.
Forest described the 1-0 defeat as “extra useful minutes” and had quite a few probabilities to equalise, with Morgan Gibbs-White, new signing Dan Ndoye and targetman Chris Wooden all culpable earlier than Taiwo Awoniyi was denied by Ryan Allsop.
Forest host Italian membership Fiorentina in a pleasant on Tuesday (19:45 BST / 14:45 ET / 11:45 PT).
Nottingham Forest group: Sels, Morato (Awoniyi 70), Murillo (Moreira 70), Sangare, Hudson-Odoi (Silva 70), Anderson (Yates 70), Gibbs-White (Richards 70), Ndoye (Boly 70), Jesus (Wooden 46), Cunha (Carmo 70), Milenkovic (Abbott 70).
Leeds vs Villarreal: Piroe plunders level
Joel Piroe celebrated his twenty sixth birthday by hanging the 67th-minute equaliser from a Brenden Aaronson cross to earn Leeds a 1-1 draw at Elland Street.
Villarreal had gone forward 5 minutes earlier when Gerard Moreno’s header was pushed in opposition to the crossbar by Illan Meslier and Karl Etta Eyong pounced on the rebound.
Yellow Submarine goalkeeper Diego Conde tipped fellow substitute Harry Grey’s late header in opposition to the crossbar to thwart Leeds, who’re in motion once more at residence to Milan subsequent Saturday (15:00 BST / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT).
Leeds group: Leeds: Darlow (Meslier 46), Schmidt (Byram 63), Rodon, Struijk (Bijol 46), Gudmundsson, Ampadu, Longstaff (Gruev 46), Stach (Tanaka 63), Gnonto (Ramazani 63), Nmecha (Piroe 46), Aaaronson (Grey 81)
Southampton vs Brighton: Minteh magic
Winger Yankuba Minteh entered the field on the suitable and located the far nook of the web within the twenty fifth and sixty fifth minutes as Brighton gave the impression to be in cruise management at Southampton, who they beat 4-0 away on February 22 with the Saints doomed to Premier League relegation.
There was salvation for the hosts this time as substitute Jay Robinson curled in from simply contained in the penalty space within the 69th minute by way of Seagulls defender Lewis Dunk. Adam Armstrong’s penalty 4 minutes later ensured the sport ended 2-2.
Brighton are at residence to Bundesliga membership Wolfsburg subsequent Saturday (17:00 BST / 12:00 ET / 09:00 ET).
Brighton group: Steele, Wieffer (Tasker 86), Van Hecke, Dunk (Penman 86), De Cuyper (Slater 86), Gomez (Moran 79), Atari, Minteh (Howell 65), O’Riley, Rutter (Sima 79), Mitoma (Oriola 79)
Yankuba’s double! ⚽️⚽️ Watch prolonged highlights of at this time’s draw over on YT now. 📺⤵️
— Brighton & Hove Albion (@OfficialBHAFC) August 2, 2025
Sunderland vs Actual Betis: Ruibal decides contest
Granit Xhaka, Robin Roefs and Reinildo made their non-competitive debuts for Sunderland, who have been indebted to the crossbar for conserving out Valentín Gomez’s first half-header earlier than full-back Trai Hume cleared off the road from the rebound.
After winger Simon Adingra had a objective dominated out for offside from midfielder Xhaka’s move, wideman Aitor Ruibal headed the one objective of the sport within the 74th minute for the guests.
The Black Cats go to Bundesliga group Augsburg in a pleasant on Saturday (14:00 BST / 09:00 ET / 06:00 PT).
Sunderland group: Roefs, Hume, Ballard, Reinildo (Huggins 61), H. Jones, Adingra, Diarra (Le Payment 61), Xhaka, Talbi, Sadiki, Mayenda
Cerramos el stage de Inglaterra con una nueva victoria 👋🏴
¡Seguimos preparando el inicio de @LaLiga! 💚💪 pic.twitter.com/CCedoW1VpK
— Actual Betis Balompié 🌴💚 (@RealBetis) August 2, 2025
QPR vs Brentford: Captain Collins clinches win
Brentford have been the one Premier League group to win because of new captain Nathan Collins’s second-minute header from a Michael Kayode cross.
Goalkeeper Joe Walsh was busy for the second-tier facet, denying Fábio Carvalho, Rico Henry, Antoni Milambo and Myles Peart-Harris to limit the guests to a 1-0 victory.
The Bees host Bundesliga opponents Borussia Monchengladbach in a pleasant on Friday (19:30 BST / 14:30 ET / 11:30 PT).
Brentford group: Kelleher, Kayode (Roerslev 76), Ajer (Arthur 64), Collins (Stephenson 76), Henry (Hickey 64), Yarmoliuk (Onyeka 76), Jensen (Milambo 64); Carvalho (Donovan 76), Damsgaard (Konak 76), Lewis-Potter (Meghoma 76), Thiago (Peart-Harris 64)
Kayode ➡️ Collins ➡️ Again of internet pic.twitter.com/0aFN3vi0EX
— Brentford FC (@BrentfordFC) August 2, 2025
Stoke Metropolis vs Burnley: Wilmot winner
Burnley received 2-0 at Stoke on their approach to promotion final season however there was to be no repeat of their two clear sheets in opposition to the Potters in 2024/25 as Ben Wilmot’s first-half strike gave the hosts victory.
Midfielder Josh Laurent was despatched off after the break for the Clarets, who will comply with up this 1-0 defeat with a house match in opposition to Italian facet Lazio subsequent Saturday (15:00 BST / 10:00 ET / 07:00 PT).
Scott Parker on at this time’s pre-season outing in opposition to Stoke Metropolis 📺
— Burnley FC (@BurnleyOfficial) August 2, 2025
Bayern vs Lyon: Olise targets give Roten win
Michael Olise transformed a 53rd-minute penalty after Harry Kane had been substituted and struck once more 9 minutes later as Bayern started their pre-season preparations with a 2-1 residence win over French membership Lyon.
Georges Mikautadze hit a submit for OL and Alejandro Rodriguez replied seven minutes from time, racing clear on the break and slotting in.
Der Elfmeter im Video 🎥⚽️ pic.twitter.com/hj3LMyQg6T
— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) August 2, 2025
Luis Diaz would have scored on his non-competitive debut for his new membership however for a superb save from goalkeeper Remy Descamps, stopping Bayern from scoring a 3rd after the break.
Bayern are again on the Allianz Area to face Tottenham in a pleasant on Thursday (17:30 BST / 12:30 ET / 09:30 ET).
Trikot weg, Herz gewonnen. ❤️🥰
Lucho nach seinem ersten Spiel in der Area! #FCBOL pic.twitter.com/yt1Z30jaUI
— FC Bayern München (@FCBayern) August 2, 2025
Bayern group (first half): Neuer, Boey, Upamecano, Kim, Guerreiro, Goretzka, Bischof, Karl, Wanner, Coman, Kane
Second half: Urbig, Tah, Kiala, Stanisic, Kimmich, Olise, Laimer, Santos Daiber, Gnabry, Diaz, Kusi-Asare
When does the 2025/26 Premier League season begin?
The primary spherical of Premier League matches in 2025/26 will probably be on the weekend of August 16 2025, beginning with Liverpool internet hosting Bournemouth on Friday, August 15 (20:00 BST / 15:00 ET / 12:00 PT).
That recreation is being proven stay within the UK on Sky Sports activities Premier League, Extremely and Fundamental Occasion.
The final spherical of matches this season will all begin on the identical time on Might 24 2026. No rounds will happen inside 60 hours of one another and there will probably be no fixture on December 24.
When does Bayern’s 2025/26 Bundesliga season begin?
The first round of Bundesliga games in 2025/26 will probably be on the weekend of August 23 2025, with Bayern beginning the motion at residence to Leipzig on Friday, August 22 at 19:30 BST (14:30 ET / 11:30 PT).
