Team England will open their Commonwealth Games title defence on July 29, 2022 and be first on court at the NEC Arena in Birmingham. Reasons to be positive about the club's outlook include a 4-1 thumping of the Cottagers just three days after a 5-0 humbling of their own away at Luton - two results that just about sum up the Championship. "The situation in both countries is changing daily and we are working with both nations to navigate what that means for the fixtures we have planned. Their total of 151 sprints, meanwhile, was the second-highest of any Premier League side in the latest round of fixtures, behind only Marcelo Bielsa's famously industrious Leeds.