Wolves must find a way to reduce a large squad to make way for Cesar Peixoto’s targets but the clock is ticking as the season gets underway.
10.08.26News
Gills young gun admits he's been 'flattered' by the positive reaction he's had from the fans, but said he knows better performances are coming.
10.08.26Features
The CounterPress app has now officially launched, giving you an easy way to access Pearl Street Post content from your mobile.
09.08.26News
Back-to-back or straight back down? The consensus among bookmakers appears to be something in between
Rochdale are about to start an EFL season for the first time in four years, but they do so with several questions to answer
09.08.26Opinion
Baba Adeeko's signing addresses a key issue for Rochdale - but there's more still to do
Author, journalist and Dale fan Chris Fitzgerald talks us through his new book "Survival To Silverware"
09.08.26Features
One of only three players remaining from the Rochdale side relegated from League Two in 2023, Devante Rodney has been a key part of The Dale's 'way back'
"Meet the new boss, same as the old boss?" Maybe not quite, but Ian Watson was certainly an admirer of his predecessor's work
Last week's kit launch event pointed to a new direction for a club that has struggled to be fashionable in recent decades.
The Moonraker runs the rule over the individuals performances of the Swindon Town players during their 3-2 defeat by Cardiff City in the League Cup.
09.08.26Matchday
West Bromwich Albion are off the mark for the season having swept aside League Two opponents Rotherham United in the first round of the Carabao Cup on Saturday
Paul Fisher highlights the main talking points following Chesterfield's defeat at Fleetwood Town in the first round of the EFL Cup.
SIMON HEAD: The manner of Gillingham's EFL Cup defeat to Luton Town set the alarm bells ringing among certain sections of the Gills fanbase, but without a ball kicked in anger in the league, it's way too early to hit the panic button.
Bolton Wanderers fell out of the Carabao Cup as they lost 1-0 to Sheffield Wednesday. Jamal Lowe scored the only goal of the game as Xavier Simons was sent off. From the starting XI to the substitutes, here's our full player ratings.
ANALYSIS: It is very easy to point to a 12th straight League Cup first-round exit and make the usual jokes. But there have been many worse first-hurdle falls in this competition since 2015. This was not a fall, in fact Swindon were barely unseated.
Watford's 1-0 win against Crawley Town, a rare success in the EFL Cup, gave head coach Alessio Dionisi a winning start, but there are problems to solve at both ends of the pitch with a thankless start in the Championship around the corner
Parkes was a star of the great Wolves team of the Seventies, a much-loved figure throughout his playing days and in retirement, who will be hugely missed by the Wolves family.
One year on since we lost the voice of Leicester City Football Club, Bradley Varnam, we have been speaking to some of his former colleagues, including For Fox Sake's Pete Selby.
Norwich and West Brom comfortably dispatch their lower-league opposition as the Saturday fixtures fail to throw up any major surprises.
08.08.26News
Morrison warns of 'miles bigger tests' ahead after Albion romp to rare League Cup victory
08.08.26Matchday
The O's beat Oxford United 2-0, with inspired substitutions proving the difference as late goals prove decisive.
ANALYSIS: Sometimes you have to fit your formation to your personnel, and based on Gillingham's squad as it stands, three at the back doesn't work.
Bolton Wanderers opened their 2026/27 season by dropping out of the Carabao Cup. The Whites had the better of the chances but a red card for Xavier Simons changed the game, as Sheffield Wednesday's Max Lowe would chip the only goal of the match in minutes later.
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