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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.
09.08.26Matchday
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
09.08.26News
Hartlepool United made a winning start to their new National League campaign on Saturday, beating Barrow 2-0. Here's what Jeff Stelling made of the Pools players.
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.
09.08.26Features
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 Sky Blues continued their pre-season preparations for the Premier League with a 3-1 win over Espanyol earlier this evening.
The third instalment of our LCFC Women summer roundup features two friendly fixtures, two player departures and one new contract, as preparation for the Barclays WSL 2 season continues.
The O's beat Oxford United 2-0, with inspired substitutions proving the difference as late goals prove decisive.
Hartlepool United club president Jeff Stelling hailed the "perfect start" to the new National League season after Pools beat Barrow 2-0.
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.
Georginio Rutter and Yasin Ayari were both on the score sheet in Brighton's 3-0 win over AS Roma.
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.
Georginio Rutter underlined his claims to replace Danny Welbeck for Brighton with a fine goal against AS Roma.
Debut boys Jimmy-Jay Morgan and Felix Horn Myhre on target to give Albion their first League Cup win since 2022
Jahnoah Markelo, we barely knew thee. The Suriname winger arrived in January in a £4.3m move. Seven months later, he's gone.
A little over an hour before the team's first competitive game of the season, Gillingham have announced the emergency-loan signing of a new goalkeeper.
New Rochdale manager Ian Watson speaks exclusively to The Pearl Street Post about the years that made him and put him on the path to the Crown Oil Arena
08.08.26Features
Matt Turner always wanted to play for Rochdale - until he realised he was no good at football! Now, he's trying to serve his club and community in a different way...
MACHEL HEWITT: At long last, Bromley’s 26/27 campaign gets underway.
Facundo Buonanotte is set to spend another season away from the Amex Stadium, with the Argentine heading to Spain for the upcoming campaign.
An in-depth dissection of the positives and negatives from Wycombe's 2-1 defeat to Stevenage in the first round of the Carabao Cup.
08.08.26Analysis
Cesar Peixoto’s first game in charge was navigated comfortably but there are key areas to work on ahead of the league opener against Blackburn Rovers.
