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a day ago
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Accrington sign midfielder Sinclair
Accrington Stanley have signed Curzon Ashton midfielder Isaac Sinclair on a two-year 23-year-old turned down a new deal with the National League North side and will join Stanley on 1 is the son of former QPR, West Ham and England midfielder Trevor Sinclair."I have worked so hard to get here, it's always been what I have wanted to do, to play football in a full-time environment and doing what I love," he told the club website., external
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4 days ago
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Everton to face Roma at new stadium
Everton have confirmed their final pre-season fixture will take place at their Hill Dickinson Toffees will welcome Serie A side Roma to the new ground on Saturday, 9 August at 15:00 BST for a game that will also act as the final test event before the 2025-26 season officially gets under a series of restricted capacity test events, this match will see the full 52,888 seats available to friendly will bring to an end a pre-season that includes fixtures against EFL sides Accrington Stanley and Blackburn Rovers, before a trip to the United States, where David Moyes' team will face Bournemouth, West Ham and Manchester United.
BBC News
13-06-2025
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Keeper Walsh signs new QPR contract
QPR goalkeeper Joe Walsh has signed a new contract with the Championship club. Walsh, 23, has made seven first-team appearances for Rangers since being signed from Gillingham in January spent the second half of the 2023-24 campaign on loan at Accrington stayed at Loftus Road last season to act as back-up to first-choice keeper Paul Nardi, but is keen to play more. "I want to play games of football. I want to experience that week in, week out," he told the club website., external"By playing games, I'll learn more. That's my goal."QPR have not disclosed the length of Walsh's new deal.
BBC News
12-06-2025
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Carabao Cup brings in preliminary round for 2025-26
The 2025-26 Carabao Cup will include a preliminary round to accommodate the increased number of Premier League clubs with European top-flight sides will participate in European competitions next season, prompting the change to help reduce the number of clubs in the first two preliminary round will feature the two sides promoted from the National League and the two clubs who finished 21st and 22nd in League will be separated regionally, as is customary with the competition's early rounds, meaning Accrington Stanley will face Oldham Athletic while Barnet take on Newport home sides for those ties will be drawn at the same time as the draw for round one on 26 June at 16:30 BST. All EFL clubs - other than the two eliminated in the preliminary round - will participate in round one of the 11 Premier League sides not in Europe enter at the second-round stage while the nine sides - Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester City, Chelsea, Newcastle, Aston Villa, Tottenham, Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace - come in at round three. Carabao Cup 2025-26 fixture dates Preliminary round: week commencing 4 August 2025Round one: week commencing 11 August 2025Round two: week commencing 25 August 2025Round three: split between week commencing 15 September and 22 September 2025 to accommodate clubs participating in Champions League and Europa LeagueRound four: week commencing 27 October 2025Round five: week commencing 15 December 2025Semi-final first leg: week commencing 12 January 2026Semi-final second leg: week commencing 2 February 2026Final: Sunday, 22 March 2026
BBC News
12-06-2025
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Newport to face Barnet in new preliminary EFL Cup round
Newport County will enter next season's Carabao Cup at a new preliminary round stage, with a tie against Barnet set for the week commencing 4 format of the competition has been amended by the English Football League (EFL) due to nine Premier League teams being involved in European two promoted clubs from last season's National League - Barnet and Oldham Athletic - and the clubs who finished in 21st and 22nd place in League Two - Accrington Stanley and Newport - now have to compete in a preliminary round in order to qualify for the first round format is designed to reduce the number of clubs in rounds one and two, in order to accommodate all Premier League clubs involved in Europe in round venue for County's tie with Barnet and who has home advantage will be determined at the same time as the draw for the first round of the Carabao Cup on 26 June.
