EFL and Non League: Friendlies Review – 28th July 2024

Club football is in full swing and with that in mind, we have a pre-season friendlies review covering our EFL and non league sides.

Players are starting to get back in shape for the beginning of the upcoming campaign. Depending on the club and level they’re at, they head to places with better climatic conditions than at home to ease the players in, or to places with harsher climates so the players could hit the ground running when the season kicks in.

It also gives managers the opportunity to blend new players into the team, try out different tactics or help players adapt to a new manager and his techniques.

Commercial aspects for top flight sides can be the top priority for tours. The team is in a place where they want to increase the fanbase, regardless of the climate and/or conditions and made to play high-profile friendlies which are of absolutely no use, as the only purpose they fulfil is filling the stadiums. Despite the torrential rain, bad condition of the pitch, efforts were made till the last minute to make sure the match happened.

Right, time to take a look at the Prem, EFL and non league friendlies review…

Vancouver Whitecaps (Can) 1-4 Wrexham (Wal)

Line-up: Wrexham: Okonkwo (Howard 46), Brunt (Cleworth 62), O’Connell (Dobson 62), Boyle (O’Connor 46), Barnett (Bolton 75), Cannon (Jones 75), Evans (James 84), Lee (Davies 75), Revan (McClean 62), Marriott (Bickerstaff 75), Dalby (Palmer 75)

Subs: Burton, Forde, Waters, Ashfield

Line-up: Vancouver Whitecaps: Boehmer (Bendik 62), Linder, Adekugbe (Bovalina 46), Halbouni (Sjoberg 62), Utvik (Gherasimencov 62), Schopf (Berhalter 46), Priso, Ahmed (Simmons 62), Vite (Mackenzie 62), Kreilach (Goldthorp 46), White (Johnson 46)

Subs: Takaoka, Veselinovic

Attendance: 34,738

Crawley (Eng) 3-6 Crystal Palace (Eng)

Crawley: Wollacott (GK), Conroy, Anderson, Darcy, Hepburn-Murphy, Quitirna, Kelly, Mukena, Williams, Flint, Malone.

Subs: Shiek, Trialist, Barker, Roles, Dacosta, Adeyemo, Faal, Mullarkey, Papadopolous, Khaleel.

Palace: Johnstone (GK), Clyne, Richards (Holding, 60), Andersen (Umeh, 60), Riad (Ward, HT), Mitchell, Hughes, Doucouré (Ahamada, HT), Rak-Sakyi (Ayew, 60), Edouard (Schlupp, 60), Kamada (Ebiowei, 85).

Sub not used: Matthews (GK).

Attendance: 5,002 (1,397 away)

Cheltenham (Eng) 0-3 Bristol City (Eng)

CHELTENHAM TOWN (3-5-2): Evans; Player A (Laing 45), Bennett (C), Bradbury; Jude-Boyd, Kinsella (Player B 45), Pett (Thomas 45), Pell (Archer 82), Haynes; Keena (Dulson 45), Taylor (Bowman 45)

BRISTOL CITY (4-3-3): O’Leary; Pring, Dickie ( James 45), Atkinson (Morrison 45), Tanner, Bird, Knight, Memheti, Sykes, Armstrong (Pecover 69), Wells

REFEREE: S Tallis

ATTENDANCE: 2,233 (1,086 from Bristol)

Bristol City (Eng) 2-1 Exeter (Eng)

Exeter City XI: Whitworth, Niskanen (Dean), Sweeney © (James), Fitzwater (Diabate), Purrington (Yfeko), Harper (Wildschut), McMillan (Woods), Richards (Cummins), Francis (Borges), Aitchison (Watts), Alli (Magennis)

Substitutes: Watts, Woods, Wildschut, Dean, Magennis, Borges, Cummins, James, Diabate, Yfeko

Bristol City XI: Bajic, McCrorie, Vyner (Wood), Naismith (Benarous), Campbell-Slowey, Williams (Backwell), Gardner-Hickman, Cornick (James), Stokes, Bell (Nelson), Mayulu

Substitutes: Thomas, Benarous, Morrison, Wood, James, Nelson, Backwell

Bolton (Eng) 1-1 Fiorentina (Ita)

Wanderers: Baxter; Toal, Almedia Santos, Forrester (Johnston 71); Dacres-Cogley, Thomason, Sheehan (Morley 71), Conway (Iredale 71); Lolos, Adeboyejo, Collins. Substitutes: Khumbeni, Matheson, Sharples-Ahmed.

Booked: Johnston

Fiorentina: Terracciano; Comuzzo, Ranieri, Biraghi; Ikone, Barak, Bianco, Fortini; Caprini, Brwkalo; Kean. Substitutes used: Amatucci, Rubino, Dodo, Kayode, Kouadio, Mandragora, Kouame, Krastev, Sottil.

Booked: Ranieri, Rubino, Dodo

Referee: Bobby Madley

Attendance: 6,862

Bristol Rovers (Eng) 2-0 Portimonense (Por)

Bristol Rovers: Griffiths, Senior (Hunt 72), Wilson © (Connolly 86), Taylor (Moore 46), Mola (Lawrence 86), Bilongo (Forbes 86), Conteh (Shaw 86), Ward (Lindsay 46), Hutchinson (McCormick 72) , Sinclair (Brown 86), Omochere (Thomas 46)

Goals: Omochere 42, Thomas 90 (p)

Hull (Eng) 0-2 Newcastle (Eng)

Hull City: Pandur; Coyle (C) (Fleming 65’), Jones (Ashbee 89′), McLoughlin (Smith 84′), Jacob (Drameh 46’); Slater, Simons (Furlong 89′), Ömür (Vaughan 84′); Longman (S. Hall 89′), Estupiñán (Seri 62’), Giles (Tinsdale 80’).

Sub Not Used: Foster.

Newcastle United: Pope (Vlachodimos 73’); Livramento (Harrison 62’), Krafth, Burn (C), Lewis (Emerson 73’); L. Hall (Charlton 84′), Joelinton (Turner-Cooke 62’), Miley (Stanton 79’); Murphy (Munda 73’), Isak (Parkinson 62’), Barnes (Sanusi 62’).

Subs Not Used: Ruddy, Kuol, Heffernan, Thompson.

Attendance: 13,670 (4,500* away)

Blackpool (Eng) 0-1 Sunderland (Eng)

Sunderland XI: Patterson, Hume, O’Nien ©, Alese (Johnson 46’), Cirkin, Neil, Browne (Rigg 70’), Jobe, Roberts, Clarke, Mayenda.

Subs not used: Moore, Anderson, Mundle, Rusyn, Ba, Aouchiche.

Blackpool XI: Grimshaw, Husband, Gabriel, Pennington, Norburn, Morgan, Fletcher, Coulson, Rhodes, Casey, Apter.

Doncaster (Eng) 3-5 Middlesbrough (Eng)

Doncaster Rovers: Sharman-Lowe, Olowu, Wood, Molyneux, Broadbent, Sbarra, Sharp, Nixon, Bailey, Yeboah, Senior.

Subs: Lawlor, Oram, Sterry, Maxwell, Miller, Gibson, Ironside, Hurst, McGrath, Flint, Williams.

Goals: Molyneux (40), Sharp pen (47), Ironside (71).

Boro: Dieng, van den Berg, Clarke, Hackney (Barlaser 78), McGree (Burgzorg 70), Latte Lath (Coburn 70), Jones (Morris 78), Ayling (Dijksteel 78), Howson (Finch 78), Azaz (Gilbert 78), Engel (McCormick 78).

Subs: Glover, Brynn, McCabe.

Goals: Hackney (23), Azaz (49), McGree (54), Latte Lath (63), Finch (82).

There’s goals aplenty in today’s match highlights 📹 #UTB https://t.co/Ec4xnWUeWX

— Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) July 27, 2024

AFC Wimbledon (Eng) 2-0 Charlton (Eng)

Charlton: Mannion; Jones (Ramsay 77), A .Mitchell (Z.Mitchell 77), Gillesphey (Edmonds-Green 77); Watson (Asiimwe 77), Coventry (Taylor 77), Docherty (c) (Edun 77), Berry (Anderson 77), Edwards (Small 77); Aneke (Ahadme 46 (Kanu 77)), Godden (Campbell 57)

Subs (not used): Maynard-Brewer, MacLorg, Hylton (Trialist)

AFC Wimbledon: Goodman; Ogundere (Sutcliffe 87), Lewis (Biler 77), Johnson; Neufville (Trialist 77), Reeves (c) (Williams 87), Ball (Tilley 77), Smith (Maycock 77), Sasu (Hippolyte 77); Bugiel (Pigott 71), Stevens (Kelly 71)

Subs (not used): Ward, Young

Goals: Johnson 65, Kelly 79

Assists: Neufville 65, Maycock 79

Attendance: 3,156 (1,002 away)

Referee: Charles Breakspear

Rotherham (Eng) 1-2 Sheff Utd (Eng)

Rotherham- Phillips, Rafferty (Trialist 80), Bramall (James 46), Raggett (Powell 80), Nombe (Hungbo 46), Clarke-Harris (Trialist 46), Hugill (Odoffin 69), Jules (Kelly 46), Rathbone (MacDonald 74), Humphreys, Tiehi (Osong 69). Unused- Dawson, McWilliams.

Sheffield United- Davies, McCallum, Arblaster (Dozzell 46), Hamer (Slimane 46), Moore (Marsh 79), O’Hare (Brewster 68), Ahmedhodzic (Peck 68), Shackleton (Seriki 20), Robinson, Souza (Sachdev 79), Brooks (Trusty 75). Unused- Faxon, Curtis, Boyes, Hampson, Burrows.

Referee- D Drysdale

Attendance – 6291 (2867)

Shrewsbury (Eng) 2-1 Derby (Eng)

Shrewsbury: Savin (Young 46), Hoole, Nsiala, Pierre (Feeney 74), Benning, Winchester (Perry 74), Trialist (Shipley 69), Biggins, O’Reilly (Godwin 86), Bloxham (Loughran 86), Marquis (Lloyd 68).

Derby: Vickers, Forsyth, Ozoh, Cashin (Ward 46), Barkhuizen (Mendez-Laing 61), Osborn (Goudmijn 61), Collins (Washington 69), Yates (Jackson 69), Ward (Nyambe 46), Blackett-Taylor, Nelson.

Attendance: 2,902 (927 away).

York City (Eng) 2-2 Notts Co (Eng)

Salford 2-1 Everton

OTHER RESULTS:

Stockport (Eng) 1-0 Stoke (Eng)
Burton (Eng) 2-0 Port Vale (Eng)
Darmstadt (Ger) 2-0 Coventry (Eng)
Morecambe (Eng) 1-1 Blackburn (Eng)
Murcia (Esp) 1-2 Millwall (Eng)
Bremen (Ger) 2-2 Sheff Wed (Eng)
Norwich (Eng) 0-1 Magdeburg (Ger)
Exmouth Town (Eng) 3-0 Poole (Eng)
Chippenham (Eng) 2-0 Larkhall (Eng)
Hitchin (Eng) 6-2 Edgware Town (Eng)
Leamington (Eng) 2-0 Leicester U21 (Eng)
Merthyr Town (Wal) 0-1 Penybont (Wal)
Sheppey United (Eng) 1-1 Gillingham (Eng)
Sholing (Eng) 0-3 Hemel Hempstead (Eng)
Stamford (Eng) 0-5 Peterborough (Eng)
Tiverton (Eng) 0-3 Truro (Eng)
Ashton Utd (Eng) 0-1 Warrington (Eng)
Bishops Cleeve (Eng) 1-1 Taunton (Eng)
Bracknell (Eng) 5-0 Binfield (Eng)
Braintree (Eng) 0-3 Cambridge Utd (Eng)
Chatham (Eng) 5-0 Three Bridges (Eng)
Concord (Eng) 0-4 Hashtag (Eng)
Cray Wanderers (Eng) 0-6 Crystal Palace U18 (Eng)
Dundee Utd (Sco) 2-2 Luton (Eng)
Long Eaton (Eng) 1-0 Chesterfield (Eng)
Nantwich (Eng) 1-2 Prescot (Eng)
Peterborough (Eng) 2-1 Colchester (Eng)
Cray Valley (Eng) 2-1 Welling (Eng)
Enfield Town (Eng) 0-3 Hendon (Eng)
Folkestone (Eng) 0-0 Margate (Eng)
Hadley (Eng) 2-3 Wingate & Finchley (Eng)
Ilkeston (Eng) 0-0 Anstey Nomads (Eng)
Maldon & Tiptree (Eng) 3-0 Bishop’s Stortford (Eng)
Scunthorpe (Eng) 1-0 FC Halifax (Eng)
Slough (Eng) 4-1 Potters Bar (Eng)
Southend (Eng) 1-3 Gillingham (Eng)
Walsall (Eng) 0-1 Birmingham (Eng)
West Brom (Eng) 0-1 Mallorca (Esp)
Weston-super-Mare (Eng) 1-1 Cardiff U21 (Wal)
Kettering (Eng) 1-0 Basford (Eng)
Aldershot (Eng) 3-1 Birmingham (Eng)
Brackley Town (Eng) 1-2 Northampton (Eng)
Brighton U21 (Eng) 1-2 Bromley (Eng)
Kidderminster (Eng) 2-0 Newport (Wal)
Weymouth (Eng) 1-2 Bournemouth U21 (Eng)
Barry (Wal) 3-2 Swansea U21 (Wal)
Briton Ferry (Wal) 2-2 Worcester (Eng)
AFC Fylde (Eng) 3-3 Tranmere (Eng)
Alton FC (Eng) 0-3 Baffins Milton Rovers (Eng)
Alvechurch (Eng) 3-1 Bedworth United (Eng)
Ashington (Eng) 0-1 Workington (Eng)
Aveley (Eng) 3-2 Colchester U21 (Eng)
Avro (Eng) 3-0 Curzon Ashton (Eng)
Barrow (Eng) 2-2 R. Union (Esp)
Bath (Eng) 0-0 Bristol City U21 (Eng)
Bootle (Eng) 1-1 Bala Town (Wal)
Boreham Wood (Eng) 3-3 Chelsea U21 (Eng)
Bromsgrove (Eng) 0-1 Solihull Moors (Eng)
Bury Town (Eng) 0-1 Ipswich U21 (Eng)
Carshalton (Eng) 2-2 Marlow (Eng)
Chatham (Eng) 0-1 Maidstone (Eng)
Chertsey (Eng) 0-5 Hampton & Richmond (Eng)
Chester (Eng) 1-0 Altrincham (Eng)
Chippenham (Eng) 1-2 Melksham (Eng)
Chipstead (Eng) 1-2 Sevenoaks (Eng)
Chorley (Eng) 0-2 Liverpool U21 (Eng)
Cinderford (Eng) 0-2 Highworth (Eng)
Clitheroe (Eng) 3-1 Accrington (Eng)
Consett (Eng) 2-0 Blyth (Eng)
Coventry Sphinx (Eng) 0-3 Nuneaton (Eng)
Dag & Red (Eng) 1-3 Tottenham U21 (Eng)
Dartford (Eng) 1-0 Sutton (Eng)
Dorchester (Eng) 2-1 Bemerton (Eng)
Dorking (Eng) 2-1 Farnham (Eng)
Dover (Eng) 2-4 Tonbridge (Eng)
Eastbourne Boro (Eng) 2-0 Charlton U21 (Eng)
Ebbsfleet (Eng) 1-3 Cambridge Utd (Eng)
Egham (Eng) 3-0 Corinthian-Casuals (Eng)
Farnborough (Eng) 1-2 Yeovil (Eng)
FC United (Eng) 0-2 Basingstoke (Eng)
Fleetwood (Eng) 3-0 Hearts (Sco)
Gloucester (Eng) 4-1 Haverfordwest (Wal)
Guiseley (Eng) 1-0 Leeds U21 (Eng)
Halesowen (Eng) 2-2 Hereford (Eng)
Hanworth (Eng) 0-4 Billericay (Eng)
Harrogate (Eng) 0-4 Lincoln (Eng)
Hartlepool (Eng) 3-0 Sunderland U21 (Eng)
Hednesford (Eng) 2-0 Newtown (Wal)
Hornchurch (Eng) 0-1 Barnet (Eng)
Horndean (Eng) 1-0 Bognor Regis (Eng)
Lancing (Eng) 0-4 Hastings (Eng)
Leiston (Eng) 0-2 King’s Lynn (Eng)
Macclesfield (Eng) 0-2 Buxton (Eng)
Mansfield (Eng) 1-0 Oxford Utd (Eng)
Marine (Eng) 2-2 Widnes (Eng)
Merstham (Eng) 3-1 Leatherhead (Eng)
Morpeth (Eng) 0-2 Darlington (Eng)
North Ferriby FC (Eng) 1-1 Farsley (Eng)
Peterborough Sports (Eng) 1-2 Boston Utd (Eng)
Preston (Eng) 2-1 Fiorentina (Ita)
Quorn (Eng) 0-2 Ossett United (Eng)
Radcliffe (Eng) 1-0 Oldham (Eng)
Reading (Eng) 1-0 QPR (Eng)
Redditch (Eng) 2-2 Walsall Wood (Eng)
Rochdale (Eng) 2-1 Carlisle (Eng)
Royal Wootton (Eng) 0-2 Forest Green (Eng)
Rushall (Eng) 2-1 West Brom U23 (Eng)
Salisbury (Eng) 2-3 Woking (Eng)
Scarborough (Eng) 4-0 Sheff Wed U21 (Eng)
South Shields (Eng) 4-3 Grimsby (Eng)
Spennymoor (Eng) 1-1 Whitby (Eng)
St. Albans (Eng) 1-0 Luton U21 (Eng)
Stalybridge (Eng) 1-4 Hyde (Eng)
Stratford (Eng) 3-3 Coventry U21 (Eng)
Swindon S (Eng) 3-3 Evesham (Eng)
Thame (Eng) 2-2 Banbury (Eng)
Torquay (Eng) 0-2 Plymouth (Eng)
Walton & Hersham (Eng) 3-0 Lewes (Eng)
Wealdstone (Eng) 1-3 MK Dons (Eng)
Whitehawk (Eng) 0-1 Worthing (Eng)
Whyteleafe (Eng) 4-1 Eastbourne (Eng)
Wigan (Eng) 1-1 Blackburn (Eng)
Witton (Eng) 0-5 Lancaster (Eng)
Wroxham (Eng) 0-3 Cheshunt (Eng)
Andover Town (Eng) 4-1 Lymington (Eng)
Huddersfield (Eng) 2-1 Lecce (Ita)
Eastleigh (Eng) v Swindon (Eng)
Newcastle Town (Eng) v Stoke U21 (Eng)
Aylesbury Utd (Eng) v MK Dons (Eng)
Boldmere (Eng) v Lye (Eng)

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MORE OF THIS WEEKEND’S PRE-SEASON RESULTS:

Bamber Bridge 0-1 Wythenshawe
Brighouse Town (0) 0-0 (0) Stocksbridge Park Steels
Darlaston Town (7) 9-1 (1) Redditch Borough
Deal Town (0) 3-0 (0) Faversham Strike Force
Dover Athletic (0) 2-4 (2) Tonbridge Angels
Flint Town United (1) 1-1 (0) Congleton Town
Grantham Town (0) 0-2 (2) Spalding United
Greenways (0) 2-4 (1) Sheppey Sports
Hartley Wintney (1) 1-1 (0) Tadley Calleva
Hednesford Town (1) 2-0 (0) Newtown
Heybridge Swifts (0) 1-1 (0) Canvey Island
Holmer Green (1) 1-0 (0) Risborough Rangers
Hornchurch (0) 0-1 (0) Barnet
Horsham (0) 1-1 (0) South Park (Reigate)
Hythe Town (0) 1-2 (0) Dulwich Hamlet
Kent Football United (0) 0-0 (0) SC Thamesmead
Lancing(0) 0-4 (3) Hastings United
Meridian VP(1) 1-0 (0) Sporting Bengal United
Mossley (0) 1-0 (0) Bradford (Park Avenue)
Quorn (0) 0-2 (1) Ossett United
Ramsgate (1) 1-3 (1) Brentwood Town
Rugby Town (1) 3-1 (0) North Leigh
Sporting Khalsa (1) 2-1 (1) Harborough Town
St Ives Town (0) 1-1 (0) Cambridge City
Walthamstow (1) 3-2 (1) Ashford United
Whitehawk (0) 0-1 (0) Worthing
Witham Town (2) 3-1 (1) Kings Park Rangers
AFC Portchester 6-4 Shaftesbury Town
AFC Uckfield Town 0-0 Westfield (Sussex)
AFC Whyteleafe 4-1 Eastbourne Town
Alton 0-3 Baffins Milton Rovers
Amesbury Town 4-1 Shrewton United
Arundel 2-1 Littlehampton Town
Bashley 2-6 Winchester City
Beckenham Town 2-0 Balham
Bedford Town 4-5 Watford U21 At Hitchin Town FC)
Bideford 3-3 Newton Abbot Spurs
Broadbridge Heath 2-3 Chichester City
Brockenhurst 4-0 Abingdon United
Brocton 2-4 Lye Town
Burnham 5-1 Badshot Lea
Bury Town 0-1 Ipswich Town U23
Cliftonville 1-1 Southport
Cobham 4-2 Virginia Water
Coleshill Town 4-0 Hanley Town
Cove 3-2 Dial Square
Cray Valley Paper Mills 2-1 Welling United
Croydon 2-0 Rising Ballers Kensington
Didcot Town 0-7 Reading U23
Forest Row 0-5 East Grinstead Town
Garforth Town 0-3 Worksop Town
Godalming Town 0-0 (6-7p) Guildford City
Gornal Athletic 1-1 (5-4p) Tipton Town
Hailsham Town 6-0 Hurstpierpoint
Harefield United 1-1 Hanwell Town
Haringey Borough 3-4 Hertford Town
Havant & Waterlooville 0-0 AFC Wimbledon XI
Hungerford Town 1-3 Chesham United
Kidlington 1-3 Hartpury University
Kingstonian 4-3 Bromley
Lowestoft Town 2-0 Gorleston
Lydney Town 0-9 Malvern Town
Metropolitan Police 3-2 Molesey
Moneyfields 0-0 (4-2p) Hamble Club – Wessex League Charity Cup
Northwood 0-4 Burgess Hill Town
Real Bedford 2-3 Royston Town
Redbridge 6-1 SE Dons
Ringwood Town 0-4 Hamworthy Recreation
Shifnal Town 1-4 AFC Telford United
Shepshed Dynamo 1-2 Sherwood Colliery
Sidmouth Town 3-2 Holsworthy
Southall 3-1 Beaconsfield Town
Stafford Rangers 0-2 Whitchurch Alports
Swindon Supermarine 3-3 Evesham United
Tavistock 2-3 Plymouth Argyle XI
Uxbridge 0-3 Flackwell Heath
Vauxhall Motors 10-1 TSV Oberbeuren