Premier League, EFL and Non League: Pre-season Friendlies Review – 30th July 2026

Club football returns and with that in mind, we have a pre-season friendlies review involving Premier League, EFL and non league sides.

Players return in preparation for the beginning of the upcoming season. Clubs either stay in the UK or fly out for better warm weather sessions.

It also allows managers the chance to give new players an opportunity to gel into the team, try out different tactics or help players adapt to a new manager or head coach’s style and his techniques.

Then there’s those commercial aspects for top flight sides for tours, in locations where they want to increase the fanbase, regardless of the facing weather conditions and climates.

Highlights, some team lineups, and a full list of scores can be viewed throughout this article…

Right, time to take a look at the Premier League, EFL and non league friendlies review, with help from FlashScore, Football Web Pages and Non League Matters…

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BRISTOL CITY 4-1 NEWCASTLE

Teams, as per bcfc.co.uk and newcastleunited.com:

Bristol City starting XI: Tickle, Tanner (Bell 73’), Dickie (Atkinson 73’), Eissat (Eile 73’), Pring (Wallace 68’), Randell (Yah 73’), Knight(C) (Williams 73’), Bird (Twine 69’), Horvat (Morrison 45’), Greenwood (Thelwell 73’), Tolaj (Trialist 69’)

Bristol City subs: Thomas, Knight-Lebel, Naylor, Ezendu

Newcastle United: Ewen Jaouen (Nick Pope 46), Lewis Hall (Dylan Charlton 90), Sven Botman, Fabian Schär (Alex Murphy 20), Harvey Barnes, Sean Steur, Anthony Elanga (Matheos Ferreira 74), Jacob Murphy (c) (Leo Shahar 82), Joe Willock (Mason Miley 90), Jacob Ramsey, Sean Neave (Park Seung-soo 56).

Subs not used: Aidan Harris, Anthony Munda, Miodrag Pivaš, Trevan Sanusi, Rory Finneran.

CHELSEA 6-4 WESTERN SYDNEY WANDERERS

Teams, as per chelseafc.com:

Chelsea: Sharman-Lowe (Sanchez 63), Subuloye (Palestra 63), Acheampong (Fofana 63), Tosin (c) (Colwill 63), Emenalo (Anselmino 63); Watson, Essugo (Nicoll-Jazuli 46); Kavuma-McQueen (Kellyman 46, Estevao 63), Walsh (Palmer 63), Satpayev (Gittens 63); Delap (Joao Pedro 63)

Chelsea substitutes: Curd, Diakite, Lavia

Goalscorers: Satpayev 6, Essugo 38, Gittens 66, Joao Pedro 80, 85, 89

Western Sydney Wanderers: Holmes (Vidackovic 46), Gersbach (Morrison 70), Pantazopoulos (Fransen 64), Ferreyra (Barrie 45), Madanha (Katrib 64), Scicluna (Ugarkovic 64), Thurgate (Rose 68), Di Pizio (Carluccio 64), Gillon (Waraga 46), Borrello (Lual 64), Hammond (Milanovic 46)

Western Sydney Wanderers substitutes: Thomas, Abdul-Rahman, Cetinic, Hassarati, Savic

Goalscorers: Pantazopoulos 14, Hammond 32, Scicluna 62, Lual 78

LIVERPOOL 1-0 WREXHAM

Lineups, as per wrexhamafc.co.uk:

Wrexham AFC: Ward (Burton 63), Vyner (Hyam 63), Scarr (Cleworth 63), Doyle (Brunt 63), Longman (A.James 63), Rathbone (Ashfield 46), M.James (Dobson 63), Thomason (Cacace 63), Keillor-Dunn (Broadhead 63), O’Brien (Cadamarteri 63), Smith (K.Moore 63)

Subs: Barnett, A.Moore

Liverpool: Mamardashvili (Davies 76), Ramsay (Frimpong 63), Ndukwe, Chambers (Ndiaye 76), Kerkez (Tsimikas 46), Nyoni (Jones 46), Abe (Ngumoha 46), Elliott (McConnell 63), Szoboszlai (Sonni-Lambie 76), Scanlon (Morrison 46), Koumas (Wright 63)

Subs: Woodman

ASTON VILLA 2-4 REAL SOCIEDAD

Lineups, as per avfc.co.uk:

Aston Villa: Bizot (Wright 46′); Cash (Broggio 68′), Kéba Cissé (Bogarde 46′), Mings (c) (Pau Torres 46′), Maatsen (Borland 75′); João Gomes (Rowe 75′), Barkley (Nedeljković 68′); Hemmings (Lynch 46′), Buendía (Jimoh-Aloba 75′), Burrowes; Madjo (Carroll 68′).

Goals: Hemmings (14′), Madjo (56′).

Real Sociedad: Á. Remiro; Aramburu (Rupérez 64′), Zubeldia (c) (Beitia 46′ (booked 54′)), Sergio Gómez (Kita 64′), Jon Martin (Aihen 64′); Herrera (Lebarbier 64′), C. Soler (Zakharyan 46′), Turrientes (booked 32′, Aguirre 64′); Marchal (Ochieng 64′), Barrenetxea (Díaz 64′), Óskarsson (Carrera 64′).

Subs (not used): Fraga, Pacheco, Javi López, Goti.

Goals: C. Soler (22′), Óskarsson (53′), Carerra (66′), Rupérez (88′).

Referee: Lewis Smith.

DONCASTER 0-2 WOLVES

Lineups, as per doncasterroversfc.co.uk

Doncaster: Simkin, Sterry (Husband 60′), Bailey (Brown 79′), Broadbent (Nixon 60′), Hanlan (Adeldakun 46′), Ayinde (Middleton 75′), Byrne (Ayinde 75′), Thomas (McCann 46′), Hutchinson (McGrath 60′), Senior (Robinson 60′), Grehan (Clifton 60′).

Unused: Clarke, Pawlak.

Wolves first half XI: Bentley, Bueno Lopez, Armstrong, Traore, Doyle, Gomes, Djiga, Tchatchoua, Abbey, Edozie.

Wolves second half XI: Bentley, Trippier, Munetsi, Trindade, Mosquera, Lima, Chirewa, Lopez, Krejci, Sutherland, Mcleod.

BRADFORD 3-2 PRESTON

Lineups, as per bradfordcityafc.com:

BRADFORD XI: Sam Walker, Ibou Touray, Callum Connolly (Trialist A 69’), Josh Neufville (Stephen Humphrys 78’), Jake Beesley (Nick Powell 69’), Antoni Sarcevic (Henry Cartwright 69’), Aden Baldwin (Trialist B 69’), Tyreik Wright (Oscar Lunn 78’), Bobby Pointon (Kayden Jackson 69’), Will Swan (Adam Phillips 69’), Matt Pennington.

UNUSED SUBS: Jon McCracken, Oliver Hewitt, Leeroy Gomes.

GOALS: Will Swan (10’), Tyreik Wright (64’), Nick Powell (82’).

PRESTON XI: Lee Nicholls, Pol Valentín, Andrija Vukčević (Ed Nolan 81’), Liam Lindsay (Odel Offiah 72’), Ali McCann, Callum Lang (Alfie Devine 62’), Jordan Storey, Jordan Thompson (Ben Whiteman 72’), Andrew Hughes (Lewis Gibson 72’), Andrew Moran, Milutin Osmajić.

UNUSED SUBS: Daniel Iversen, Li-Bau Stowell, George Gryba, Kitt Nelson, Troy Tarry, May Wilson.

GOALS: Milutin Osmajić (52’), Jordan Storey (58’).

STOKE 1-0 EVERTON

Teams, as per stokecityfc.com and toffeeweb.com:

Stoke first half: Johansson, Wilmot, Lawal, Graham, Bocat, Seko, Ingelsson, Rigo, Manhoef, Thomas, Gallagher.

Stoke second half: Griffiths, Anderson, Talovierov, Gibson, Curley, Pearson, Kelly, Cisse, Bozenik, Fawunmi, Smit.

Everton: Travers (60′ King), Röhl, Tarkowski (60′ O’Brien), Keane, Mykolenko (60′ Aznou), Armstrong (86′ Campbell), Hackney (46′ Iroegbunam), Dibling (60′ McNeil), Dewsbury-Hall, (70′ Graham), George (60′ Alcaraz), Beto (60′ Barry)

Subs not used: G Pickford, Tamen, Finney, Foster.

TOTTENHAM 1-1 (4-2p) SYDNEY

SWINDON 2-1 LEYTON ORIENT

OLDHAM 0-1 STOCKPORT

ACCRINGTON 1-0 BURY

NORTH FERRIBY 3-6 SCUNTHORPE

GRIMSBY 5-1 LINCOLN

CARLISLE 0-2 SALFORD

GATESHEAD 1-4 SOUTH SHIELDS

Tuesday 28th July
Blackburn U21 (Eng) 5-2 Preston U21 (Eng)
Derby (Eng) 1-2 Valencia (Esp)
Rizespor (Tur) 1-2 Hull (Eng)
Al-Ahli (Sau) 1-1 Fulham (Eng)
Fleetwood (Eng) 1-1 Bolton (Eng)
Kidderminster (Eng) 0-0 Alvechurch (Eng)
Morecambe (Eng) 1-1 AFC Fylde (Eng)
Oxford Utd (Eng) 3-1 Crawley (Eng)
Solihull Moors (Eng) 1-1 Burton (Eng)
Wealdstone (Eng) 1-0 AFC Wimbledon (Eng)
Alfreton (Eng) 0-4 Mansfield (Eng)
Barnet (Eng) 0-0 MK Dons (Eng)
Cambridge Utd (Eng) 0-0 Northampton (Eng)
Dag & Red (Eng) 1-2 Boreham Wood (Eng)
Darlington (Eng) 0-2 Rotherham (Eng)
Felixstowe & Walton (Eng) 2-1 Braintree (Eng)
Gorleston (Eng) 1-3 Leiston (Eng)
Marine (Eng) 2-1 Warrington (Eng)
Merthyr Town (Wal) 3-0 Swansea (Wal)
Newport (Wal) 0-4 Reading (Eng)
Pontefract (Eng) 1-3 Guiseley (Eng)
Taunton (Eng) 3-2 Bideford (Eng)
Worthing (Eng) 2-1 Brighton U21 (Eng)
York City (Eng) 1-2 Peterborough (Eng)
Boldmere (Eng) 1-2 Chasetown (Eng)
Bromley (Eng) 1-1 Millwall (Eng)
Bromsgrove (Eng) 3-0 Malvern Town (Eng)
Chertsey (Eng) 2-1 Chesham (Eng)
Colchester (Eng) 0-2 Charlton (Eng)
Coleshill (Eng) 2-3 Shifnal Town (Eng)
Cray Valley (Eng) 2-3 Ebbsfleet (Eng)
Dover (Eng) 2-2 Herne Bay (Eng)
Dulwich Hamlet (Eng) 1-0 Dorking (Eng)
Eastbourne United (Eng) 0-4 Hastings (Eng)
Enfield Town (Eng) 4-2 Hornchurch (Eng)
Farnham (Eng) 1-1 Yeovil (Eng)
Halesowen (Eng) 3-3 Stourbridge (Eng)
Hereford (Eng) 1-1 Shrewsbury (Eng)
Hyde (Eng) 2-1 Atherton (Eng)
Ilkeston (Eng) 4-1 Basford (Eng)
Maidstone (Eng) 5-0 Brentwood (Eng)
Nantwich (Eng) 0-3 Chester (Eng)
Ramsbottom (Eng) 1-3 Bamber Bridge (Eng)
Real Bedford (Eng) 4-4 St Albans (Eng)
Rochdale (Eng) 2-3 Halifax (Eng)
Scarborough (Eng) 1-0 Hull U21 (Eng)
Slough (Eng) 2-1 Oxford City (Eng)
South Park (Eng) 2-2 Kingstonian (Eng)
St. Ives (Eng) 3-2 Bishop’s Stortford (Eng)
Sutton (Eng) 2-1 Folkestone (Eng)
Tamworth (Eng) 1-1 Macclesfield (Eng)
Tonbridge (Eng) 4-2 Eastbourne Boro (Eng)
Trafford (Eng) 2-1 mChorley (Eng)
Worksop (Eng) 1-0 Mickleover (Eng)
Canvey Island (Eng) 1-4 Aveley (Eng)
Bradford Town 0-2 Larkhall Athletic Dev
Chertsey Town(2) 2-1 (0) Chesham United
Coleshill Town(0) 2-3 (1) Shifnal Town
Cray Valley PM 2-3 Ebbsfleet United
Dover Athletic (1) 2-2 (1) Herne Bay
North Greenford United 2-3 Hayes & Yeading United
Petts Wood & Holmesdale 4-0 Tenterden Town
Punjab United (0) 1-2 (1) Hashtag United
Ramsgate (0) 1-1 (1) Faversham Town
Rusthall (2) 4-1 (0) Crowborough Athletic
South Park (Reigate) 2-2 Kingstonian
Takeley (0) 1-1 (1) Waltham Abbey
Raynes Park Vale 1-0 AFC Wimbledon XI
Tadley Calleva 1-1 Hartley Wintney
Shaftesbury 1-4 Wimborne Town
Hassocks 1 -1 Saltdean United

Wednesday 29th July
Boston Utd (Eng) 0-0 Grimsby (Eng)
Farnborough (Eng) 1-1 Portsmouth (Eng)
Forest Green (Eng) 3-2 Bristol City (Eng)
Watford (Eng) 0-1 Fiorentina (Ita)
Burnley (Eng) 2-2 Espanyol (Esp)
Ipswich (Eng) 1-2 Osasuna (Esp)
SC Paderborn 07 (Ger) 2-1 Southampton (Eng)
Horley Town 2-1 Reigate Priory