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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Bournemouth (Eng) 10-1 Genoa (Ita)
Team lineups, as per afcb.co.uk and genoacfc.it:
AFC Bournemouth first 60 minutes: Dennis, Truffert, Scott, Evanilson (Jebbison, 54), Gannon-Doak, Silva, Diakité, Kluivert, Töth (L Cook, 47), Aarons, Rayan (Brooks, 54).
AFC Bournemouth second 60 minutes: Forster, Smith, Silva (William, 76), Diakite (Stevens, 76), Rees-Dottin, Brooks (Z Christie, 112), Scott (Dacosta Gonzalez, 76), Cook, Adli, Tavernier, Jebbison (Ünal, 91).
Genoa: Bijlow, Marcandalli, Otoa, Vasquez (14’st Puczka), Norton Cuffy, Amorim, Frendrup, Ellertsson, Mitaj, Baldanzi, Colombo. Other. De Rossi.
Genoa: Stolz, Doucourè, Klysis, Puzcka, Sabelli, Wiafe, Masini, Doumbia, Martin, Zulevic, Vitinha. Other. De Rossi.
Goals in the First Match (4-1): 13′ Scott; 4′ Colombo, 20′ (pen) and 30′ (pen) Kliuivert, 28′ Truffert.
Goals in the Second Match (6-0): 5′ Scott, 16′ (pen) Brooks, 18′ Jebbison; 4′ Gonzalez, 22′ and 28′ Enes Unal.
All the goals as we beat Serie A side Genoa 10-1 in a pre-season friendly 🙌 pic.twitter.com/qtfBcMXcnz
— AFC Bournemouth 🍒 (@afcbournemouth) August 4, 2026
Newport (Wal) 1-4 AS Roma (Ita)
Team lineups, as per newport-county.co.uk:
Newport County: Wright, Norman, Jenkins, Cameron, Trialist, Smith, Brennan, Biggins, Bamba, Doidge, Gwengwe.
Substitutes: MacDonald, Davies, C. Evans, Garner, Jarvis, K. Evans, Sassi, Thomas, Patten, Halpin, Pugh, Alexander-Walker.
AS Roma: Svilar, Mancini, N’Dicka, Koulierakis, Rensch, Hermoso, Cristante, El Aynaoui, Wesley, Dybala, Castro.
Substitutes: Ghilardi, Lulli, Soule, Vaz, Ziolkowski, Reale, Gollini, Panico, Nardin, Cherubini, Mannini, De Marzi, Bah, Malen.
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65′ | Cameron Evans has just wiped out Dybala.#OneClubOneCounty
— Newport County (@NewportCounty) August 4, 2026
Only pre-season can give you Cameron Evans bringing down Paulo Dybala. pic.twitter.com/dCgISOGHsT
— Edward Walker (@edward_w97) August 4, 2026
Rotherham (Eng) 1-1 Derby (Eng)
Team lineups, as per themillers.co.uk:
Rotherham (Starting XI) – Cann, Otoo, Tavares, Spence, Hall, Trialist, Adeboyega, Jellis, Nemane, Buyabu, Cover.
Subs – Trialist GK, Childs, Rafferty, Ashley, Mullin, Martha, Kaleta, Agbaire, Trialist, L Clarke, Lee, Gardner.
Derby (Starting XI) – Zetterstrom, Clarke, Langas, Clark, Szmodics, Taylor, Johnston, Travis, Fraulo, Eames, Brown.
Subs – Price, Kane, Forsyth, Blackett-Taylor, Ward, Sanderson, Wilson, Hodges.
BG Pathum United (Tha) 1-3 Aston Villa (Eng)
Team lineups, as per avfc.co.uk:
Villa: Bizot; Cash (c) (Maatsen 46’), Carroll, Lindelöf (Pau Torres 46’), Rowe; Bogarde (Kamara 61’), João Gomes (Lynch 46’); Alysson (McGinn 46’ (off 77’)), Buendía (Burrowes 46’), Garnacho (Hemmings 43’); Guessand (Madjo 46’).
Subs not used: Wright, Asemota; Nedeljković, Abraham.
Goals: Buendía (12’), Lindelöf (31’), Kamara (62’).
BG Pathum: Saranon (Nalawich 46’ (Issarapong 81’)); Chanon (Tanasith 64’), Quintana (Chanapach 46’ (booked 80’)), Kaman (c) (Itthimon 73’), Raniel (Anthony 46’), Surachat (Saharat 64’), Doi (Verkamp 45+1’ (Pawee 81’)), Yanagi (Leon 73’ (booked 74’)), Pongrawit (Joao 45+1’), Edwards (Akarapong 46’), Edin (Witthawat 81’).
Subs not used: Thanakorn.
Goals: Leon (83’).
Ipswich (Eng) 1-0 Le Havre (Fra)
Match lineups, as per itfc.co.uk:
Ipswich first half: Palmer, McAteer, O’Shea (c), Kipre, Davis, Nunez, Humphreys, Mendel, Mehmeti, Maeda, Emersonn.
Ipswich second half: Palmer (van Oevelen, 66), Furlong (c), Diop, Greaves, Johnson, Humphreys (Hirst, 66), Barbrook, Walle Egeli, Fatawu, Clarke, Akpom.
Tuesday 4th August
Norwich (Eng) 0-0 Cambridge Utd (Eng)
Grimsby (Eng) 3-2 Grimsby Borough (Eng)
Waltham Abbey (Eng) 1-7 Leyton Orient (Eng)
Enfield Town (Eng) 3-0 Tottenham U21 (Eng)
Tavistock (Eng) 1-4 Plymouth (Eng)
Bracknell (Eng) 5-0 Dorking (Eng)
Raynes Park Vale (Eng) 0-2 Hampton & Richmond (Eng)
Cobham (Eng) 2-1 AFC Croydon Athletic (Eng)
Moneyfields (Eng) 2-0 Portsmouth XI (Eng)
Bracknell Town (Eng) 5-0 Dorking Wanderers / Academy (Eng)
Gretna 2008 (Sco) 4-4 Carlisle United (Eng)
Paulton Rovers (Eng) 2-3 Bristol City U21 (Eng)
Swanage Town & Herston (Eng) 0-2 Wareham Rangers (Eng)
Wednesday 5th August
12:00 – K-League Stars (Kor) v Man City (Eng)
12:30 – Chelsea (Eng) v Juventus (Ita)
19:30 – Arsenal (Eng) v Betis (Esp)
19:30 – Consett (Eng) v Gateshead (Eng)
19:30 – Hanwell Town (Eng) v Brentford B (Eng)
19:45 – Bromley (Eng) v Liverpool U21 (Eng)
19:45 – Hastings (Eng) v Sutton (Eng)
