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Reading are tipped for a mid-table finish in the Championship this year, so could they benefit from a good cup run this year? They face Luton in the EFL Cup second round with the winners facing Manchester United in the next round.
A place in round three of the Carabao Cup is at stake when Charlton travel to the London Stadium to face West Ham, but both sets of supporters will have their minds on other factors.
West Bromwich Albion marked their return to the top-flight with a disappointing 3-0 defeat to Brendan Rodgers’ Leicester, with all three goals for the Foxes coming in the second half.
It looked like Championship v Premier League as Arsenal beat promoted Fulham 3-0 at Craven Cottage. The debuts of Gabriel and Willian auger well but Fulham were three goals and four new signings off the pace.
Saturday’s return to league action proved a frustrating one for Nottingham Forest as mistakes at both ends resulted in a 2-0 defeat to Queens Park Rangers.
Walsall and Grimsby are two well organised teams looking to improve on their previous seasons outings and have two managers who are not afraid to speak their minds.
A very hectic race saw three standing starts and another win at a new track for Lewis Hamilton as Valtteri Bottas finished second and Alex Albon made it third time lucky as he finished third.
Having not won on the opening day since 2015/16, Cambridge United were finally able to start off with three points after an emphatic win over Carlisle United at The Abbey.
Liam Lawson dominated the final race of the Formula 3 season – as Oscar Piastri edged a valiant Theo Pourchaire to take the championship.
One only gets one chance to make a good first impression and Aitor Karanka has done just that in his first league game as Birmingham City boss, overseeing a 1-0 victory over promotion favourites Brentford thanks to Jeremie Bela’s first half header.
Two Safety Cars cost Christian Lundgaard the win as Nikita Mazepin and Luca Ghiotto take a Hitech one-two and Louis Deletraz took home third place after a pass on Felipe Drugovich.
Lewis Hamilton took the first-ever Tuscan Grand Prix pole position as Mercedes lockout the front row with Max Verstappen in third for Red Bull.
Nottingham Forest take on Queens Park Rangers on the opening weekend of the Championship season. The Reds won 4-0 on their last visit to Loftus Road, but it will be a difficult one this time round.
Both teams finished mid-table last term, and both will feel an opening day win will be the first step to…
Christian Lundgaard managed to claim his first pole position of the F2 season as the Dane qualified five-thousandths quicker than Dan Ticktum with Callum Ilott in third.
It is looking likely to be a rollercoaster ride of a season for the newly-promoted Baggies, but they can kick it off with a statement against a Leicester side who ended the last Premier League campaign woefully.
On the opening day of their return to the Premier League, Fulham have as tasty a fixture as they come.
Lirim Zendeli took the final pole position of the Formula 3 season as championship leader Oscar Piastri struggled and will start 16th.
The Stags kick off their league campaign with a home tie against Tranmere Rovers. The amber and blues are unbeaten against Rovers in League Two and they will look to continue that on Saturday.
Birmingham are looking to stabilize this season under Aitor Karanka – they hope to keep a Brentford side without key players from last season at bay in this opener
Carlisle United fans were looking forward to seeing live football until the government’s new rules changed Cambridge’s plans. But they have an alternative close at hand to see a live game.
Momentum is palpable on and off the pitch, the time is now for Southampton to follow in their leader’s footsteps. Jacob Tanswell
If you glance at Cambridge United and Carlisle United’s respective league positions from last year, you wouldn’t expect either of them to light up League Two next season.
Liverpool Following their triumphant 2019/20 campaign, Liverpool will finally go into a Premier League season as the reigning champions, a…