Latest football stories from FansNetwork![]() Stoke City 1 Swansea City 2 : Fulton magic & Adam Idah seal the win Swansea City It was Swansea City who came up with the goods at the Bet365 today in Staffordshire. A competent and more ruthless display earned the Swans the points and really at the end of this game they were very much deserved. At times there were question marks but winning here for the Swans very rarely happens with Ethan Galbraith anonymous throughout the game thanks to Jay Fulton and Marko Stamenić. ![]() Southampton At Watford The Preview Southampton It's been a long summer, three months of drama as Spygate continues to roll on and pundits queue up to give their own take on the situation, but on Sunday we finally get to do our talking back where it matters, on the football pitch. ![]() Stoke City v Swansea City : Pre Match, Teams, Latest and links Swansea City The Swans take on Stoke City later today at 3pm backed by nearly three thousand fans at the Bet365 stadium in Staffordshire. We will have all the latest news as we build up to the first game of the 2026/27 Championship football season. ![]() Hopes are high as Pompey begin third Championship campaign Portsmouth Pompey begin their third season in the Championship on home turf - and knowing fans' expectations will have gone up a few notches after a summer of spending bigger than before. ![]() Potters v Swans : Can the Swans break their terrible return at Stoke ? Swansea City The inimitable style and writing presence of Rhys Clayton analyses the very meaning of pre match and delves into the unknown again. In other words here’s a report on the Swans. ![]() The real deal? – Preview Queens Park Rangers There’s a good deal more optimism around QPR this summer than there has been for quite sometime, but what’s that based on, is it justified, and will it survive its first examination at Portsmouth on Saturday? ![]() Carabao Cup Ticket Chaos For West Ham Cup Tie At St Mary's Southampton Putting tickets on sale for approximately 22,000 season ticket holders and then closing the Kingsland Stand, means that with assuming 3,000 away fans, there are initially not enough tickets to go around. ![]() Southampton Only One Injury Doubt Ahead Of Watford Opener Southampton Tonda Eckert has been updating the media on the fitness of his squad ahead of the trip to Vicarage Road on Sunday afternoon, find out who will ne in contention and who could miss the game. ![]() Why Four Point Deduction Should Not Mean Promotion Failure For Southampton Southampton Whatever happens on the this opening weekend of Championship fixtures, after the 4 point deduction it will be Saints at the bottom of the table come the final fixture on Monday evening, But this should not mean that Southampton will not be promoted come the end of the season. |
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