Pre-season 26-27

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What looks like the final game of preseason has now been announced.


SC Freiburg away in August. Finished 7th in the Bundesliga in the season gone, and of course reached the Europa League final where Villa done them 3-0. They are in the Conference League this time round, and will be one of the highest rated in the comp.

19th July: World Cup Final, last possible international involvement of various squad members.
25th July, 3pm: Bromley FC, Hayes Lane.
28th July - 1st Aug: Como Cup, Lake Como.
15th August, 1pm uk time: SC Freiburg, Europa-Park Stadion.
22nd August: First game of the season, away to Everton.
 
What looks like the final game of preseason has now been announced.


SC Freiburg away in August. Finished 7th in the Bundesliga in the season gone, and of course reached the Europa League final where Villa done them 3-0. They are in the Conference League this time round, and will be one of the highest rated in the comp.

19th July: World Cup Final, last possible international involvement of various squad members.
25th July, 3pm: Bromley FC, Hayes Lane.
28th July - 1st Aug: Como Cup, Lake Como.
15th August, 1pm uk time: SC Freiburg, Europa-Park Stadion.
22nd August: First game of the season, away to Everton.
That's a big gap between the 1st August & the 15th, I wouldn't be at all surprised if there is another game slotted in somewhere around the 7th / 8th August - (Maybe even a behind closed doors affair)
 
Whatever they might say, I doubt it’ll be the first team at Bromley, it never is, especially 3 days before they’re off to Italy and some getting extra time because of the World Cup
 
That's a big gap between the 1st August & the 15th, I wouldn't be at all surprised if there is another game slotted in somewhere around the 7th / 8th August - (Maybe even a behind closed doors affair)

the Como cup is a mini tournament so we will play 3 games over a few days, however, i do agree a behind closed door game might be slotted in
 
Pre-season fixtures now complete with an early game against Swindon Town.

So dates look like this:

2026/27 Pre-season schedule

  • Saturday, 18th July: Palace v Swindon (12:30 BST)
  • Saturday, 25th July: Bromley v Palace (15:00 BST)
  • Tuesday, 28th July – Saturday, 1 August: Como Cup:
    • Tuesday, 28th July: Palace v RC Lens (18:00 BST) – 45-minute match
    • Tuesday, 28th July: Palace v FC Famalicão (19:30 BST) – 45-minute match
    • Either Friday, 31st July (17:00 or 19:45 BST) or Saturday, 1st August (19:00 BST): Palace v TBC – 90-minute match
  • Saturday, 15th August: SC Freiburg v Palace (13:00 BST)
I assume the two week gap between Como and Freiburg is to allow Sage to work with the bulk of the players returning from the World Cup.
 
Pre-season fixtures now complete with an early game against Swindon Town.

So dates look like this:

2026/27 Pre-season schedule

  • Saturday, 18th July: Palace v Swindon (12:30 BST)
  • Saturday, 25th July: Bromley v Palace (15:00 BST)
  • Tuesday, 28th July – Saturday, 1 August: Como Cup:
    • Tuesday, 28th July: Palace v RC Lens (18:00 BST) – 45-minute match
    • Tuesday, 28th July: Palace v FC Famalicão (19:30 BST) – 45-minute match
    • Either Friday, 31st July (17:00 or 19:45 BST) or Saturday, 1st August (19:00 BST): Palace v TBC – 90-minute match
  • Saturday, 15th August: SC Freiburg v Palace (13:00 BST)
I assume the two week gap between Como and Freiburg is to allow Sage to work with the bulk of the players returning from the World Cup.
Thanks Doombear 🙂

Looks more like a proper preseason now. Will be important for Sage to get time in with the group if we want to hit the ground running.
 

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