2025
Gabriel injury latest, Saka goal + Piroe pen
The latest bunch of friendlies involved top-flight sides Arsenal, Brighton and Hove Albion, Everton, Fulham, Leeds United and Sunderland. Weak opponents and line-ups will therefore make these notes brief, with more notable lessons to come as Gameweek 1 approaches. Nevertheless, we’ll take a look at the key Fantasy Premier League (FPL) talking points from such […]
Slough Town manager Scott Davies: “He’s no good with the ball at his feet”
Enterprise National League South boss Scott Davies joined Football in Berkshire for a trip down memory lane, picking out some of the best players he’s played with. The Rebels manager was speaking on the Football in Berkshire podcast (Berkshire Football Stories) and picking his 5-aside team as we gear up for the PLAION Launchpad Berkshire […]
The biggest rises and falls
A shortage of pre-launch reveals meant we were engulfed with Fantasy Premier League (FPL) player prices when the game went live. It was difficult to know where to start. We’re currently processing the player prices position by position, starting with the cheapest forwards in the game and those in the £6.0m-£7.0m bracket. This came in […]
The former Reading FC Women players at the UEFA Euro 2025
The UEFA Women’s Euro 2025 kick off on Wednesday 2nd of July with Switzerland playing host to the 14th edition of the competition. The tournament runs for three weeks across eight cities, including Basel, Bern, Geneva, Lucerne, Sion, St Gallen, and Zurich. There are eight former Reading FC Women players representing three different nations in […]
How Spurs + Kudus looked in Frank’s first match
Among the 11 pre-season friendlies taking place on Saturday was Tottenham Hotspur’s trip to third-tier Reading. The match at the Select Car Leasing Stadium (bring back Elm Park!) was Thomas Frank’s first game in charge of Spurs. And there were new faces on show for the Lilywhites, including big-money signing Mohammed Kudus. Here’s what we […]
All you need to know including FA Trophy and FA Vase dates and draws
All you need to know about the 2025/26 FA Cup and all the draws for the FA Trophy and FA Vase is right here on Football in Berkshire. The early round draws were made at 1pm on Friday 4th July for the FA Cup, FA Trophy, FA Vase and FA Youth Cup and we’ve dissected […]
Top 1% and top 10% leagues launched
Fantasy Premier League’s (FPL) third and final announcement on Friday was a bit more low-key than the first two. Earlier in the day, FPL revealed that defensive contribution points were coming. Managers are also set to get two lots of chips in 2025/26. This one was a little less dramatic: two new leagues for those […]
2025/26 FA Cup Extra and Preliminary Round draws for Berkshire
The eagerly anticipated draws for the early rounds of the 2025/26 Emirates FA Cup have been released. Windsor & Eton debut in the competition, while Eversley & California return after debuting in 2017 (we previously reported they were also debutants). Only Ascot United received a bye into the Preliminary Round. Full details of all clubs […]
Who is new West Ham left-back El Hadji Malick Diouf?
West Ham United dipped into the summer transfer market earlier this week with the capture of El Hadji Malick Diouf from Slavia Prague. The Senegalese left-back has signed for a fee in the region of £19m, joining Vladimir Coufal and Tomas Soucek as players who have previously transferred from the Czech club. Now, let’s take a […]
Thames Valley Premier League announce 2025/26 constitution
Berkshire’s Step 7 league – the Thames Valley Premier League – has announced its constitution for the 2025/26 season. The top flight now contains sixteen teams – including reigning champions Westwood Wanderers – with Reading, Slough, Maidenhead and Newbury all represented. A 16 team division suggests that a few games may have to take place […]