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live broadcast matches to be played before the end of September 2026</a> </p><p><strong>5/7 - 12/7</strong>: Summer training camp </p><p><strong>14/7</strong>: Woking (A) - 7pm</p><p><strong>15/7</strong>: Aldershot Town (A) - 7pm</p><p><strong>18/7: </strong>Bristol Rovers (A) - 3pm</p><p><strong>25/7: </strong>Baffins Milton Rovers (A) - 3pm *</p><p><strong>25/7:</strong> Wycombe Wanderers (A) 4pm</p><p><strong>28/7</strong>: Moneyfields (A) - 7:45pm *</p><p><strong>29/7</strong>: Farnborough (A) - 7pm</p><p><strong>By 31/7</strong>, TV selections will be confirmed in respect of all live broadcast matches to be played up to, and including, the weekend of 8-11 January 2027</p><p><strong>1/8</strong>: Darmstadt (A) - 1pm (BST) / 2pm (CET)</p><p><strong>7/8 - 9/8</strong>: Carabao Cup 1st round</p><p><strong>15/8: </strong>EFL Championship 2026/27 KO - QPR (H) 3pm - Full fixtures below</p><div class="twitter-embed" 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