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Sunday, 14 December 2025

Grecians Earn

Perhaps the best news to come out of this week's FA Cup draw was Exeter City landing an away tie at Manchester City.

As this BBC article explains, the revenue generated from the tie will be a massive boost to the club, supporter owned by the Exeter City Supporters' Trust.

There is action at St James Park this coming Tuesday in the Premier League Under-21 Cup.

West Bromwich Albion are the visitors for a 7pm kick-off with tickets priced at £6/£4/£2.

Saturday, 13 December 2025

Week Ahead - 15th December

Two good opportunities to watch a match under the lights at Goodison Park as Everton U21s play their next games in the Premier League International Cup. PSV Eindhoven are the opposition on Monday evening then on Friday it is AS Monaco. 

Both fixtures are 7pm kick-offs with tickets for each priced at £5 adults and £3 concessions.

Our 'Twelve Games of Christmas' piece has details of three non-league games with free admission on Saturday 20th. On the same afternoon there is 'festive football for a fiver' at Bexhill United for their match against AFC Varndeanians (£3 concessions, £1 under-18's).

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Saturday, 6 December 2025

Week Ahead - 8th December

Some good value action in the EFL at the weekend, as well as reduced prices at Southend United and Eastbourne Borough, is covered in our 'Twelve Games of Christmas' article but there is plenty more going on.

The FA Youth Cup is at the 3rd Round stage, Cambridge United hosting Derby County at the Abbey Stadium on Wednesday 10th at 7.30pm. Tickets are priced at £5 adults, £2 under-18's.

Also at the same stage is the Women's FA Cup. Wolves take on Nottingham Forest at 12.15pm on Saturday 13th, the game being the first ever shown live on Channel 4. Advance tickets for the tie, at Keys Park, Hednesford, are £5/£3.

The rest of the fixtures take place on Sunday 14th.

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Sunday, 30 November 2025

Twelve Games of Christmas

Twelve matches with free admission, special ticket offers or reduced prices over the coming weeks.

Stoke City are enjoying a good season to date in the Championship as Mark Robins once again demonstrates his ability to put together a good squad of players capable of playing entertaining football.

The Potters have reduced ticket prices to £12 adults and £6 concessions for the home game against Swansea City on Saturday 13th.

On the same afternoon, in League One, Cardiff City have taken 50% off ticket prices for the visit of Doncaster Rovers if purchased by midnight on the day of the game and there are reduced prices at Barnsley (£15 for adults, £10/£5 and £3 for concessions).

And on Saturday 20th it is £10 for all tickets (free for U12s) at Port Vale against Peterborough United.

Free football in the week before Christmas.

Dover Athletic host Eastbourne Borough in the National League South on Saturday 20th. Admission is free for the game but the 90 minutes on the pitch is just part of a whole afternoon of festive fun.

On a similar theme, Redditch United are opening their doors for the Southern League fixture with AFC Sudbury on the same day with fairground rides, Christmas stalls and more.

And Matlock Town are offering free admission to their game against Lincoln United in the Northern Premier League, with Santa's grotto open 12-2pm.

On Tuesday 23rd there is Kent Senior Cup action at Chatham Town. Admission is free for the tie with Bromley but with donations welcome to the Wisdom Hospice Charity.

2-for-1 at Bramall Lane

Sheffield United Women are at home to Southampton in WSL 2 on Sunday 21st (1pm kick-off) and have a 2-for-1 ticket offer in place for the game. Bramall Lane also hosts an FA Youth Cup tie between Sheffield United and Ipswich on Thursday 11th at 7pm. Free tickets can be claimed online.

#DeckTheHall

Roots Hall that is, Southend United having reduced prices for the FA Trophy tie with Truro City to £10 on Saturday 13th, the Shrimpers only December home game before Christmas.

Also on Saturday 13th, prices have been reduced at Eastbourne Borough for their National League South clash against Chelmsford City with all adult and concession tickets costing £5.

Saturday, 29 November 2025

Week Ahead - 1st December

Monday night sees international football at the Wham Stadium in Accrington, England's Women's U23s against the USA in a 7pm kick-off. Tickets are priced at £5 for adults, £3 for concessions and £1 for under-12's.

Goodison Park hosts Everton U21s against Real Madrid on Wednesday 3rd at 7pm. Tickets are £5 for adults and £3 for juniors.

On the same evening there is Sheffield & Hallamshire Senior Cup action at Hillsborough as an Owls XI take on Stocksbridge Park Steels. Admission £5/£2 for a 7.45pm kick-off.

And also on Wednesday there is FA Youth Cup action at the Stok Cae Ras as Wrexham host Port Vale (kick-off 7pm).

Ticket prices for that game are £5/£1 and they are the same for Millwall versus Everton in the same competition on Friday 5th at 7pm. 

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Saturday, 22 November 2025

Week Ahead - 24th November

Scotland's Women's U19 team host a round of European Championship qualifiers next week and have matches against Norway on Wednesday 26th (3.30pm at Broadwood Stadium, Cumbernauld) and the Netherlands (Saturday 29th at Kirkintilloch Sports Complex) with free admission.

England's Women U23s are at home to Norway on Thursday 27th, 7pm, at Manchester City's Joie Stadium. Tickets are priced £5/£3 and £1.

Rochdale AFC continue to offer free tickets for their matches in the National League Cup with Everton U21s the next opponents on Tuesday 25th at 7pm.

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Sunday, 16 November 2025

Honours Even in S2

 

An expansive view of an outdoor football stadium with red seating, a green grass field, and a cloudy sky. Several players in white and red training attire are practicing on the field with coaches and yellow training markers. Signs above the seating include "SteelPhalt", "STEELPHALT KOP", "Arnold Laver", "NOCO AIR", "TONY CURRIE STAND", and "CISDI SUPPLYING THE GLOBAL METALS INDUSTRY". In the background, there is a large structure with the word "SUFC" in large white letters on the red seats.

Pre-match at Bramall Lane on Sunday afternoon ahead of the FA WSL 2 clash between Sheffield United and Nottingham Forest.

A decent game between two well-matched teams, Forest having more of the possession but the Blades coming closest to getting a goal during a dominant spell midway through the second-half when they were denied on more than one occasion by the excellent Emily Batty in goal.

Both sides are at home to WSL 1 opposition in the League Cup next Saturday. 

At Bramall Lane the Women's Euro trophy will be on show when Liverpool are the visitors for a 6pm kick-off. Tickets are priced at £10/£5.

Forest take on Manchester City at the City Ground in a 2pm kick-off with a kids for a quid offer in place.

Week Ahead - 17th November

Monday night is alright for some cup football at Redditch United where prices for the Birmingham Senior Cup tie against Sutton Coldfield Town are £5 for adults and free for U13s. 

More football for a fiver the following evening at St Albans City as they host Cheshunt in the Velocity Cup (7.45pm kick-off, concessions £3, Under 17's £1). 

FA Youth Cup action at Wigan Athletic on Friday evening (21st November, 6pm kick-off). Tickets for second round tie against Walsall are £4 adults, £2 concessions.

Advance tickets for Derby County against Stockport County in the Women's FA Cup second round are free. The game is scheduled for 2pm on Sunday 23rd at the Don Amott Arena in Mickleover.

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Saturday, 8 November 2025

Week Ahead - 10th November

Carlisle United are on a mission to get 10,000 spectators through the turnstiles at Brunton Park for their National League fixture against Eastleigh on Saturday 15th. Advance tickets are priced at £10 for adults.

With no top-flight fixtures in England and Scotland at the weekend, due to the international break, keep an eye lower down the pyramid for any special offers at your local club.

Doncaster's Eco-Power Stadium is the venue for England's Men's U20s versus Japan on Friday 14th, kick-off 7.30pm. Tickets are priced at £5/£3/£1.

On Sunday 16th Loftus Road hosts QPR Women against Luton Town while at Turf Moor it is Burnley FC Women against Derby County. Both games kick off at 2pm and are priced at £5/£1 for non-ST holders. 

Hibernian FC Women take on Hearts in an Edinburgh derby at Easter Road, also on Sunday (kick-off 4:10pm). Tickets are free and available here

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