Premier League pre-season matches: reports, results and goals G Trends

Liverpool, Tottenham, Newcastle and Nottingham Forest were in action as Premier League teams continued their pre-season matches for the 2026/27 season on Sunday.

The Magpies faced Strasbourg at home while the Reds faced Como at Anfield, while Forest faced Brest at the City Ground.

Tottenham played a training match against Hoffenheim, after defeating the German club 3-0 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.

Take a look at the latest pre-season action, including highlights and team picks.

Tottenham vs. Hoffenheim: Maddison returns with a draw

James Madison had a rapid and unwanted influence on… Tottenham The midfielder’s first appearance in nearly a year after suffering a serious knee injury.

The former England international lost the ball to Hoffenheim’s Leon Avdolaho and was awarded a penalty kick as he attempted to recover the ball.

Adam Hlozek, who had hit the crossbar before Spurs took the lead the day before, scored from the penalty spot but Ben Davies quickly responded by heading in £85m Mateusz Fernandes’ cross.

Luca Williams-Barnett gave Tottenham the lead in the first half when the 17-year-old curled in a shot to turn the score around, but Valentin Gendry’s strike saw Hoffenheim level at 2-2, although Kevin Danso hit the crossbar from Williams-Barnett’s cross.

Tottenham team: Brandon Austin, Ty Hall, Kevin Danso, Ben Davies, Souza (Harry Byrne 69), Matthews Fernandes, Pape Matar Sarr (Jimmy Donnelly 87), Rodrigo Bentancur, Luca Williams-Barnet (Tyris Hall 87), James Maddison (Rhys Elliott Paris 46), Damola Ajayi (Miracle Adewole 69).

Newcastle vs. Strasbourg: Newcastle loses on penalties

Newcastle Losing at home to Leverkusen on Saturday, Matthias Geisel’s new side returned to St James’ Park to face Ligue 1 side Strasbourg, taking the lead when William Osula scored from Jacob Murphy’s cross in the 38th minute.

Jassim Yassin scored a second-half equalizer past Eoin Gawain, who made his home debut alongside Aladje Bamba and Bazumana Toure in the 1-1 draw.

Yassine also hit the crossbar before securing penalties, and Newcastle lost three times as Strasbourg claimed the Visit Malta Weekender Cup.

Newcastle team: Eoin Gawain, Fabian Schar (Miodrag Pivas 46), Trevan Sanusi, Henry Johnson, Alagie Bamba, William Osola, Bazumana Toure, Jacob Murphy (Sean Neave 75), Joe Willock (Rory Finneran 87), Dan Byrne (Henry Johnson 46), Dylan Charlton, Jacob Ramsay.

Nottingham Forest vs Brest: Wood, Neitz goals

forest He picked a markedly different side from their late win over Leverkusen on Wednesday and took the lead when Chris Wood scored a penalty after Luca Neitz was brought down by Mama Balde.

Nets, who joined in February, completed the scoring in the 2-0 victory by scoring the winner before the end of the first half from a pass from Nicolas Dominguez.

Callum Hudson-Odoi continued his return from injury for Forest, making his debut against goalkeeper Steven Benda in the first half.

Jungle Team: John Victor, Zach Abbott, Jair Cunha, Morato, Eric da Silva Moreira, Xavier Schlager, Nicolas Dominguez, Luca Neitz, Callum Hudson-Odoi, Arnaud Kalimuendo, Chris Wood.

Liverpool vs. Como: result of Jacopo, Jacquet

Cody Jacobo and Jeremy Jacquet scored two goals in the first half to give Liverpool a 2-0 win over home club Como, which qualified for the Champions League.

You can read our report on the Liverpool vs. Como match.

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