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  1. Vigouroux demands strong finish to boost future successpublished at 18:30 BST 10 April

    Swansea City goalkeeper Lawrence VigourouxImage source, Huw Evans Picture Agency

    Goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux says Swansea City must use their final five games of the season as a springboard for success in the next campaign, beginning with Saturday's trip to relegation-threatened Leicester City (15:00 BST).

    Swansea are comfortably mid-table in the Championship, seemingly with little to play for, but Vigouroux says the squad feels it has a point to prove.

    "I think we're a massive club. We deserve to be a lot higher in the league and we know that as players," he said.

    "But I think it's building blocks and I think we started off really well with the new manager (Vitor Matos), especially at home. You know we're really tough to beat and now we need to translate that form away from home and get as many points as we can.

    "Some guys are trying to earn new contracts, some guys are trying to build their way into the team, for example like Sam (Parker) who was outstanding on the weekend, these are the kind of games for him that if he does really well, he can then become a really really important part of our squad.

    "So these are the kind of moments, these kind of games where you can get as many points as you can, leave the season in a good place and then you're raring to go for next season."

    The 32-year-old Chile goalkeeper has experienced a similar situation before with former club Leyton Orient.

    Like the Swans, a change of manager during the season saw a period of upheaval that ultimately laid the foundations for future success.

    "It's so important because then you know each other's strengths," he added.

    "I had the same when I was at Leyton Orient... a manager left in the middle of the season, a new manager came in and then we've done really well towards the end of the season, and then the season after we won the league.

    "It was literally because we had played together for that last 10 games. He didn't make too many changes, there were maybe one or two coming in.

    "We knew what we were playing with, who we were playing with, and I think there's nothing to say that that can't happen here.

    "We've got a really good group of players that know their jobs. They know each other's strengths and weaknesses inside out."

  2. EFL confirms fixture release datepublished at 14:38 BST 10 April

    An EFL football with goal design perched on top of a blue cone with EFL branding on itImage source, Getty Images
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    The 2026-27 EFL season will kick-off on August 7 with the opening round of the Carabao Cup

    The EFL has announced the fixtures for the 2026-27 season will be published at midday on Thursday, 25 June.

    The first-round draws for the Carabao Cup and the Vertu Trophy will be made on the same day.

    The new season will kick off on the weekend of August 7-9 with the first round of the Carabao Cup, and the opening fixtures in the Championship, League One and League Two will follow a week later on 14-16 August.

    The first round of the Vertu Trophy will be played in the week commencing 21 September.

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