The 2026/27 English football season officially begins today with the first of two preliminary round fixtures in the Carabao Cup as Tranmere Rovers host Rochdale at Prenton Park. The Super White Army's 2025/26 season saw them slide from comfortably midtable in League Two to dancing around the relegation places, eventually finishing 21st. For the Dale, a return to league football after 3 years away was confirmed following a remarkable penalty shoot-out victory at Wembley against Boreham Wood in the National League play-off final. The winner of today's match will travel to Bradford City in next weekend's first round.Kick-off is at 3:00pm BST with TV coverage on Sky Sports + Red Button.TRA: Male; O'Connor (c), Smith, Turnbull; Senior, Finley, Conlon, Slater; Davies, Whitaker; Ironside.>Subs: Scott, Faulkner, Brough, Ince, Veevers, Warrington, Okoro, Baker-Richardson, Mann.ROC: Ramming; Adebayo-Rowling, Sherring, Ebanks-Landell (c), Bilongo; Francis, East; Hayes, Hannant, Gilmour; Dieseruvwe.>Subs: Waller, Spaven, Rooney, Silcott-Duberry, Pettit, Moss, Bradley.
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