Premier League sides Aston Villa, Hull City and Everton played pre-season friendly matches on Saturday as they prepare for the 2026/27 campaign.
Aston Villa fell to a 2-1 defeat against Porto in Lisbon. The Europa League champions went behind after five minutes to a William Gomes goal before teenager Luka Lynch equalised. Brazilian forward Pepe restored the lead for the hosts.
Hull City secured a comfortable 3-0 win over Turkish side Konyaspor in Slovenia. Enis Destan and Abu Kamara scored either side of an own goal in the newly promoted side's first outing.
Everton were held to a goalless draw by Championship side Bolton at the Toughsheet Community Stadium. A goal by Thierno Barry was disallowed for offside and changes at half-time by manager David Moyes failed to break the deadlock.
