Matt Sandoz
Stoke City commentator, BBC Radio Stoke

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I am led to believe that this was a transfer the player has pushed through himself, that he wanted.

Ryan Shawcross has basically confirmed that by saying the squad will have players who want to be there.

That's saying Sorba Thomas didn't want to be, so it's no surprise he wasn't involved tonight.

The bread and butter part of football is when players leave.

How does the team and the squad go about its business without the player who scored the most goals and had the most assists last season?

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Stoke City striker Sorba Thomas was not in the squad tonight as the Potters beat Norwich City 1-0 at the bet365 Stadium.

The 27-year-old Wales international has been heavily linked with a move to newly-promoted Premier League side Hull City.

Thomas scored 10 goals in 45 Championship games for Stoke last season.

Let's take a closer look at that potential deal...

Portsmouth

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Porstmouth have signed Brentford defender Jayden Meghoma on loan for the remainder of the season.

The 20-year-old spent the 2025-26 campaign on loan at Scottish giants Rangers and made 44 appearances in all competitions.

Meghoma has only played four times for Brentford and also had a brief spell with Preston North End in 2024-25.

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Burton Albion have signed their second player from Brighton & Hove Albion today.

After bringing in winger Caylan Vickers this morning on a permanent deal, the Brewers have signed striker Mark O'Mahony on a season-long loan.

O'Mahony spent the first half of last season on loan at Reading.

Notts County, meanwhile, have signed left-back Rosaire Longelo from Salford City for an undisclosed fee.

The 26-year-old has signed a three-year contract at Meadow Lane.

Stoke City

Stoke City first-team coach Ryan Shawcross, speaking to BBC Radio Stoke about Sorba Thomas and transfer speculation: "It's not ideal. After tonight, we'll know what the 25-man squad looks like.

"The most important thing is that, when that is announced in the coming days, it's got 25 players who want to be at the club."

Millwall

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Millwall have completed the signing of goalkeeper Filip Marschall from Stevenage for an undisclosed fee.

The 23-year-old joined the League One club from Aston Villa in July 2025 following multiple loan spells at Gateshead, MK Dons and Crewe.

Marschall has made 53 appearances for Stevenage in that time, keeping 19 clean sheets.

Lincoln City

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Lincoln City have signed right-back Daniel Oyegoke from Italian Serie B club Hellas Verona for an undisclosed fee.

The 23-year-old former England youth international played for the Arsenal and Brentford academy teams and had loan spells with MK Dons and Bradford City before moving to Hearts in 2024.

Oyegoke joined Hellas Verona in January 2025 and made 22 appearances for the club.

He has signed a four-year contract with the Imps.

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With the matches now over, we can perhaps expect more news to come in from clubs about last-minute deals they've managed to get over the line, for better or worse...

Rob Staton
BBC Radio Sheffield

I went to have a look at who Ben Hamed Toure is. The bulk of the description was 'he was once forgotten by the team bus'.

What an opportunity now, at Barnsley, to add some different things to his Wikipedia entry by scoring loads of goals, winning promotions and games and making that a funny aside to some glory in England for the Reds.

It's pretty obvious what's going on with Reyes Cleary. You don't hand a transfer request in, as was reported, without trying to make something happen.

We've contacted the club and they've not denied it. I understand a Championship club seems to have been interested.

It's going to be an interesting few days because we've been here before with Barnsley, when there's nothing you can do to bring anybody else in.

It will be a shame if he goes and they don't have time to do anything else.

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Stoke are closing in on their first points of the season tonight, leading Norwich City 1-0 at home despite Sorba Thomas' absence. You can follow the latest with our Championship live updates.

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Andrew Hawes
BBC News, Wiltshire

New Swindon signing Antwoine Hackford is a pacy striker who came through the Sheffield United academy, went to Wimbledon last year and was also largely on the bench there.

He's not a traditional goalscorer, but perhaps someone who can come and stretch defences, run around and try to press and lead the closing down.

He's got about 70 games under his belt, but I think fewer than 20 of those are starts in his league career. So he's looking for somewhere to really get a solid, consistent starting starting place.

With four forwards, I'm not guaranteeing it, but he'll certainly be a useful addition and has some experience in a fairly young squad.

Aaron Drinan signing a new deal is quite unusual in the sense that, if I've got my maths right, he'll be turning 33 at the end of his contract, so he's pretty much committing the rest of his career to Swindon.

He only signed a new deal until 2028 in January, so it shows the value Swindon have put on him.

It would appear Swindon want him to be their talisman for the foreseeable future, to hopefully drag them from the bottom end of the division and back up the league.

Let's bring you some reaction to the news from earlier that Swindon Town striker Aaron Drinan, who has scored 30 goals in 99 league appearances since joining the Robins, has signed a new deal to stay at the League Two club until 2030...

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Brazilian defender Morato was unveiled as a new West Ham player in front of fans at the London Stadium tonight.

The 25-year-old has completed a deadline day loan move from Nottingham Forest.

The Hammers are beating fellow relegated club Wolves 4-2 at the moment.

You can follow the latest from the Championship action tonight here.

Steve Hermon
BBC Radio WM commentator

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With under two hours to go, it is highly unlikely that West Bromwich Albion will sign a striker on deadline day.

The Baggies looked at Cameron Archer earlier in the transfer window but were unwilling to compromise on their new wage policy, which has helped significantly reduce the salary bill in recent seasons.

I understand that, for the sake of making a signing, they do not want to alter the strategy that has built a younger, hungrier squad, and the club are satisfied with the 10 signings they have made this summer.

Wrexham

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Wrexham have terminated the contract of midfielder Elliot Lee by mutual consent.

The 31-year-old joined the Red Dragons from Luton Town in the summer of 2022 and played a starring role in the club's rapid rise up the football pyramid, winning three promotions during his Wrexham career.

Manager Phil Parkinson said: "I'd like to thank Elliot for what he has done for this football club.

"He has been a great player for us here at Wrexham and has made a significant contribution to the club's rise through the divisions.

"He is at the stage now where he is eager to go and play and get some minutes, and whoever gets him will get a player who still has a lot to offer."

Read more: Midfielder Lee leaves Wrexham by mutual consent

Swansea City

Swansea City are enjoying a strong start to the Championship season but they have also been busy on deadline day.

The Swans are still in the market for a centre-back and have made Strasbourg's Soumaila Coulibaly their top target.

There are also potential outgoings with Zeidane Inoussa poised to join Portsmouth on loan for the remainder of the season, while Ronald could depart for Millwall.

Not to mention the noise around Zan Vipotnik's future which won't go away until the window closes.

Middlesbrough

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Middlesbrough have been working on a deal to sign Brighton winger Amario Cozier-Duberry on loan from Brighton, while Morgan Whittaker could be set to leave for MLS side Colorado Rapids.

Cozier Duberry, 21, scored 10 goals in 41 games in all competitions last season for Bolton Wanderers.

Whittaker, 25, has scored 14 goals and provided nine assists in 66 games for Boro since arriving from Plymouth in January 2025.

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