EA Sports FC 26 Update 1.4.2 Hits The Pitch With Goalkeeper & Career Mode Improvements; Full Patch Notes Listed

Electronic Arts has landed one in the back of the net today with a new update for EA Sports FC 26, which targets areas including Career Mode and goalkeepers. Chiefly, goalies have seen an issued addressed where they could deflect the ball to accuracy during an anticipated save, while in Career Mode, a new Contract Extension setting has been implemented under Transfer & Scouting, allowing players to select how open players might be to an extension in their contract. You can read the EA Sports FC 26 update 1.4.2 patch notes below.

EA Sports FC 26 was released for PS5, PS4, PC, Xbox Series X/S, and Xbox One in September 2025, and you can read our full review here.

Gameplay

Made the following updates:

• Addressed an issue where the goalkeeper could’ve deflected the ball too accurately during an anticipation save.
• Inaccurate knuckle ball shots could have occurred more often than intended.

Career Mode

Made the following changes:

• Added a new Contract Extension setting under Transfer & Scouting that enables you to choose how open players might be to contract extensions.
• Updated visuals and animations for scheduling loading screen.
• Added a new Social Media panel that surfaces active Challenge Objectives during challenge scenarios.

Addressed the following issues:

• After requesting a transfer, players could not have always been offered new contacts.
• In Live Start Points, women’s teams were unintentionally present in some leagues.

Clubs

• Goalkeepers were sometimes holding the ball for longer than intended when a pass was requested.
• Once emptied, short-term stamina could have previously only been recovered if players became idle.

General, Audio, and Visual

Made the following changes:

• Updated some badges, logos, hair, boots, star heads, lighting, kits, tattoos, 2D portraits, scarves, banners, cameras, button callouts, overlays and TIFOs

Addressed the following issues:

• Addressed various stability issues that could have occurred.

[Source – EA Sports FC 26 Patch Notes via Twisted Voxel]