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EA SPORTS FC 27 v1.0.3 Patches Bugs Across Ultimate Team, Career Mode, and The Grounds

A small but broadly scoped bug fix update addresses stability, matchmaking, and some oddly specific AI behaviour in Manager Career.

Distilled Oct 18, 2026·1 min read·source confidence93%
EA SPORTS FC™ 27

Version 1.0.3 of EA SPORTS FC 27 is now live, targeting bugs across several of the game's major modes rather than introducing new content.

What changed

Ultimate Team

  • A loading screen that could require a full title restart when accessing Moments challenges has been addressed.
  • Female managers were appearing incorrectly in cutscenes.
  • Unintended match settings could be changed in Squad Battles.

The Grounds

  • Matchmaking reliability has been improved.
  • Some 5 Star Skill Moves could not be used in certain game modes.
  • Players in the Goal Control kickabout could occasionally become stuck on a wall.

Career Mode

  • Players could silently request a transfer — no prior messages or complaints — even when their morale was high.

General, Audio, and Visual

  • Stadium themes, kits, and text have been updated.
  • Various stability issues have been addressed.
  • Transferring a player from the Club Transfers menu could cause them to be duplicated.

The transfer duplication fix and the ghost transfer-request bug in Manager Career are the most substantive corrections here — the former affecting squad integrity, the latter introducing unpredictable player behaviour that had no in-game warning. Players who experienced unexpected departures or roster anomalies may find things more stable following this update.

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