EA FC 26 Patch 1.5.1 Targets Career Mode Issues and Ultimate Team Fixes

EA FC 26 has announced its latest update, 1.5.1. Full disclosure: It’s not what I would necessarily call extensive. However, it does aim to address some of the more frustrating issues that have been persistent.

Career mode, in particular, sees a noticeable share of attention. Several lingering issues — like disappearing Role Growth in Development Plans, incorrect scout reports, and visual glitches — have been addressed, alongside small but meaningful quality-of-life tweaks to menus and competition displays. Elsewhere, Ultimate Team gets a fix to its squad filter logic, while Clubs players should notice more balanced match ratings for attacking midfielders.

According to EA FC ‘s official social media platforms, Update 1.5.1 will be “dropping soon,” though a specific time wasn’t mentioned. But, if the past is anything to go by, one could reasonably expect the update to be deployed within the next 24 hours.

The full patch notes are listed below. If you wish to view the source, check it out here.

EA FC 26 Update 1.5.1 – Patch Notes

Ultimate Team

Addressed the following issues:

• When adding or swapping Player Items to a Squad or SBC, the filter was using Any by default instead of selecting the position highlighted.

Career Mode

Made the following changes:

• Updated some social media posts.
• Updated the injury duration selection in the Injuries and Suspensions menu.
• Improved visibility of qualification zones in competition standings in Deeper Sim.

Addressed the following issues:

• Swapping to the Position tab while in Development Plans would cause Role Growth to disappear.
• Addressed instances of overlapping text.
• When playing matches in Manager Live, all players on the field were using the same boots.
• In certain challenges, some leagues were shown as unavailable when attempting to replace teams.
• Some players were incorrectly displayed as out of position in the match preview screen.
• Sometimes, Scout reports could provide incorrect attribute values.

Clubs

Addressed the following issues:

• Further adjusted Match Rating calculation logic for CAMs to avoid unintentionally high calculations.

General, Audio, and Visual

Made the following changes:

• Updated some crests, banners, scarves, flags, scenes, camera angles, overlays, celebrations, text, hair, ad boards and cinematics.

Addressed the following issues:

• Addressed various stability issues that could have occurred.