The fix that affects Ultimate Team items
EA’s November 10 publisher announcement says EA Sports FC 27 version 1.2.0 is live. One of its consequential fixes concerns Streamlined Squad Building Challenges: in certain situations, an item that a player had not selected could be included in a submission.
EA says affected Player Items will be returned and impacted players contacted in-game. The note does not specify when each return will arrive. It is a commitment for the affected issue, rather than confirmation that every impacted account has already been restored.
Defending and PC performance
The notes adjust extreme defensive line heights so defenders drop off sooner while retaining a relatively high line. EA identifies this adjustment as a Live Tuning change accompanying the Title Update. It also changes positioning directly after kickoff, keeping the defensive line from dropping as far into the box and placing a defender more centrally.
For PC players, EA lists a fix for cases of frequent freezing, stuttering or FPS drops on high-end systems. It also addresses delayed aiming indicators for free kicks and corners. These are publisher-reported fixes; the notes provide no independent frame-rate benchmark or guarantee that every source of stutter is resolved.
Career Mode and platform-specific repairs
Manager Career gains an Energy Recovery setting and a display showing how press-conference responses affect player morale. Squad roles offered in contract talks now affect wage demands, and the notes address transfers requested despite sufficient playing time and morale.
The platform labels remain important. On Switch and Switch 2, the notes address missing preorder content on a first launch and say it would be delivered on the next launch. Switch 2 also receives a text-to-speech fix for supported menus. Those labels should not be treated as evidence of identical bugs on every platform.
How to follow an unresolved problem
Check the installed version and the platform heading in EA’s full notes before comparing symptoms. Players affected by unintended SBC submissions should watch for the promised in-game communication; the announcement does not provide a separate claim form or a compensation amount.
The update covers many additional Grounds, Clubs, Career and presentation issues. Its publication confirms EA’s stated rollout, while the result on an individual account or machine still needs to be checked in the game.
