Club News

Baggies announce Derby date

Two fixtures also arranged for 'Albion XI'

ALBION will visit Derby County on Saturday, July 27 (ko 3pm) in their first domestic pre-season friendly ahead of the 2013/14 Barclays Premier League campaign.

The Baggies will take on the Rams, who finished tenth in the Championship last term, at their Pride Park Stadium.

Albion last week announced details of two fixtures during their eight-day training trip to Austria.

Steve Clarke’s men will meet top-flight German outfit Hannover 96 at the home of Austrian club FC Gleisdorf 09, in Styria, on Thursday, July 18 (ko 7pm local time).

And the Baggies will hop across the border to take on Hungarian team Puskas FC Academy at FC Sopron's stadium on Monday, July 22 (ko 6.30pm local time).

The club have also confirmed an Albion XI will host Blue Square Premier outfit Tamworth in a behind-closed-doors clash on Saturday, July 13 (ko tbc), and visit Hereford, from the same division, on Saturday, July 20 (ko 1pm).

Further friendlies and full ticket details will be announced in the coming weeks here at www.wba.co.uk.