West Bromwich Albion welcome Rayo Vallecano to The Hawthorns on Saturday afternoon for what will be the club's final pre-season fixture ahead of the start of the Sky Bet Championship campaign.
The clash against the La Liga outfit will kick-off at 1pm.
Here's some key information for supporters planning to attend the game.
Ticket details
Tickets are on general sale for Saturday's showdown with the Spanish side.
Seats are priced £10 Adults and £5 Under-17s. They can be purchased online, in person from the East Stand Ticket Office, or by calling 0121 227 2227.
Please note, only the East Stand will be initially opened for this fixture.
Three hospitality packages are available. Click here for more information.
Using WBA Tickets OnTheGo app
Supporters attending this weekend's game against Rayo Vallecano will be able to view their ticket on the WBA Tickets OnTheGo app.
The opening three Sky Bet Championship home matches - against Blackburn Rovers, Portsmouth and Derby County - are now also visible in the app. Further games will follow in batches throughout the season.
In the event you cannot see your tickets, please re-install the app using the email address linked to your ticketing account. Doing so will ensure your tickets are visible. Please note no internet access is required to use the app to enter the stadium.
The club have confirmed stilecards will not be in use for the coming season, and are committed to ensuring all season ticket holders are provided with the help and support required to use the app.
For further information please contact tickets@wbafc.co.uk, call 0121 227 2227 or visit the club ticket office during opening hours.
Check out our guide to using the WBA Tickets OnTheGo app below.
Remembering Laurie Cunningham
The club's matchday programme, Albion News, is dedicated to the great Laurie Cunningham on Saturday.
Cunningham, a true icon of the game, made over a century of appearances for the Baggies in the 70s and had two spells at Rayo Vallecano in the mid-to-late 80s.
Albion historian Dave Bowler has written a special tribute to the former England international, a tribute which you can read inside the eight-page edition this weekend.
Copies can be purchased for just £2.
Laurie's son Sergio is also a special guest in the boardroom at The Hawthorns. The club will make a special presentation to him at half-time.
The opponents
Rayo Vallecano qualified for European football for just the second time in their history last season.
The side from Vallecas, a district on the south side of Spanish capital Madrid, earned a point of the final day of the 2024/25 term at home to Mallorca to secure eighth position and a spot in the UEFA Conference League play-offs.
Their only other venture into Europe was way back in the 2000/01 campaign when they reached the quarter-finals of the UEFA Cup before being knocked out by fellow Spanish outfit Alaves.
Rayo, nicknamed 'Franjirrojos' (the Red Stripes), will be competing in Spain's top tier for the fifth year running having won promotion back in 2021. They're a club who have regularly earned promotion and suffered relegation in the 21st century, rising up on four separate occasions and sliding down a division four times too.
This weekend's guests are managed by 37-year-old Iñigo Pérez, who took charge in February 2024. The former Athletic Bilbao, Huesca, Mallorca, Numancia and Osasuna midfielder retired at the age of 34 and went on to become part of the coaching staff at Vallecano under Andoni Iraola - a former team-mate of his at Athletic Bilbao - before later accepting the main position after a short spell away.
Baggies legend Laurie Cunningham had two spells at Rayo, scoring the winning goal which helped them secure promotion back to the top flight in 1988/89 - just weeks before he tragically passed away.
Other notable players to have represented the club include Hugo Sanchez, Radamel Falcao, Diego Costa, Alvaro Negredo and James Rodriguez, while current captain Óscar Trejo - a 37-year-old Argentinian midfielder - is Vallecano's second-highest appearance maker having played over 300 times.
They've drawn 1-1 against Genk of Belgium and beaten Dutch side PEC Zwolle 5-0 so far in pre-season. Pérez's team are also set to come up against Sunderland next weekend at the Stadium of Light, before their domestic campaign starts on Friday, August 15 at Girona.
Fan Zone
Please note, the Fan Zone will not be in operation for Saturday's match against Rayo Vallecano.
However, it will be open when Albion host Blackburn Rovers in the Sky Bet Championship next weekend.
