Everton to face Roma at new stadium
Everton have confirmed their final pre-season fixture will take place at their Hill Dickinson Stadium.The Toffees will welcome Serie A side Roma to the new ground on Saturday, 9 August at 15:00 BST for a game that will also act as the final test event before the 2025-26 season officially gets under way.Following a series of restricted capacity test events, this match will see the full 52,888 seats available to supporters.The friendly will bring to an end a pre-season that includes fixtures against EFL sides Accrington Stanley and Blackburn Rovers, before a trip to the United States, where David Moyes' team will face Bournemouth, West Ham and Manchester United.
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