West Ham to face Lille in final pre-season game
West Ham United will host French club Lille at the London Stadium for the final match of their pre-season.The Hammers will complete preparations for the 2025-26 season by taking on the four-time Ligue 1 champions on Saturday 9 August.Graham Potter will take his squad to the US for the Premier League Summer Series in July, where they will face Bournemouth, Manchester United and Everton."We're really looking forward to facing Lille," said West Ham boss Potter."Our pre-season schedule is geared to building the players up so that they are in the best possible condition when the Premier League gets underway on Saturday 16 August, and a fixture against high-quality European opposition a week beforehand is part of doing that."West Ham United's pre-season fixtures:Grasshoppers (19 July)Manchester United (27 July)Everton (30 July)Bournemouth (3 August)Lille (9 August)
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