Pre-Season friendly schedule finalised

West Ham United have finalised the 2007-08 pre-season friendly schedule after confirming the matches to be played during our training camp visit to Austria.

Alan Curbishley's men will kick-off their preparations for the new Barclays Premier League campaign this coming Saturday, July 14, with a short trip to local neighbours and the Football League's newest members, Dagenham & Redbridge, for a testimonial in honour of former QPR and Wales goalkeeper Tony Roberts.

The squad will then head off to Austria for seven days, during which time they will face matches against Czech side SK Sigma Olomouc, on Tuesday, July 17, and Paolo Di Canio's former club Lazio on Saturday, July 21.

The squad will then return to carry on their build-up on home soil with another testimonial match at nearby rivals - this time for Leyton Orient manager Martin Ling at Brisbane Road on Tuesday, July 24.

A mixture of senior and younger players will then be used the following evening, Wednesday, July 25, for a match against MK Dons.

On Saturday, July 28, Hammers will travel to Roots Hall for a friendly clash against Southend United that will form part of the Essex club's Centenary celebrations, before heading to East Anglia on Tuesday, July 31 to face Norwich City - managed by our former Assistant Manager Peter Grant.

Following the trend of recent years, the Club will then round off its pre-season preparations with a prestige friendly at Upton Park one week before the start of the league campaign, this year against Italian giants AS Roma on Saturday, August 4.

The complete schedule of first-team pre-season friendlies reads as follows…

*Local time in Austria

Please note, all fixtures are subject to change.