Wolverhampton Wanderers have this week confirmed further friendlies against Villareal CF, Derby County and Ajax in pre-season as Nuno Espirito Santo’s side continue their build-up to the coming Premier League campaign.
Wolves have confirmed further pre-season fixtures against @VillarrealCF, @dcfcofficial and @AFCAjax.
📰👇https://t.co/4EQ1bfzOh8
— Wolves (@Wolves) June 4, 2018
Having already announced our Uhrencup matches abroad and the Stoke City friendly for this summer, we now head to Pride Park to take on Frank Lampard’s new Derby County side as he takes his first managerial job in the game. This match takes place on Saturday, July 28 and will carry a kick-off time of 3pm.
Prior to that, we head to Walsall’s Banks’s Stadium to take on Ajax on Thursday, July 18 and that match carries a 2pm kick-off slot.
The big clash of the summer at the Molineux a week before the top-flight campaign kicks-off sees us play host to La Liga side Valencia. This game kicks-off at 3pm on Saturday, August 4.
Ticket details for these new matches will follow.
It’s fair to say the announcements caused some confusion on social media – one game in particular – which should be a stand out for the quality on show.
Afternoon kick-off I assume it'll be development squads.
— Phil Bradley ???? (@wolvesbradders) June 4, 2018
What a friendly that would have been!! Although I'm away that week, so a good job it wasn't.
— Phil Bradley ???? (@wolvesbradders) June 4, 2018
Ajax at the bescot????????????
— Jack (@HelderCostaFC) June 4, 2018
Nice of us to give Walsall something good to watch ????
— Jamie (@Jay_Cooper_) June 4, 2018
What a great preseason that is… ????????
— Justin Leadbetter (@JustinWolf1977) June 4, 2018
Superb pre season schedule bar the Smallsall bit ????
— Mark (@__WolvesAyWe__) June 4, 2018
Nice! I love ajax
— Mitchell Goodall (@MitchellGoodall) June 4, 2018
Nice! I love ajax
— Mitchell Goodall (@MitchellGoodall) June 4, 2018
Nice! I love ajax
— Mitchell Goodall (@MitchellGoodall) June 4, 2018
That’s the best set of pre season friendlies I’ve seen for sometime
— Jordan Blair (@JBlair_94) June 4, 2018
I’m guessing pitch issues answer the Ajax question as it would be strange to confirm a solitary Under 23 fixture under the tag of ‘Nuno’s squad’.
FC Basel – Uhrencup
Date: Tuesday 10th July 6pm CET
Venue: Tissot-Arena, Biel
BSC Young Boys – Uhrencup
Date: Saturday 14th July 3pm CET
Venue: Berner Stadion Neufeld
Ajax
Date: Thursday 19th July 2pm
Venue: Banks’s Stadium, Walsall
Derby County
Date: Saturday 28th July 3pm
Venue: Pride Park, Derby
Stoke City
Date: Wednesday 25th July 7.45pm
Venue: bet365 Stadium, Stoke
Villarreal CF
Date: Saturday 4th August 3pm
Venue: Molineux, Wolverhampton
