Sounders v Irons – all you need to know

Slaven Bilic and his squad open up their pre-season against Seattle Sounders tomorrow as preparations get underway for the new Premier League campaign.

New signings Håvard Nordtveit, Toni Martinez, Domingos Quina and Sofiane Feghouli are likely to be on view, with Aaron Cresswell set to play his first game since signing a new contract.

Meanwhile, Dimitri Payet and James Collins are still at Euro 2016 and Michail Antonio has stayed in London as he awaits the birth of his child. Diafra Sakho has not shaken off a bout of illness in time to feature in West Ham’s pre-season opener.

Thanks to the London Evening Standard here’s everything you need to know about the game:

WHAT TIME IS THE MATCH?

The game kicks off at CenturyLink Field at 7.30pm local time, meaning a UK start time of 3.30am on Wednesday, July 6.

WEST HAM’S PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE

5 July v Seattle Sounders (CenturyLink Field, Washington)

12 July v Carolina RailHawks (WakeMed Soccer Park, North Carolina)

7 August v Juventus (Olympic Stadium)