Wolves announce pre-season plans

Wolves will play a series of three matches in Scotland and take on Blackburn Rovers as part of their build-up to the new season.

Blackburn will visit Molineux on Saturday, 2 August - the week before the Football League season starts.

Walsall will also provide opposition for Mick McCarthy's men on Tuesday, 29 July at the Banks's Stadium.

That follows the trio of matches north of the border at Dundee, Motherwell and Kilmarnock from 20-26 July.

McCarthy said: "The trip to Scotland will provide us with competitive games. It's friendlies in inverted commas up in Scotland.

"It means we don't have to travel too far and we have excellent training facilities arranged.

"I'm delighted Mark Hughes has agreed to bring Blackburn to Molineux. They finished seventh in the Premier League and will be excellent opposition to wrap our pre-season programme up."

Wolves' players report back for pre-season training on 30 June.