Wolves to host Swansea City in friendly

Wolves will host Swansea City in their home pre-season friendly ahead of the 2016/17 season.

The Premier League side will visit Molineux on Saturday July 30 - a week before Kenny Jackett's side kick off their Championship campaign.

The fixture will double-up as a special Sir Jack Hayward tribute game, with all proceeds going towards the Sir Jack statue find.

Swansea were last at Wolves in October 2011 when late goals from Kevin Doyle and Jamie O'Hara salvaged a 2-2 draw.

Italian boss Francesco Guidolin recently signed a two-year deal to stay at the Liberty Stadium after guiding the club to safety and ensuring a sixth consecutive season of top-flight football.

The Swans finished 12th and star names set to be on show at Molineux include Andre Ayew, Gylfi Sigurdsson and Bafetimbi Gomis.

Captain and Welsh international Ashley Williams was born in Wolverhampton and played for Hednesford Town as a youngster.

In the past 10 years Wolves have tended to select Spanish opposition for their traditional Molineux pre-season game, before last year welcoming local rivals Aston Villa in a game that finished 2-2.

WOLVES' 2016/17 PRE-SEASON SCHEDULE SO FAR

Friday July 15, 7.30pm: Crewe Alexandra (a)

Monday July 18, 7.45pm: Cork City (a)

Saturday July 23, 3pm: Port Vale (a)

Saturday July 30, 3pm: Swansea City (h)

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