Blues to face Spurs in friendly

Blues have arranged a pre-season friendly against Tottenham Hotspur.

The game will take place on Saturday, 29 August and be held at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (3pm).

The fixture will be behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

It will be Blues first visit to London's biggest club stadium, a breathtaking multi-purpose arena that was opened in April 2019.

The game will pit Aitor Karanka against Jose Mourinho - the man he assisted at Real Madrid for a three-year period from 2010.

Blues other pre-season fixtures ahead of the return of the Championship campaign, on the weekend of 12 September, will be announced in due course.