SAINTS will play Spanish side Espanyol in a pre-season friendly, at St Mary's, on Sunday, August 2.

The club today announced the friendly, which will kick-off at 3pm and will round off their preparations for the new campaign.

Espanyol were the first visiting team to play at St Mary's, when they were the opponents in a 2001 friendly encounter.

Ticketing arrangements for the match will be announced in due course.