BLACKBURN Rovers have agreed to play in a pre-season friendly against Blackpool.

Graeme Souness will take his squad to Bloomfield Road for a game with Blackpool in a repeat of the fixture between the two sides last summer.

The match is scheduled for Wednesday, July 30, kicking off at 7.45 pm and the 'seaside derby' will again see Souness go head-to-head with Steve McMahon, who he used to manage at Liverpool.

Rovers won the corresponding fixture 4-2 last year courtesy of goals from Andy Cole (2), David Dunn and Dwight Yorke.

Full ticketing arrangements for the rematch will be announced nearer the date.