Town will take on West Ham at Portman Road in the second pre-season friendly of the summer. 

Blues will host the Premier League club on Wednesday, July 16 with kick-off at 7.45pm.

The two clubs have met regularly over recent years in pre-season action with the last encounter seeing Town come out on top, 3-1, in August 2012, with Michael Chopra, Luke Chambers and Jason Scotland on target. 

West Ham are likely to include Mark Noble in their squad for this summer’s clash, the midfielder spent time on loan at Town in 2006, making 13 appearances. 

Blues begin pre-season against Shelbourne in Ireland on July 12 with Mick McCarthy’s side also travelling down the A12 to Colchester on July 23.

Ticket details for the game will follow in due course.