Fulham have announced that they will host a December friendly against West Ham United at Craven Cottage in preparation for the Premier League resumption on Boxing Day.

The Whites will welcome David Moyes’ men to SW6 on Saturday 17 December for a 1pm kick off – with tickets priced at £20 for adults, £10 for senior citizens and £1 for under 18s.

The top flight season pauses for the winter World Cup in Qatar after Sunday’s meeting with Manchester United and won’t restart until the festive period gets underway for Marco Silva’s men with a trip to Crystal Palace on Boxing Day. Premier League clubs have been given dispensation to host friendlies in the gap between the end of the World Cup and Christmas in order to prepare for the domestic programme getting under way again.