Stevenage West Ham friendly to stream free on West Ham TV
West Ham United will live stream their Stevenage West Ham pre-season friendly on Wednesday, 22 July, with kick-off at 7.45pm BST from the Lamex Stadium. Season Ticket Holders can watch free on West Ham TV without the usual £5 charge, while other fans can buy a one-off match pass.
Key Takeaways
- The Stevenage West Ham friendly kicks off at 7.45pm BST on 22 July at the Lamex Stadium.
- More than 50,000 Season Ticket Holders get free West Ham TV access, waiving the usual £5 fee.
- Other fans can follow via a one-off West Ham TV match pass.
- West Ham’s full away allocation of 1,363 tickets sold out to Season Ticket Holders.
- The free stream follows the same Season Ticket bonus used for the Southend friendly.
West Ham have confirmed another Season Ticket bonus ahead of Wednesday’s trip to Stevenage. For supporters locked out of the sold-out Lamex Stadium allocation, the free stream is the clearest way to see Nuno Espírito Santo’s side in action again.
Where can you watch the Stevenage West Ham match?
Reporting from Read West Ham says the club will show the fixture live on West Ham TV. Season Ticket Holders need to sign into the West Ham account connected to their ticket, then open the West Ham TV page for the relevant match.
More than 50,000 Season Ticket Holders can watch without paying the usual £5 streaming charge. Supporters who are not Season Ticket Holders can still purchase a one-off match pass through the club’s official streaming service. For more quirky sports and culture coverage, see BlasterPost’s Bizarre World category.
Why does the free stream matter for West Ham fans?
The gesture mirrors the approach used for Saturday’s Southend United friendly, which finished 1-1. Offering another free stream is a welcome reward for fans who renewed after relegation to the Championship.
It also matters because the fixture has already sold out among West Ham supporters. The club’s full allocation of 1,363 tickets was purchased by Season Ticket Holders, leaving many loyal fans reliant on the stream.
Pre-season coverage will not replace the cost of following the club week to week. Still, the latest bonus means Season Ticket Holders do not need to pay again to watch Wednesday night’s match.
What else should fans know before kick-off?
Kick-off at the Lamex Stadium is set for 7.45pm BST on Wednesday, 22 July. Stevenage, who fell short in the League One play-offs last season, host Championship-bound West Ham in Hertfordshire.
The clubs have never met in a competitive fixture. They last faced each other in a July 2014 pre-season game that finished 2-2 after Stevenage led 2-0 before Matt Jarvis and Stewart Downing equalised for West Ham.
West Ham’s previous public friendly this summer was the 1-1 draw with Southend. Stevenage’s recent pre-season results include a 0-0 against Andorra, with a clash against Millwall also on their schedule.
Sunday brings another West Ham friendly against Rangers, so Wednesday’s stream offers an early look at senior players and academy prospects chasing minutes under Espírito Santo.