CHERRIES will warm up for the forthcoming Premier League campaign with a visit to Nottingham Forest.

Eddie Howe's men will face the Championship side on Saturday, July 28 (3pm), in what is their first confirmed pre-season friendly.

The clubs last faced each other in February 2015, Forest battling back from a goal down to triumph 2-1 at the City Ground.

Aitor Karanka’s men finished 17th in the second tier last season.