Albion's under-23s will not be the first to play at Tottenham's new stadium after all.

Their Premier League 2 visit to Spurs on August 27 was due to be the first test event.

The fixture is now likely to be played at Tottenham's training ground after the North London giants announced a delay to their move-in timetable caused by safety issues.

Spurs said in a statement: "Recent testing and commissioning has now shown issues with the critical safety systems.

"Urgent follow-up meetings with Mace and the trade contractors are now taking place. We are reviewing the situation and planned timetable to rectify and re-test, after which we shall be in a better position to outline a revised timetable.

"The delays created by these difficulties mean that we can no longer hold the necessary Test Events on 27 August and 1 September. These will need to be rescheduled to take place ahead of any first official match at the new stadium in order to achieve the safety licence."

Tottenham's Premier League fixtures at home to Liverpool (September 15) and Cardiff (October 6) have been switched to Wembley because of the delay.

They visit the Amex a week after what was supposed to be the first match for the first team in the new stadium against Liverpool.