Everton Under-23s will warm up for their Premier League 2 title defence by playing six pre-season friendlies this summer.
The young Blues will take on League Two Swindon Town on Thursday, 11 July (11am) as part of a warm weather training camp in La Manga, Spain, before travelling to another fourth-tier side in Morecambe on Saturday, July 20 (3pm).
Chorley, who will begin life in the National League next season after winning promotion via the National League North play-offs, will host David Unsworth's charges three days later on Tuesday, July 23 (7.30pm), with a trip to Welsh club Rhyl's Belle Vue Stadium confirmed for Saturday, July 27 (3pm).