Albion fans have been urged to enjoy themselves when they return to the Amex.
An all-ticket attendance of 2,500 will see their team take on Chelsea in a friendly on Saturday (3pm).
It is seen as a first small step towards returning to normality.
Fans have not set foot in the Amex since the end of February.
Albion staged five games behind closed doors at the end of last season, each of which cost them a seven-figure loss of revenue.
They are keen to get fans back and received the government go-ahead yesterday for their pioneering test event.
The club are leading the way among Premier League in terms of bringing back spectators.
Fans will be socially-distanced in a carefully-designed chessboard-type seating plan and be housed in upper and lower sections of the East Stand as well as the South Stand.
They will have access to bars and refreshment outlets in the concourses and must wear face coverings at certain times.
Deputy chairman and chief executive Paul Barber hopes those lucky enough to have the priority points which secure a ticket will enjoy themselves.
Barber said: “We are trying to create as normal an environment as we possibly can while recognising we are in a very different environment.
“We want this to be an enjoyable experience.
“If it isn’t an enjoyable experience people are going to be more reluctant to come and that is going to make our return to normal harder.
“We are trying to strike that balance between complying with the guidelines to make sure people are safe - and that’s paramount- but also providing them with a degree of a return to normal which for many people up and down the country is going to football.”
Barber has been consistent in his praise of how the vast majority of the population have responded to the Covid crisis.
He sees that continuing during the carefully managed return to stadia.
Barber said: “We’re asking people to be respectful of each other.
“We’ve all been through a really tough four or five months and we’ve all had to adapt our way of life in many different aspects.
“We want to make sure that people understand that, when they get inside the football stadium, that can’t go out the window.
“It has got to be maintained, we’ve got to be respectful of each other and look after each other.
“As we said right at the start of the process, football fans are good, decent, respectful people who the vast majority will do as they are asked every single time.
“I have every confidence that the 2,500 people here on Saturday will comply with the guidelines, will want it to go well not just for the club but for fellow football fans who, just as they are, are anxious to get back and watch their teams again.”
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