Matchday Information: Saints vs Newcastle

Plan your Sunday visit to St Mary’s with lots of fun family activities to enjoy - get the full details of what’s happening here.

Fans are advised to arrive early so there is enough time to collect tickets, get through security checks, turnstiles and make their way to their seats ahead of kick off.

Tickets are still available for this fixture and can be purchased online or by visiting the ticket office at St Mary’s, open from 10am on Sunday until half-time. Ticket office phone lines are also open from 10am-11am on matchday (02381 780 780).

POPPY SHIRTSSaints' closest home match to Remembrance Sunday, respects will be shown to British service members who have lost their lives in conflict with a period of silence before the match. Saints players will be wearing a commemorative poppy-branded shirt and the Royal British Legion will be collecting donations around the outside of the stadium before kick off.

All of the shirts worn on matchday will be put up for auction by Saints Foundation to help raise money for the Royal British Legion.

As part of the pre-match build-up this week you can enjoy an interview with former favourite Michael Svensson at 1.40pm. And there are more legends in the house at half time, when you can hear from Nigel Adkins who will be joining us pitchside for a special interview about his time at the club.

A variety of food options will be available around the stadium ahead of the match, including Oh Babu (Indian style food), Villaggio Pizza and Evies (mac & cheese and burgers).

From 11am you can soak up the matchday atmosphere from three fan bars outside St Mary’s. You will find The Deanery located on the corner by the bridge, The Gasworks midway down the Kingsland stand and the 8 Bells at the corner of Chapel and Kingsland.

The Gasworks is open to all on a first-come-first-served basis from 11am until kick-off – with no membership required. This week you’ll be able to buy a Hampshire burger with cheese, gherkins and wedges; vegetarian burgers with all the trimmings or chicken, gammon and leek pie with mash and gravy.

The extended outdoor seating area makes the perfect place to enjoy a pre-match pint or cocktail and if you’re watching the game from the Kingsland stand you’ll also be able to access The Gasworks at half time.

In addition we’re opening the Gasworks post match, so you can stay and watch the late kick-off between Tottenham and Liverpool.

Sammy and Mary will be roaming the footprint from 11am, meeting fans and posing for photographs.

Saints Brass are bringing the party atmosphere and playing family favourites ahead of the game. Join us for a pre-match rendition of 'Oh When The Saints'.

Join us in the Fanzone from 11am for some pre-match food and drink and get match ready with the shot stopper and fast feet footie challenges.

Put your skills to the test in our Academy Zone, located outside the Gasworks in the Kingsland stand, including the JWP scanning challenge and children’s inflatable activities.

Programmes are available to purchase from outside the stadium for £3.50.

Get kitted out for 2022/23 with the full range of merchandise available to buy at the Saints Store, opening from 10am until kick-off, and again after the final whistle. Remember that all Season Ticket holders get 10 per cent off merchandise from the Saints Store too!

Fans with car parking at the stadium are advised that there will be no vehicle movement permitted in the car parks or within the road closure area from one hour and 30 minutes ahead of kick-off, and until the crowd is cleared from the stadium.

Please be advised that on matchday parking is not permitted on Rochester Street, unless you have prior approval or you have a Blue Badge and are parked in allocated Accessible Parking Spaces. No parking is permitted on Victoria Street, unless you have prior approval.

The ticket office will be open throughout the day from 10am. Please visit should you have any enquiries on this match or on season tickets.

On match day, Ticket Office 1 is for enquiries, and Ticket Office is 2 is for Match Ticket or Season Ticket collection.

You can now pick up a variety of Saints merchandise from hummel retail booths situated in the concourse of the Kingsland, Northam and Chapel stands – remember, Season Ticket holders get 10 per cent off!

St Mary’s is now a cashless stadium so make sure you bring an alternative payment method for any purchases at the stadium on matchdays.

Remember you can find reusable pint cups in the St Mary's concourses and the Fanzone in a bid to reduce single-use plastics - when you’ve finished with yours, please place it inside so they can be collected after each match, washed thoroughly and recirculated.

In line with our Halo Effect initiative, we now have water refill stations in the Kingsland and Family stands. Refillable water bottles are permitted in the Kingsland and family stands only. Single use plastic bottles are permitted everywhere in the ground though they will need their lids removing in all areas other than the family stand. Flasks are not permitted into any areas of the stadium.

Attendees are advised that home end tickets are only to be purchased by Southampton FC fans. Away supporters will not be allowed access to home stands or will be ejected if found in home areas of the ground.

Supporters are reminded the use of pyrotechnics is strictly prohibited and they are highly dangerous to the person using, other supporters and staff within the ground.

If you witness any form of anti-social, abusive or discriminatory behaviour, crime, violence or the use of pyrotechnics, please report it to your nearest steward or police officer. Alternatively, text SFCReport to 60060 with a full description and location of the incident, giving as much detail as you can.