For those who are uninterested in the England Women's team fixture this evening then you can get a football fix by visiting the Silverlake Stadium in Eastleigh and watching a Saints B team take on the Spitfires.

This coming season will see B team games take on a more attractive nature, it's been a long while since club's have had reserve sides and certainly in the past few years at Southampton it has been rare to see out of form or injured first team squad members playing in the B team.

That is set to change this season due to two distinct changes to the rules, the first is to reduce the age group down from U23 to U21, but in doing so there is an increase in the number of overage players that can be included, now the rule states "Each team can field a goalkeeper over the age limit and up to five "over-age" outfield players in every match"

The limit was previously three overage out field players.

Saints have also changed their thinking with the B team a little and whereas in the past the B team rarely had a first teamer in it, now the club are looking to give their first team squad who have not played in the side for a period of time run outs in the B team.

The idea is not only to make us more competitive at this level, but to keep us the sharpness of the first team fringe players with competitive games.

That could manifest itself at Eastleigh this evening and with two first team friendlies in the space of four days we could see a first team player or two make an appearance at the Silverlake.

For those Saints fans going here are the full details for the game on Tuesday, July 26th, kicking off at 7:30pm.

TICKETS

Tickets can be purchased ONLINE and ON THE DAY IN THE CLUB SHOP, but to reduce queues on matchday we would strongly advise that supporters purchase their tickets in advance

There will be NO CASH TURNSTILES.

Tickets
Adult (22-59) £10.00
Concession (60 & Over, Student, U18) £5.00

CAR PARKING

Parking will be on a first come, first serve basis at the Silverlake Stadium for all supporters.

Should the car park fill up, alternative parking can be found at the Concorde Club — SO50 9HQ — which is a five-minute walk from the ground.

Alternatively, Southampton Airport Parkway — SO18 2HW — is a 20-minute walk from the ground, and has 24hour parking available.

TURNSTILES AND SEGREGATION

The game is unsegregated, with the ground open to all supporters.

Turnstiles 3 and 4 will be open from 6pm.

FOOD AND DRINK/FACILITIES

The Hangar Bar will be closed.

The Sherwoods Bar will be open from 5:45pm before the game, at half-time, and after the match.

There will be coverage of the 2022 Women’s Euros Semi-Final match between England and Sweden.

Inside the ground food outlets that will be open throughout the game.

There are toilet facilities around the ground that will be open all game.

CLUB SHOP

The club shop will be open as normal on matchdays.

MATCHDAY PROGRAMMES/TEAM SHEETS

There will be no printed programmes during pre-season, but there will be team sheets available in the club shop prior to kick-off.

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