Sutton make the long trip up to Gateshead this weekend.
Read below for everything you need to know ahead of the match.
Match Info
- Fixture: Gateshead vs Sutton United
- Competition: Enterprise National League
- Venue: Gateshead International Stadium
- Date: Saturday, 14th March; 3pm
- Strip: Amber home kit
- Television: National League TV
Officials
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Referee: Paul Marsden. This will be his second time refereeing Sutton at Gateshead having been in the middle for our 2-0 win in January 2018 during his first season as a National League referee. Between 2018 and 2020 he was on the EFL list and he has refereed a number of EFL games in the last two seasons. He was last in charge of a Sutton game at York last season.
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Assistant Referees: Adam Burgess; Gavin Scott
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Fourth Official: Abid Hussain
How to Follow
Video
A live stream on National League TV – via DAZN – will be available overseas by purchasing a match pass here.
A range of passes are available for the 2025/26 season, with pricing as follows:
- Annual – Pay Up Front: £99.99/year
Pay for a year upfront to get the best value deal.
- Annual – Pay Monthly: £12.99/month
Pay for a year upfront to get the best value deal.
- Monthly Flex: £19.99/month
Renews monthly. Cancel anytime with 30 days’ notice.
Audio
Supporters will also be able to listen to all the action, with a Mixlr audio commentary being available and will be posted on social media accounts before kick-off.
Social Media
You can also follow the game through our social media channels below, with full text coverage during the fixture.
X: @suttonunited
Facebook: @suttonunited
Instagram: @suttonunited
In Person
Tickets can be purchased on Gateshead’s ticketing website in advance.
Ticket Prices
- Adult (aged 22–64): £22
- Concession (aged 65+, Blue Light, Serving & Veteran Armed Forces): £17
- Young Adult (aged 17–21): £12
- Youth (aged 14–16): £7
Once a ticket type has been selected, you will be shown an order summary and will then have 15 minutes to complete your purchase. Fill out your ticket buyer information, including full name, email address, phone number and home address, before inserting your card details to finalise the transaction.
Tickets are non refundable with the exception of match postponements or cancellations. Please monitor social media and the club website for news and updates regarding this fixture in the event of changes or match postponement.
Proof of eligibility may be asked for. If you cannot provide proof, you will be asked to pay the difference to an Adult priced ticket.
Getting to the Ground
Stadium Address:
Neilson Road
Gateshead
Tyne and Wear
NE10 0EF
By Car
Join the M25 around London, heading north before switching onto the A1(M) after junction 64 and the Washington services, which is the main northbound trunk road toward Yorkshire and the North East. You’ll continue on the A1(M) / A1 for most of the journey, passing Peterborough and Doncaster, then connect to local roads toward Newcastle/Gateshead as you approach the North East. Follow the A194 until the roundabout junction with the A184, turn left onto this road. The International Stadium is on the right after approximately three miles.
Once in Gateshead, the stadium is a short drive from the town centre, with parking available near the ground; it sits on the A184 Felling Bypass and is about five minutes by car from central Gateshead.
There are a limited number of parking spaces available at the Gateshead International Stadium (NE10 0EF), available directly at the ground on a first-come, first-served basis, often for free. Parking is also available in surrounding areas. Please be mindful of access to driveways and garages if doing so.
By Rail
LNER trains run directly to Newcastle from King’s Cross. Take a Thameslink service to King’s Cross St. Pancras, which is direct from Sutton, before exiting the station and crossing the road to reach King’s Cross.
The journey to Newcastle should take about three hours, before switching over to a Metro to complete the journey, Leave from Platform 1 for the two stops to Gateshead Stadium station which is a five-minute walk from the Gateshead International Stadium.
Supporters’ Coach
The Supporters’ Club Coach to Gateshead will depart Gander Green Lane at 6:30am (6:15am report), with fares of £60 (Return) and £40 (Single/U16s).
Bookings can be taken via The Supporters’ Hub on matchdays or email suttonunitedcoachtravel.com.
Any short notice changes will be highlighted on www.suttonunitedsupportersclub.co.uk.
Accessibility
All accessible entrances will be open as detailed in the stadium map below:
Gateshead FC have played at the International Stadium since moving from Redheugh Park during the 1971/72 season. An all-seated venue, the International Stadium boasts a capacity of 11,800.
Home fans are housed in the most modern stand, the Tyne & Wear Main Stand, which holds 3,227 supporters. There is a large café/bar area on this side as well as corporate facilities.
The opposite side of the ground is where away supporters will be located, the 4,044-capacity East Stand.
There is one long curving stand behind one of the goals, and two separate ones behind the other, but none of these are in use for football matches.
To access the East Stand, fans will enter through Gate 21 on Neilson Road, cross the all-weather pitches, then climb a stone staircase to the side of the East Stand. Any fans with accessibility issues will be directed to an alternative route.
Supporters will have access to food inside the ground but will not have access to alcohol inside the ground as the servery is in view of the pitch.
Flags are allowed but must be hung as directed by stewards. Drums and other musical instruments will not be allowed.
Doors open from 1:30pm.
Wheelchair & Ambulant Disabled
Gateshead FC is proud to welcome supporters from all backgrounds to Gateshead International Stadium, and pride ourselves on providing a match day experience that is accessible and enjoyable to all.
Supporters with disabilities and accessibility issues are able to use the dedicated balcony overlooking the pitch at Gateshead International Stadium on match day.
The balcony is accessed by entering through the main reception and using the lift located opposite the main desk, before heading through the doors to the left and entering the corridor adjacent to room nine to reach the balcony. Stewards will be on hand throughout the concourse should assistance be required.
Tickets can either be purchased on the gate or via our online ticketing platform, though we recommend purchasing online for ease of entry on match day.
Supporters should purchase tickets under the relevant age bracket, and there is also a carer option which permits entry free of charge. Carers will be required to bring identification with them, such as a Blue Badge or a letter proving their carer status.
Tickets purchased online are not posted to supporters and must be either printed at home or shown on a smartphone upon entry.
Carer tickets can be added after checking out with the initial ticket.
Stat Attack
10 – Kain Adom has scored 23.26% of Gateshead’s goals this season (48), despite having left in January.
14 – Gateshead have picked up more points in their last eight games (14) as in their previous 25 combined.
78 – Gateshead have conceded the most amount of goals in the entire division (78).
Player In Focus
Harry Chapman
Position: Midfielder
Age: 28
Appearances 25/26: 30
Goals 25/26: 6
Assists 25/26: 4
Head-To-Head
- Sutton United wins: 4
- Draws: 2
- Gateshead wins: 3
Last Four Meetings:
- Sutton United 4-2 Gateshead – 20th November, 2025 (National League)
- Gateshead 4-3 Sutton United – 18th February, 2025 (National League)
- Sutton United 0-1 Gateshead – 23rd October, 2024 (National League)
- Sutton United 4-2 Gateshead – 16th March, 2019 (National League)
Last Time We Met
The entertainment continued at the VBS as Sutton scored four for the second time in a week, and three at home for the fifth time since Chris Agutter took charge at the start of October, shrugging off an early Gateshead goal to move further away from the bottom four and consign the Tynesiders to a fifth consecutive Enterprise National League defeat. In a hugely enjoyable game to watch, in which Gateshead played a full part, Sutton seemed to have grabbed the initiative with two goals in the first five minutes of the second half, but Dom Telford’s immediate reply ensured that the result would be in doubt until Jack Taylor stormed forward in the eighth minute of stoppage time to give the afternoon a memorable finish.
Played for Both
Callum Tripp
Callum Tripp joined Sutton on loan from MK Dons in January 2026, making the switch until the end of the 2025/26 season, having spent a period in 2024/25 on loan at Gateshead.
Hailing from Milton Keynes, the 19-year old joined the youth setup at Stadium MK at a young age and progressed through various academy groups, before rising into the first team by the age of just 15.
After starting a two-year scholarship ahead of the 2022/23 campaign, he made his first team debut as a half substitute in a 2-1 defeat to Cheltenham Town in the EFL Trophy, and has since gone on to feature a handful of times for the club.
He signed professional terms in September 2023 at the age of 17 and was followed by his professional debut the following month, making an 11-minute camo in a 2-2 draw with Barrow, before signing an improved contract in October 2024, fresh off a loan spell at St. Albans City.
This was followed by loan spells at Gateshead and Bedford Town, scoring his first professional goal for the former in a National League Cup win over Newcastle United, before spending the remainder of the 2024/25 campaign in the North-East until being recalled, and he later made the switch to Bedfordshire on a one-month loan deal back in October.
This was followed by a spell at Sutton, with the young defender playing twice under Chris Agutter in a draw with Forest Green Rovers and a win over Tamworth, before returning to Stadium MK a month after joining the U’s.
