Match Pack: Southampton (H)

Sutton end their 2025/26 National League Cup campaign this Tuesday, hosting Southampton.

Read below for everything you need to know ahead of the match.

Match Info

• Fixture: Sutton United vs Southampton
• Competition: National League Cup (Group Stage)
• Venue: VBS Community Stadium
• Date: Tuesday, 25th November; 7pm (Turnstiles 5:30pm)
• Strip: Amber home kit
• Television: NL+

Officials

• Kirsty Dowle: Taking charge of her second National League Cup game here this season having also refereed the game against Fulham in August. A FIFA referee who officiates in the WSL and the National League, she refereed the 2022 Women’s FA Cup final and the 2023 Women’s League Cup final.
• Assistant Referees: Ciaran Fidler (red/yellow); Shaun Farrer (yellow)
• Fourth Official: Karl Sear

 

How to Follow

Video

The National League have launched their new official website and with it, a brand-new membership service NL+.

NL+ is your new home to watch all the National League Cup action and on-demand video as well as managing your communication preferences to receive the latest news, updates, and offers from the National League and our partners.

All 12 of tonight’s games can be streamed completely free of charge with a free NL+ account. You will need to sign up and nominate your favourite team from the Enterprise National League to gain access to the streaming service.

Audio

Supporters will 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 are available to purchase here.

For enquiries, supporters can contact the club over the phone at 02086444440 or via email at tickets@suttonunited.net.

Ticket Prices

Getting to the Ground

Stadium Address:

VBS Community Stadium

Gander Green Ln

Sutton

SM1 2EY

By Car

Travel along the M25, exiting at Junction 8. Then travel north on the A217 for about 15-20 minutes. Ignoring signs for Sutton itself, stay on the A217 to the traffic lights by the Gander Inn (on the left), turn right into Gander Green Lane. The Borough Sports Ground is about 200 yards up this road on the left hand side. If you reach West Sutton Station you have gone too far.

On matchdays, the club car park in Gander Green Lane is for parking permit holders only. Away fans should park in Gibson Road, the local municipal car-park. It takes no more than 15 minutes to walk from Gibson Road to the stadium. Click here for more information regarding parking, while a map of Gibson Road can be found here.

By Rail

It is recommended that visiting supporters use Sutton station, which is on the main lines out of Victoria and London Bridge and is at the top end of Sutton High Street, about 20 minutes’ walk from the ground. Two buses between Morden and Sutton stations run conveniently close to our stadium: route 413 bus goes down Gander Green Lane, and number 80 runs along Collingwood Road. The ground can then be reached by taking the path through Collingwood Rec. London Buses are now cashless. Fares are a flat £1.50, and this includes multiple journeys within a one-hour period of the first “touch in” with a contactless payment card or Oyster card.

West Sutton railway station is adjacent to the ground. It is served by Thameslink trains via Wimbledon or Sutton. Come out of West Sutton station and turn right into Gander Green Lane and the ground is about 100 yards further along. Away fans should walk past the main entrance and after about 70 yards turn right into Collingwood Recreation Ground, where the away turnstiles 5-8 are situated.

By Bus

The 413 service runs past the ground down Gander Green Lane. The bus leaves Sutton town centre from outside the main post office. The 80 route from Hackbridge to Belmont runs down Collingwood Road. The ground can be reached by taking the path through Collingwood Rec. Both routes also connect with the Northern Line at Morden.

Accessibility

All accessible entrances will be open as detailed in the stadium map below:

We currently have spaces for ten wheelchair users (seven home, three away) and we would ask anyone who needs to use this facility to book in advance (contactus@suttonunited.net). If any wheelchair user needs to park at our stadium, please let us know in advance and we will make arrangements to welcome you. We have accessible toilets at both ends of the ground and in the main stand. Ambulant supporters will need to climb a handful of steps as there are currently no lifts.

For more information, supporters can access the club’s FAQs, which can be found here.

Full Fan Guides for both home and away fans can also be accessed here.

Footballing activities will be available in the fanzone, including table football, as well as the bar and club shop being open.

Please note that there will be no hospitality for this game, and segregation will also not be in force.

Stat Attack

2 – Sutton have scored at least two goals in all of their last ten outings, last drawing a blank in Chris Agutter’s first game in charge against Braintree Town.

3 – Southampton are unbeaten on their last three visits to London (2-0 win vs Chelsea, 2-1 win vs Crystal Palace, 2-1 win vs Tottenham Hotspur) , stretching back to November 2024 with a 2-1 defeat against Wealdstone.

4 – Only four teams have scored more goals than Southampton’s tally of 20 in the entire Premier League 2 (Ipswich Town (23), Fulham (23), Tottenham Hotspur (22), Leicester City (24)).

Player In Focus

Romeo Akachukwu

Position: Forward

Age: 19

Appearances 25/26: 9

Goals Scored 25/26: 3

Assists 25/26: 4

Played for Both

Will Tizzard joined Sutton from Scottish Championship side Queen’s Park in June 2025, having come through the ranks at Southampton.

A product of the Southampton academy, Tizzard was awarded Scholar of the Year at the end of the 2020/21 season and was rewarded with his first professional contract, before gaining experience on loan in the National League South with Chippenham Town.

Initially joining on a short-term deal, he saw his loan spell extended until the end of the 2022/23 campaign and went on to play 23 times for the club, before departing St Mary’s after more than ten years with the club.

He subsequently opted to move across the border when he made the switch to Queen’s Park on a three-year deal, and enjoyed two years in Scotland as the Spiders looked to bounce back from defeat in the play-offs the previous season, having almost won back-to-back promotions.

Tizzard became an ever-present at Lesser Hampden despite four different managers taking charge across his time at the club, and helped the club secure successive eighth place finishes in the second tier of Scottish football, before departing the club in May 2025.

Since joining Sutton, he has gone on to play 24 times in all competitions, and made his most notable contribution with the a last gasp winner in the Emirates FA Cup Fourth Qualifying Round replay against Farnham Town.