Sutton return to National League Cup action this Tuesday, hosting West Ham United.

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

Match Info

  • Fixture: Sutton United vs West Ham United
  • Competition: National League Cup (Group Stage)
  • Venue: VBS Community Stadium
  • Date: Tuesday, 21st October; 7pm (Turnstiles 5:30pm)
  • Strip: Amber home kit
  • Television: National League TV

Officials

  • Referee: Paul Howard. An EFL referee since 2020, he has refereed a number of Sutton games over the years, most recently last season’s defeat at Dagenham.
  • Assistant Referees: Dean Treleaven (red/yellow); Elliott Mayer (yellow)
  • Fourth Official: James Hurst

How to Follow

Video

All National League Cup matches will be available to watch for free over on the League’s YouTube Channel.

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

  • Adult: £10
  • Concession: £10
  • Junior: £5
  • Under-14: £2

Seated tickets are the same price as General Admission, in both the Main and Family Stand.

Prices will also receive a £3 increase on matchday.

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 – Both of Brandon Njoku’s last two goals have been three minutes after coming off the bench, both coming in the 60th minute.

3 – Sutton have scored three goals in each of their last three games, making it four for the season.

4 – Sutton are enjoying their longest unbeaten run of the season so after, going unbeaten with three draws and a win since the arrival of Chris Agutter.

6 – This will be West Ham’s sixth visit to Gander Green Lane.

7 – West Ham have scored in all of their last seven outings.

Last Time We Met

Sutton suffered defeat in the National League Cup as a goal in each half saw West Ham record a 2-0 victory at the VBS Community Stadium.

It was a frustrating evening for Sutton, who struggled to find the form that had been shown in the previous game in the competition against Tottenham, and who lost midfielder Siju Odelusi just before half time with a dislocated shoulder.

Josh Coley, returning for the first time since being injured in the FA Trophy game against Ebbsfleet, found himself in space in the West Ham penalty area but saw his shot blocked and loop in to the arms of goalkeeper Finlay Herrick, and it was the visitors, playing at a higher tempo than Spurs had a fortnight earlier and much quicker to get the ball forward, who went in front just before the half hour mark when Junior Robinson exchanged passes with Kamarai Swyer to break free down the right and crossed for Ryan Battrum, who shot past Roberts only for Coley to clear off the line, but Josh Ajala was following up and neither Coley or Roberts could prevent his effort crossing the line.

Roberts had had a relatively untroubled second half in U’s goal, but was picking the ball out of his net again eight minutes from time when a left wing cross from Ezra Mayers was collected by Ajala, and although his shot past Roberts hit the foot of the post, Robinson, impressive on the right all evening, had a tap in from the rebound to clinch the Hammers’ victory.

Photo Credit: Paul Loughlin

Player In Focus

Josh Landers

Position: Forward

Age: 18

Appearances 25/26: 5

Goals Scored 25/26: 5

Photo Credit: West Ham United Football Club

Played for Both

Junior Robinson

Junior Robinson spent a brief period on loan at Sutton from West Ham last season, coming in midway through the campaign after impressing against the U’s in the National League Cup for his parent club.

Hailing from Bethnal Green, Robinson joined the Academy of Football as a six-year-old after being spotted playing for Sunday League team Senrab FC in Forest Gate – a stone’s throw away from London Stadium – and rose through the ranks at a place he has called home for nearly 14 years.

In the summer of 2022, following a season that saw Robinson make 28 outings for the U18s and earn two appearances in the Premier League Cup for the U23s, the wing-back signed professional terms with the Hammers, before enjoying a an impressive 2023/24 campaign in the U21s that later saw the 19-year-old put pen to paper on a new deal until June 2026.

A regular attacking threat down the right, Robinson made ten appearances for the U21s last term, helping Steve Potts’ side reach the last 16 of the Bristol Street Motors Trophy and a Premier League International Cup semi-final, before moving to Sutton on loan, making a single appearance against Hartlepool United.

He is now on loan in Scotland with Livingston.

Photo Credit: Paul Loughlin