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Saints will be kicking off their pre-season programme of friendlies this weekend with the short trip to Eastleigh's Silverlake Stadium…

Fans will be able to buy tickets on the day (Saturday) with a range of reduced prices also available for students, Seniors and kids, with FREE entrance for the under 12's (See below for full ticket details). Kick off will be at 15:00.

Last year's contest saw a young Saints side held to a 3-3 draw, with goals from Nathan Dyer, Jamie White and Matt Paterson being ultimately cancelled out by a late Eastleigh equaliser.

Mark Wotte has named a 22-man squad with a mixture of youth and experience, with Polish striker Grzegorz Rasiak amongst the most established. This year's encounter also looks set to be a classic game of two halves, with Mark Wotte intending to give his entire squad a run out with wholesale changes at half-time.

TEAM NEWS: Striker Jamie White is back in training and said to be progressing well following the fractured fibula and dislocated ankle he suffered in a Reserves match in January.

However, he is only expected to play a small part this weekend after stepping out of training with a tight quad. Defender Jospeh Mills misses out altogether due to a minor hamstring problem.

Anthony Pulis and Wayne Thomas are both back in full training following their own injuries problems last season, whilst youngster Kayne McLaggon is still sidelined by a ruptured Achilles.

Other out of contract players, including Bradley Wright-Phillips and Jason Euell, will also not be involved for insurance reasons.

SAINTS SQUAD: (from) Bartosz Bialkowski, Tommy Forecast, Sam Argent, Lloyd James, Paul Wotton, Wayne Thomas, Jack Saville, Olly Lancashire, Ben Reeves, Chris Perry, Jack Boyle, Ryan Doble, Tom Dunford, Simon Gillett, Oscar Gobern, Lee Holmes, Anthony Pulis, Jake Thomson, Callum McNish, Matthew Paterson, Grzegorz Rasiak, Jamie White

Tickets will be priced as follows:

Adults - £10
Seniors/Students (with i.d) - £6
12-15 year-olds - £3
Under-12's - Free

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