Ex Southampton FC player Matt Le Tissier in Isle of Wight match

• UPDATE: Isle of Wight Legends v Southampton FC Legends PHOTOS

Ex England and Southampton player, Matt Le Tissier, is among those taking part.

Now a pundit, he scored 209 goals in 540 appearances for Saints, was the first midfielder to net 100 goals in the Premier League and earned eight caps for England from 1995 to 1998 before retiring, in 2002.

Newport Football Club is behind the Isle of Wight legends v Saints Legends game at Westwood Park.

It’s a sell out!!!! Thank you to everyone who has purchased tickets for today’s Island Legends v Saints Legends game! Let’s continue those celebrations we saw last night from the @SouthamptonFC fans and have a brilliant day!!! pic.twitter.com/6j4QaOs2H7

— Newport IW FC (@Newport_IW_FC) May 18, 2024

Everything is looking amazing for the game tomorrow….. don’t forget to check our guide to the match, available on the website…. 💛💙❤️🤍https://t.co/oKk7qr3u0P pic.twitter.com/XRvhoFFNBg

— Newport IW FC (@Newport_IW_FC) May 17, 2024

• Tickets are £10/£5 and are available, along with more information HERE
• Note: Tickets will NOT be available on the gate

Also taking to the pitch will be Rickie Lambert, Matt Oakley and James Beattie.

Isle of Wight Legends v Saints Legends kicks off at 1pm, at the ground on Reynolds Close, Cowes.

Gates open from 11.30am.

Phil Parsons, CEO of Southampton FC, said: "It is great for Southampton FC to officially be associated with the game.

"Led by the Ex-Saints players, we are pleased to support Newport IW FC."

For Newport, John Davis, said: "I’m totally blown away by Southampton’s gesture.

"One of the things people talk about is money in the game and how big clubs do nothing to support grassroots, but SFC has truly blown that out of the park."

Park at Cowes Enterprise College, where there will be a bucket collection, from 10:30am.