Saints fans head to Wembley for play-off final

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Jack and his grandad Mike are showing their support for the team

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More than 35,000 Saints fans are travelling to London as their team plays for a place in the Premier League.

Southampton FC and Leeds United will meet in the Championship play-off final later, with kick-off at 15:00 BST.

A sold-out Wembley Stadium is hosting the match.

Southampton manager Russell Martin called it an "incredible privilege" to be part of the match.

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Alex Gregory from Southampton Away Travel has organised a bus to Wembley for excited Saints fans

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Supporter Roy tells BBC Radio Solent his favourite player is Adam Armstrong

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Jamie, Shane and Jordan from Ireland and Australia say the atmosphere will be "amazing"

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Southampton FC fan Amy (left) and her mum don red and white to show their support

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Neil, who began supporting Saints 20 years ago when he was based at RAF Odiham for work, is travelling to Wembley from Inverness

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Supporter Tom, who is flaunting a red and white striped dressing gown, says the first time he wore it Sadio Mané scored a hat-trick in under three minutes

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Ashley Barfoot, Jo Lamb and Aimee Cutler have made the trip to Wembley from Southampton

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Karl from Bitterne is taking his youngest son to the ground

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Standing outside Wembley Stadium, Blaine and his dad Keith, from Sholing, say: "Come on you reds!"

You can follow live updates from the game on the BBC Sport website.

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