Southampton are wearing a commemorative yellow kit without names for their FA Cup semi-final clash with Manchester City at Wembley today. The Saints have enjoyed a superb cup run this season, upsetting Fulham in the fifth round before knocking out Premier League title contenders Arsenal to book their place at Wembley.
Why the Yellow Kit?
Throughout their FA Cup run this season, eagle-eyed viewers would have spotted Southampton wearing a yellow kit without names on the back, instead of their usual red-and-white-striped home kit. The kit, only worn in this competition, was released by the club to mark 50 years since Southampton won the FA Cup in 1976. The yellow and blue shirt is a modern remake of the one worn in the final against Manchester United, made with input from some of the players from the 1976 squad.
Greg Baker, chief revenue officer at the club, previously said: 'Our 1976 FA Cup victory remains the greatest achievement in the club's history and this anniversary gives us a unique opportunity to honour the players, supporters, and traditions that define Southampton FC.'
Details of the Commemorative Kit
The new shirt also features the signatures of the 15 players who featured in the cup campaign, as well as manager Lawrie McMenemy. Front-of-shirt partner P&O Cruises still features on the on-pitch kit worn by players, but fans are able to buy the commemorative kit without the branding online.
Match Information
Man City vs Southampton kicks off at 5.15pm this afternoon (25 April). You can watch the match live on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. It will also be broadcast live on TNT Sports 1 with streaming also available through the HBO Max app.
Tonda Eckert's side have been in superb form since the German took over permanently, and now find themselves in automatic promotion contention in the Championship. But they will park their league ambitions this weekend as they look to cause another cup upset and book their spot in the tournament's final at Wembley next month.
