HE may have never been to a match, but 17-month-old Owen Eldridge is already a die-hard Saints fan.

After watching the semi-final clash with Watford on Sunday with brothers Jordan and Andrew Hartfield, eight and six respectively, mum Sarah Eldridge and his grandparents, little Owen became one of the youngest supporters in the city to own his own shirt.

An elated Mrs Eldridge, 28, from Oakley Road, Southampton, went down to the Saints superstore after the 2-1 win and kitted out her whole family in Saints gear, ready for the cup final match on May 17.

The mum-of-three said the older boys had begged her to buy them shirts after the semi-final game.

She said: "I got them all kitted out with little white T-shirts with "On the March with Strachan's Army" on and the Saints logo.

"It's their first Saints shirt for all of them. I also got my dad a flag for his birthday - he hates football, but now Saints have got this far he's getting into it."

The family will be donning their new shirts when they get together to support Saints in the final against Arsenal at their Oakley Road home on Saturday, May 17.

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