SOUTHAMPTON sprang a pre-Christmas upset, beating Hants/Sussex Regional League promotion contenders Winchester 2-0 at King's School.

Chris Stokes and Kelvin Wyatt grabbed the goals for Southampton, whose defence withstood sustained Winchester pressure to cling on to their victory

But Southampton II crashed out of the Hampshire Cup, with teenager Tim Davenport notching a hat-trick in Havant's emphatic 4-1 win. Andy Lloyd got the other goal.

Fareham's super-fit vets team will be rubbing shoulders with Great Britain Olympic gold medallist Sean Kerley in the EHA Veterans Cup on January 14.

Kerley and former GB international Roly Blackman will line up for Canterbury for a place in the last 16 of the Vets competition.

Fareham qualified for the third round after Colin Bradbury, Paul Jones and Guy Lawson scored in the 3-1 win over Ipswich.