THE newest members of the Southampton FC family will be getting the key to the door of St Mary's tomorrow.
While Gordon Strachan's boys are gearing up to face Everton at Goodison, history will be made back home when the Friends Provident Stadium hosts its first ever women's match (2pm).
Admission is free to see Southampton Saints take on mighty treble winners Arsenal in the AXA Women's Premier League National Division and it promises to be quite an occasion.
Among the guests of honour are Hope Powell, manager of the England women's team, and Karen Doyle, the FA's head of women's football.
Southampton skipper Jason Dodd is pictured welcoming three of the Saints to St Mary's (left to right): Kate Wilding, Una Nwajei and Gemma Ritchie.
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