Police say they're working hard to keep Portsmouth and Southampton derby fixture safe
The derby will be the first league game where the clubs have faced each other since 2012
Hampshire and Isle of Wight police say they're working hard to ensure the Portsmouth and Southampton football derby game stays safe this Sunday.
The derby's planned to take place at Southampton's St. Mary's Stadium for their first league game since 2012.
The police are keen for people to enjoy the game and stay safe.
Tony Rowlinson, Assistant Chief Constable and Gold Commander for the fixture, said: "This is a really exciting event.
"It's a great fixture for both cities and I'm really keen for football fans to coming to watch this game and enjoy this game wherever you're watching it from, to have a great time.
"Get excited, enjoy the feeling of it.
"It's been a while since these two clubs came together.
"That's what I'm keen to make sure happens and our plans are designed around helping exactly that because we want this to be a safe event for everybody coming."
The police are planning extra measures to keep everyone safe.
These include specialist and experienced teams and more officers deployed to the operation to help with crowd management.
Mr Rowlinson added: "The plans have involved us working really closely with both clubs, Southampton and Portsmouth.
"The decision by the clubs was for there to be managed travel of fans.
"On this occasion, this will be Portsmouth fans getting on a coach from different locations, and they'll be arriving at different times into St. Mary's Football Stadium down in Southampton.
"If you have not got a ticket and you're a Portsmouth fan, you will not be getting on the coach and you will not be able to get into the stadium."