England v Republic of Ireland
2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship Qualifier
7.45pm, Tuesday 5 February 2008
St Mary's Stadium, Southampton FC
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Southampton’s St Mary’s Stadium is set to host a vital Euro 2009 qualifier for Stuart Pearce's England U21 side.

The U21s will take on Republic of Ireland on 5 February. The team currently head their qualifying group and have two remaining home games to secure qualification for the Euro 2009 play-offs.

Tickets for the match are priced just £10 for adults and £5 concessions with group bookings available at half that price.

The squad, including Southampton midfielder Andrew Surman, are unbeaten in their qualifying campaign with 16 points from six games. Having won their first five games, the U21s secured a 1-1 draw away to Portugal earlier this month.

Coach Stuart Pearce said: "We're really looking forward to playing this match in Southampton. St Mary’s is a fantastic stadium and the support of a big passionate crowd will be a tremendous boost for the players.

"Our last home match at Milton Keynes sold out three weeks ahead of the game so that just shows the interest that there is in the England U21 team at the moment and it would be superb if we could get a full house at St Mary's.

"The match against Ireland will be a very important one. We have got ourselves into a good position in the group but we are not yet qualified.

"We won 3-0 in Ireland in October but we know this will be a very tough game. Three points against the Irish would put us in an excellent position to reach the play-offs for the next European U21 Championship."

Tickets will go on sale on Friday 30 November at 9am from the Ticket Hotline 0800 280 0050, priced £10 adults and £5 concessions.

The U21s have played in Southampton on four previous occasions, winning each of the matches at the Dell. Most recently, England beat Poland 5-0 in March 1999.

England's final Euro 2009 qualifier will be against Portugal in September 2008. Play-offs for the Euro 2009 Finals will then take place in mid-October.