BBC · Sep 13, 2025
Police dispersal order in place during derby match
Portsmouth and Southampton have only played each other six times in league fixtures since the start of the centuryA dispersal order is being put in place as part of a policing operation during a derby match between Southampton and south coast rival Portsmouth.
The football teams meet for their first league match in 13 years on Sunday and there is a history of clashes between the two sets of supporters.
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Constabulary said the Section 34 order would be in place from 07:00 to 19:00 BST, covering the city centre and parts of Woolston and Bitterne.
Dispersal orders give officers the power to order a person to leave an area and not to return within a specified time period.