Rishi Sunak stands out from crowd in replica shirt and hoodie as PM watches beloved Southampton in play-off clash

RISHI SUNAK stood out from the crowd in a hoodie as he watched Southampton in the play-offs.

The Saints superfan took the evening off running the country to visit St Mary’s for the season-defining match.

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The South Coast outfit headed into the match against West Brom with aspirations of reaching the play-off final.

Russell Martin‘s side, however, had some extra support from the stands as the PM popped in from Downing Street to watch on.

Sunak was pictured in the stands wearing a black club hoodie with “Saints 85” written on it.

Eagle-eyed viewers were also able to make out that he was wearing the club’s shirt, from last season.

Despite being a true blue conservative in politics he has supported the red and white of Southampton since he was a boy.

Sunak was born there in 1980 and hails Matt Le Tissier as his favourite club legend.

He has previously admitted that he would be a “very happy man” if he had the opportunity to run the club.

Southampton went into the game needing a result as the first leg ended in a 0-0 draw at the Hawthorns.

The Saints finished fourth in the Championship in their first season back since relegation from the Premier League.

The club accumulated 87 points but missed out on the automatic promotion spots to Ipswich Town and league champions Leicester City.

Here’s a look at what football teams previous UK leaders have supported.

Harold Wilson – Huddersfield Town
Edward Heath – Burnley
James Callaghan – appears to have preferred rugby
Margaret Thatcher – didn’t have an interest in the game
John Major – Chelsea
Tony Blair – Newcastle United
Gordon Brown – Raith Rovers
David Cameron – Aston Villa
Boris Johnson – appears to support “all of the London teams”, more interested in rugby

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