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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Rishi Sunak cheered on Southampton against West Brom[/caption]

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The Prime Minister is a boyhood fan of the club[/caption]

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.

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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.

Last night, Leeds sealed their spot in the play off final with a stomping 4-0 victory over Norwich City.

As a result, Canaries manager David Wagner was sacked by the club.