The Seagulls take on a Clarets side who are one of the favourites for promotion. New manager Angelo Harrop, who took over from Robbie Simpson at Melbourne Stadium, was most recently with Braintree Town and knows how to get promoted out of National League South having won the 2023/24 play-offs, ironically knocking out Chelmsford on the way.

Harrop has recruited well in his first summer in the managerial hotseat, bringing in the likes of Josh Hedges, Ricky Holmes and Lyle Taylor to bolster their squad.

The Clarets won their first game last Saturday, gaining a 1-0 home win over league new boys, Horsham. Harry Barbrook popped up with a late and unlikely winner to earn the three points.

The Seagulls started their season just down the road in Hornchurch, and left Essex empty-handed after their 3-2 defeat. The Seagulls found themselves two down at the interval but Weston drew level after a fabulous first goal for Luke Skinner, a half-time sub, and Sam Pearson. Despite the second-half rally, The Urchins scored again to earn themselves victory.

This weekend’s game is the first of three consecutive Saturdays that Weston are at the Optima as The Seagulls look for their first points of the season.

Matchday Information:

Entry Prices

Adult: £16
Concession (Senior 60+, Student ID, Armed Forces ID, NHS ID): £12
14–17 Year Old: £7
9–13 Year Old: £5 (Must be accompanied by an adult)
Under 8s: Free (Must be accompanied by an adult)
Family Ticket (2 Adults & 2 Under 13s): £34

Buying Tickets

Tickets can be purchased:

Online in advance
At the turnstiles on matchday

Turnstile Information

To help make your matchday as smooth as possible, please take note of the turnstile arrangements:

1: Card and Online Tickets
2: Card and Online Tickets
3: Card and Cash
4: Academy Players & Parents, Walking Football members, WsM AFC Women & Girls players, SW Minis Players and Staff

ID Checks

We may ask to see ID at the turnstiles to ensure supporters have purchased the correct type of ticket. This is to ensure fairness for all fans.

If we believe a ticket has been purchased incorrectly or is being misused, we reserve the right to refuse entry and disable a matchday ticket or season ticket without refund.

Parking Information

We have a fair-sized car park at the stadium, with a limited amount of matchday parking available for Blue Badge holders. If a Blue Badge space is required, we recommend arriving as early as possible to secure a spot.

Season ticket holders can park for free in the Season Ticket Holders’ Car Park behind the main stand by showing their season ticket or car parking pass at the main car park entrance.

Once the stadium car park is full on matchday, all supporters are asked to park responsibly in the two nearby industrial estates, which are just a 5–10-minute walk from the Optima Stadium. Please do not park in the housing estate opposite the club, as this can cause issues for local residents.

Please note that we are only able to accommodate the official away team coach within the Optima Stadium.

Programmes

Physical matchday programmes will not be available for any of our games this campaign.  Our matchday programmes will be 100% digital and free of charge to all supporters.