The climate isn't the only thing that gets hotter and hotter as you travel down to the south coast of England, with Southampton vs Portsmouth representing one of the biggest derbies in the domestic calendar, a game jokingly referred to as El Classicoast in recent years.

Both Saints and Pompey have endured financial hardship in recent years, though the former have recently become one of the most competitive sides in the Premier League, with Portsmouth struggling in League Two after off the field turmoil. Still, the pair are the most successful sides in this part of country and have a rivalry spreading back hundreds of years between the two cities.

Obviously, the fact both are based on the coats creates a dockyard rivalry, too. While it's not a fixture played often these days, meetings between Southampton and Portsmouth are some of the most highly-anticipated in domestic football when they roll around.

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Whilst you contemplate whether you feel you have what it takes to be considered, we have showcased three of the best south coast derbies in recent memory…

Southampton 3-0 Portsmouth, Dec 2004

The first ever south coast derby in the Premier League ended in a rather routine victory as the Saints marched to 3-0 thumping of their neighbours. Pompey's 19 miles across to St. Mary's Stadium started rather awfully indeed, with Sebastian Schemmel scoring an own goal early on in proceedings.

Marian Pahars and Southampton legend James Beattie rounded off the scoring and made sure those in red and white made south coast derby history.

Southampton 2 - 2 Portsmouth, April 2012

This time around, after a number of financial hardships at both clubs, the two would meet in the Championship as Southampton passed their more successful rivals on the way to the proverbial Promised Land that is the Premier League that same year.

Still, indicative of the competitive nature derby day instils throughout football clubs, Portsmouth twice fought back from losing positions to rescue a point at St. Mary's, with David Norris instantly cancelling what looked to be a very late Billy Sharp winner in the last minute of a pulsating draw.

Southampton 1 - 4 Portsmouth, Feb 2010

Crazy to think now, though Portsmouth were once in the Premier League and looking down on their neighbours, who were struggling in League One at the time. When the two met in the FA Cup over seven years ago, it resulted in a famous win for the blue half of the south coast, who trounced their hosts in 4-1 win on enemy soil.

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