A love-struck Crystal Palace fan has taken to Twitter in the hope of finding a mystery woman he met on a train.

Angus Mainland, 19, from Balham, launched an appeal to find the brunette he sat next to on the 12.45pm service from Bournemouth to watch Crystal Palace beat Southampton 3-2 on Saturday.

The Bournemouth University student, who loaned the girl his scarf before snapping a selfie with her on the journey, did not realise he wanted to ask her out until he had got off the train.

He sent a tweet to Cross Country Trains in a bid to find her with the message: “Please help me find the girl I sat next to on the 12:45 from Bournemouth to Southampton. Fell in love.”

His Twitter plea has gone viral with more than 3,400 retweets and 1,200 favourites.

Do you know the mystery woman? Call the news desk on 01689 885726 or email harriet.collier@london.newsquest.co.uk