BBC Radio 5 Live final whistle match report

Sheffield Wednesday extended their goal-scoring drought to four games on Saturday with a disappointing home performance against Southampton.

Andy Booth was mercilessly booed by the home fans at every turn and Richie Humphreys remained ineffective as Carlton Palmer raced round a pitch he knows so well to earn bottom-of-the-table Southampton a much-needed point.

Egil Ostenstad: missed the best chance of the match

Unless Wilson can tempt someone - anyone - to decamp in South Yorkshire, his first season at Wednesday could end with a repeat of the relegation misery he suffered last year with Barnsley.

Southampton were hardly a penetrative attacking force but they carried far more threat than their opponents, who took 84 minutes to force Paul Jones into a save.

As usual Palmer was covering acres of turf, leaving the Wednesday midfield - and the terrace barrackers - in no danger of forgetting his presence.

Ripley was giving fellow England international Hinchcliffe a hard time down the Saints' right and Bridge was unlucky to see an impish back-heel dribble wide following one of the former Blackburn man's crosses.

Egil Ostenstad spurned the best chance of the opening 45 minutes with the last action of the half.

Andy Booth is challenged by Claus Lundekvam

The Norwegian raced onto a superb lobbed through ball from Matt Le Tissier and nudged the ball into the Wednesday box only to see Pressman advancing off his line to save bravely at the striker's feet.

Palmer headed the first chance of the second period narrowly wide after ghosting onto Francis Benali's far-post cross, which seemed to galvanise Wednesday into action more than Wilson's interval team talk.

The arrival of Petter Rudi just before the hour earned the loudest cheer of the afternoon, although a Booth error revived the fans' agitation.

Palmer's block sent Jonk's shot spinning into the side-netting but by this stage Wednesday had still not tested Jones, who was in danger of catching frostbite as the temperature dipped.

Ken Monkou appeared to get a hand in the way of Booth's goal-bound header, although a penalty decision would have been harsh and something Wednesday's dismal attacking play barely warranted.