Striker Rickie Lambert came back to haunt former club Bristol Rovers as Southampton cruised to victory.
Lambert converted a second-half penalty after Danny Coles had fouled Lee Barnard in the box.
Jose Fonte had opened the scoring with a first half volley and Adam Lallana made it two from close range when he diverted Dean Hammonds' miscued shot.
Barnard completed the rout in second-half injury time as he smashed his shot in off the crossbar.
Southampton manager Alan Pardew told BBC Radio Solent: "Now we've got the win under our belts hopefully we can get a home win which will be very important for us.
"If you want to get promoted you need to score a number of set play goals and we concentrated on them so it was very pleasing to get that goal.
"It's not all rosy, we're going to have to see how Adam (Lallana) is - it doesn't bode well when a player has to come off at halftime."
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Saturday, 28 August 2010
Npower League One
Home Team
Score
Away Team
Time
Bristol R
0-4
Southampton
FT
(HT 0-2)
Fonte 10
Lallana 34
Lambert (pen) 59
Barnard 90+1
Bristol Rovers
01 Andersen
03 Sawyer
05 Coles
06 Tunnicliffe
15 Anthony
04 Lines
07 Campbell
11 Hughes yellow card
14 Brown (Reece 53) (Duffy 79)
08 Hoskins
17 Kuffour
Substitutes
13 Green,
02 Regan,
20 Reece,
22 Pell,
23 Swallow,
10 Duffy,
18 Richard
Southampton
01 Davis
03 Harding
06 Fonte yellow card
12 Butterfield
17 Martin yellow card
04 Schneiderlin (Guly 85)
10 Puncheon
14 Hammond
20 Lallana (Dickson 47)
07 Lambert (Connolly 79)
09 Barnard
Substitutes
24 Bialkowski,
05 Dickson,
15 Jaidi,
11 Guly,
16 Wotton,
26 Oxlade-Chamberlain,
22 Connolly
Ref: ScottAtt: 8,226
BRISTOL R
SOUTHAMPTON
Possession
Bristol R44%
Southampton56%
Attempts on target
Bristol R5
Southampton13
Attempts off target
Bristol R5
Southampton8
Corners
Bristol R9
Southampton9
Fouls
Bristol R9
Southampton14
Final Result
94:46 The referee gets the game underway.
Full Time
90:00+4:07 Darryl Duffy fouled by Guilherme Do Prado, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Chris Lines.
90:00+3:41 Lee Barnard produces a right-footed shot from just outside the area that goes wide left of the goal.
90:00+2:31 Jason Puncheon crosses the ball, Chris Lines makes a clearance.
90:00+0:25 The assist for the goal came from Dean Hammond.
90:00+0:25 GOAL - Lee Barnard:Bristol Rovers 0 - 4 Southampton Goal scored by Lee Barnard from inside the penalty area to the top left corner of the goal. Bristol Rovers 0-4 Southampton.
90:00+0:09 Ryan Dickson delivers the ball, Gary Sawyer makes a clearance.
90:00 The referee ends the match.
89:24 Jason Puncheon takes a shot. Save by Mikkel Andersen.
88:07 David Connolly takes a shot. Mikkel Andersen makes a save.
87:48 Chris Lines challenges Guilherme Do Prado unfairly and gives away a free kick. Dean Hammond takes the free kick.
85:30 Will Hoskins takes a shot. Save by Kelvin Davis.
84:28 Mikkel Andersen takes the direct free kick.
84:28 Substitution Guilherme Do Prado on for Morgan Schneiderlin.
84:28 Ryan Dickson gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Byron Anthony.
84:14 David Connolly takes a shot. Save by Mikkel Andersen.
83:16 Jason Puncheon concedes a free kick for a foul on Stuart Campbell. Mikkel Andersen restarts play with the free kick.
81:46 Corner from the left by-line taken by Jason Puncheon, save made by Mikkel Andersen.
81:40 Dan Harding delivers the ball, blocked by James Tunnicliffe.
81:17 David Connolly produces a cross, Danny Coles manages to make a clearance.
79:54 Will Hoskins has an effort at goal from the edge of the box that misses to the right of the target.
78:37 Substitution Richard Lambert goes off and David Connolly comes on.
78:08 Substitution Darryl Duffy is brought on as a substitute for Charles Reece.
77:57 Stuart Campbell produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the goal.
76:42 Outswinging corner taken by Stuart Campbell from the right by-line, Chris Lines takes a shot. Save by Kelvin Davis.
76:36 Centre by Jo Kuffour, Aaron Martin gets a block in.
76:13 Jason Puncheon has an effort at goal. Blocked by Chris Lines.
75:38 Lee Barnard fouled by James Tunnicliffe, the ref awards a free kick. Danny Butterfield crosses the ball in from the free kick,
clearance by Jeff Hughes.
74:01 Outswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Jason Puncheon, clearance by James Tunnicliffe.
73:53 Centre by Ryan Dickson, clearance made by Byron Anthony.
72:42 Jason Puncheon produces a cross, Gary Sawyer makes a clearance.
72:25 Gary Sawyer takes a shot.
71:52 Danny Coles takes the direct free kick.
71:52 Booking Aaron Martin receives a yellow card for unsporting behaviour.
71:42 Jeff Hughes fouled by Jason Puncheon, the ref awards a free kick.
70:51 Jason Puncheon takes a shot. Save by Mikkel Andersen.
69:40 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Stuart Campbell by Lee Barnard. Stuart Campbell takes the direct free kick.
68:00 Free kick awarded for a foul by Chris Lines on Ryan Dickson. Free kick taken by Danny Butterfield.
67:32 Morgan Schneiderlin produces a left-footed shot from outside the penalty box and misses left.
67:24 Danny Butterfield crosses the ball, clearance by Byron Anthony.
66:39 Richard Lambert takes a shot. Blocked by Danny Coles.
65:33 The ball is crossed by Ryan Dickson, clearance made by Chris Lines.
64:48 Gary Sawyer takes the free kick.
64:48 Booking Jose Fonte receives a yellow card.
64:39 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jo Kuffour by Jose Fonte.
64:32 Danny Butterfield crosses the ball, James Tunnicliffe makes a clearance.
64:13 Centre by Danny Butterfield, Lee Barnard takes a shot. Danny Coles gets a block in.
62:18 The ball is delivered by Danny Butterfield, clearance made by Byron Anthony.
61:35 Free kick awarded for a foul by Gary Sawyer on Jason Puncheon. Danny Butterfield restarts play with the free kick.
60:41 Jeff Hughes concedes a free kick for a foul on Morgan Schneiderlin. Danny Butterfield restarts play with the free kick.
58:39 The assist for the goal came from Lee Barnard.
58:39 GOAL - Richard Lambert:Bristol Rovers 0 - 3 Southampton Richard Lambert scores a power penalty. Bristol Rovers 0-3 Southampton.
57:47 Foul by Danny Coles on Lee Barnard, Penalty awarded.
56:45 Free kick crossed by Richard Lambert, clearance by Byron Anthony.
56:45 Booking Jeff Hughes shown a yellow card.
56:35 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Dan Harding by Jeff Hughes.
55:33 Inswinging corner taken by Stuart Campbell from the left by-line, Aaron Martin manages to make a clearance.
52:05 Substitution Charles Reece is brought on as a substitute for Wayne Brown.
50:09 Inswinging corner taken by Wayne Brown, Dean Hammond manages to make a clearance.
49:45 Corner taken by Stuart Campbell from the right by-line, clearance by Aaron Martin.
48:40 The ball is sent over by Ryan Dickson.
46:35 Substitution Ryan Dickson joins the action as a substitute, replacing Adam Lallana.
45:01 The referee gets the second half underway.
Half Time
45:00+1:21 The ball is sent over by Adam Lallana, Byron Anthony manages to make a clearance.
45:00+1:02 Jason Puncheon decides to take the corner short.
45:00 The referee calls an end to the first half.
44:27 Corner taken right-footed by Stuart Campbell, Jason Puncheon makes a clearance.
44:20 The ball is delivered by Wayne Brown, Aaron Martin manages to make a clearance.
43:03 The ball is delivered by Danny Butterfield, Danny Coles makes a clearance.
41:20 The referee blows for offside against Lee Barnard. Mikkel Andersen takes the indirect free kick.
40:34 Adam Lallana produces a left-footed shot from outside the penalty box and misses right.
36:03 Free kick awarded for a foul by Jose Fonte on Will Hoskins. Free kick crossed right-footed by Wayne Brown, Dean Hammond manages
to make a clearance.
35:05 The official flags Lee Barnard offside. Free kick taken by Mikkel Andersen.
34:40 Chris Lines takes a shot. Kelvin Davis makes a save.
33:20 Assist by Dean Hammond.
33:20 GOAL - Adam Lallana:Bristol Rovers 0 - 2 Southampton Adam Lallana fires in a goal from inside the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Bristol Rovers 0-2 Southampton.
33:10 The ball is crossed by Danny Butterfield, Byron Anthony makes a clearance.
32:10 Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Wayne Brown, save by Kelvin Davis.
31:18 Free kick awarded for a foul by Lee Barnard on Wayne Brown. Free kick crossed right-footed by Wayne Brown from left wing,
Danny Butterfield manages to make a clearance.
30:53 Corner from the left by-line taken by Wayne Brown, Dean Hammond manages to make a clearance.
30:20 Floated corner taken from the right by-line by Stuart Campbell, Danny Coles takes a shot. Kelvin Davis makes a save.
29:37 Jose Fonte gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Will Hoskins. Direct free kick taken by Danny Coles.
29:31 The ball is delivered by Adam Lallana, Wayne Brown gets a block in.
27:45 Inswinging corner taken by Jason Puncheon, Headed effort from inside the area by Richard Lambert misses to the left of the
goal.
27:40 The ball is swung over by Jason Puncheon, blocked by Gary Sawyer.
24:12 Richard Lambert takes a shot. Mikkel Andersen makes a save.
23:28 A cross is delivered by Morgan Schneiderlin, clearance by Byron Anthony.
22:16 Shot from outside the area by Will Hoskins misses to the left of the goal.
21:02 Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Jason Puncheon, Aaron Martin concedes a free kick for a foul on Mikkel Andersen. Free
kick taken by Mikkel Andersen.
20:41 Inswinging corner taken by Jason Puncheon from the right by-line, clearance by Danny Coles.
19:49 Jason Puncheon takes the inswinging corner, Dean Hammond takes a shot. Gary Sawyer manages to make a clearance.
19:14 Wayne Brown produces a cross, Shot from close range by Chris Lines misses to the right of the target.
18:33 Corner taken right-footed by Wayne Brown from the left by-line, clearance made by Dean Hammond.
18:27 Jo Kuffour delivers the ball, clearance made by Danny Butterfield.
17:39 Foul by Dan Harding on Chris Lines, free kick awarded. Mikkel Andersen takes the direct free kick.
15:43 Jason Puncheon takes a shot. Save by Mikkel Andersen.
14:40 Free kick awarded for a foul by Danny Butterfield on Jeff Hughes. Direct free kick taken by Gary Sawyer.
14:13 Effort from deep inside the area by Adam Lallana misses to the left of the goal.
10:53 Corner taken by Jason Puncheon played to the near post.
10:43 Lee Barnard sends in a cross, clearance made by Gary Sawyer.
9:36 The assist for the goal came from Jason Puncheon.
9:36 GOAL - Jose Fonte:Bristol Rovers 0 - 1 Southampton Jose Fonte finds the net with a goal from inside the six-yard box low into the middle of the goal. Bristol Rovers 0-1 Southampton.
9:24 Corner taken by Jason Puncheon from the right by-line to the near post,
9:12 Danny Butterfield takes a shot. Blocked by Gary Sawyer.
8:54 Danny Butterfield delivers the ball, clearance by James Tunnicliffe.
8:23 The ball is delivered by Danny Coles.
7:25 Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Will Hoskins by Aaron Martin. Shot comes in from Chris Lines from the free kick.
6:48 Richard Lambert produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide left of the target.
4:41 Free kick awarded for a foul by Will Hoskins on Jose Fonte. Direct free kick taken by Kelvin Davis.
4:05 Lee Barnard concedes a free kick for a foul on James Tunnicliffe. Mikkel Andersen restarts play with the free kick.
2:17 Unfair challenge on Adam Lallana by Chris Lines results in a free kick. Richard Lambert has an effort direct from the free
kick.
0:48 The ball is swung over by Adam Lallana.
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