Date:30 Apr 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Griffin Park
Attendance:7,015

Lallana (15) Connolly (29)
Gobern (90)

Goal!

Live Commentary

92mins The referee blows for offside against Lewis Grabban. Kelvin Davis takes the free kick.

91mins Myles Weston has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the left of the target.

90mins Goal scored by Oscar Gobern from close range to the bottom right corner of the goal. Brentford 0-3 Southampton.Assist by Adam Lallana.

89mins Unfair challenge on Danny Butterfield by Sam Wood results in a free kick. Frazer Richardson takes the free kick.

85mins Oscar Gobern takes a shot. Blocked by Kevin O'Connor. Inswinging corner taken by Adam Lallana. Nathan Byrne is brought on as a substitute for Sam Saunders.

84mins Danny Butterfield comes on in place of David Connolly.

80mins Myles Weston fouled by Frazer Richardson, the ref awards a Penalty. Jose Fonte receives a yellow card for dissent. Power penalty taken by Sam Saunders saved by Kelvin Davis. Brentford 0-2 Southampton.

79mins The referee blows for offside against Lewis Grabban. Kelvin Davis takes the free kick.

75mins Richard Lambert produces a header from deep inside the six-yard box that clears the bar.

74mins Jeffery Schlupp goes off and Luke Hacker comes on.

71mins (Southampton) makes a substitution, with Ryan Dickson coming on for Dan Harding.

71mins Effort on goal by Marcus Bean from just inside the area clears the crossbar.

65mins Foul by Richard Chaplow on Sam Saunders, free kick awarded. Robbie Neilson restarts play with the free kick.

64mins Lewis Grabban produces a right-footed shot from deep inside the six-yard box which goes wide of the right-hand post.

61mins Myles Weston replaces Adam Reed.

58mins Jeffery Schlupp is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Kelvin Davis.

57mins Handball by Adam Lallana. Simon Moore takes the free kick.

56mins Sam Saunders fouled by Frazer Richardson, the ref awards a free kick. Sam Saunders takes the direct free kick.

54mins Jose Fonte challenges Lewis Grabban unfairly and gives away a free kick. Sam Saunders takes the direct free kick.

53mins Foul by Marcus Bean on David Connolly, free kick awarded. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Richard Lambert, save made by Simon Moore.

51mins David Connolly takes a shot. Save by Simon Moore. Jeffery Schlupp takes a shot. Save made by Kelvin Davis. Corner from the right by-line taken by Toumani Diagouraga, Oscar Gobern manages to make a clearance.

50mins Adam Lallana challenges Karleigh Osborne unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Simon Moore.

46mins Foul by Oscar Gobern on Sam Wood, free kick awarded. Sam Wood takes the direct free kick. Corner taken by Richard Lambert from the left by-line, Simon Moore makes a save.

45mins Sam Saunders produces a right-footed shot from just outside the area that goes harmlessly over the bar.

47mins The referee blows for offside against Jeffery Schlupp. Kelvin Davis takes the free kick.

43mins Dean Hammond challenges Robbie Neilson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Sam Saunders.

42mins Richard Chaplow gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Robbie Neilson. Robbie Neilson takes the direct free kick.

41mins Lewis Grabban takes a shot. Save by Kelvin Davis.

38mins Handball by Oscar Gobern. Free kick taken by Robbie Neilson.

38mins Unfair challenge on Toumani Diagouraga by Dean Hammond results in a free kick. Toumani Diagouraga takes the direct free kick.

36mins Marcus Bean is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Kelvin Davis takes the free kick.

35mins Jose Fonte gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Lewis Grabban. Free kick taken by Robbie Neilson.

33mins Unfair challenge on David Connolly by Kevin O'Connor results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Richard Lambert.

32mins Handball by Kevin O'Connor. The free kick is delivered right-footed by Adam Lallana from right channel, save by Simon Moore.

30mins Oscar Gobern comes on in place of Guly Do Prado.

29mins David Connolly finds the net with a goal from inside the area low into the middle of the goal. Brentford 0-2 Southampton.The assist for the goal came from Kelvin Davis.

28mins Lewis Grabban concedes a free kick for a foul on Jose Fonte. Kelvin Davis takes the direct free kick.

27mins Unfair challenge on Jeffery Schlupp by Radhi Jaidi results in a free kick. Robbie Neilson restarts play with the free kick.

26mins Close range shot by Jeffery Schlupp goes wide of the left-hand upright.

25mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Radhi Jaidi. Simon Moore takes the indirect free kick.

25mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on David Connolly by Toumani Diagouraga. Free kick taken by Dan Harding.

15mins Adam Lallana gets on the score sheet with a goal from the edge of the penalty area to the bottom left corner of the goal. Brentford 0-1 Southampton.Assist by David Connolly.

11mins Adam Lallana fouled by Adam Reed, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed by Adam Lallana.

10mins Dan Harding gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Adam Reed. Free kick taken by Sam Saunders.

8mins Richard Lambert takes a shot. Karleigh Osborne gets a block in.

7mins David Connolly takes a shot. Save by Simon Moore.

6mins Richard Lambert has a header from deep inside the six-yard box and clears the crossbar.

4mins Close range header by Guly Do Prado goes over the crossbar.

2mins Lewis Grabban fouled by Dan Harding, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick crossed by Sam Saunders.

Shot from deep inside the area by David Connolly clears the crossbar.

Match Preview

Bees stung by injuries Brentford could have a defensive headache ahead of the visit of Southampton. Karleigh Osborne was taken to hospital with concussion following Monday's draw at Notts County, leaving the Bees with no fit centre-halves. Pim Balkestein had already been ruled out for the season with an ankle injury and Leon Legge was missing with a groin problem. Osborne remains a doubt but Legge was due to train by the end of the week and will be handed a late check. Full-back Craig Woodman is struggling with a foot injury and goalkeeper Richard Lee (shoulder) and strikers Gary Alexander (knee) and Charlie MacDonald (ankle) are out. Midfielder Adam Reed has extended his loan deal from Sunderland but defender Owain Tudur Jones has gone back to Norwich. Southampton will still be without Alex Chamberlain and Lee Barnard. Teenage winger Chamberlain and 16-goal striker Barnard are sidelined by ankle injuries and are unlikely to play again this season. Midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin (knee) and winger Lee Holmes (ankle) remain long-term absentees but boss Nigel Adkins has no new injury concerns. Left-back Dan Harding and midfielder Adam Lallana overcame groin problems to play in Monday's 2-0 win over Hartlepool and came through unscathed. Radhi Jaidi, Danny Butterfield, Richard Chaplow and former Brentford defender Ryan Dickson are pushing for recalls after dropping out against Pools. Saints remain in the second automatic promotion spot on goal difference from Huddersfield and with a game in hand.

Formation:442Manager: Nicky Forster

Brentford

Formation: 442Manager: Nigel Adkins

Southampton

Simon Moore
Adam Reed
Karleigh Osborne
Robbie Neilson
Kevin O'Connor
Sam Saunders
Marcus Bean
Toumani Diagouraga
Sam Wood
Lewis Grabban
Jeffery Schlupp
SUBS
Simon Royce
Myles Weston
Michael Spillane
Nathan Byrne
Jake Reeves
Luke Hacker

Home

Away

Kelvin Davis
Frazer Richardson
Jose Fonte
Radhi Jaidi
Dan Harding
Dean Hammond
Adam Lallana
Richard Chaplow
Guly Do Prado
David Connolly
Richard Lambert
SUBS
Bartosz Bialkowski
Ryan Dickson
Jonathan Forte
Danny Butterfield
Daniel Seaborne
Oscar Gobern
Dale Stephens

Match Report

Saints edge ever nearer Southampton edged closer to automatic promotion with a comfortable 3-0 win at Brentford. Adam Lallana broke the deadlock after 17 minutes when he picked up the ball in space to fire home inside the near post. The visitors could easily have been four-up by then as they overpowered Brentford's makeshift defence, Guly Do Prado heading over at the back post and David Connolly firing over from close range. But Connolly only had to wait until midway through the first half to extend the Saints' lead when he outfought Brentford defender Robbie Neilson to run on and send a delicate lob over the advancing goalkeeper. The closest the hosts came in a one-sided first half was when Lewis Grabban fired in a long-range effort saved at the second attempt by Southampton goalkeeper Kelvin Davis. His opposite number Moore did well to parry Dan Harding's blistering free-kick after the break before Brentford started to get a late foothold in the game. Grabban fired into the side-netting and lively substitute Myles Weston gave his side hope when he was brought down in the penalty area by Jose Fonte. But Sam Saunders crashed his spot kick against the upright to sum up the last Griffin Park game of the season and it got worse for the Bees in injury time when Lallana teed us Oscar Gobern to side-foot home the Saints' third.

Form Guide

WLLWDD Brentford VS Southampton WWLWWW

Last Meetings

Southampton 0 - 2 Brentford 11/12/2010 Brentford 1 - 1 Southampton 26/01/2010 Southampton 1 - 1 Brentford 22/08/2009 Southampton 2 - 0 Brentford 02/01/1960 Brentford 2 - 2 Southampton 29/08/1959 Southampton 0 - 6 Brentford 09/03/1959

Top Scorers

Brentford C MacDonald 9 G Alexander 8 R Simpson 4 J Schlupp 4 M Bean 3 M Weston 3 L Legge 3 S Saunders 2 L Grabban 2 N Forster 1 K O'Connor 1 C Woodman 1 K Osborne 1 M Spillane 1 T Diagouraga 1 S Wood 1 P Balkestein 1 Southampton L Barnard 14 R Lambert 12 G Do Prado 8 A Oxlade-Chamberlain 8 A Lallana 7 JM Fonte 7 D Hammond 4 R Chaplow 4 R Jaidi 3 J Forte 2 D Connolly 1

Goals

Brentford Total goals 106 Goals per game 51 8 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 8 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 6 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 7 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) 4 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 9 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 7 (For) 9 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 6 (For) 5 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 11 (For) 7 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Southampton Total goals 132 Goals per game 77 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 9 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 11 (For) 6 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 12 (For) 5 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 12 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 8 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 14 (For) 4 (Against) Period 81-90 mins