- Date:28 Aug 2010
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:The Memorial Stadium
- Fonte (9) Lallana (33)
Lambert - pen (58) Barnard (90)
Live Commentary
The game is over, as the referee blows his whistle.
- 94mins
Guilherme Do Prado concedes a free kick for a foul on Darryl Duffy. Chris Lines takes the free kick.
- 93mins
Lee Barnard produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide left of the goal.
- 92mins
The ball is crossed by Jason Puncheon, Chris Lines manages to make a clearance.
- 90mins
A goal is scored by Lee Barnard from inside the penalty box to the top left corner of the goal. Bristol Rovers 0-4 Southampton.Dean Hammond provided the assist for the goal.
- 90mins
Centre by Ryan Dickson, Gary Sawyer manages to make a clearance.
- 89mins
Jason Puncheon takes a shot. Save by Mikkel Andersen.
- 88mins
David Connolly takes a shot. Save made by Mikkel Andersen.
- 87mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Chris Lines on Guilherme Do Prado. Direct free kick taken by Dean Hammond.
- 85mins
Will Hoskins takes a shot. Kelvin Davis makes a save.
- 84mins
Foul by Ryan Dickson on Byron Anthony, free kick awarded. Guilherme Do Prado on for Morgan Schneiderlin. Mikkel Andersen takes the direct free kick.
- 84mins
David Connolly takes a shot. Save by Mikkel Andersen.
- 83mins
Stuart Campbell fouled by Jason Puncheon, the ref awards a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Mikkel Andersen.
- 81mins
Corner from the left by-line taken by Jason Puncheon, Mikkel Andersen makes a save.
- 81mins
The ball is crossed by Dan Harding, blocked by James Tunnicliffe.
- 81mins
Centre by David Connolly, Danny Coles makes a clearance.
- 79mins
Effort from the edge of the area by Will Hoskins goes wide of the right-hand post.
- 78mins
Richard Lambert leaves the field to be replaced by David Connolly.
- 78mins
Darryl Duffy replaces Charles Reece.
- 77mins
Stuart Campbell produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide right of the goal.
- 76mins
Corner taken right-footed by Stuart Campbell, Chris Lines takes a shot. Save made by Kelvin Davis.
- 76mins
Jo Kuffour produces a cross, Aaron Martin gets a block in.
- 76mins
Shot from 20 yards from Jason Puncheon. Blocked by Chris Lines.
- 75mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Lee Barnard by James Tunnicliffe. Free kick crossed right-footed by Danny Butterfield from right channel, Jeff Hughes makes a clearance.
- 74mins
Corner taken left-footed by Jason Puncheon, clearance by James Tunnicliffe.
- 73mins
The ball is crossed by Ryan Dickson, Byron Anthony makes a clearance.
- 72mins
The ball is delivered by Jason Puncheon, Gary Sawyer makes a clearance.
- 72mins
Gary Sawyer takes a shot.
- 71mins
Unfair challenge on Jeff Hughes by Jason Puncheon results in a free kick. Aaron Martin receives a yellow card. Danny Coles takes the free kick.
- 70mins
Jason Puncheon takes a shot. Mikkel Andersen makes a save.
- 69mins
Lee Barnard concedes a free kick for a foul on Stuart Campbell. Stuart Campbell takes the direct free kick.
- 68mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Chris Lines on Ryan Dickson. Danny Butterfield takes the direct free kick.
- 67mins
Effort from outside the penalty area by Morgan Schneiderlin goes wide left of the goal.
- 67mins
Danny Butterfield delivers the ball, Byron Anthony manages to make a clearance.
- 66mins
Richard Lambert takes a shot. Blocked by Danny Coles.
- 65mins
The ball is sent over by Ryan Dickson, clearance made by Chris Lines.
- 64mins
Unfair challenge on Jo Kuffour by Jose Fonte results in a free kick. Jose Fonte goes into the book for unsporting behaviour. Direct free kick taken by Gary Sawyer.
- 64mins
Centre by Danny Butterfield, James Tunnicliffe manages to make a clearance.
- 64mins
Danny Butterfield delivers the ball, Lee Barnard takes a shot. Danny Coles gets a block in.
- 62mins
The ball is crossed by Danny Butterfield, Byron Anthony manages to make a clearance.
- 61mins
Foul by Gary Sawyer on Jason Puncheon, free kick awarded. Danny Butterfield takes the direct free kick.
- 60mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Jeff Hughes on Morgan Schneiderlin. Danny Butterfield takes the direct free kick.
- 57mins
Danny Coles gives away a Penalty for an unfair challenge on Lee Barnard. Penalty taken right-footed by Richard Lambert and scored. Bristol Rovers 0-3 Southampton.Assist on the goal came from Lee Barnard.
- 56mins
Jeff Hughes challenges Dan Harding unfairly and gives away a free kick. Jeff Hughes is given a yellow card. Richard Lambert crosses the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing, clearance made by Byron Anthony.
- 55mins
Corner from the left by-line taken by Stuart Campbell, Aaron Martin makes a clearance.
- 52mins
(Bristol Rovers) makes a substitution, with Charles Reece coming on for Wayne Brown.
- 50mins
Corner taken right-footed by Wayne Brown, clearance made by Dean Hammond.
- 49mins
Corner taken by Stuart Campbell, clearance made by Aaron Martin.
- 48mins
The ball is delivered by Ryan Dickson.
- 46mins
Adam Lallana leaves the field to be replaced by Ryan Dickson.
The second half kicks off.
The referee calls an end to the first half.
- 46mins
Adam Lallana sends in a cross, clearance made by Byron Anthony.
- 46mins
Jason Puncheon decides to take the corner short.
- 44mins
Corner taken right-footed by Stuart Campbell, Jason Puncheon manages to make a clearance.
- 44mins
Wayne Brown delivers the ball, Aaron Martin makes a clearance.
- 43mins
Danny Butterfield sends in a cross, Danny Coles makes a clearance.
- 41mins
The official flags Lee Barnard offside. Mikkel Andersen takes the free kick.
- 40mins
Adam Lallana produces a left-footed shot from outside the penalty box and misses right.
- 36mins
Foul by Jose Fonte on Will Hoskins, free kick awarded. Free kick crossed right-footed by Wayne Brown from left wing, clearance by Dean Hammond.
- 35mins
The referee blows for offside. Mikkel Andersen restarts play with the free kick.
- 34mins
Chris Lines takes a shot. Save by Kelvin Davis.
- 33mins
Goal scored by Adam Lallana from inside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Bristol Rovers 0-2 Southampton.Dean Hammond provided the assist for the goal.
- 33mins
Centre by Danny Butterfield, Byron Anthony makes a clearance.
- 32mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Wayne Brown from the left by-line, save made by Kelvin Davis.
- 31mins
Wayne Brown fouled by Lee Barnard, the ref awards a free kick. Wayne Brown delivers the ball from the free kick right-footed from left wing, clearance by Danny Butterfield.
- 30mins
Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Wayne Brown from the left by-line, clearance made by Dean Hammond.
- 30mins
Floated corner taken right-footed by Stuart Campbell, Danny Coles takes a shot. Save made by Kelvin Davis.
- 29mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Jose Fonte on Will Hoskins. Danny Coles takes the direct free kick.
- 29mins
Adam Lallana sends in a cross, Wayne Brown gets a block in.
- 27mins
Corner taken by Jason Puncheon, Header by Richard Lambert from deep inside the penalty area misses to the left of the target.
- 27mins
Jason Puncheon produces a cross, blocked by Gary Sawyer.
- 24mins
Richard Lambert takes a shot. Save made by Mikkel Andersen.
- 23mins
The ball is swung over by Morgan Schneiderlin, clearance by Byron Anthony.
- 22mins
Will Hoskins has an effort at goal from outside the area which goes wide left of the target.
- 21mins
Corner from the left by-line taken by Jason Puncheon, Aaron Martin gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Mikkel Andersen. Mikkel Andersen takes the free kick.
- 20mins
Corner taken left-footed by Jason Puncheon from the right by-line, clearance made by Danny Coles.
- 19mins
Corner taken left-footed by Jason Puncheon, Dean Hammond takes a shot. Clearance made by Gary Sawyer.
- 19mins
A cross is delivered by Wayne Brown, Close range effort by Chris Lines goes wide of the right-hand upright.
- 18mins
Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Wayne Brown, clearance by Dean Hammond.
- 18mins
A cross is delivered by Jo Kuffour, Danny Butterfield manages to make a clearance.
- 17mins
Free kick awarded for a foul by Dan Harding on Chris Lines. Mikkel Andersen takes the free kick.
- 15mins
Jason Puncheon takes a shot. Mikkel Andersen makes a save.
- 14mins
Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Jeff Hughes by Danny Butterfield. Direct free kick taken by Gary Sawyer.
- 14mins
Effort from deep inside the area by Adam Lallana misses to the left of the goal.
- 10mins
Jason Puncheon takes a inswinging corner.
- 10mins
Lee Barnard sends in a cross, Gary Sawyer makes a clearance.
- 9mins
Corner taken left-footed by Jason Puncheon to the near post, A goal is scored by Jose Fonte from close range low into the middle of the goal. Bristol Rovers 0-1 Southampton.The assist for the goal came from Jason Puncheon.
- 9mins
Danny Butterfield takes a shot. Gary Sawyer gets a block in.
- 8mins
The ball is crossed by Danny Butterfield, clearance made by James Tunnicliffe.
- 8mins
Danny Coles delivers the ball.
- 7mins
Foul by Aaron Martin on Will Hoskins, free kick awarded. Chris Lines fires a strike on goal direct from the free kick.
- 6mins
Richard Lambert produces a right-footed shot from just outside the penalty box that goes wide left of the target.
- 4mins
Will Hoskins concedes a free kick for a foul on Jose Fonte. Kelvin Davis takes the direct free kick.
- 4mins
Lee Barnard concedes a free kick for a foul on James Tunnicliffe. Mikkel Andersen takes the free kick.
- 2mins
Adam Lallana fouled by Chris Lines, the ref awards a free kick. Shot on goal comes in from Richard Lambert from the free kick.
The ball is crossed by Adam Lallana.
The ref blows the whistle to begin the match.
Match Preview
Pirates duo could return Bristol Rovers could be buoyed by the returns of Carl Regan and Dominic Blizzard ahead of the visit of Southampton. Defender Regan and midfielder Blizzard were absent from last weekend's draw against Exeter with respective Achilles and hamstring injuries. Byron Anthony picked up an knock in the game against the Grecians but is expected to be fit to start despite missing training earlier in the week. Summer recruit Will Hoskins will lead the Rovers attack alongside Jo Kuffour - the former strike partner of Saints dangerman Rickie Lambert during his time as a crowd favourite at the Memorial Stadium. Paul Trollope's men will be looking to build on their previous last-gasp 2-1 home win against Yeovil, while Saints are still looking for their first league victory of the season despite being many people's tip for promotion. Guilherme do Prado should be involved for Southampton. Boss Alan Pardew wanted to hand his new Brazilian midfielder, signed on an initial five-month loan deal from Italian side Cesena, his debut against Bolton in the Carling Cup on Tuesday but they did not receive international clearance in time. Centre-half Dan Seaborne missed the 1-0 midweek defeat with a foot injury and remains a doubt while full-back Frazer Richardson is still on the sidelines with a shoulder injury. Youngster Aaron Martin was chosen ahead of Radhi Jaidi at centre-back against Bolton and could keep his place after an impressive display. Striker Lambert lines up against the club for whom he scored 59 goal in three years.
Bristol Rovers
Southampton
- Mikkel Andersen
- Byron Anthony
- Danny Coles
- James Tunnicliffe
- Gary Sawyer
- Chris Lines
- Stuart Campbell
- Wayne Brown
- Jeff Hughes
- Jo Kuffour
- Will Hoskins
- SUBS
- Mike Green
- Carl Regan
- Darryl Duffy
- Harry Pell
- Eliot Richards
- Charles Reece
- Ben Swallow
Home
Away
- Kelvin Davis
- Danny Butterfield
- Aaron Martin
- Jose Fonte
- Dan Harding
- Adam Lallana
- Morgan Schneiderlin
- Dean Hammond
- Jason Puncheon
- Lee Barnard
- Richard Lambert
- SUBS
- Bartosz Bialkowski
- Paul Wotton
- Radhi Jaidi
- Guilherme Do Prado
- Ryan Dickson
- Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
- David Connolly
Match Report
Lambert sinks old side Rickie Lambert was on target against his old club as Southampton thumped Bristol Rovers 4-0. The striker tucked away a 59th-minute penalty after Danny Coles had fouled Lee Barnard. By then the Saints were already two up and coasting. Defender Jose Fonte volleyed them ahead from a 10th-minute corner and Adam Lallana doubled the advantage with a close range finish after Dean Hammond's 34th minute shot had found him unmarked in front of goal. Barnard completed the rout by firing in off the crossbar in injury time and Rovers fans chanted "what a load of rubbish" at their team. They were outplayed for long periods, but Coles went close with a 31st-minute header, brilliantly saved at full stretch by Kelvin Davis, and Gary Sawyer saw a 73rd-minute volley hit the angle of post and crossbar. Will Hoskins also shot just wide as Saints coasted through the closing stages, having established their superiority long before. Lambert received a huge ovation from all sides of the ground when substituted 11 minutes from time. The former Rovers man remains hugely popular at the Memorial Stadium.
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