Date:11 Dec 2010
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:St. Mary's Stadium

Alexander (12) MacDonald (27)

Goal!

Live Commentary

The referee signals the end of the game.

94mins Morgan Schneiderlin takes a shot. Richard Lee makes a save.

93mins Short corner taken by Adam Lallana from the left by-line.

93mins Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain takes a shot. Save made by Richard Lee.

92mins Danny Butterfield crosses the ball, clearance made by Stephen Wright.

92mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Nicky Forster. Indirect free kick taken by Kelvin Davis.

88mins Robbie Simpson replaces Charlie MacDonald. Free kick awarded for a foul by Stephen Wright on Adam Lallana. Adam Lallana restarts play with the free kick.

87mins Charlie MacDonald takes a shot. Blocked by Daniel Seaborne.

86mins The referee blows for offside against David Connolly. Free kick taken by Richard Lee.

84mins The ball is delivered by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Adam Lallana challenges Kevin O'Connor unfairly and gives away a free kick. Richard Lee takes the free kick.

84mins Danny Butterfield produces a cross, Stephen Wright manages to make a clearance.

84mins Charlie MacDonald has an effort at goal from just outside the box which goes wide of the left-hand upright.

83mins The referee blows for offside. Kelvin Davis takes the free kick.

82mins David Connolly on for Richard Lambert.

80mins Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain is ruled offside. Direct free kick taken by Richard Lee.

77mins Marcus Bean goes off and Michael Spillane comes on.

77mins Guly Do Prado is caught offside. Craig Woodman takes the indirect free kick.

75mins Guly Do Prado takes a shot. Blocked by Karleigh Osborne.

75mins Guly Do Prado takes a shot. Blocked by Leon Legge.

73mins Nicky Forster joins the action as a substitute, replacing Gary Alexander.

71mins Gary Alexander gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Dean Hammond. Free kick taken by Dean Hammond.

70mins Ryan Dickson produces a cross, clearance made by Stephen Wright.

70mins Guly Do Prado crosses the ball, clearance made by Stephen Wright.

69mins Inswinging corner taken by Sam Saunders, free kick awarded for a foul by Leon Legge on Richard Lambert. Direct free kick taken by Kelvin Davis.

69mins The ball is sent over by Sam Saunders, Radhi Jaidi gets a block in.

68mins Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain takes a shot. Richard Lee makes a save.

67mins Toumani Diagouraga goes into the referee's book. Toumani Diagouraga concedes a free kick for a foul on Richard Lambert. Direct free kick taken by Ryan Dickson.

65mins Charlie MacDonald concedes a free kick for a foul on Morgan Schneiderlin. Free kick taken by Morgan Schneiderlin.

64mins Centre by Adam Lallana, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain takes a shot. Richard Lee makes a save.

61mins Guly Do Prado is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Indirect free kick taken by Richard Lee.

60mins Corner taken by Adam Lallana from the left by-line, Sam Saunders makes a clearance.

60mins Adam Lallana sends in a cross, blocked by Marcus Bean.

60mins Centre by Adam Lallana, Richard Lee makes a comfortable save.

57mins Foul by Daniel Seaborne on Gary Alexander, free kick awarded. Craig Woodman takes the free kick.

56mins Kevin O'Connor is penalised for a handball. Kelvin Davis takes the direct free kick.

55mins Radhi Jaidi gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Charlie MacDonald. Direct free kick taken by Richard Lee.

53mins Corner taken right-footed by Sam Saunders, Gary Alexander produces a header from inside the area that goes over the crossbar.

53mins Toumani Diagouraga produces a cross, Danny Butterfield makes a clearance.

52mins Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain has an effort from just inside the box that misses to the left of the goal.

52mins The ball is delivered by Ryan Dickson, Karleigh Osborne manages to make a clearance.

50mins Dean Hammond booked. Dean Hammond gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Craig Woodman. Richard Lee takes the indirect free kick.

48mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Charlie MacDonald on Danny Butterfield. Free kick taken by Kelvin Davis.

46mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on Craig Woodman. Richard Lee takes the free kick.

45mins The ball is sent over by Ryan Dickson, Karleigh Osborne manages to make a clearance.

The match restarts for the second half.

The referee calls an end to the first half.

45mins Outswinging corner taken by Adam Lallana.

45mins Adam Lallana takes a shot. Save made by Richard Lee.

39mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Ryan Dickson on Marcus Bean. Stephen Wright takes the direct free kick.

37mins The offside flag is raised against Richard Lambert. Free kick taken by Richard Lee.

33mins Foul by Dean Hammond on Stephen Wright, free kick awarded. Free kick taken by Richard Lee.

33mins A cross is delivered by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Craig Woodman gets a block in.

33mins The ball is crossed by Adam Lallana.

31mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Adam Lallana, save by Richard Lee.

29mins Sam Saunders gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Radhi Jaidi. Free kick taken by Danny Butterfield.

27mins Charlie MacDonald finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Southampton 0-2 Brentford.

26mins Toumani Diagouraga fouled by Morgan Schneiderlin, the ref awards a free kick. Craig Woodman takes the direct free kick.

24mins The referee gives a free kick against Craig Woodman for handball. Sam Saunders has an effort direct from the free kick, save made by Kelvin Davis.

23mins Unfair challenge on Guly Do Prado by Karleigh Osborne results in a free kick. Danny Butterfield takes the free kick.

22mins Foul by Guly Do Prado on Richard Lee, free kick awarded. Richard Lee takes the free kick.

21mins The ball is sent over by Richard Lambert, clearance by Toumani Diagouraga.

21mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Adam Lallana.

19mins Centre by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, save by Richard Lee.

18mins Charlie MacDonald takes a shot. Save by Kelvin Davis.

18mins Dean Hammond challenges Marcus Bean unfairly and gives away a free kick. Richard Lee takes the indirect free kick.

17mins The ball is delivered by Richard Lambert, Craig Woodman makes a clearance.

17mins The referee blows for offside against Charlie MacDonald. Kelvin Davis restarts play with the free kick.

16mins Daniel Seaborne goes into the referee's book for unsporting behaviour. Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Gary Alexander by Daniel Seaborne. Richard Lee takes the free kick.

16mins Centre by Adam Lallana, Karleigh Osborne makes a clearance.

13mins Corner taken right-footed by Adam Lallana, Header from deep inside the penalty area by Daniel Seaborne goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

12mins Gary Alexander finds the net with a goal from outside the box low into the middle of the goal. Southampton 0-1 Brentford.

11mins Sam Saunders produces a cross.

5mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Stephen Wright by Richard Lambert. Karleigh Osborne restarts play with the free kick.

4mins Stephen Wright delivers the ball.

3mins Effort on goal by Dean Hammond from outside the area goes harmlessly over the bar.

3mins Adam Lallana takes a shot. Blocked by Marcus Bean.

2mins Morgan Schneiderlin fouled by Toumani Diagouraga, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Kelvin Davis.

2mins Richard Lambert is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Free kick taken by Richard Lee.

2mins Adam Lallana takes a short corner.

1mins The ball is crossed by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Guly Do Prado takes a shot. Save made by Richard Lee.

1mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Morgan Schneiderlin on Kevin O'Connor. Richard Lee restarts play with the free kick.

Unfair challenge on Adam Lallana by Stephen Wright results in a free kick. Ryan Dickson takes the free kick.

The match has kicked off.

Match Preview

No Fonte for Saints Southampton will be without defender Jose Fonte for the visit of Brentford. The Portuguese centre-half was booked for the fifth time this season against Cheltenham in the FA Cup and serves a one-match ban. But Dan Seabourne is fit after missing the last four matches with a thigh injury and should slot into the back four. Morgan Schneiderlin returns from suspension and fellow midfielder Richard Chaplow is back after resting an Achilles problem, but winger Lee Holmes is out after suffering an ankle injury against Cheltenham. Right-back Frazer Richardson and striker Rickie Lambert also picked up knocks in the 3-0 win over the League Two side but they are expected to be fit. Left-back Ryan Dickson will line up against the club he left over the summer. Brentford are set to be without Myles Weston for the trip. The winger suffered a hamstring injury during the win at Colchester last time out and is not expected to travel to the south coast. Striker Rowan Vine will make his second Bees debut after rejoining the club on loan from QPR, and he could be asked to fill in on the left wing. Sam Wood missed out at the Community Stadium with a leg injury but he is fit again and could also take Weston's spot. Carl Cort is the only long-term absentee as he continues his recovery from a torn Achilles. The experienced former Newcastle and Wolves frontman has been pencilled in for a reserve outing next month.

Formation:442Manager: Nigel Adkins

Southampton

Formation: 442Manager: Andrew Scott

Brentford

Kelvin Davis
Danny Butterfield
Radhi Jaidi
Daniel Seaborne
Ryan Dickson
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Dean Hammond
Morgan Schneiderlin
Adam Lallana
Guly Do Prado
Richard Lambert
SUBS
Bartosz Bialkowski
Dan Harding
Aaron Martin
Harlee Dean
Oscar Gobern
Ryan Doble
David Connolly

Home

Away

Richard Lee
Stephen Wright
Leon Legge
Karleigh Osborne
Craig Woodman
Marcus Bean
Toumani Diagouraga
Kevin O'Connor
Sam Saunders
Gary Alexander
Charlie MacDonald
SUBS
Ben Hamer
Pim Balkestein
Nicky Forster
Michael Spillane
David Hunt
Sam Wood
Robbie Simpson

Match Report

Bees cause Saints shock First-half goals from Brentford's Gary Alexander and Charlie MacDonald stunned promotion favourites Southampton and gave the Bees a deserved 2-0 win at St Mary's. A mistake by Saints goalkeeper Kelvin Davis gifted Brentford an early lead through Alexander and MacDonald doubled the score midway through the first period. Saints should have been one up after two minutes when highly-rated winger Alex Chamberlain whipped in a cross from the right which was flicked on by Ricky Lambert to Guly who powered a header towards the top corner which was magnificently saved by Brentford goalkeeper Richard Lee. After 13 minutes Alexander hit a speculative effort which slipped out the grasp of Davis and gave the bees a shock lead. Then 15 minutes later MacDonald doubled the lead with a neat finish on the volley after beating the Southampton offside trap. Just after the interval Saints should have got back into the game but Chamberlain's fluffed his lines from eight yards out. The game petered out for a comfortable Brentford win, much to the delight of the travelling support.

Form Guide

WWWLWD Southampton VS Brentford WWDLWW

Last Meetings

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 Brentford 2 - 0 Southampton 06/09/1958

Top Scorers

Southampton L Barnard 5 JM Fonte 4 A Oxlade-Chamberlain 4 A Lallana 3 R Lambert 2 G Do Prado 2 D Hammond 1 R Chaplow 1 Brentford G Alexander 5 C MacDonald 5 M Bean 2 K O'Connor 1 C Woodman 1 R Simpson 1 M Weston 1 T Diagouraga 1 S Wood 1 L Legge 1

Goals

Southampton Total goals 42 Goals per game 26 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 5 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Brentford Total goals 37 Goals per game 21 4 (For) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 2 (For) Period 81-90 mins