Date:22 Jan 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:Prenton Park
Attendance:5,504

Welsh (12) Jennings (59)

Goal!

Live Commentary

The referee blows his whistle to end the game.

95mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Dan Harding on Enoch Showunmi. Direct free kick taken by Lateef Elford-Alliyu.

93mins Lucas Akins replaces Dale Jennings.

92mins The ball is swung over by Dan Harding. The ball is swung over by Richard Chaplow, clearance made by Michael Kay.

91mins The official flags Enoch Showunmi offside. Indirect free kick taken by Kelvin Davis.

87mins Centre by Richard Chaplow, Effort from deep inside the area by Richard Lambert clears the bar.

87mins Richard Chaplow concedes a free kick for a foul on Ash Taylor. Tony Warner restarts play with the free kick.

84mins Shot by Richard Chaplow. Aaron Cresswell gets a block in. Corner taken right-footed by Richard Lambert, Aaron Cresswell manages to make a clearance.

82mins Corner from the right by-line taken by Morgan Schneiderlin, clearance made by Enoch Showunmi.

81mins John Welsh challenges Morgan Schneiderlin unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed right-footed by Morgan Schneiderlin from left channel, clearance by Nick Wood.

79mins Dale Jennings concedes a free kick for a foul on Richard Chaplow. Dan Harding crosses the ball in from the free kick, Tony Warner makes a save. The ball is swung over by Morgan Schneiderlin, Nick Wood manages to make a clearance. The ball is sent over by Morgan Schneiderlin, Headed effort from inside the penalty area by Lee Barnard misses to the right of the target.

78mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on Lateef Elford-Alliyu. The free kick is delivered left-footed by Aaron Cresswell from right wing, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain makes a clearance.

77mins Handball by John Welsh. Kelvin Davis takes the free kick.

76mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain by Michael Kay. Morgan Schneiderlin takes the direct free kick. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain produces a right-footed shot from the edge of the area and misses to the left of the goal.

74mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Morgan Schneiderlin by Joss Labadie. Dan Harding takes the direct free kick.

72mins Shot by Dan Harding from 25 yards. Tony Warner makes a save.

71mins Ash Taylor receives a yellow card. Free kick awarded for a foul by Michael Kay on Guly Do Prado. Free kick taken by Kelvin Davis.

69mins The ball is sent over by Frazer Richardson, Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Richard Lambert misses to the right of the target.

69mins Centre by Richard Lambert, Lee Barnard takes a shot. Save made by Tony Warner.

67mins Enoch Showunmi fouled by Dan Harding, the ref awards a free kick. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Aaron Cresswell.

65mins The ball is sent over by Jose Fonte, Michael Kay manages to make a clearance.

63mins Lee Barnard is cautioned.

62mins A cross is delivered by Joss Labadie, clearance by Radhi Jaidi.

61mins Ryan Dickson goes off and Lee Barnard comes on. Dan Harding challenges John Welsh unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct free kick taken by Tony Warner.

59mins Dale Jennings grabs a goal from just inside the penalty area to the bottom right corner of the goal. Tranmere 2-0 Southampton.Assist on the goal came from Enoch Showunmi.

57mins Joss Labadie gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ryan Dickson. Dan Harding fires a strike on goal direct from the free kick.

55mins Enoch Showunmi challenges Kelvin Davis unfairly and gives away a free kick. Kelvin Davis takes the direct free kick.

53mins Centre by Dale Jennings.

52mins The ball is swung over by Aaron Cresswell.

51mins The ball is sent over by Aaron Cresswell, clearance by Radhi Jaidi.

51mins Unfair challenge on Dale Jennings by Ryan Dickson results in a free kick. Free kick taken by Nick Wood.

50mins Dale Jennings challenges Jose Fonte unfairly and gives away a free kick. Kelvin Davis restarts play with the free kick.

49mins Effort on goal by Jose Fonte from just inside the penalty area goes over the target.

49mins Foul by Joss Labadie on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, free kick awarded. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Dan Harding.

48mins Foul by Dale Jennings on Radhi Jaidi, free kick awarded. Kelvin Davis restarts play with the free kick.

47mins Richard Lambert delivers the ball, Tony Warner makes a save.

45mins Guly Do Prado gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ash Taylor. Tony Warner restarts play with the free kick.

45mins Shot from long distance by Aaron Cresswell goes wide of the left-hand post.

The referee gets the second half started.

The half-time whistle blows.

46mins Richard Lambert challenges Joss Labadie unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Tony Warner.

40mins Jose Fonte concedes a free kick for a foul on Enoch Showunmi. Joss Labadie takes the free kick. Effort from just outside the area by Aaron Cresswell goes over the target.

40mins The ball is crossed by Ryan Dickson, Richard Lambert takes a shot. Save by Tony Warner.

38mins The ball is crossed by Richard Lambert, save by Tony Warner.

37mins Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain produces a right-footed shot from outside the penalty area and misses left.

36mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Enoch Showunmi. Indirect free kick taken by Kelvin Davis.

35mins Inswinging corner taken from the right by-line by Aaron Cresswell.

34mins Richard Lambert is caught offside. Free kick taken by Tony Warner.

32mins Shot from a long way out by Richard Chaplow goes wide of the left-hand post.

31mins Caution for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain concedes a free kick for a foul on Joss Labadie. John Welsh restarts play with the free kick.

29mins The ball is swung over by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Headed effort from inside the box by Richard Lambert misses to the right of the target.

27mins The referee penalises Richard Chaplow for handball. Joss Labadie restarts play with the free kick. The ball is crossed by Aaron Cresswell, Dan Harding manages to make a clearance. Aaron Cresswell takes a short corner, A cross is delivered by Michael Kay, Richard Chaplow manages to make a clearance.

26mins Aaron Cresswell sends in a cross, blocked by Frazer Richardson. Outswinging corner taken left-footed by Aaron Cresswell, clearance made by Frazer Richardson.

24mins The ball is sent over by Enoch Showunmi. Lateef Elford-Alliyu is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Kelvin Davis.

23mins Marlon Broomes leaves the field to be replaced by Nick Wood. Ryan Dickson challenges Michael Kay unfairly and gives away a free kick. Tony Warner takes the free kick.

18mins John Welsh concedes a free kick for a foul on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Kelvin Davis restarts play with the free kick.

16mins Richard Lambert takes a shot. Tony Warner makes a save.

16mins A cross is delivered by Michael Kay, save by Kelvin Davis.

16mins The ball is delivered by Dale Jennings, clearance by Jose Fonte.

15mins Dan Harding concedes a free kick for a foul on Lateef Elford-Alliyu. Free kick taken by Michael Kay.

12mins John Welsh grabs a goal from inside the penalty box to the bottom left corner of the goal. Tranmere 1-0 Southampton.

11mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Lateef Elford-Alliyu by Morgan Schneiderlin. Free kick taken by John Welsh.

10mins The official flags Enoch Showunmi offside. Kelvin Davis takes the indirect free kick.

9mins Centre by Michael Kay, save by Kelvin Davis.

8mins The ball is delivered by Joss Labadie, Radhi Jaidi makes a clearance.

7mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain on Aaron Cresswell. Free kick taken by Aaron Cresswell.

5mins Aaron Cresswell gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Frazer Richardson takes the direct free kick.

3mins A cross is delivered by Jose Fonte, Richard Lambert takes a shot. Save by Tony Warner. John Welsh produces a right-footed shot from just outside the area that goes harmlessly over the bar.

2mins Dan Harding produces a cross, clearance by Ash Taylor.

The referee gets the game started.

Match Preview

Trio still missing for Rovers Tranmere boss Les Parry remains without a trio of players for the home clash with high-flying Southampton. Tim Cathalina, Max Blanchard and Ian Goodison (knee) remain sidelined through injury but Marlon Broomes comes back into contention after a recent calf strain. Broomes came through Wednesday night's reserve game unscathed and Parry remains keen to bolster his squad with a new midfielder before the transfer window closes. Rovers are again embroiled in a relegation dogfight and lie just one place above the npower League One drop zone. Parry said: "We're still looking to bring this elusive midfielder in. We've got a lad who's over for a week from Ireland with us. "He'll be training with us all week and we'll have a little look at him."M Southampton hope to welcome back skipper Dean Hammond for the trip. The midfielder has missed the last two matches after suffering a calf injury during the FA Cup win over Blackpool a fortnight ago. Adam Lallana also sat out the goalless draw against Notts County last weekend with a leg injury and boss Nigel Adkins is unlikely to risk him yet. Fellow winger Lee Holmes remains a long-term absentee after undergoing knee surgery last month. Lee Barnard is pushing to start his first league match since a hernia operation in November after Saints drew a blank against County. The striker has come off the bench four times since but scored on his only start in the cup success over the Seasiders.

Formation:433Manager: Les Parry

Tranmere

Formation: 442Manager: Nigel Adkins

Southampton

Tony Warner
Michael Kay
Marlon Broomes
Mark McChrystal
Aaron Cresswell
Ash Taylor
John Welsh
Joss Labadie
Lateef Elford-Alliyu
Enoch Showunmi
Dale Jennings
SUBS
Joe Collister
Ian Thomas-Moore
Alan Mahon
Nick Wood
Ryan Fraughan
Adam McGurk
Lucas Akins

Home

Away

Kelvin Davis
Frazer Richardson
Jose Fonte
Radhi Jaidi
Dan Harding
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Morgan Schneiderlin
Richard Chaplow
Ryan Dickson
Richard Lambert
Guly Do Prado
SUBS
Bartosz Bialkowski
Lee Barnard
Danny Butterfield
Aaron Martin
Daniel Seaborne
Oscar Gobern
Ryan Doble

Match Report

Saints stung by Rovers High-flying Southampton were shocked 2-0 by lowly Tranmere in a thriller at Prenton Park. Rovers went ahead in the 13th minute when Radhi Jaidi and keeper Kelvin Davis hesitated following a cross by Marlon Broomes and skipper John Welsh nipped in to net from close range. The visitors could have been level three minutes later but keeper Tony Warner did well to block an angled shot by Rickie Lambert. Lambert and Richard Chaplow shot wide for Saints before an excellent header by Guly de Prado brought a flying fingertip save from Warner approaching the break. Southampton started the second half the better but there was a killer blow for them on the hour. Enoch Showunmi found Dale Jennings unmarked on the left and the teenager flighted his shot over Davis into the far corner to double the home advantage. Warner denied substitute Lee Barnard with a one-handed save as Southampton searched in vain for a lifeline.

Form Guide

LLLWDL Tranmere VS Southampton LWWWWD

Last Meetings

Southampton 2 - 0 Tranmere 09/10/2010 Tranmere 2 - 1 Southampton 06/03/2010 Southampton 3 - 0 Tranmere 12/12/2009 Southampton 1 - 1 Tranmere 19/03/1960 Tranmere 2 - 4 Southampton 28/11/1959 Southampton 2 - 3 Tranmere 11/04/1959

Top Scorers

Tranmere E Showunmi 5 D Jennings 4 I Thomas-Moore 3 J Welsh 2 A Cresswell 2 S Wootton 2 I Goodison 1 J Labadie 1 L Elford-Alliyu 1 Southampton L Barnard 7 G Do Prado 6 A Lallana 6 A Oxlade-Chamberlain 6 R Lambert 5 JM Fonte 4 R Chaplow 3 D Hammond 1 R Jaidi 1

Goals

Tranmere Total goals 64 Goals per game 27 1 (For) 6 (Against) Period 0-10 mins (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 6 (For) 6 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 7 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Southampton Total goals 80 Goals per game 43 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 4 (For) 3 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 4 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) Period 31-40 mins 6 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 8 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 6 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 6 (For) 2 (Against) Period 81-90 mins