Tiss still chasing the one that got away!

The Saints star, whose place is in jeopardy at Selhurst Park, thought he had joined the select Ton-Up club with his double at Old Trafford last month.

But the statistics were thrown because Le Tissier had one strike taken away from him during the summer by the Premiership panel which adjudicates on goals where the official scorer is in doubt.

The one denied him came in this corresponding fixture last season when he appeared to have scored direct from a corner.

But the ball took the faintest flick off the head of Robbie Earle at the near post and was classed as an own goal even though Le Tissier has done it enough times in the past to prove it is no fluke.

In his own mind Le Tissier still classes it as his goal, whatever the record books may say but he would dearly love another tomorrow to officially join Alan Shearer, Andy Cole, Robbie Fowler, Les Ferdinand and Ian Wright as Premiership century-makers.

The biggest obstacle in his way though is the team selection with his place seriously under threat following last week's disappointing showing against Liverpool.

Le Tissier is more dangerous in a central role and struggled to make an impact from the right wing and his frustration was plain as he made his way to the dug-out.

Replacement Stuart Ripley shone after coming on as subsitute and could well be rewarded with a starting place with Le Tissier on the bench as he was in this fixture last season.

The starting 11 then battled furiously to draw the sting from Wimbledon's game before Le Tissier was sent on to set up a priceless victory, scoring one and making the other for James Beattie.

Recently manager Dave Jones has favoured an away formation of 4-5-1 but with Wimbledon's aerial game likely to bypass the midfield, Jones could switch to an orthodox 4-4-2 and use Beattie's muscle alongside Marian Pahars.

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