Southampton 3 Southend United 1

The last time Saints played today's opponents at St. Mary's was in 2007, to seal a place in the Championship play-offs.

That's not the case this time, but a repeat of that emphatic win would be a great way to end the season.

Alan Pardew has vowed to use the strongest side available to him, after fielding an experimental line-up at Gillingham last week.

Aaron Martin continues in the heart of defence, partnering Radhi Jaidi, with Jose Fonte out due to an ankle injury.

David Connolly starts up front alongside Rickie Lambert, as former Shrimper Lee Barnard is sidelined with an ankle injury.

Meanwhile, mystery surrounds why the club's matchday programme is not on sale.

No copies are available at St Mary's and rumours are circulating that it was pulled at the last minute. A reason from Saints is still awaited.

There are also reports that owner Markus Liebherr has not attended today’s match because he is supposedly “unhappy” with the progress that has been made this season.

Key incidents:

• FULL-TIME: Saints 3 Southend 1.

• 90: GOAL 3-1: Adam Lallana wraps it up with a third to send the home fans home happy.

• 85: GOAL: Rickie Lambert scores his second of the game from the spot to put Saints 2-1 up.

• 63: Saints sub, David Connolly off, Paul Wotton on.
• 60: Former Saint Matt Paterson races through on goal, but his shot goes wide of the far post.
• 58 GOAL 1-1: Jason Puncheon’s delivery is headed in by Rickie Lambert.
• 56 GOAL 0-1: Franck Moussa curls a shot into the far corner from the edge of the box to give Southend the lead.
• 54: David Connolly blazes over from close range.
• 46: Saints sub: Michail Antonio off, Papa Waigo on.
• Half-time: Saints 0, Southend 0.
• 45: Rickie Lambert fires a free-kick from 25 yards just wide.
• 38: Rickie Lambert tries an audacious volley from the halfway line, but it sails over.
• 30: David Connolly is put through, but Steve Mildenhall gets a hand to the ball as he tries to go round him.
• 23: Dean Hammond’s volley from the edge of the box goes just over.
• 19: Kelvin Davis has to make a diving stop from Franck Moussa’s low drive.
• 00: Kick off is at 3pm.
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Saints:

Davis, Otsemobor, Jaidi, Martin, Harding, Antonio, Hammond, Puncheon, Lallana, Connolly, Lambert.
Subs: Bialkowski, Seaborne, James, Mills, Wotton, Oxlade-Chamberlain, Waigo.

Southend United:

Mildenhall, Francis, M’Voto, Baldwin, Herd, Grant, McCormack, O’Keefe, Moussa, Crawford, Paterson.
Subs: Sankofa, Vernon, Milner, Woodyard, Smith, Bentley.

Referee: Mr. Robert Shoebridge, Derbyshire

Attendance: TBA.