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KENWYNE JONES insists that he has learnt a harsh lesson from his second sending off in English football, but the Sunderland striker still feels the situation was inflamed by a oea worrying trenda in the modern game.

Goals from Wayne Thomas - his first in four years - and Rickie Lambert fired Southampton into the Johnstone's Paint Trophy southern area semi-finals. Saints began well and Thomas opened the scoring from six yards early on, before Michail Antonio hit the post.

SWANSEA CITY star Nathan Dyer has further stoked the flames ahead of today's South Wales derby, insisting the hatred between the two teams is "massive", writes Blair Wood.

Swansea winger Nathan Dyer claims the "hatred" between the fans makes the derby with Cardiff the most fiercely fought he has ever encountered.

David Connolly's second-half debut double helped Southampton see off Bristol Rovers 3-2 in the FA Cup first round on Friday night.

Rickie Lambert was Southampton's hero as his brace snatched a deserved 2-2 draw against Leyton Orient at Brisbane Road on Saturday.

Grzegorz Rasiak's brace against Coventry City has put him back on course to winning a bet with his manager Brendan Rodgers.

Rickie Lambert struck twice to deny Orient a win in a pulsating contest at Brisbane Road.

SUBSTITUTION. Antonio replaces Papa Waigo. 61 min: Waigo and Lallana both miscue golden opportunities just seconds apart.

LONG campaign to prise young winger Jake Thomson away from Southampton has finally paid off for Torquay United.

And he frequently frustrated fans by beating three players down the left wing, then trying to beat the fourth just for fun.

Tuesday was a bit of a nightmare at the Post . As there was no Saturday game due to the fixture being moved to Sky, I had five blank pages to fill with Reading copy as of 8am, not a great thought as I sat down at my desk.

Nottingham Forest's winning streak came to an end, but David McGoldrick earned them a deserved 1-1 Championship draw at Crystal Palace.

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Southampton keeper Kelvin Davis admits his side will face their toughest test of the campaign so far when MK Dons visit St Mary's on Saturday.

Northern Ireland international Chris Baird has admitted that his time at Fulham has not been a bed of roses.

Southampton continued their impressive run of form with a 3-1 victory against an out-of-sorts Oldham Athletic at Boundary Park on Saturday.

Doncaster 5/4 Draw 9/4 Barnsley 9/4 Click here for Doncaster news Click here for Barnsley news Click here for head-to-head stats Doncaster's new loan signing Simon Gillett is expected to go straight into the starting line-up for the derby clash with Barnsley.

HE has painted some of the Saints greats - " but it was the controversial Pompey fan painting hanging in Southampton territory that fuelled artist Howard Mathurine for his biggest challenge yet.

FORMER Plymouth Argyle captain Paul Wotton is finding time to keep an eye on matters at Home Park, despite fighting a relegation battle of his own with Southampton in League One.