SAINTS booked their place in the second round of the Carling Cup with a 2-0 win over Cherries at St Mary's tonight.

Adam Lallana and Alex Chamberlain's second-half goals were enough to send Saints through, after what was not a totally convincing display from the hosts.

The visitors had by far the better of the first-half and probably considered themselves unfortunate not to be leading at the break.

However, Saints stepped on the gas after the interval and dominated much of the second-half, with Rickie Lambert making his first appearance of the season late on.

Alan Pardew's men now go into the hat for tomorrow's second round draw.

Full report and reaction in the Daily Echo

Saints team

Davis, Butterfield, Fonte, Seaborne, Dickson, Wotton, Hammond, Puncheon, Chamberlain, Barnard, Lallana
Subs: Bialkowski, Harding, Martin, Mills, Holmes, Lambert, Garrod.

Cherries team

Jalal, Purches, Pearce, Garry, Wiggins, Cooper, Bartley, Pugh, Robinson, Feeney, Pitman.
Subs: Thomas, Cummings, Arter, McQuoid, Symes, Hollands, Bradbury.

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