Match ends, Millwall 0, Southampton 2.
MillwallMillwall0SouthamptonSouthampton2
Jack Cork and Graziano Pelle scored their first Southampton goals as they proved too good for Championship Millwall in the Capital One Cup.
Saints failed to unlock Millwall early on and Jermaine Easter went close for the home side after the break.
But, after Pelle had brought a good save from David Forde, Cork nodded in Dusan Tadic's corner at the other end.
Richard Chaplow fired over as Millwall pressed, but the busy Pelle coolly slotted home in injury-time.
Pelle, signed from Feyenoord in the summer, had been told by boss Ronald Koeman to be more aggressive after failing to score in his first two league appearances and obliged with an energetic performance.
The Italian had shaved the post with a header before finally finding the net late on.
Millwall, who made nine changes to the side that lost to Rotherham in the Championship on Saturday, will take heart from the fact that their young side held their own, particularly in the first half when Byron Webster and Magaye Gueye almost found a way through.
Southampton travel to Arsenal in the third round.
Millwall boss Ian Holloway: "When I saw their team sheet, I thought 'what have I done'?
"But after that first half I'm actually gutted. I'm absolutely delighted with the way we played."
Southampton boss Ronald Koeman: "It was two different 45 minutes. After the first I was unhappy. Millwall were fantastic, but we were sloppy.
"But we did much better in the second half. We controlled it and finally scored the second one. The result is okay - but I won't forget the first 45 minutes."
Line-ups
Millwall
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Forde
- 25Hoyte
- 6Williams
- 17Webster
- 14BriggsBooked at 36mins
- 23Powell
- 26AbdouSubstituted forThompsonat 76'minutes
- 30ChaplowSubstituted forO'Brienat 63'minutes
- 18GueyeSubstituted forOnyedinmaat 63'minutes
- 32Marquis
- 8Easter
Substitutes
- 9Gregory
- 13Gerrar
- 20Onyedinma
- 22O'Brien
- 24Goodman
- 34Thompson
- 37Siafa
Southampton
Formation 4-4-2
- 23Forster
- 2Clyne
- 3Yoshida
- 6José Fonte
- 33TargettBooked at 89mins
- 16Ward-Prowse
- 8Davis
- 12WanyamaSubstituted forCorkat 45'minutes
- 27IsgroveSubstituted forTadicat 29'minutes
- 19PellèBooked at 84mins
- 7LongSubstituted forRamírezat 90+1'minutes
Substitutes
- 1Davis
- 5Gardos
- 10Ramírez
- 11Tadic
- 17Taïder
- 18Cork
- 35Stephens
- Referee:
- Dean Whitestone
- Attendance:
- 6,014
Match Stats
Home TeamMillwallAway TeamSouthampton
- Possession
- Home48%
- Away52%
- Shots
- Home5
- Away17
- Shots on Target
- Home2
- Away10
- Corners
- Home2
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home16
- Away15
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Millwall 0, Southampton 2.
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Hand ball by John Marquis (Millwall).
Goal!
Goal! Millwall 0, Southampton 2. Graziano Pellè (Southampton) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Steven Davis.
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Foul by Ben Thompson (Millwall).
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Jack Cork (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution
Substitution, Southampton. Gastón Ramírez replaces Shane Long.
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Foul by Jermaine Easter (Millwall).
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Nathaniel Clyne (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Booking
Matt Targett (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
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John Marquis (Millwall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Matt Targett (Southampton).
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Attempt missed. Dusan Tadic (Southampton) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
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Shane Long (Southampton) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Ben Thompson (Millwall).
Booking
Graziano Pellè (Southampton) is shown the yellow card.
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Jermaine Easter (Millwall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Graziano Pellè (Southampton).
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Corner, Southampton. Conceded by Shaun Williams.
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Foul by Aiden O'Brien (Millwall).
