A Ben Burgess penalty on the stroke of half-time was enough to give the Seasiders their first win of the season against Southampton this afternoon.

A foul committed by Southampton youngster Jamie White, who upended Gary Taylor-Fletcher in the area, gave Burgess the chance to score his second goal of the season from the penalty spot.

In a game that was dominated by talk of Southampton's total football, it was the Seasiders who had the best of the attacking opportunities with three goals being ruled out, all involving Steve Kabba.

The best Southampton came to grabbing an equaliser came in injury time when David McGoldrick rattled the crossbar.

A FULL MATCH REPORT WILL FOLLOW LATER.