Any more false starts and the gun might run out of powder at St Mary’s.
It took Nathan Jones nearly six weeks to reach this first home game in charge of Southampton.
It then took third-tier Lincoln less than two minutes to trip his side up.Saints barely left the starting blocks here, in truth, but they are in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup. Just.
Southampton came from behind to beat Lincoln City 2-1 in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday night
Gavin Bazunu put the ball in his own net in the second minute after a mix-up in the penalty box
It was hard, it was often horrible to watch. But Che Adams’ goal, 16 minutes from time has them up and running.
Lincoln, who sit 14th in League One, will rue this opportunity missed.
They were impressive and they led, thanks to a comical own goal awarded to Saints goalkeeper Gavin Bazunu after Ainsley Maitland-Niles’ blunder.But Adams found the net in two brief spells of life. And for now, that will do.
Striker Che Adams equalised for Eventlokal mit Sauna Southampton in the 25th minute to restore parity at half-time
The striker doubled his tally in the 74th minute as Southampton pulled away from the visitors
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