Southampton booked a place in the third round of the F.A Cup with a 3-2 success over Northampton Town at Sixfields.

Alan Pardew's side made it a League Cup and F.A Cup double over the Cobblers this season with the win and all three Saints goals in this game came from the head of three different players.

Papa Waigo's diving effort from close range put Saints in front on 41 minutes, before Adam Lallana's close range header made it 2-0 before half time. In the second half Dean Hammond forced the ball home from eight yards as it squeezed through goalkeeper Chris Dunn's arms.

The hosts got one back in fortuitous circumstances as a cross rebounded off Hammond into the back of the net and an injury time penalty flattered the scoreline, and proved insignificant.

Northampton: Dunn, Rodgers, Hinton, Kanyuka, Gilbert, Guttridge (Dyer 81), Gilligan, Walker, Holt, Guinan (McKay 77), Akinfenwa (Harris 77). Subs (not used): Mulligan, Curtis, Jacobs, Brown.

Saints: Bialkowski, Murty, Perry, Jaidi, Harding, Hammond, Schneiderlin (Mills 90), Wotton, Papa Waigo, Lallana (Antonio 83), Lambert. Subs (not used): Forecast, Thomas, James, Gobern, Paterson.

Referee: Mr. S. Tanner (Somerset)

Attendance: 4,858 (including 2,013 away)

Alan Pardew made four changes to the side that started against Hartlepool in midweek. Bartosz Bialkowski replaced the injured Kelvin Davis in goal.

The hosts kicked off with Saints defending one end housing the large traveling support with another set of supporters from the south coast lining one side of the ground.

Bialkowski was called into action inside two minutes as low free-kick was turned goalwards inside the area by Cobblers defender Patrick Kanyuka and the Polish shot stopper was alert to turn it past the post.

Few other chances were created in the opening ten minutes before Papa Waigo's endeavour on the right led to a high arching cross from Graeme Murty which was met by Adam Lallana at the far post, but he couldn't get his header on target. Waigo's shot at the end of the next attack was held well by Dunn in the Northampton goal.

Saints started to turn the screw going forward and a had a penalty shout turned down for a handball by Craig Hinton before Dean Hammond was denied by two fine saves by the Cobblers 'keeper to keep the game scoreless. The latter effort was tipped over the bar by the fingertips of the 'keeper.

Dan Harding's challenge on Northampton forward Steve Guinan was similarly waived away by referee Mr. Tanner despite a large cry from the home supporters for a spot kick.

The game started to open up as the cup tie credentials came through and the hosts went close in the 28th minute as Luke Guttridge shot across the face of goal which was no trouble for Bialkowski.

On the half hour mark Papa Waigo broke free on the right and was picked out by another good pass from Lambert, but the Senegalese front man dithered as he approached goal with the 'keeper collecting the ball at his feet.

At the other end Ryan Gilligan's header from Peter Gilbert's corner flashed past the near post as the first goal of the game remained elusive.

Josh Walker's free-kick 25 yards from Bialkowski's net similarly went close but the Saints shot stopper saw the shot wide.

In the 41st minute Alan Pardew's side took the lead with a goal from Papa Waigo. The man on loan from Fiorentina met Lambert's cross from the left hand side and dived to head home from the corner of the six yard box.

Two minutes later from the same position, Waigo turned provider as his cross from the right picked out Lallana who headed into the bottom corner to make it 0-2.

Saints pushed for a third in the two minutes of stoppage time at the end of the half but went into the break with their two goal advantage intact.

Half Time: Northampton 0-2 Saints

Three minutes after the re-start Murty was on hand at the far post to clear a header off the line as the ball pinged around inside the area.

Adebayo Akinfenwa made his presence felt in attack throughout for the hosts but he was generally well marshalled by the Saints backline. The big striker was on the end of a number of the Cobblers' early second half moves.

Alan Pardew's side looked out of sight as they made it 3-0 on 59 minutes as Hammond headed Lallana's in-swinging cross from the left from around eight yards to the centre of goal. Dunn seemed to have a firm pair of hands behind the shot but the ball squirmed out of his grasp and into the net as the linesman flagged for the goal, which was eventually given by Mr. Tanner.

Northampton pulled a goal back on 65 minutes with Hammond appearing to have the misfortune of getting the last touch on a cross which ricocheted off the post and hit the midfielder before nestling into the net.

Cobblers boss Ian Sampson withdrew his strike force inside the last quarter of an hour as Akinfenwa and Guinan made way for Seb Harris and Billy McKay in a bid to inject more pace to the forward line.

Michail Antonio replaced Adam Lallana with seven minutes to play and the goal scorer went off to a large ovation from the travelling support for his afternoon's work.

Midfielder Josh Walker went closest for Northampton as the game entered the final stages which looked to be the hosts' last chance of getting back into the match until they were awarded a penalty in the last minute of added time for what appeared to be handball. Ryan Gilligan converted the spot kick, but it was too little, too late for the Cobblers.

Full Time: Northampton 2-3 Saints