Aston Villa 0 Southampton 1: match report Villa's confidence was still clearly damaged after a nightmare three weeks and their first half display was timid and nervy. Southampton were rarely threatened and Jay Rodriguez was given far too much space to advance into the area but could not direct a shot past Brad Guzan before the £6 million forward headed Jason Puncheon's cross narrowly wide. The tension was increasing and then, with Southampton dominating, Rodriguez tumbled under a challenge from Enda Stevens in the area and though there appeared minimal contact, everything seems to be conspiring against Villa at the moment. Lambert's finish from the spot was typically clinical. Luke Shaw could have added another when he brilliantly slalomed his way into the area from the left touchline but Guzan saved the teenager's shot with his legs. Southampton's goalkeeper Artur Boruc was finally given something to do early in the second half when he dived to his right to deny Stevens, with Christian Benteke hooking the rebound over the bar. But the early promise faded and Southampton always looked dangerous on the counter-attack, and Puncheon struck the upright with a low shot. Villa ran out of ideas as time ebbed away and though Boruc saved from a Benteke header and Nathan Baker hit the crossbar with a header for Villa late on, Southampton secured their second away win of the season. The only dampener on a satisfactory afternoon was an injury to Shaw, who was stretchered off five minutes from time. Aston Villa (4-2-3-1): Guzan; Lowton, Clark, Baker, Stevens; Delph, Westwood (Bowery 78); N'Zogbia (Agbonlahor 62), Holman (Bannan half-time), Weimann; Benteke. Subs (not used): Marshall, Vlaar, Ireland, Lichaj. Booked: Weimann. Southampton (4-4-2): Boruc; Clyne, Fox, Hooveid, Shaw (De Ridder 87); Puncheon (Steven Davis 82), Schneiderlin, Cork, Ramirez (Fox 76); Rodriguez, Lambert. Subs (not used): Kelvin Davis, Ward-Prowse, Lee, Seaborne. Referee: Mark Halsey.