He scored on his very first Premier League appearance, scoring just minutes after replacing Jay Rodriguez as a substitute against Manchester City.
This goal meant that Lambert joined a select group of players who have scored in all four league divisions.
He followed this up with the opening goal in a match against Manchester United.
He later grabbed two goals in Southampton's first league win of the season, a 4–1 victory over Aston Villa.
His 10th Premier League goal came in a 2–2 draw at Chelsea, with Lambert getting the first goal as Southampton came back from 2–0 down.
He had only been on the pitch for a matter of minutes.
He scored his 100th Southampton goal in a defeat at Newcastle United, which was his 12th goal of the season.
On 21 March 2013 Lambert signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him with the Saints until summer 2016.
On his 500th career appearance nine days later, he scored a free-kick winner against Chelsea.
He ended the season once again as the club's top goal scorer, scoring 15 league goals and featuring in all 38 league matches.
He scored on his very first Premier League appearance, scoring just minutes after replacing Jay Rodriguez as a substitute against Manchester City. This goal meant that Lambert joined a select group of players who have scored in all four league divisions. He followed this up with the opening goal in a match against Manchester United. He later grabbed two goals in Southampton's first league win of the season, a 4–1 victory over Aston Villa. His 10th Premier League goal came in a 2–2 draw at Chelsea, with Lambert getting the first goal as Southampton came back from 2–0 down. He had only been on the pitch for a matter of minutes. He scored his 100th Southampton goal in a defeat at Newcastle United, which was his 12th goal of the season. On 21 March 2013 Lambert signed a two-year contract extension, keeping him with the Saints until summer 2016. On his 500th career appearance nine days later, he scored a free-kick winner against Chelsea. He ended the season once again as the club's top goal scorer, scoring 15 league goals and featuring in all 38 league matches.
Rickie Lambert