WANDERERS were frustrated by Saints keeper Paul Jones as they looked the better side in the first half on their first visit to the new St Mary's Stadium.

The former Stockport keeper pulled off superb saves to deny Sam Allardyce's new boys Youri Djorkaeff and Stig Tofting with Wanderers trying desperately to impose themselves in this survival "six-pointer".

Djorkaeff's chance came on 15 minutes when the French ace met Simon Charlton's left wing cross with a header that had Jones stretching to tip the ball over for a corner. Then, after Michael Ricketts had spurned a chance with a bad first touch, Tofting sent the keeper full length with a fierce 35-yard free kick that took a deflection.

Gordon Strachan's striker crisis deepened on 22 minutes when Marian Pahars limped off with what looked like a groin strain and six minutes before the interval, Wanderers had to replace Charlton with Bo Hansen after the former Saint appeared to strain himself running for the ball unchallenged.

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