Southampton Football Club

Southampton duo Rickie Lambert and Adam Lallana will be among those hoping to land one of the prizes at the 2012 Football League awards.

Southampton forward Ryan Doble has returned to his parent club following the end of his one-month loan spell with Bury.

Nigel Adkins believes Adam Lallana is the Championship's best player as Nigel Clough admitted Derby's display was 'not good enough'.

Southampton went two points clear at the top of the Championship with a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Derby at St Mary's Stadium.

Southampton returned to the top of the Championship table and the appointment of Neil Warnock inspired Leeds to derby day heroics.

Danny Butterfield has signed a one-year contract extension with Southampton, keeping him at the South Coast club until June 2013.

This weekend's Championship action gets under way on Friday when play-off hopefuls Reading and Burnley collide, live on Sky Sports.

Sam Allardyce believes referee Lee Probert cost West Ham the chance to move go four points clear of Southampton.

Cardiff and Blackpool were the big winners in the Championship as leading duo West Ham and Southampton drew at Upton Park.