Sorry Saints suffer Posh defeat

Southampton's miserable start to the season went from bad to worse as the Coca-Cola Championship outfit were bundled out of the Carling Cup following a 2-1 defeat to Peterborough.

Saints striker Grzegorz Rasiak headed an own goal after 21 minutes before George Boyd doubled Peterborough's lead five minutes later.

And despite Rasiak's 36-minute goal at the right end for the away side, the League Two outfit held on for victory.

Beaten 4-1 at home by Crystal Palace in their league opener on Saturday, Saints were always chasing the game after Posh set the early pace.

Darren Ferguson's side snatched the lead when a 21st-minute inswinging corner by Dean Keates was diverted into his own net by Rasiak.

Rudi Skacel almost got the visitors back into the game three minutes later - but his left-footed corner bounced back off the post with Posh goalkeeper Shwan Jalal beaten.

It looked costly in the 26th minute when Boyd reacted quickest to a loose ball, prodding in the home side's second goal after Bartosz Bialkowski had blocked a Keates effort.

But Rasiak netted again - this time for his own side - after 36 minutes when he tapped in unmarked at the far post, following good work on the right by Nathan Dyer.

McLean had a chance to restore Peterborough's two-goal advantage less than two minutes later, but Bialkowski in the Saints goal saved his effort.

Posh, who replaced Chris Whelpdale with Charlie Lee for the second half, almost made it 3-1 in the 50th minute - but his header from another Keates corner rebounded off the bar. Skacel saw a shot blocked by Jalal in the 54th minute, as George Burley's team pressed for an equaliser.