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Jonathan Forte was next to test price and the home goalkeeper was lucky his save fell to Paddy McCarthy to hook to safety. Williams and Easter then played a one-two in the 35th minute but the striker shot tamely at Saints goalkeeper Bartosz Bialkowski. Easter then made a fine run down the left but he shot wide of the far post. Southampton gave as good as they got and Steve de Ridder blasted well over the bar after good work from Ward-Prowse and Reeves. Easter made it a hat-trick of missed chances in the 64th minute after Ambrose had fed him from the edge of the area, only for the forward to hook his effort wide . The miss did not prove costly as Ambrose, from six yards out, and Easter struck late on.