STEVEN Caldwell's solitary strike gets Burnley back to winning ways.
His header in first half injury time gave the Clarets their first win in their last seven on the road.
And in a double whammy for Caldwell, he was part of a defensive unit that recorded only their second clean sheet in the last 10 games.
The win made sure Burnley recorded their best points tally for a season since 2001/02, and got them back to winning ways following last week's reversal at home to Sheffield United.
However, they had Brian Jensen to thank for a strong of fine saves, the pick of which came in injury time to deny Youssef Safri.
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3 mins: James O'Connor is presented with the game's first chance, firing over the crossbar after neat work between Stephen Jordan and Robbie Blake.
5 mins: James O'Connor has another effort from distance, but the ball flies harmlessly over Richard Wright's crossbar.
6 mins: Bradley Wright-Phillips plays a neat one-two with Inigo Idiakez, only for the former to fire wide of the target.
24 mins: Mario Licka's corner is met by the head of Chris Lucketti, but he fails to trouble Brian Jensen as the ball flies over the top.
32 mins: Some neat Southampton play on the dge of the Burnley area ends with Inigo Idiakez firing a shot just wide of the post.
45 mins +1: Andrew Surman's shot is beaten away by the strong hands of Brian Jensen.
45 mins +3: GOAL!! Robbie Blake's free kick is met by Chris McCann only for Richard Wright to tip his effort over, but from Blake's resulting corner, Steven Caldwell rises above the defence to nod Burnley in front. Southampton 0-1 Burnley.
Half-Time: Southampton 0-1 Burnley.
46 mins: The second half is barely a minute old when Bradley Wright-Phillips' shot strikes the post to Stern John, but he is denied tapping the ball into an empty net by a superb last ditch challenge from Clarke Carlisle.
55 mins: Stern John is picked out superbly by Bradley Wright-Phillips, but mis-kicks at the last moment and the chance is gone.
71 mins: Robbie Blake gets past his marker before drilling the ball into the six-yard box for Andrew Cole, who is only denied doubling the lead by a magnificent last ditch challenge.
74 mins: More good work from Inigo Idiakez ends with his shot being superbly saved by Brian Jensen.
90 mins +1: Southampton come within inches of securing an injury time equaliser, only for Brian Jensen to pull off an acrobatic stop to deny Youssef Safri.
Full-Time: Southampton 0-1 Burnley.
Southampton: R. Wright, J. Wright, Lucketti, Perry, Surman, Licka (Dyer 64), Safri, Idiakez (Viafara 79), Euell, Wright-Phillips (Saganowski 79), John.
Subs: Davis, Pericard.
Burnley: Jensen, Alexander, Caldwell, Carlisle, Jordan, Elliott, J. O'Connor (Gudjonsson 64), McCann, Blake (Spicer 90), Akinbiyi, Cole (Mahon 79)
Sub: Kiraly, Duff.
Attendance: 21,762
Referee: Paul Taylor (Middlesex)
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