Southampton and West Ham 1-1
Having signed a new five-year contract in the week, Adam Lallana was quick to make an impact, being denied inside two minutes by a late James Tomkins challenge. At the other end, Kevin Nolan tested Boruc before Ricardo Vaz Tê flashed a 25-yard drive just over.
James Collins and Tomkins both had to be alert to clear threatening balls from Nathaniel Clyne, before a Lallana cross just evaded Jack Cork at the back post.
In truth, neither side were creating many clear-cut opportunities as they struggled to keep possession in the wet and windy conditions.
Danny Fox was booked for a sliding challenge on Guy Demel, before the Saints left-back almost gifted the visitors a goal. The 26-year-old was easily turned on the wing by Vaz Tê, whose pull back would have been turned in by Nolan were it not for Jos Hooiveld's intervention.
Tomkins reacted well to thwart Lallana from close range when play returned to the other end, with Jaaskelainen then superbly denying Rickie Lambert. Gastón Ramírez floated in a free-kick to the back post and the Saints forward prodded goalwards, only for the West Ham goalkeeper to superbly tip on to the post. Suggestions the ball was over the line were waved away by referee Mike Dean, who soon booked Carroll for repeated dissent.
The second half started quietly, until Carroll flashing a strike inches wide in the 55th minute after Saints failed to clear their lines. The hosts took advantage of that miss by taking the lead just three minutes later.
Boruc's long ball upfield was only cleared by Tomkins as far as Ramírez, who went through to score his fifth of the season. After the ball squirmed under a joint challenge from James Collins and Tomkins, he coolly fired home past Jaaskelainen.
Saints were looking far from comfortable, though, and only a last-ditch Cork header prevented Nolan bundling home an equaliser. However, the 2,740 visiting fans did not have to wait long for something to cheer about as West Ham won a free-kick on the edge of the area and O'Neil played it short for Carroll to fire low past Boruc via a slight deflection off Steven Davis.
Southampton brought on Rodriguez for Lallana in a bid to find a winner, with the in-form striker's first contribution to go on a run that brought a foul from substitute Emmanuel Pogatetz.
Carroll saw a low strike stopped by Boruc before coming back to deny Rodriguez at the other end. Lambert hit a free-kick at the West Ham wall before the visitors saw handball appeals against Hooiveld waved away.
