GOAL 96: December 29, 2012 Stoke 3 Saints 3 Guly do Prado’s teasing delivery towards the back post picked out Lambert, who side-footed Saints into an early lead on what turned out to be a dramatic afternoon at the Britannia Stadium.

GOAL 97: January 12, 2013 Aston Villa 0 Saints 1 Lambert earned Saints a vital three points with a first-half penalty, although he shouldn’t have had the opportunity to take one, after Jay Rodriguez tumbled in the box without contact.

GOAL 98: January 16, 2013 Chelsea 2 Saints 2 Dropped by Adkins, who was in charge for the last time, Lambert responded in almost exactly the same fashion as he had on the opening day of the season, coming off the bench to head in a second-half goal – his tenth of the season – that made it 2-1, before Jason Puncheon struck to earn an unlikely point.

GOAL 99: February 2, 2013 Wigan 2 Saints 2 Lambert bravely nodded home an equaliser after half-time, being clattered by Wigan keeper Ali Al Habsi in the process, as Saints earned a point at the DW Stadium.

GOAL 100: February 24, 2013 Newcastle 4 Saints 2 The century arrives. Lambert drilled home a low shot from Adam Lallana’s pass to make it 2-2 early in the second half, with his 100th goal fittingly coming against Alan Pardew, the man who signed him for the club.