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Do Prado in line for Saints bow Southampton hope to hand a debut to Brazilian midfielder Guilherme do Prado against Bolton in the Carling Cup.

Do Prado has arrived at St Mary's on an initial five-month loan deal from Italian side Cesena and will be added to the squad if the club receive international clearance in time.

Full-back Frazer Richardson (shoulder) and midfielder Oscar Gobern (hip) are Saints' only injury absentees.

Boss Alan Pardew could opt to make changes having given run-outs to Ryan Dickson, Paul Wotton, Dan Seaborne and 17-year-old winger Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in the previous round.

Striker Rickie Lambert came through his first full appearance of the season against Leyton Orient on Saturday unscathed after a groin injury and should start again.

Young goalkeeper Adam Bogdan is set to make his Bolton debut.

Manager Owen Coyle is poised to make a number of changes following Saturday's win at West Ham and is likely to rest Jussi Jaaskelainen, handing Hungary-born Bogdan his chance.

Veteran striker Kevin Davies is another who may stand down, while Matty Taylor is set to feature after failing to start the opening two Premier League games.

As the man who guided Burnley into the semi-finals two years ago - where they were unlucky to lose against Tottenham - and then saw how that run galvanised the Clarets, who were ultimately promoted through the play-offs, Coyle knows the benefits that can emerge from extended participation in a cup competition.

"I have always loved cup competitions and I have always believed they can work alongside a league programme," he said.

"You want to win every competition you enter.

"We showed that at Burnley. The Carling Cup run we had there galvanised us and took us on collectively.

Southampton vs Bolton

Last modified 21:57 24/08/10

Klasnic strike enough for Trotters Ivan Klasnic began where he left off last season by firing Bolton into the third round of the Carling Cup with a 1-0 win.

The Croatian was handed his first start since rejoining Wanderers in the summer as one of nine changes made by boss Owen Coyle.

And Klasnic, who hit eight goals last term while on loan from Nantes, sank Southampton with an opportunist first-half strike.

Coyle was also indebted to Hungarian youngster Adam Bogdan, who was given his debut in goal and produced a string of fine saves as Bolton, with an eye on Premier League survival and just Kevin Davies and Zat Knight surviving from Saturday's win at West Ham, avoided a shock.

Mind you, such is the standing of this competition, especially the early stages, that Saints also have bigger fish to fry this season and will not shed too many tears at bowing out.

They are favourites for promotion this term, and although currently without a win in League One so far, Alan Pardew's side quickly got amongst their top-flight opponents.

Their striker Rickie Lambert, last season's top scorer in the Football League with 37 goals, looks a player from a bygone age and not just because of Saints' retro kit.

He may be a classic old-fashioned centre-forward but he showed a classy touch to float in a cross which Adam Lallana headed straight at Bogdan.

His strike partner Lee Barnard's angled drive then fizzed narrowly over with just five minutes on the clock.

Bogdan then stepped up to the plate, pulling off saves to deny Lallana, Jason Puncheon and the pick of the bunch from Barnard as the forward raced through.

Bolton finally managed a shot on target in the 28th minute but Kelvin Davies was not unduly troubled by Ricardo Garner's effort.

But within seconds Saints found themselves behind, former Southampton striker Davies knocking down Sam Ricketts' cross for Klasnic to prod home.

Saints momentarily thought they had a chance to equalise when Lallana tumbled in the area but referee Keith Hill booked the young midfielder for a dive.

Coyle brought Klasnic off after the break to give Johan Elmander, Saturday's two-goal hero at Upton Park, a run-out.

The Sweden forward almost made an instant impact with a fierce shot which flew inches over the angle of Davis' post and crossbar.

Saints continued to plug away, though, and continued to find gaps in Bolton's defence with Puncheon firing narrowly wide.

Bogdan almost made a mistake on the hour when he fumbled another Puncheon blast, but the young keeper was up like a shot to leap on the ball before Barnard could pounce.

Half of St Mary's thought Saints had levelled in the 67th minute but Lambert's swerving free-kick had hit the side-netting.

Bogdan was in action again in the 72nd minute when he tipped Danny Butterfield's long-range drive around the post.

As Saints tired Coyle's side nearly added a second with Mark Davies fizzing a shot just over and home keeper Davis clawing away Elmander's acrobatic effort.

But there was still time for Bogdan to deny Saints once more, finger-tipping a stoppage-time effort from sub David Connolly over the top.