kelvin davis had gone almost 15 months since his last appearance in the barclays premier league but ronald koeman thinks it was worth the wait part of a southampton team boasting luke shaw, dejan lovren and adam lallana, and managed by mauricio pochettino, davis let in three against chelsea that day in january 2014 yet on saturday, like a blast from the past, the 38 year old goalkeeper became the fourth oldest player to feature this season he did so with gusto, earning a round of applause from his team mates as he entered the dressing room afterwards 38 year old veteran goalkeeper kelvin davis put in a confident display against burnley on saturday  davis had come on as a substitute after first choice southampton goalkeeper fraser forster was injured  davis' assured performance earned him plenty of praise from his team mates as southampton won 2 0  southampton striker shane long scores his side's opening goal against burnley at st mary's on saturday  long runs to celebrate in front of the home fans as southampton take the lead against burnley  southampton have benefited from more opposition own goals than any other premier league team this season (5) his appearance came in unfortunate circumstances an injury to fraser forster's left knee that will almost certainly rule the goalkeeper out of england's internationals this month called for davis to wipe the dust off his gloves there is no reason to panic as far as koeman is concerned he has a man he deems reliable and professional enough, both behind the scenes as club captain and on the pitch, to fill the void koeman was 51 on saturday and, while shane long and an own goal from burnley's jason shackell provided the victory, the southampton manager's birthday gift was in no short part down to the man 13 years his junior 'i was not surprised because we see kelvin working every day in the training session,' koeman said 'that's important to have somebody when he has to play that he has some confidence that he will not be nervous 'his situation is clear fraser is first and kelvin is the second goalkeeper you need a lot of experience when you need to play and you have to show it 'that's difficult but he showed his quality he was looking very comfortable and that gave confidence to the rest of the team he's not the youngest goalkeeper but still he's a very good goalkeeper he's a very good professional' burnley's jason shackell (left) is put under pressure by southampton forward graziano pelle on saturday  davis still has some way to go before catching leicester city's 42 year old reserve goalkeeper mark schwarzer but he made the most appearances for southampton in league one four seasons ago, having joined the saints in 2006, and rolled back the years on saturday davis denied sam vokes and danny ings with full length saves, and gave koeman hope that losing forster will not hamper the club that have conceded the fewest goals in the premier league this season burnley tested them, but european football remains a possibility koeman was not oblivious to his former club barcelona's win in the champions league against manchester city last week, yet he refuses to imagine himself taking southampton to the nou camp 'we don't think too much about the champions league we hope seventh place on the table means european football, and that will be fantastic for us,' said koeman 'the champions league is amazing to play in and amazing to be involved in we know our situation, we know our qualities if it's europa league, that will be great for us' southampton boss ronald koeman is hoping to finish in the top seven in the premier league this season  the 2 0 win over burnley leaves southampton in strong contention for european football next season 
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