Match Report


Brighton and Hove AlbionBrighton and Hove Albion     Southend UnitedSouthend United
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Alistair ForbesA. Forbes53
G
1
G
64Nigel ScowcroftN. Scowcroft
Malcolm BrightonM. Brighton56
D
2
D
55Matt LawtonM. Lawton
Neil WatsonN. Watson55
D
3captain
D
52Kelvin VassellK. Vassell
Ledley DaviesL. Davies51
D
4
D
51Jacob RankinJ. Rankin
Paolo GoodwinP. Goodwin47
D
5
M
58Seth StampS. Stamp
Tim SmitheT. Smithe47
M
6
M
54Jonathan JoachimJ. Joachim
Seth BrookingS. Brooking45
M
captain7
M
53Alfred UpsonA. Upson
David PottsD. Potts44
M
8
M
51Mike MossM. Moss
Eddie GriffinE. Griffin41
M
9
A
58Darren HenryD. Henry
Arthur TaylorA. Taylor65
A
10
A
54Mirko SerenaM. Serena
Ralph MakinR. Makin63
A
11
A
48Eddie KitsonE. Kitson
 
Jamie JobsonJ. Jobson49
A
12
G
56Kelvin RichardsK. Richards
Titus GascoigneT. Gascoigne49
A
13
D
49Alexander PearceA. Pearce
Craig DuberryC. Duberry48
G
14
D
49Dean JacobsD. Jacobs

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Match Report
There is a slight drizzle in the air here at The Amex Stadium where Brighton and Hove Albion play host to Southend United. A crowd of 4,625 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in poor condition.
Brighton and Hove Albion are playing in a 4-4-2 formation while Southend United appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Today's match is refereed by Colin Ince.


0.00
Southend United kick off!
3.46
David Potts comes in with a late challenge on Eddie Kitson. David Potts is warned by the referee! Eddie Kitson stretches but gets up unharmed.
6.25
Ledley Davies makes a beautiful solo run. Ledley Davies threads the ball through to Arthur Taylor. Arthur Taylor sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it slams into the crowd!
8.54
Ralph Makin threads a neat ball through to Arthur Taylor. Arthur Taylor deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Ralph Makin but the linesman indicates offside!
9.28
Matt Lawton flicks a high pass forward. Alfred Upson holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Alfred Upson sees Mirko Serena in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Mirko Serena whips in a cross ball towards Seth Stamp. Seth Stamp is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Seth Stamp scores for Southend United!!
22.22
Jacob Rankin flicks the ball to his team mate, Alfred Upson. Alfred Upson flicks a high pass forward. Mirko Serena controls it well on his chest. Mirko Serena knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.53
Eddie Griffin chips the ball to his team mate, David Potts. David Potts shoots from 25 yards but it whistles just wide of the post!
30.09
David Potts makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ralph Makin. Ralph Makin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Arthur Taylor but the linesman indicates offside!
33.22
Neil Watson makes a probing pass to David Potts. David Potts chips the ball to his team mate, Ralph Makin. Ralph Makin deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eddie Griffin but the linesman indicates offside!
34.48
Mirko Serena knocks the ball to his team mate, Darren Henry. Darren Henry whips in a cross ball towards Eddie Kitson. Eddie Kitson heads the ball goalwards. Eddie Kitson scores for Southend United!!
38.51
Jonathan Joachim makes a probing pass to Mike Moss. Seeing a gap ahead, Mike Moss plays the ball forward to Darren Henry. Darren Henry shoots from distance but he gets too far under it and it goes high into the crowd!
39.10
Seth Stamp catches Ralph Makin on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ralph Makin runs off the knock.
42.12
Eddie Griffin plays the ball forward to Arthur Taylor. Arthur Taylor skips past Matt Lawton! Arthur Taylor tries a spectacular strike but it is shockingly off target!
45.00
With wonderful vision, Kelvin Vassell plays the ball forward to Alfred Upson. Alfred Upson hits a low pass to Mirko Serena. Mirko Serena plays a scrappy one-two with Eddie Kitson and stumbles forward towards the goal... Mirko Serena shows great control and tries a shot on goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Mirko Serena!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Brighton and Hove Albion appear unchanged since the first half. Southend United also appear unchanged since the first half. The Brighton and Hove Albion players look more determined than they did at the start of the game.

45.00
Brighton and Hove Albion kick off!
48.53
David Potts hacks Matt Lawton from behind! David Potts is given another warning by the referee! Matt Lawton runs off the knock.
49.44
Neil Watson knocks the ball forward to Seth Brooking. Seth Brooking passes the ball forward to Ralph Makin. Ralph Makin passes the ball forward but Arthur Taylor is offside!
60.55
Brighton and Hove Albion have made a substitution with Jamie Jobson replacing Arthur Taylor .Southend United have made a substitution with Kelvin Richards replacing Jacob Rankin .
66.45
Tim Smithe runs deep into the other half of the pitch. Tim Smithe shoots from outside the area but it is tipped over by Nigel Scowcroft.
67.20
Tim Smithe takes the corner, driving a low ball to the near post. Nigel Scowcroft scoops up the ball.
71.13
Neil Watson hacks Alfred Upson from behind! The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Alfred Upson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
75.17
Darren Henry clumsily knocks into Ledley Davies. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Ledley Davies stretches but gets up unharmed.
77.00
Southend United have made 2 substitutions with Alexander Pearce replacing Eddie Kitson and Dean Jacobs replacing Darren Henry .
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Brighton and Hove Albion

Southend United
Goals
0
3
Shots on Target
1
3
Shots off Target
3
1
Offsides
4
2
Fouls
3
2
Yellow Cards
1
2
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
47.1%
52.9%
Play Area
29.4%
41.2%
29.4%

Scorers
Seth Stamp 9
Eddie Kitson 34
Mirko Serena 45

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mirko Serena of Southend United

Match Ratings
1.Alistair Forbes (GK)
6
2.Malcolm Brighton (DEF)
6
3.Neil Watson (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Ledley Davies (DEF)
6
5.Paolo Goodwin (DEF)
6
6.Tim Smithe (MID)
6
7.Seth Brooking (MID)
6
8.David Potts (MID)
6
9.Eddie Griffin (MID)
6
10.Arthur Taylor (ATT)
6
11.Ralph Makin (ATT)
6
 
12.Jamie Jobson (ATT)
6
13.Titus Gascoigne (ATT)
0
14.Craig Duberry (GK)
0

1.Nigel Scowcroft (GK)
6
2.Matt Lawton (DEF)
6
3.Kelvin Vassell (DEF)
6
4.Jacob Rankin (DEF)
6
5.Seth Stamp (MID)goal scoredyellow card
7
6.Jonathan Joachim (MID)
7
7.Alfred Upson (MID)
7
8.Mike Moss (MID)
6
9.Darren Henry (ATT)yellow card
6
10.Mirko Serena (ATT)goal scored
9
11.Eddie Kitson (ATT)goal scored
9
 
12.Kelvin Richards (GK)
6
13.Alexander Pearce (DEF)
6
14.Dean Jacobs (DEF)
6