Match Report
| Southend United | Southend United |  |  | Newcastle United | Newcastle United | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Ruari Beech | Ruari Beech | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Kirkland | R. Kirkland |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 79 |  | Jon Dahl Beck | J. Beck | |||||||||
| Paul Myers | P. Myers | | 58 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 60 | | Patrick Perry | P. Perry | |||||||||
| Niccolo Lloyd | N. Lloyd | | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 42 | | Steve Cottee | S. Cottee | |||||||||
| Rui Semedo | R. Semedo |  | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 40 | | Nwankwo Unsworth | N. Unsworth | |||||||||
| Stephen Fox | S. Fox | | 49 | D | | 5 | | M | 39 |  | Gavin Cleland | G. Cleland | |||||||||
| Eddie Oakes | E. Oakes | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 45 | | Luke Hapgood | L. Hapgood | |||||||||
| Patrick Watson | P. Watson | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 53 | | Chris Naylor | C. Naylor | |||||||||
| Syd Jess | S. Jess | | 44 | M | | 8 | | M | 54 | | Ugo Woodcock | U. Woodcock | |||||||||
| Malcolm Milligan | M. Milligan | | 57 | A | | 9 | | A | 49 | | Lee Dublin | L. Dublin | |||||||||
| Darius Carter | D. Carter | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 50 | | Mike Fletcher | M. Fletcher | |||||||||
| Wes Barrett | W. Barrett | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Kieron Marsden | K. Marsden | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Newcastle United. A crowd of 9,357 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Southend United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Newcastle United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Southend United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Newcastle United appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
0.00
0-0Southend United get the match underway!
2.58
0-0Chris Naylor knocks the ball forward to Mike Fletcher. Mike Fletcher knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
9.03
0-0Niccolo Lloyd flicks the ball to his team mate, Eddie Oakes. Eddie Oakes surges forward with the ball. Eddie Oakes whips in a cross ball towards Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
12.05
Patrick Watson chips the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Milligan. Malcolm Milligan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
16.52
0-0Chris Naylor kicks a strong pass forward to Mike Fletcher. Mike Fletcher controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but somehow Richard Kirkland manages to keep it out.
20.37
1-0Eddie Oakes sees a break and surges forward. Eddie Oakes whips in a cross ball towards Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
28.24
Rui Semedo controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Patrick Watson. Patrick Watson makes a probing pass to Malcolm Milligan. Malcolm Milligan controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
33.03
Syd Jess knocks the ball to his team mate, Darius Carter. Darius Carter whips in a cross ball towards Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett directs the ball goalwards with his head. It's miles wide!
39.29
Patrick Watson kicks a strong pass forward to Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett flicks the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Milligan. Malcolm Milligan shows great control and tries a shot on goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
40.57
Ugo Woodcock knocks the ball forward to Mike Fletcher. Mike Fletcher plays a perfect one-two with Kieron Marsden and rushes in on goal... Mike Fletcher shoots from just inside the box. Magnificent save by Richard Kirkland!
42.37
1-0Southend United are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Newcastle United get the second half underway!
48.54
1-0Kieron Marsden clumsily knocks into Stephen Fox. Kieron Marsden is given a warning by the referee! Stephen Fox hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
51.58
Patrick Watson knocks the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Milligan. Malcolm Milligan knocks in a cross ball towards Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett heads the ball goalwards. Jon Dahl Beck manages to gather it comfortably.
53.33
Syd Jess deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Malcolm Milligan. Malcolm Milligan knocks in a cross ball towards Darius Carter. Darius Carter is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Jon Dahl Beck easily picks it out of the air!
54.59
Nwankwo Unsworth comes in with a late challenge on Malcolm Milligan. Nwankwo Unsworth is warned by the referee! Malcolm Milligan runs off the knock.
60.01
Luke Hapgood controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Mike Fletcher. Mike Fletcher controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it flies wide!
65.11
Patrick Watson flicks the ball to his team mate, Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Jon Dahl Beck who gathers it comfortably.
72.06
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
73.32
1-0Wes Barrett hacks Patrick Perry from behind! Wes Barrett is warned by the referee! Patrick Perry gets up, but that knock is affecting his game.
90.00
1-0Gavin Cleland comes in with a late challenge on Malcolm Milligan. The referee calls over Gavin Cleland and shows him a yellow card! Malcolm Milligan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
90.00
The referee whistles full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
4
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
3
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
54%
46%
Play Area
23.8%
44.4%
31.7%
Scorers
| Wes Barrett 20 |