Match Report
| Southend United | Southend United |  |  | Brentford | Brentford | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Tom Rogers | Tom Rogers | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Kirkland | R. Kirkland |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 60 | | Paul Clapham | P. Clapham | |||||||||
| Paul Myers | P. Myers | | 58 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 58 | | Frank Joseph | F. Joseph | |||||||||
| Niccolo Lloyd | N. Lloyd | | 52 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 | | Warren Benali | W. Benali | |||||||||
| Rui Semedo | R. Semedo |  | 50 | D | | 4 | | D | 51 | | Jamie Lowe | J. Lowe | |||||||||
| Stephen Fox | S. Fox | | 49 | D | | 5 | | M | 76 | | Ross Priestley | R. Priestley | |||||||||
| Eddie Oakes | E. Oakes | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 | | Harry Mike | H. Mike | |||||||||
| Patrick Watson | P. Watson | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 59 | | Jon Cooper | J. Cooper | |||||||||
| Syd Jess | S. Jess | | 45 | M | | 8 | | M | 58 | | Alberto Pearce | A. Pearce | |||||||||
| Malcolm Milligan | M. Milligan | | 57 | A | | 9 | | A | 60 |  | Tim Heering | T. Heering | |||||||||
| Darius Carter | D. Carter | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 57 | | Stuart Neville | S. Neville | |||||||||
| Wes Barrett | W. Barrett | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 56 | | Gilles Laver | G. Laver | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a clear sunny day here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Brentford. A crowd of 9,860 fill this 10,000 capacity stadium.
Southend United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Brentford appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Southend United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Brentford appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Brentford kick off and get the first half underway!
2.51
0-1Ross Priestley makes a simple pass to Stuart Neville. Stuart Neville plays a perfect one-two with Gilles Laver and rushes in on goal... Stuart Neville makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball dips under the bar and into the back of the net. Goal!!
8.39
0-1Patrick Watson sees a break and surges forward. Patrick Watson passes the ball forward but Darius Carter is offside!
9.43
0-1Alberto Pearce knocks the ball forward to Gilles Laver. Gilles Laver knocks in a cross ball towards Tim Heering. Tim Heering is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
16.42
Eddie Oakes makes a probing pass to Malcolm Milligan. Malcolm Milligan whips in a cross ball towards Darius Carter. Darius Carter is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
32.46
Syd Jess threads the ball through to Darius Carter. Darius Carter lofts in a cross ball towards Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett directs the ball goalwards with his head but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
33.07
1-1Jon Cooper hacks Niccolo Lloyd from behind! Jon Cooper is warned by the referee! Niccolo Lloyd hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
36.27
1-1Syd Jess barges into Harry Mike. The referee calls over Syd Jess and shows him a yellow card! Harry Mike grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
38.40
Jon Cooper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Neville. Stuart Neville tries a spectacular long range effort but it goes wide for a goal kick.
39.29
Jon Cooper makes a probing pass to Stuart Neville. Stuart Neville shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
42.07
Jon Cooper surges forward with the ball. Jon Cooper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Stuart Neville. Stuart Neville makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
45.00
The whistle indicates the end of the first half!
45.00
The whistle blows and Southend United get the second half underway!
48.14
Patrick Watson brings the ball forward. Patrick Watson sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it flies wide!
53.54
1-2Jamie Lowe chips the ball to his team mate, Harry Mike. Harry Mike knocks the ball to his team mate, Tim Heering. Tim Heering shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Richard Kirkland easily smothers it!
54.32
Frank Joseph lofts the ball long. Stuart Neville shoots from 20 yards but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
59.24
Patrick Watson chips the ball to his team mate, Darius Carter. Darius Carter plays a perfect one-two with Malcolm Milligan and rushes in on goal... Darius Carter shoots from just inside the box. Darius Carter scores for Southend United!!
63.15
2-2Rui Semedo advances with the ball. Rui Semedo passes the ball forward to Darius Carter. Darius Carter knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Paul Clapham who gathers it comfortably.
65.03
Warren Benali makes a probing pass to Harry Mike. Harry Mike makes a simple pass to Stuart Neville. Stuart Neville knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Rui Semedo.
69.57
Alberto Pearce knocks the ball to his team mate, Tim Heering. Tim Heering sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. It curls slightly but Richard Kirkland manages to gather it comfortably.
72.21
2-2Brentford are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Southend United's defence.
77.43
Jon Cooper decides to run forward with the ball. Jon Cooper plays a perfect one-two with Gilles Laver and rushes in on goal... Jon Cooper makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
78.45
Patrick Watson makes a simple pass to Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett lofts in a cross ball towards Malcolm Milligan. Malcolm Milligan is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. It's there!! Paul Clapham has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
81.25
Jamie Lowe makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Ross Priestley. Ross Priestley makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tim Heering. Tim Heering lofts in a cross ball towards Gilles Laver. Gilles Laver connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Gilles Laver!
89.34
Jon Cooper kicks a strong pass forward to Tim Heering. Tim Heering whips in a cross ball towards Gilles Laver. Gilles Laver directs the ball goalwards with his head. The ball is well placed but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
Match Statistics
Goals
3
3
Shots on Target
3
6
Shots off Target
2
5
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
31.8%
68.2%
Play Area
30.3%
48.5%
21.2%
Scorers
| Darius Carter 16, 59 Malcolm Milligan 78 | Stuart Neville 3, 42 Gilles Laver 81 |