Match Report
| Southend United | Southend United |  |  | Fulham | Fulham | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Richard Kirkland | R. Kirkland |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 74 |  | Brett Garcia | B. Garcia | |||||||||
| Niccolo Lloyd | N. Lloyd | | 52 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 57 |  | Yassine Fertout | Y. Fertout | |||||||||
| Rui Semedo | R. Semedo |  | 50 | D | | 3 | | D | 55 | | Andre Alves | A. Alves | |||||||||
| Stephen Fox | S. Fox | | 49 | D | | 4 | | D | 55 | | Ralph Lineker | R. Lineker | |||||||||
| Gareth Pallister | G. Pallister | | 45 | D | | 5 | | D | 48 | | Dion Sheringham | D. Sheringham | |||||||||
| Eddie Oakes | E. Oakes | | 53 | M | | 6 | | M | 62 |  | Hugo Guerrero | H. Guerrero | |||||||||
| Patrick Watson | P. Watson | | 52 | M | | 7 | | M | 57 |  | Zisi Leandros | Z. Leandros | |||||||||
| Syd Jess | S. Jess | | 45 | M | | 8 | | M | 52 | | Danny Lockley | D. Lockley | |||||||||
| Malcolm Milligan | M. Milligan | | 58 | A | | 9 | | A | 64 |  | Simone Previtali | S. Previtali | |||||||||
| Darius Carter | D. Carter | | 57 | A | | 10 | | A | 64 |  | Silvio Alvarez | S. Alvarez | |||||||||
| Wes Barrett | W. Barrett | | 55 | A | | 11 | | A | 55 | | Nick Bould | N. Bould | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Fulham. Its a sell-out today with the 10,000 capacity stadium completely full.
Both Southend United and Fulham are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Southend United and Fulham are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Fulham kick off the first half!
6.15
0-0Zisi Leandros controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simone Previtali. Simone Previtali knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
8.29
Syd Jess kicks a strong pass forward to Malcolm Milligan. Malcolm Milligan knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.34
0-0Hugo Guerrero flicks the ball to his team mate, Simone Previtali. Simone Previtali makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Silvio Alvarez. Silvio Alvarez shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
10.06
Patrick Watson kicks a strong pass forward to Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andre Alves.
14.33
0-0Eddie Oakes catches Danny Lockley on the ankles. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Danny Lockley stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.15
0-0Fulham are easily keeping Southend United at bay, but can't capitalise on it.
24.34
Andre Alves makes a probing pass to Zisi Leandros. Zisi Leandros controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simone Previtali. Simone Previtali shoots from 25 yards. It's miles wide!
26.04
Zisi Leandros knocks the ball to his team mate, Simone Previtali. Simone Previtali lofts in a cross ball towards Silvio Alvarez. Silvio Alvarez is unmarked! He powers a header at goal but it flies wide!
30.46
1-0Syd Jess knocks the ball to his team mate, Darius Carter. Darius Carter knocks in a cross ball towards Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
36.27
Hugo Guerrero threads the ball through to Nick Bould. Nick Bould shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
39.50
Danny Lockley passes the ball forward to Nick Bould. Nick Bould shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
40.40
Patrick Watson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Malcolm Milligan. Malcolm Milligan goes all the way! Malcolm Milligan shows great control and tries a shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
42.59
Danny Lockley deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nick Bould. Nick Bould plays a perfect one-two with Silvio Alvarez and rushes in on goal... Nick Bould shoots from just inside the box. It's in!! A beautiful goal for Nick Bould!
45.00
The referee blows for the end of the first half
45.00
Southend United kick off!
47.58
Hugo Guerrero passes the ball forward to Nick Bould. Nick Bould shoots from long range but it flies wide!
49.18
Gareth Pallister knocks the ball to his team mate, Patrick Watson. Patrick Watson kicks a strong pass forward to Malcolm Milligan. Malcolm Milligan knocks in a cross ball towards Darius Carter. Darius Carter connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
53.06
Danny Lockley makes a probing pass to Simone Previtali. Simone Previtali knocks in a cross ball towards Silvio Alvarez. Silvio Alvarez flicks the ball with his head but he balloons it over the crossbar!
60.48
1-1Patrick Watson advances with the ball. Patrick Watson shoots from 20 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Saved!
61.46
Zisi Leandros knocks the ball to his team mate, Nick Bould. Nick Bould shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
63.41
Syd Jess decides to run forward with the ball. Syd Jess lofts in a cross ball towards Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it is miles over!
65.35
Hugo Guerrero makes a simple pass to Simone Previtali. Simone Previtali knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Niccolo Lloyd.
66.08
Patrick Watson passes the ball forward to Malcolm Milligan. Malcolm Milligan lofts in a cross ball towards Darius Carter. Darius Carter flicks the ball with his head. Darius Carter scores for Southend United!!
69.52
Zisi Leandros controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Simone Previtali. Simone Previtali shoots from 20 yards. The ball comes in low, but Richard Kirkland easily smothers it!
73.48
Patrick Watson flicks the ball to his team mate, Wes Barrett. Wes Barrett lofts in a cross ball towards Malcolm Milligan. Malcolm Milligan heads the ball goalwards but it is miles over!
75.23
Hugo Guerrero makes a probing pass to Silvio Alvarez. Silvio Alvarez controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
78.22
Rui Semedo deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Eddie Oakes. Eddie Oakes controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darius Carter. Darius Carter sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
85.41
2-1Zisi Leandros hacks Patrick Watson from behind! Zisi Leandros is warned by the referee! Patrick Watson stretches but gets up unharmed.
90.00
The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
90.00
The referee blows for full-time
The man of the match was awarded to Darius Carter of Southend United
Match Statistics
Goals
2
1
Shots on Target
3
2
Shots off Target
5
9
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
1
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
49.3%
50.7%
Play Area
28%
48%
24%
Scorers
| Wes Barrett 30 Darius Carter 66 | Nick Bould 43 |