Match Report
| Southend United | Southend United |  |  | Leicester City | Leicester City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marcus Fowler | M. Fowler |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 55 | | Emile Lofthouse | E. Lofthouse | |||||||||
| Niccolo Peckham | N. Peckham | | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 67 | | Paul Ince | P. Ince | |||||||||
| Oleg Defoe | O. Defoe | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 54 | | Luke Newby | L. Newby | |||||||||
| Danny Emerton | D. Emerton |  | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 53 | | Stanley Ripley | S. Ripley | |||||||||
| Andy Lloyd | A. Lloyd | | 46 | D | | 5 | | M | 64 | | Andy Rankin | A. Rankin | |||||||||
| Edward Merson | E. Merson | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 54 | | Richard Cooke | R. Cooke | |||||||||
| Stanley Nicholls | S. Nicholls | | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 40 | | Shaun Perry | S. Perry | |||||||||
| Graham Bishop | G. Bishop | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 36 | | Alfred Barmby | A. Barmby | |||||||||
| Titus Wise | T. Wise | | 53 | A | | 9 | | A | 67 | | Greg Shilton | G. Shilton | |||||||||
| Sol Charles | S. Charles | | 45 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Nigel Stockdale | N. Stockdale | |||||||||
| Ronnie Marr | R. Marr | | 43 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 | | Jason Wetherall | J. Wetherall | |||||||||
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Match Report
An overcast sky looms overhead here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Leicester City. A crowd of 4,590 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Southend United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Southend United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Leicester City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0The whistle blows and Southend United kick off!
2.55
0-0Danny Emerton makes a simple pass to Edward Merson. Edward Merson deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Titus Wise. Titus Wise sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
3.02
Stanley Nicholls chips the ball to his team mate, Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr shoots from 25 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
6.32
Alfred Barmby passes the ball forward to Greg Shilton. Greg Shilton shoots from 25 yards but it flies wide!
10.28
0-0Richard Cooke chips the ball to his team mate, Greg Shilton. Greg Shilton shoots from outside the area. The ball comes in low, but Marcus Fowler easily smothers it!
15.48
Oleg Defoe chips the ball to his team mate, Stanley Nicholls. Stanley Nicholls chips the ball to his team mate, Sol Charles. Sol Charles lofts in a cross ball towards Titus Wise. Titus Wise is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
16.51
Oleg Defoe passes the ball forward to Edward Merson. Edward Merson makes a probing pass to Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr plays a perfect one-two with Sol Charles and rushes in on goal... Ronnie Marr shoots from just inside the box but Emile Lofthouse is on top of it.
18.00
Graham Bishop chips the ball to his team mate, Sol Charles. Sol Charles lofts in a cross ball towards Titus Wise. Titus Wise powers a header at goal but it is miles over!
20.00
0-0Edward Merson makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Titus Wise. Titus Wise knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
26.37
Paul Ince knocks the ball to his team mate, Andy Rankin. Andy Rankin makes a simple pass to Nigel Stockdale. Nigel Stockdale knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Andy Lloyd.
27.33
Edward Merson surges forward with the ball. Edward Merson plays a perfect one-two with Sol Charles and rushes in on goal... Edward Merson tries a spectacular strike but it curls horrendously wide!
32.43
Danny Emerton makes a probing pass to Edward Merson. Edward Merson makes a probing pass to Titus Wise. Titus Wise knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Emile Lofthouse who gathers it comfortably.
34.53
Shaun Perry chips the ball to his team mate, Jason Wetherall. Jason Wetherall tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by Marcus Fowler.
39.53
Andy Lloyd passes the ball forward to Edward Merson. Edward Merson threads the ball through to Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr shoots from outside the area but it curls horrendously wide!
45.00
Richard Cooke knocks the ball to his team mate, Nigel Stockdale. Nigel Stockdale shoots from distance but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Leicester City kick off and get the second half underway!
48.36
Richard Cooke knocks the ball forward to Nigel Stockdale. Nigel Stockdale knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Andy Lloyd.
49.25
Richard Cooke chips the ball to his team mate, Nigel Stockdale. Nigel Stockdale whips in a cross ball towards Jason Wetherall. Jason Wetherall connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal but it goes wide for a goal kick.
51.49
Danny Emerton knocks the ball forward to Stanley Nicholls. Stanley Nicholls passes the ball forward to Sol Charles. Sol Charles knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Emile Lofthouse who gathers it comfortably.
57.16
Luke Newby knocks the ball to his team mate, Richard Cooke. Richard Cooke takes it forward alone. Richard Cooke plays a perfect one-two with Greg Shilton and rushes in on goal... Richard Cooke shoots from just inside the box but it flies wide!
59.58
Stanley Ripley threads the ball through to Andy Rankin. Andy Rankin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jason Wetherall. Jason Wetherall shoots from distance but it curls horrendously wide!
61.16
Graham Bishop knocks the ball forward to Titus Wise. Titus Wise controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
65.40
1-0Edward Merson advances with the ball. Edward Merson shoots from outside the area. Emile Lofthouse is helpless! The ball slams into the back of the net - goal!!
69.13
Stanley Nicholls decides to run forward with the ball. Stanley Nicholls shoots from long range but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
73.35
Stanley Ripley flicks the ball to his team mate, Richard Cooke. Richard Cooke makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nigel Stockdale. Nigel Stockdale shoots from outside the area but somehow Marcus Fowler manages to keep it out.
75.01
1-0Southend United are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
77.12
1-0Edward Merson hacks Alfred Barmby from behind! Edward Merson is warned by the referee! Alfred Barmby hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
78.26
Richard Cooke kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Stockdale. Nigel Stockdale shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
81.29
Danny Emerton makes a probing pass to Graham Bishop. Graham Bishop passes the ball forward to Titus Wise. Titus Wise whips in a cross ball towards Sol Charles. Sol Charles is perfectly placed and heads the ball at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
89.19
Shaun Perry deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jason Wetherall. Jason Wetherall knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
90.00
Edward Merson knocks the ball to his team mate, Sol Charles. Sol Charles shoots from 20 yards but he balloons it over the crossbar!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
3
3
Shots off Target
9
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
56.8%
43.2%
Play Area
27.3%
46.6%
26.1%
Scorers
| Edward Merson 65 Sol Charles 81 |