Match Report
| Southend United | Southend United |  |  | Bristol City | Bristol City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Marcus Fowler | M. Fowler |  | 62 | G |  | 1 | | G | 58 | | Danny Murphy | D. Murphy | |||||||||
| Niccolo Peckham | N. Peckham | | 60 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 53 | | Jamie Gordon | J. Gordon | |||||||||
| Oleg Defoe | O. Defoe | | 59 | D | | 3 | | D | 52 | | Jon Potts | J. Potts | |||||||||
| Danny Emerton | D. Emerton |  | 51 | D | | 4 | | D | 45 | | Dean Black | D. Black | |||||||||
| Andy Lloyd | A. Lloyd | | 46 | D | | 5 | | M | 47 | | Chris Brand | C. Brand | |||||||||
| Edward Merson | E. Merson | | 64 | M | | 6 | | M | 47 | | Peter Burbage | P. Burbage | |||||||||
| Stanley Nicholls | S. Nicholls | | 61 | M | | 7 | | M | 45 | | Kelvin Haynes | K. Haynes | |||||||||
| Graham Bishop | G. Bishop | | 59 | M | | 8 | | M | 45 | | Gareth Gascoigne | G. Gascoigne | |||||||||
| Titus Wise | T. Wise | | 53 | A | | 9 | | A | 59 | | Seth Burbage | S. Burbage | |||||||||
| Sol Charles | S. Charles | | 45 | A | | 10 | | A | 54 | | Alexander Kahn | A. Kahn | |||||||||
| Ronnie Marr | R. Marr | | 43 | A | | 11 | | A | 48 |  | Tomasz Gope-Fenepej | T. Gope-Fenepej | |||||||||
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Match Report
It's a sunny day here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Bristol City. A crowd of 4,362 fill this 5,000 capacity stadium.
Southend United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bristol City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
Southend United are playing in a 4-3-3 formation while Bristol City appear to be shaped for 3-4-3.
0.00
0-0Bristol City kick off and get the match underway!
2.39
0-0Chris Brand threads the ball through to Alexander Kahn. Alexander Kahn plays a perfect one-two with Seth Burbage and rushes in on goal... Alexander Kahn takes a shot at goal but it flies wide!
4.47
0-0Graham Bishop makes a simple pass to Sol Charles. Sol Charles knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
6.49
Kelvin Haynes knocks the ball forward to Seth Burbage. Seth Burbage knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Danny Emerton.
8.20
Jon Potts passes the ball forward to Kelvin Haynes. Kelvin Haynes makes a probing pass to Tomasz Gope-Fenepej. Tomasz Gope-Fenepej shoots from long range. It's miles wide!
14.58
0-0Peter Burbage barges into Stanley Nicholls. The referee calls over Peter Burbage and warns him to calm down! Stanley Nicholls carries on, but is struggling a bit.
18.29
0-0Peter Burbage hacks Stanley Nicholls from behind! The referee calls over Peter Burbage again and warns him to calm down! Stanley Nicholls stretches but gets up unharmed.
21.56
Andy Lloyd makes a simple pass to Stanley Nicholls. Stanley Nicholls controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Titus Wise. Titus Wise goes all the way! Titus Wise cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.38
0-0Bristol City are keeping most of the possession at the moment but are so far unable to make the most of it.
28.37
0-0Danny Emerton hacks Alexander Kahn from behind! Danny Emerton is shown the yellow card! Alexander Kahn stretches but gets up unharmed.
32.39
Danny Emerton makes a probing pass to Edward Merson. Edward Merson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Sol Charles. Sol Charles shoots from 20 yards but it is miles over!
34.32
Kelvin Haynes barges into Edward Merson. The referee calls over Kelvin Haynes and shows him a yellow card! Edward Merson runs off the knock.
45.00
Andy Lloyd kicks a strong pass forward to Edward Merson. Edward Merson makes a probing pass to Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal but it is miles over!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
The second half starts with Southend United kicking off!
48.33
Dean Black clumsily knocks into Titus Wise. Dean Black is warned by the referee! Titus Wise grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
57.52
Peter Burbage chips the ball to his team mate, Alexander Kahn. Alexander Kahn knocks in a cross ball towards Seth Burbage. Seth Burbage powers a header at goal but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
63.13
Graham Bishop comes in with a late challenge on Chris Brand. The referee calls over Graham Bishop and shows him a yellow card! Chris Brand hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
65.14
Kelvin Haynes takes it forward alone. Kelvin Haynes shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
66.07
Stanley Nicholls makes a probing pass to Ronnie Marr. Ronnie Marr shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
67.11
0-1Peter Burbage makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Tomasz Gope-Fenepej. Tomasz Gope-Fenepej whips in a cross ball towards Alexander Kahn. Alexander Kahn connects with the ball, driving a powerful header at goal. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
72.26
Kelvin Haynes threads the ball through to Seth Burbage. Seth Burbage knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Niccolo Peckham.
73.36
Stanley Nicholls flicks the ball to his team mate, Sol Charles. Sol Charles knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
83.25
0-1Graham Bishop flicks the ball to his team mate, Titus Wise. Titus Wise shoots from 25 yards. The ball dips but the keeper is more than a match for it. Saved!
85.16
Stanley Nicholls clumsily knocks into Kelvin Haynes. The referee calls over Stanley Nicholls and warns him to calm down! Kelvin Haynes runs off the knock.
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!
Match Statistics
Goals
0
1
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
4
4
Offsides
1
0
Fouls
3
4
Yellow Cards
2
1
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
50.6%
49.4%
Play Area
27.8%
46.8%
25.3%
Scorers