Match Report


Southend UnitedSouthend United     Preston North EndPreston North End
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Scott KirklandS. Kirkland61
G
1
G
54Paul BeagrieP. Beagrie
Alistair DaviesA. Davies57
D
2
D
51Bill KasperB. Kasper
Mervin LloydM. Lloyd53
D
3
D
51Stanley WeirS. Weir
Gavin MilliganG. Milligan51
D
4
D
40Leon LisbieL. Lisbie
Edward WhelanE. Whelan48
D
5
D
39Ashley RufusA. Rufus
Cristiano AntunesC. Antunes55
M
6captain
M
62Marc GascoigneM. Gascoigne
Marvin BowyerM. Bowyer51
M
7
M
56Dave LoweD. Lowe
Nigel MilburnN. Milburn46
A
8
M
50Neil HulmeN. Hulme
Jacob WhiteJ. White43
A
9
M
50Adam JacksonA. Jackson
Gavin NichollsG. Nicholls39
A
captain10
A
58Tony ProctorT. Proctor
Julian LawrenceJ. Lawrence39
A
11
A
53Jonas SchröderJ. Schröder
 
Nigel StoneN. Stone47
D
12
G
50Nwankwo BurgessN. Burgess
Alan RobinsonA. Robinson47
M
13
A
46Norman PhilipsN. Philips
James CroftJ. Croft47
G
14
M
44Jason BenaliJ. Benali

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Match Report
Heavy rain falls from above here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Preston North End. A crowd of 2,591 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Southend United are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Preston North End appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Steve Summerbee.


0.00
Preston North End start the match!
2.19
Cristiano Antunes deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jacob White. Jacob White shoots from 20 yards but it slams into the crowd!
9.53
Marvin Bowyer flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Milburn collects the pass. Nigel Milburn finds some space and shoots from distance. Paul Beagrie gathers the ball up comfortably. Superb keeping!
10.06
Stanley Weir flicks a high pass forward to Neil Hulme who brings the ball under control. Neil Hulme hits a low pass to Jonas Schröder. Jonas Schröder deftly passes the ball to Tony Proctor, releasing him through on goal. Tony Proctor muscles his way past his marker and unleashes a shot at goal. It's miles wide!
12.06
Alistair Davies plays the ball forward to Marvin Bowyer. Marvin Bowyer flicks a high ball forward to Julian Lawrence who takes it down. Julian Lawrence makes a defence splitting pass to Gavin Nicholls. Gavin Nicholls shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it curls horrendously wide!
15.23
Dave Lowe sees space and advances. Dave Lowe knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
18.39
Stanley Weir catches Nigel Milburn on the ankles. Stanley Weir is shown the yellow card! Nigel Milburn hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
21.22
Tony Proctor barges into Edward Whelan. The referee calls over Tony Proctor and shows him a yellow card! Edward Whelan hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
24.04
Dave Lowe sees a break and surges forward. Dave Lowe whips in a cross ball towards Tony Proctor. Tony Proctor gets a glancing touch on the cross ball but it misses the target by a large margin!
30.09
Cristiano Antunes knocks the ball to his team mate, Jacob White. Jacob White plays a scrappy one-two with Julian Lawrence and stumbles forward towards the goal... Jacob White makes some space for himself and shoots at goal but it's a woeful effort!
32.42
Mervin Lloyd decides to run forward with the ball. Mervin Lloyd sees a break and surges forward. Mervin Lloyd plays a scrappy one-two with Jacob White and advances towards the goal... Some silky footwork from Mervin Lloyd provides him some room. He curls a shot at goal. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
38.49
Tony Proctor comes in with a late challenge on Alistair Davies. The referee brings Tony Proctor to one side and gives him a warning! Alistair Davies stretches but gets up unharmed.
45.00
The first half ends with the referee blowing his whistle!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Southend United appear unchanged since the first half. Preston North End also appear unchanged since the first half. The Preston North End players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
Southend United kick off the second half!
48.28
Gavin Milligan makes a probing pass to Marvin Bowyer. Marvin Bowyer flicks a high pass forward to Nigel Milburn who brings the ball under control. Nigel Milburn advances inside the box! Nigel Milburn shows great control and tries a shot on goal but it flies just wide!
49.00
Leon Lisbie clumsily knocks into Jacob White. The referee calls over Leon Lisbie and shows him a yellow card! Jacob White hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
54.25
Gavin Nicholls comes in with a high challenge, catching Stanley Weir with his studs. The referee motions to Gavin Nicholls to come over. It's a red card!! Stanley Weir runs off the knock.
59.12
Neil Hulme passes the ball forward to Jonas Schröder. Jonas Schröder shoots from 25 yards. The ball edges inside the post - goal!!
61.12
Southend United have made a substitution with Nigel Stone replacing Marvin Bowyer .
67.23
Nigel Milburn hacks Ashley Rufus from behind! Nigel Milburn is given a warning by the referee! Ashley Rufus runs off the knock.
75.29
Leon Lisbie plays the ball forward to Dave Lowe. Dave Lowe darts forward. Dave Lowe knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Tony Proctor is offside!
77.06
Seeing a gap ahead, Gavin Milligan laces a weighted ball forward to Nigel Stone. Nigel Stone flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Milburn collects the pass. Nigel Milburn plays a quick one-two with Jacob White and rushes in on goal... Nigel Milburn cuts inside onto his preferred left foot and rushes a shot at goal. It smacks hard against the advertising boards behind the goal. Just wide!
78.05
Dave Lowe brings the ball forward. Dave Lowe knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gavin Milligan.
83.42
Neil Hulme flicks a high pass forward. Jonas Schröder collects the pass. Jonas Schröder shoots from 25 yards but it rises well off target!
85.09
Cristiano Antunes kicks a strong pass forward to Nigel Milburn. Nigel Milburn knocks the ball beyond the defensive line but Jacob White is offside!
89.37
Dave Lowe makes a beautiful solo run. Dave Lowe puts a great ball through but Jonas Schröder is slow coming back. It's an easy decision for the linesman. Offside!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!

Match Statistics
 

Southend United

Preston North End
Goals
1
1
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
5
3
Offsides
2
2
Fouls
2
4
Yellow Cards
0
3
Red Cards
1
0

Possession
51.9%
48.1%
Play Area
35.1%
41.6%
23.4%

Scorers
Mervin Lloyd 32
Jonas Schröder 59

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Mervin Lloyd of Southend United

Match Ratings
1.Scott Kirkland (GK)
6
2.Alistair Davies (DEF)
6
3.Mervin Lloyd (DEF)goal scored
8
4.Gavin Milligan (DEF)
6
5.Edward Whelan (DEF)
6
6.Cristiano Antunes (MID)
6
7.Marvin Bowyer (MID)
6
8.Nigel Milburn (ATT)
6
9.Jacob White (ATT)
6
10.Gavin Nicholls (ATT)red card
3
11.Julian Lawrence (ATT)
6
 
12.Nigel Stone (DEF)
6
13.Alan Robinson (MID)
0
14.James Croft (GK)
0

1.Paul Beagrie (GK)
6
2.Bill Kasper (DEF)
6
3.Stanley Weir (DEF)yellow card
6
4.Leon Lisbie (DEF)yellow card
5
5.Ashley Rufus (DEF)
6
6.Marc Gascoigne (MID)
6
7.Dave Lowe (MID)
7
8.Neil Hulme (MID)
7
9.Adam Jackson (MID)
6
10.Tony Proctor (ATT)yellow card
5
11.Jonas Schröder (ATT)goal scored
8
 
12.Nwankwo Burgess (GK)
0
13.Norman Philips (ATT)
0
14.Jason Benali (MID)
0