Match Report


Southend UnitedSouthend United     Huddersfield TownHuddersfield Town
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Scott KirklandS. Kirkland61
G
1
G
44Marc ScowcroftM. Scowcroft
Alistair DaviesA. Davies57
D
2
D
49Colin JacobsC. Jacobs
Mervin LloydM. Lloyd54
D
3
D
44Scott BridgesS. Bridges
Gavin MilliganG. Milligan51
D
4
D
43Jonathan SeamanJ. Seaman
Edward WhelanE. Whelan48
D
5
D
38Kemal MyersK. Myers
Cristiano AntunesC. Antunes55
M
6
M
56Robert CleggR. Clegg
Max BenjaminM. Benjamin55
M
7captain
M
53Alan MustoeA. Mustoe
Nigel MilburnN. Milburn46
A
8
M
45Carlton MintoC. Minto
Jacob WhiteJ. White43
A
9
M
44Graham GriffinG. Griffin
Nwankwo WoodgateN. Woodgate42
A
captain10
A
56Cesar MarquesC. Marques
Julian LawrenceJ. Lawrence39
A
11
A
47Nicky PeckhamN. Peckham
 
Darius MoncurD. Moncur56
G
12
A
45Alan GardnerA. Gardner
Marvin BowyerM. Bowyer51
M
13
A
45Ben HibbsB. Hibbs
James CroftJ. Croft47
G
14
G
41Graham JobsonG. Jobson

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Roots Hall where Southend United play host to Huddersfield Town. A crowd of 2,698 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Southend United are playing in a 4-2-4 formation while Huddersfield Town appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Richard Benali.


0.00
Huddersfield Town kick off!
4.39
Carlton Minto flicks a high pass forward. Nicky Peckham holds off his marker to collect the ball on his thigh. Nicky Peckham knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
9.50
Edward Whelan darts forward. Edward Whelan passes the ball forward to Nwankwo Woodgate. Nwankwo Woodgate makes a defence splitting pass to Nigel Milburn. Some silky footwork from Nigel Milburn provides some space. He scuffs the ball at goal. The ball dips but the keeper is a match for it. Excellent keeping!
15.33
Carlton Minto threads the ball through to Nicky Peckham. Nicky Peckham shoots from outside the area. Scott Kirkland easily gets down and covers it.
26.24
Nigel Milburn comes in with a late challenge on Jonathan Seaman. The referee brings Nigel Milburn to one side and gives him a warning! Jonathan Seaman carries on, but is struggling a bit.
27.15
Gavin Milligan sees Max Benjamin in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Max Benjamin controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Nwankwo Woodgate. Nwankwo Woodgate knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Scott Bridges.
34.20
Max Benjamin makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Jacob White. Jacob White rushes past Jonathan Seaman! Jacob White side-steps and rifles a shot at goal but it flies just off target!
42.26
Alan Mustoe chips the ball to his team mate, Cesar Marques. Cesar Marques knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mervin Lloyd.
44.15
Jonathan Seaman threads the ball through to Alan Mustoe. Alan Mustoe deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nicky Peckham. Nicky Peckham plays a one-two with Cesar Marques and advances towards the goal... Nicky Peckham cuts inside the defence and shoots at goal but it is miles over!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Southend United appear unchanged since the first half. Huddersfield Town also appear unchanged since the first half.

45.00
Southend United start the second half!
48.48
Max Benjamin clumsily knocks into Robert Clegg. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Robert Clegg stretches but gets up unharmed.
49.39
Mervin Lloyd picks a pass forward to Max Benjamin. Max Benjamin sees Jacob White in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. Jacob White shoots from distance. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
53.49
Max Benjamin kicks a strong pass forward to Julian Lawrence. Julian Lawrence knocks in a cross ball towards Nigel Milburn. Nigel Milburn connects with a diving header which easily beats the keeper. Goal!!
60.22
Southend United have made 2 substitutions with Darius Moncur replacing Max Benjamin and Marvin Bowyer replacing Nwankwo Woodgate .
63.48
Alan Mustoe controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Cesar Marques. Cesar Marques shoots from distance but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
67.43
Scott Bridges pushes mid-way up the pitch. Scott Bridges threads a neat ball through to Nicky Peckham. Nicky Peckham knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Gavin Milligan.
72.46
Cristiano Antunes makes a probing pass to Nigel Milburn. Nigel Milburn passes the ball forward but Marvin Bowyer is offside!
77.21
Southend United have made a substitution with James Croft replacing Mervin Lloyd .
85.33
Scott Bridges pushes up the pitch. Scott Bridges flicks a high pass forward. Cesar Marques collects the pass. Cesar Marques tries a spectacular long range effort but it curls horrendously wide!
89.45
Scott Bridges catches Marvin Bowyer on the ankles. Scott Bridges is given a warning by the referee! Marvin Bowyer carries on, but is struggling a bit.
90.00
Cristiano Antunes flicks a high pass forward. Nigel Milburn collects the pass. Nigel Milburn makes a probing pass to Jacob White but he's offside!
90.00
The whistle indicates full-time!

Match Statistics
 

Southend United

Huddersfield Town
Goals
1
0
Shots on Target
2
1
Shots off Target
2
3
Offsides
2
0
Fouls
2
1
Yellow Cards
1
0
Red Cards
0
0

Possession
43.8%
56.2%
Play Area
28.8%
43.8%
27.4%

Scorers
Nigel Milburn 53

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to Nigel Milburn of Southend United

Match Ratings
1.Scott Kirkland (GK)
6
2.Alistair Davies (DEF)
6
3.Mervin Lloyd (DEF)
6
4.Gavin Milligan (DEF)
7
5.Edward Whelan (DEF)
7
6.Cristiano Antunes (MID)
6
7.Max Benjamin (MID)yellow card
6
8.Nigel Milburn (ATT)goal scored
9
9.Jacob White (ATT)
6
10.Nwankwo Woodgate (ATT)
6
11.Julian Lawrence (ATT)
7
 
12.Darius Moncur (GK)
6
13.Marvin Bowyer (MID)
6
14.James Croft (GK)
6

1.Marc Scowcroft (GK)
6
2.Colin Jacobs (DEF)
7
3.Scott Bridges (DEF)
9
4.Jonathan Seaman (DEF)
6
5.Kemal Myers (DEF)
6
6.Robert Clegg (MID)
6
7.Alan Mustoe (MID)
7
8.Carlton Minto (MID)
7
9.Graham Griffin (MID)
6
10.Cesar Marques (ATT)
7
11.Nicky Peckham (ATT)
7
 
12.Alan Gardner (ATT)
0
13.Ben Hibbs (ATT)
0
14.Graham Jobson (GK)
0