Wrexham prevails over Southend United 1-0 with a late and unfortunate own goal from S. Arnold

RACECOURSE GROUND. Wrexham tops Southend United 1-0 after S. Arnold scored an own goal 38min.

Wrexham prevails over Southend United 1-0 with a late and unfortunate own goal from S. Arnold

RACECOURSE GROUND. Wrexham tops Southend United 1-0 after S. Arnold scored an own goal 38min.

The match was played at the Racecourse Ground, Wrexham stadium in Racecourse Ground on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Paul Marsden.

Match Statistics​

  • 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
  • 4 Total 3
  • 2 On Target 0
  • 2 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 104 Attack 113
  • 89 Dangerous attack 55
  • 111 Ball safe 117
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 0
Fouls
  • 0 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Wrexham had a superior ball possession 55% while Southend United was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Wrexham had a more offensive attitude with 89 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 2 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Wrexham won the match​.

Wrexham shot 4 times, 2 on target, 2 off target. Talking about the opposition, Southend United shot 3 times, 0 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Wrexham didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Southend United received 2 yellow cards (Cav Miley and Ollie Kensdale ).

Match Timeline

23'
Cav Miley- Yellow
38'
39'
Ollie Kensdale- Yellow
67'
Wesley Fonguck- sub ->Dan Mooney
67'
Jordan Davies- sub ->Andy Cannon
68'
Sam Dalby- sub ->Ollie Palmer
72'
82'
Callum Powell - sub ->Harry Cardwell
Callum McFadzean- sub ->Elliot Lee
84'

Standings

After this encounter, Wrexham will have 91 points to remain in the 1st place. On the other side, Southend United will stay with 53 points to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the National League, Wrexham will play away with Torquay United on the 29th of April with a 6-6 head to head record.

Southend United will host Wealdstone on the 29th of April with a 1-1 head to head.

Wrexham – Formation

Wrexham
G
Robert Lainton 1.England
D
Ben Tozer 4.England
D
Eoghan O'Connell 15.Republic of Ireland
D
Jordan Tunnicliffe 6.England
D
Jacob Mendy 19.Gambia
M
Andy Cannon 20.England
68'
M
James Jones 30.Scotland
M
Ryan Barnett 29.England
F
Ollie Palmer 9.England
72'
F
Elliot Lee 38.England
84'
F
Paul Mullin 10.England
Substitutes
G
Mark Howard 21.England
D
Callum McFadzean 3.Scotland
84'
D
Max Cleworth 32.Wales
M
Jordan Davies 7.Wales
68'
F
Sam Dalby 18.England
72'

The manager Phil Parkinson decided to play with the following team: Robert Lainton, Ben Peter Anthony Tozer, Eoghan O’Connell, Jordan Tunnicliffe, Andy Cannon, James Jones, Ryan Barnett, Ollie Palmer, Elliott Lee, Paul Mullin and Jacob Mendy.

The home team had on the bench: Jordan Davies, Sam Dalby, Callum McFadzean, Mark Howard and Max Cleworth.

Substitutions

Wrexham made 3 changes: Andy Cannon for Jordan Davies (68′), Ollie Palmer for Sam Dalby (72′) and Elliot Lee for Callum McFadzean (84′).

Southend United – Formation

Southend United
G
Steve Arnold 1.England
D
Nathan Ralph  3.England
D
Gus Scott-Morriss 2.England
D
Shaun Hobson 5.England
D
Ollie Kensdale 6.England
39'
M
Jack Bridge 7.England
M
Noor Husin 8.Afghanistan
M
Cav Miley 17.England
23'
M
Dan Mooney 10.Wales
67'
F
Harry Cardwell 23.Scotland
82'
F
Chris Wreh 19.England
67'
Substitutes
D
Louis Lomas 4.England
M
Wesley Fonguck 18.England
67'
M
Harry Taylor 16.England
F
Rhys Murphy 9.Republic of Ireland
67'
F
Callum Powell  11.England
82'

Kevin Maher played with: Steve Arnold, Nathan Ralph, Gus Scott-Morriss, Shaun Hobson, Ollie Kensdale, Jack Bridge, Noor Husin, Cavanagh Miley, Harry Cardwell, Daniel Mooney and Christopher Wreh.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Rhys Murphy, Wesley Fonguck, Callum Powell, Louis James Lomas and Harry Taylor.

Substitutions

Southend United made 3 changes: Dan Mooney for Wesley Fonguck (67′), Chris Wreh for Rhys Murphy (67′) and Harry Cardwell for Callum Powell (82′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the National League.​