Southend United defeated Yeovil Town with a 2-0 win

YEOVIL. Southend United had a surprising win over Yeovil Town with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Hyde (24') and a goal from R. Murphy (90').

By
Luke Meyer
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Southend United defeated Yeovil Town with a 2-0 win

YEOVIL. Southend United had a surprising win over Yeovil Town with a 2-0 win with a goal from J. Hyde (24′) and a goal from R. Murphy (90′).

The match was played at the Huish Park Stadium stadium in Yeovil on Saturday and it started at 5:20 pm local time. The referee was Edward Duckworth. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 11.4 degrees Celsius or 52.45 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 76%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Yeovil Town

0 - 2

Team 1

Southend United

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 7 Total 10
  • 2 On Target 5
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 123 Attack 101
  • 68 Dangerous attack 57
  • 115 Ball safe 100
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 4 Corners 3
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 9 Total 12
  • 2 Yellow Cards 3
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 2

Ball possession

None of the teams was particularly dominant in terms of ball possession. Yeovil Town was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Southend United that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Yeovil Town was putting more pressure with 68 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Nonetheless, Southend United was capable to find the solution to win this encounter.​

Yeovil Town shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target. Regarding the opposition, Southend United shot 10 times, 5 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Yeovil Town received 2 yellow cards (Miguel Freckleton and Malachi Linton). On the other side, Southend United received 3 yellow cards (Cav Miley, Nathan Ralph and Harry Cardwell).

Miguel Freckleton (Yeovil Town) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (83′).

Match Timeline

Tongqing Li(goal)
24'
34'
44'
Cav Miley- Yellow
45'
Nathan Ralph - Yellow
46'
58'
70'
Wesley Fonguck- sub ->Joe Benton
70'
Callum Powell - sub ->Jake Hyde
Malachi Linton- sub ->J. Young
74'
75'
Harry Cardwell- Yellow
Malachi Linton- Yellow
77'
83'
Rhys Murphy(goal)
90'
Rhys Murphy- sub ->Harry Cardwell
90'
Rhys Murphy- sub ->Harry Cardwell
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wrexham
111
46
Notts County
107
46
Chesterfield
84
46
Woking
82
46
Barnet
74
46
Boreham Wood
72
46
Bromley
71
46
Southend United
69
46
Eastleigh
67
46
Dagenham & Redbridge
63
46
Halifax Town
61
46
Oldham Athletic
61
46
Wealdstone
60
46
Gateshead
59
46
Solihull Moors
58
46
Dorking Wanderers
57
46
Altrincham
56
46
Aldershot Town
53
46
York City
51
46
Maidenhead United
50
46
Torquay United
48
46
Yeovil Town
40
46
Scunthorpe United
34
46
Maidstone United
25
46

After playing this encounter, Yeovil Town will stay with 38 points to sit in the 21st place. On the other side, Southend United will have 56 points like Wealdstone to hold in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the National League, Yeovil Town will play away against Boreham Wood on the 29th of April with a 2-2 head to head record.

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

Yeovil Town – Formation

Yeovil Town
G
Grant Smith 1.England
D
Josh Staunton 32.England
D
Ryan Law 16.England
D
O. Bevan 26.Wales
D
Miguel Freckleton 36.England
83'
M
Charlie Cooper 24.England
M
Jack Clarke 30.Ireland
46'
M
Scott Pollock 33.England
F
Jordan Young 11.Scotland
74'
F
Jordan Maguire-Drew 10.England
F
Andrew Oluwabori 27.Nigeria
Substitutes
D
Max Hunt 5.England
58'
D
Jamie Reckord 3.England
D
Chiori Johnson 17.England
F
Alex Fisher 9.England
46'
F
Malachi Linton 14.England
74' 77'

The manager Mark Cooper decided to play with the following team: Grant Smith, Joshua Staunton, Ryan Law, O. Bevan, Miguel Freckleton, Jordan Young, Charlie Cooper, Jordan Maguire-Drew, Jack Aidan Clarke, Scott Pollock and Andrew Oluwabori.

The home team had on the bench: Alex Fisher, Max Hunt, Malachi Linton, Jamie Reckord and Chiori Johnson.

Substitutions

Yeovil Town made 3 changes: Jack Clarke for Alex Fisher (46′), Alex Fisher for Max Hunt (58′) and J. Young for Malachi Linton (74′).

Southend United – Formation

Southend United
G
Collin Andeng-Ndi 30.Cameroon
D
Nathan Ralph  3.England
45'
D
Louis Lomas 4.England
D
Gus Scott-Morriss 2.England
D
Shaun Hobson 5.England
D
Ollie Kensdale 6.England
M
Harry Taylor 16.England
M
Cav Miley 17.England
44'
M
Jon Benton 21.England
F
Tongqing Li 39.England
70' Goals24'
F
Harry Cardwell 23.Scotland
90' 75'
Substitutes
M
Wesley Fonguck 18.England
70'
M
Jack Bridge 7.England
M
Dan Mooney 10.Wales
F
Callum Powell  11.England
70'
F
Rhys Murphy 9.Republic of Ireland
90' Goals90'

Kevin Maher played with: Collin Andeng Ndi, Nathan Ralph, Harry Taylor, Louis James Lomas, Gus Scott-Morriss, Shaun Hobson, Ollie Kensdale, Cavanagh Miley, Jon Benton, Jake Hyde and Harry Cardwell.

These were the players on the bench: Callum Powell, Wesley Fonguck, Rhys Murphy, Jack Bridge and Daniel Mooney.

Substitutions

Southend United made 4 changes: Jake Hyde for Callum Powell (70′), Joe Benton for Wesley Fonguck (70′), Harry Cardwell for Rhys Murphy (90′) and Harry Cardwell for Rhys Murphy (90′).

Results of the day

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