SCUNTHORPE. Southend United defeats Scunthorpe United 3-1. Southend United was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Jack Bridge (35′), Noor Husin (52′) and Shaun Hobson (65′). Scunthorpe United reduced the distance with a goal (90′ + 4′) by D. Elliott, but there was not much to do for them. Southend United made the most of its better ball possession (58%).
The match was played at the Sands Venue Stadium stadium in Scunthorpe on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Sam Mulhall. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 13.2 degrees Celsius or 55.78 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.
Match Statistics
- 42 Ball Possession 58
Shots
- 5 Total 11
- 3 On Target 4
- 2 Off Target 7
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 76 Attack 79
- 39 Dangerous attack 51
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 1
- 3 Corners 2
Fouls
- 4 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Southend United had a superior ball possession 58% while Scunthorpe United was struggling with a 42% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Southend United was putting more pressure with 51 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Southend United won the encounter.
Scunthorpe United shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Southend United shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.
Cards
Scunthorpe United received 4 yellow cards (Marcus Carver, Finley Shrimpton, Colin Daniel and Cameron Wilson). Regarding the opposition, Southend United received 1 yellow card (Shaun Hobson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Scunthorpe United will stay with 34 points to remain in the 23rd place. Regarding the opposition, Southend United will have 66 points like Eastleigh to sit in the 8th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Scunthorpe United will play away against Dorking Wanderers on the 29th of April with a 1-0 head to head in favor of Scunthorpe United (0 draws).
Southend United will host Wealdstone on the 29th of April with a 1-1 head to head stats.
Scunthorpe United – Formation
The manager Jimmy Dean Smith decided to play with the following team: Owen Foster, Andrew Boyce, Reagan Ogle, William Smith, Colin Daniel, Dean Rance, Sean Shields, Cameron Wilson, Finley Shrimpton, Markus Carver and Daniel Elliott.
The home team had on the bench: Jacob Butterfield, Liam Feeney, Josh Robertson, Ethan Young and Dion Sembie-Ferris.
Substitutions
Scunthorpe United made only 1 change substituting Finley Shrimpton for Jacob Butterfield (55′).
Southend United – Formation
Kevin Maher played with: Steve Arnold, Jason Demetriou, Louis James Lomas, Shaun Hobson, Ollie Kensdale, Jack Bridge, Wesley Fonguck, Noor Husin, Callum Powell, Cavanagh Miley and Harry Cardwell.
These were the players on the bench: Harry Taylor, Christopher Wreh, Henry Sandat, Gus Scott-Morriss and Daniel Mooney.
Substitutions
Southend United made 4 changes: Wesley Fonguck for Liam Feeney (71′), Callum Powell for Harry Taylor (76′), Callum Powell for Christopher Wreh (76′) and Harry Cardwell for Henry Sandat (87′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- York City – Aldershot Town – 2-2
- Yeovil Town – Oldham Athletic – 0-3
- Wrexham – Boreham Wood – 3-1
- Woking – Gateshead – 2-1
- Wealdstone – Dorking Wanderers – 2-2
- Scunthorpe United – Southend United – 1-3
- Maidstone United – Notts County – 2-5
- Maidenhead United – Barnet – 1-1
- Eastleigh – Solihull Moors – 0-0
- Dagenham & Redbridge – Halifax Town – 0-0
- Bromley – Chesterfield – 2-0
- Altrincham – Torquay United – 2-2