. Southend United managed to reverse the scoreline against Wealdstone to win 2-1. It was Wealdstone to strike first with a goal of Charles Clayden at the 27′. Then it was a goal in the 50′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Harry Cardwell gave the win to Southend United in the 81′ minute. Southend United was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
Nathan Ferguson received a red card (53′). This red card was one of the reason why Wealdstone lost the match.
The match was played at the Roots Hall (Southend-on-Sea, Essex) stadium in on Saturday and it started at 7:30 pm local time. The referee was Gary Parsons.
Match Statistics
- ! 61 Ball Possession 39
Shots
- 16 Total 6
- 7 On Target 3
- 9 Off Target 3
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 91 Attack 48
- 52 Dangerous attack 28
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 7 Corners 0
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Southend United had a strong ball possession 61% while Wealdstone was struggling with a 39% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Southend United had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 7 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Southend United won the match.
Southend United shot 16 times, 7 on target, 9 off target. On the other side, Wealdstone shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Southend United received 1 yellow card (Dan Mooney). On the opposite side, Wealdstone received 2 yellow cards (Charlie Barker and Olufela Olomola).
Also, Wealdstone didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Nathan Ferguson (Wealdstone) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (53′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Southend United will have 69 points to remain in the 8th place. Talking about the opposition, Wealdstone will stay with 60 points to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
Southend United – Formation
The manager Kevin Maher decided to play with the following team: .
Substitutions
Southend United made 3 changes: Jason Dimitriou for Dan Mooney (61′), Callum Powell for Henry Sandat (72′) and Wesley Fonguck for Harry Taylor (85′).
Wealdstone – Formation
Stuart Maynard played with: .
Substitutions
Wealdstone made 3 changes: Dominic Hutchinson for Olufela Olomola (59′), A. Charles for Tarryn Allarakhia (70′) and Charles Clayden for Jack Cook (85′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Torquay United – Wrexham – 1-1
- Southend United – Wealdstone – 2-1
- Solihull Moors – Woking – 0-1
- Oldham Athletic – Bromley – 1-1
- Notts County – York City – 1-1
- Gateshead – Maidenhead United – 4-0
- Halifax Town – Eastleigh – 1-1
- Dorking Wanderers – Scunthorpe United – 2-1
- Chesterfield – Maidstone United – 4-0
- Boreham Wood – Yeovil Town – 1-0
- Barnet – Dagenham & Redbridge – 0-2
- Aldershot Town – Altrincham – 1-1