SOUTHEND-ON-SEA. Southend United demolishes Dover Athletic 4-1 with goals of R. Murphy (30′), R. Murphy (35′ pen), S. Dalby (59′) and J. Bridge (73′). On the other side, Dover Athletic scored with R. Hanson (69′). Southend United took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).
The match was played at the Roots Hall Stadium stadium in Southend-on-Sea on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Daniel Middleton.
Match Statistics
- 56 Ball Possession 44
Shots
- 13 Total 15
- 6 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 11
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 126 Attack 106
- 82 Dangerous attack 72
- 111 Ball safe 129
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 7
Fouls
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Ball possession
Southend United was in firm control of the ball 56% while Dover Athletic was struggling with a 44% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Southend United was more aggressive with 82 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Southend United won the match.
Southend United shot 13 times, 6 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Dover Athletic shot 15 times, 4 on target, 11 off target.
Cards
Southend United received 1 yellow card (Z. Brunt). On the opposite side, Dover Athletic received 3 yellow cards (A. Parkes, D. Collinge and R. Hanson).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this encounter, Southend United will have 11 points to stay in the 20th place. On the other side, Dover Athletic will stay with -9 points to move up in the 23rd place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Southend United will host Woking on the 13th of November with a 0-0 head to head stats.
Dover Athletic will play away agasint Torquay United on the 13th of November with a 4-4 head to head record.
Southend United – Formation
The manager Kevin Maher decided to play with the following team: S. Arnold, J. White, S. Hobson, K. Łopata, J. Dunne, J. Bridge, R. Howard, H. Phillips, Z. Brunt, R. Murphy and S. Dalby.
The home team had on the bench: N. Ferguson, M. Rush, C. Sayers, T. Egbri and L. Walsh.
Substitutions
Southend United made 3 changes: H. Phillips for N. Ferguson (85′), S. Dalby for M. Rush (87′) and J. Bridge for C. Sayers (90′).
Dover Athletic – Formation
Regarding the opposition, Andy Hessenthaler played with: A. Parkes, R. Johnson, D. Collinge, J. Tiensia, B. Williamson, K. Arthur, T. Bramble, R. Hanson, H. Ransom, A. Cosgrave and T. Gregory.
These were the players on the bench: H. Woods, S. Ofori-Twumasi, M. Bentley, J. Bexon and S. Wood.
Substitutions
Dover Athletic made 3 changes: J. E. Bramble T. for H. Woods (54′), R. Johnson for N. Ofori-Twumasi (66′) and B. Williamson for M. Bentley (88′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- Southend United – Dover Athletic – 4-1
- Woking – Bromley – 0-2