BOREHAMWOOD. Southend United and Boreham Wood draw 1-1. J. Bridge scored the first goal (21′) for Southend United. E. Sousa equalized (48′). Southend United was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (57%)

The match was played at the Meadow Park stadium in Borehamwood on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 2,217 spectators.​ The weather was heavy intensity rain. The temperature was cold at 12.19 degrees Celsius or 53.94 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.​

Match Statistics​

  • 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
  • 12 Total 8
  • 7 On Target 3
  • 5 Off Target 5
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 105 Attack 116
  • 82 Dangerous attack 71
  • 87 Ball safe 112
  • 0 Penalties 1
  • 12 Corners 4
Fouls
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 1 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Southend United had a superior ball possession 57% while Boreham Wood was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Boreham Wood was more aggressive with 82 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 7 were on target. However, that was not enough Boreham Wood to win the match​.

Boreham Wood shot 12 times, 7 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Southend United shot 8 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Boreham Wood received 4 yellow cards (Tyrone Marsh, Billy Sass-Davies, Lee Ndlovu and Nathan Ashmore). On the opposite side, Southend United received 3 yellow cards (Ollie Kensdale, Harry Taylor and Daniel Kanu).

Match Timeline

21'
Jack Bridge(penalty)
Nathan Ashmore- Yellow
20'
27'
Érico Sousa(goal)
48'
Lee Ndlovu- Yellow
62'
68'
Billy Sass-Davies- Yellow
70'
Cameron Coxe- sub ->Angelo Balanta
79'
86'
Ollie Kensdale- Yellow
Tyrone Marsh- Yellow
90'
90'
Harry Taylor- Yellow
90'
Mauro Vilhete- sub ->Jack Bridge

Standings

After playing this match, Boreham Wood will have 20 points like Wealdstone to remain in the 16th place. Regarding the opposition, Southend United will have 21 points like Dorking Wanderers to hold in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the National League, Boreham Wood will host Ebbsfleet United on the 20th of April with a 5-1 head to head stats in favor of Ebbsfleet United (1 draw).

Southend United will host Rochdale on the 20th of April with a 6-4 head to head in favor of Rochdale (5 draws).

Boreham Wood – Formation

Boreham Wood
G
Nathan Ashmore 1.England
20'
D
Femi Ilesanmi 3.England
D
Chris Bush 5.England
D
Jamal Fyfield 12.England
D
70'
M
Jack Payne 4.England
M
Ángelo Balanta 14.Colombia
79'
M
Érico Sousa 19.Portugal
48'
M
Matt Robinson 24.England
F
Lee Ndlovu 9.Zimbabwe
62'
F
Tyrone Marsh 10.England
90'
Substitutes
D
Cameron Coxe 2.Wales
79'
D
David Stephens 6.Guyana
M
Tom Whelan 7.England
M
Liam O'Neil 17.England
F
Timmy Abraham 11.England

Boreham Wood started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager Luke Garrard decided to play with the following team: Nathan Ashmore, Oluwafemi Ilesanmi, Chris Bush, Jamal Fyfield, Billy Sass-Davies, Matt Robinson, Jack Payne, Erico Sousa, Angelo Balanta, Lee Ndlovu and Tyrone Marsh.

The home team had on the bench: Cameron Coxe, David Stephens, Tom Whelan, Timmy Abraham and Liam O’Neil.

Substitutions

Boreham Wood made only 1 change substituting Angelo Balanta for Cameron Coxe (79′)​.

Southend United – Formation

Southend United
G
Nick Hayes 13.England
D
Gus Scott-Morriss 2.England
D
Nathan Ralph 3.England
D
Ollie Kensdale 6.England
86'
D
Harry Taylor 16.England
90'
M
Jack Bridge 7.England
90' 21'
M
Noor Husin 8.Afghanistan
M
Wesley Fonguck 18.England
68'
M
Oliver Coker 28.England
F
Harry Cardwell 9.Scotland
F
Daniel Kanu 19.England
84' 27'
Substitutes
D
B. Kabongolo 97.England
68'
M
Mauro Vilhete 98.England
90'

Southend United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Kevin Maher played with: Nick Hayes, Gus Scott-Morriss, Harry Taylor, Ollie Kensdale, Nathan Ralph, Oliver Coker, Noor Husin, Wesley Fonguck, Jack Bridge, Daniel Kanu and Harry Cardwell.

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jack Wood, Mauro Vilhete, Brooklyn Kabongolo and Beau Macdonald.

Substitutions

Southend United made 2 changes: Wesley Fonguck for Brooklyn Kabongolo (68′) and Jack Bridge for Mauro Vilhete (90′).

Results of the day

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