SOUTHEND-ON-SEA. Chesterfield had an adventurous win over Southend United. The hero of the match was who scored in the 40th, 19th, 49th, 73rd and 73rd minute. Chesterfield took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
The match was played at the Roots Hall Stadium stadium in Southend-on-Sea on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Scott Tallis.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 7 Total 18
- 2 On Target 6
- 5 Off Target 12
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 126 Attack 115
- 69 Dangerous attack 76
- 122 Ball safe 112
- 0 Penalties 1
- 4 Corners 8
Fouls
- 2 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 3
Chesterfield was in firm control of the ball 57% while Southend United was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Chesterfield was more aggressive with 76 dangerous attacks and 18 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Chesterfield won the match.
Southend United shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Chesterfield shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target.
Cards
Southend United received 1 yellow card (). On the opposite side, Chesterfield didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this contest, Southend United will stay with 8 points like Maidenhead United and Weymouth to stay in the 19th place. On the opposite side, Chesterfield will have 22 points to stay in the 4th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the National League, Southend United will play away with Dagenham & Redbridge on the 23rd of October with a 5-1 head to head in favor of Southend United (4 draws).
Chesterfield will host Boreham Wood on the 23rd of October with a 1-1 head to head record.
Southend United – Formation

The manager Phil Brown decided to play with the following team: S. Arnold, N. Ralph, S. Hobson, W. Atkinson, J. Demetriou, J. Dunne, N. Ferguson, J. Bridge, B. Mbunga-Kimpioka, C. Sayers and H. Kargbo.
The home team had on the bench: R. Murphy, T. Egbri, S. Dalby, R. Howard and L. Walsh.
Substitutions
Southend United made 3 changes: B. Mbunga Kimpioka for T. Egbri (46′), H. Kargbo for R. Murphy (46′) and W. Atkinson for S. Dalby (61′).
Chesterfield – Formation

On the opposite side, James Rowe played with: S. Loach, G. Gunning, F. Kerr, C. Miller, L. Maguire, S. Khan, C. Weston, J. Kellermann, J. King, D. Rowe and K. Tshimanga.
They had on the bench: J. Grimes, L. Mandeville, E. Oyeleke, N. Tyson and A. Whittle.
Substitutions
Chesterfield made 3 changes: F. Kerr for J. Grimes (31′), S. Khan for L. Mandeville (65′) and C. Weston for E. Oyeleke (68′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the National League.
- King’s Lynn Town – Solihull Moors – 0-1
- Altrincham – Maidenhead United – 2-0
- Southend United – Chesterfield – 0-4
- Stockport County – Aldershot Town – 1-0
- Boreham Wood – Dagenham & Redbridge – 2-0
- Wealdstone – Eastleigh – 1-2
- Bromley – Torquay United – 2-0
- Dover Athletic – Barnet – 1-2
- Halifax Town – Weymouth – 2-0
- Woking – Grimsby Town – 0-1
- Yeovil Town – Notts County – 0-2