SOUTHEND-ON-SEA. Southend United conquers Halifax Town 1-0 after K. Clark scored just 1 goal (12′).

The match was played at the Roots Hall Stadium stadium in Southend-on-Sea on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Robert Massey Ellis.

Match Statistics​

Southend United

1 - 0

Halifax Town

  • 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
  • 7 Total 8
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 4 Off Target 4
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 73 Attack 77
  • 37 Dangerous attack 43
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

No teams had a vastly superior advantage in terms of ball possession. Southend United was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Halifax Town that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Halifax Town was putting more pressure with 43 dangerous attacks and 8 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, Southend United succeeded in find the solution to win this encounter.​

Southend United shot 7 times, 3 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Halifax Town shot 8 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Southend United received 1 yellow card (H. Neal). On the opposite side, Halifax Town received 1 yellow card (K. Spence).

Match Timeline

12'
27'
Ollie Kensdale- sub ->K. Clark
46'
63'
Matt Stenson- sub ->H. Gilmour
70'
71'
76'
83'
85'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
94
44
Wrexham
88
44
Solihull Moors
87
44
Halifax Town
84
44
Notts County
82
44
Grimsby Town
77
44
Chesterfield
74
44
Dagenham & Redbridge
73
44
Boreham Wood
67
44
Bromley
67
44
Torquay United
66
44
Yeovil Town
59
44
Southend United
58
44
Altrincham
55
44
Woking
53
44
Wealdstone
53
44
Maidenhead United
51
44
Barnet
50
44
Eastleigh
46
44
Aldershot Town
43
44
King\'s Lynn Town
34
44
Weymouth
28
44
Dover Athletic
1
44

After playing this match, Southend United will have 53 points to hold in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Halifax Town will stay with 77 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the National League, Southend United will play away with Wrexham on the 30th of April with a 0-0 head to head.

Halifax Town will host Yeovil Town on the 30th of April with a 3-1 head to head statistic in favor of Yeovil Town (1 draw).

Southend United – Formation

Southend United
G
Steve Arnold 1.England
D
Kenny Clark 22.England
46' 12'
D
Leon Davies 27.England
D
Joe Gubbins 17.England
D
Shaun Hobson 5.England
M
Jason Dimitriou 24.Cyprus
M
Jack Bridge 7.England
76'
M
Noor Husin 38.Afghanistan
27'
M
Harrison Neal 21.England
70'
F
Harry Cardwell 39.Scotland
F
Sam Dalby 10.England
Substitutes
D
Ollie Kensdale 35.England
46'
M
Will Atkinson 20.England
27'
M
James Dunne 8.England
76'
M
Callum Powell 11.England
M
Matthew Dennis 30.England

The manager Kevin Maher decided to play with the following team: .

Substitutions

Southend United made 3 changes: N. Husin for W. Atkinson (27′), K. Clark for O. Kensdale (46′) and J. Bridge for J. Dunne (76′).

Halifax Town – Formation

Halifax Town
G
Sam Johnson 1.England
D
Niall Maher 31.England
71'
D
Tyrell Warren 21.England
85'
D
Jack Senior 3.England
M
Luke Summerfield 4.England
M
Jordan Slew 25.England
M
Kieran Green 8.England
M
Harvey Gilmour 20.England
63'
M
Billy Waters 11.England
F
Matt Warburton 10.England
F
Jesse Debrah 5.England
Substitutes
M
Kian Spence 17.England
71' 83'
M
Z. Dearnley 27.England
85'
F
M. Stenson 14.England
63'
F
Gerry McDonagh 15.Republic of Ireland
F
J. Thomas 16.Wales

Peter Wild played with: .

Substitutions

Halifax Town made 3 changes: H. Gilmour for M. Stenson (63′), N. Maher for K. Spence (71′) and T. Warren for Z. Dearnley (85′).

Results of the day

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