Date:16 Aug 2011
Kick-off:19:45
Venue:Broadfield Stadium
Attendance:3,220

Howell (55) Tubbs - pen (67)
Tubbs (69)

Goal!

Live Commentary

91mins Corner taken right-footed by Ben Smith from the right by-line, clearance made by Lee Sawyer.

91mins John Akinde takes a shot. Blocked by Chris Barker.

89mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Jemal Johnson.

89mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Jemal Johnson, Luke Prosser takes a shot. Blocked by Kyle McFadzean.

88mins Jemal Johnson produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the net.

85mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Wesley Thomas. Indirect free kick taken by Glenn Morris.

84mins Tyrone Barnett goes off and John Akinde comes on.

83mins Shot from outside the box by Josh Simpson misses to the left of the target.

82mins Liam Dickinson fouled by Charlie Wassmer, the ref awards a free kick. Anthony Grant restarts play with the free kick.

81mins Wesley Thomas replaces Matthew Tubbs.

81mins Ryan Hall leaves the field to be replaced by Lee Sawyer.

77mins Scott Neilson goes off and Ben Smith comes on.

77mins Effort from the edge of the area by Sergio Torres goes wide of the right-hand post.

75mins Matthew Tubbs takes a shot. Blocked by Chris Barker.

74mins Effort from the edge of the area by Josh Simpson goes wide of the left-hand upright.

69mins Corner taken by Ryan Hall from the right by-line.

69mins Matthew Tubbs scores a headed goal from deep inside the penalty area. Crawley Town 3-0 Southend.Dean Howell provided the assist for the goal. Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Scott Neilson, Hope Akpan takes a shot from just inside the penalty box which clears the crossbar.

68mins Tyrone Barnett provided the assist for the goal.

66mins Tyrone Barnett fouled by Bilel Mohsni, the ref awards a Penalty. Bilel Mohsni shown a yellow card. Matthew Tubbs scores a placed penalty. Crawley Town 2-0 Southend.

64mins Unfair challenge on Anthony Grant by Kyle McFadzean results in a free kick. Ryan Hall produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick, blocked by Sergio Torres.

64mins Bilel Mohsni joins the action as a substitute, replacing Graham Coughlan.

64mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Matthew Tubbs. Glenn Morris takes the indirect free kick.

63mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Scott Neilson, Tyrone Barnett takes a shot. Liam Dickinson gets a block in.

62mins Unfair challenge on Matthew Tubbs by Graham Coughlan results in a free kick. Graham Coughlan booked. Free kick taken by Scott Neilson.

61mins Tyrone Barnett produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that misses to the right of the target.

60mins Kane Ferdinand leaves the field to be replaced by Jemal Johnson.

59mins Luke Prosser concedes a free kick for a foul on Josh Simpson. Scott Neilson takes the direct free kick.

55mins The ball is swung over by Dean Howell, Dean Howell scores a goal. Crawley Town 1-0 Southend.Assist by Tyrone Barnett.

54mins Shot from just outside the box by Scott Neilson goes over the bar.

53mins Matthew Tubbs produces a left-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide left of the goal.

51mins Effort on goal by Ryan Hall from long distance goes over the crossbar.

51mins Hope Akpan challenges Kane Ferdinand unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Kane Ferdinand.

49mins David Hunt receives a caution.

49mins Sergio Torres takes a shot. Chris Barker gets a block in.

48mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Matthew Tubbs by Graham Coughlan. David Hunt restarts play with the free kick.

48mins Neil Harris produces a right-footed shot from just outside the box that goes wide left of the goal.

47mins Tyrone Barnett gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Graham Coughlan. Glenn Morris restarts play with the free kick.

46mins Unfair challenge on Sergio Torres by Kane Ferdinand results in a free kick. Kane Ferdinand booked. Matthew Tubbs produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick.

45mins Matthew Tubbs is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Glenn Morris takes the free kick.

46mins Sergio Torres fouled by JP Kalala, the ref awards a free kick. JP Kalala is booked. Free kick taken by Dean Howell.

44mins Scott Neilson decides to take the corner short.

36mins JP Kalala concedes a free kick for a foul on Sergio Torres. Direct free kick taken by Scott Neilson.

35mins Neil Harris fouled by David Hunt, the ref awards a free kick. Glenn Morris takes the free kick.

35mins The referee blows for offside against Liam Dickinson. Scott Shearer restarts play with the free kick.

34mins Corner taken by Scott Neilson from the right by-line, Ryan Hall makes a clearance. Scott Neilson takes a shot. Comfortable save by Glenn Morris.

31mins Josh Simpson fouled by Kane Ferdinand, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Scott Shearer.

29mins Foul by Ryan Hall on Dean Howell, free kick awarded. Ryan Hall is given a yellow card. Scott Shearer takes the free kick.

27mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Anthony Grant on Hope Akpan. Kyle McFadzean restarts play with the free kick.

25mins Sergio Torres gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Anthony Grant. Glenn Morris takes the free kick.

23mins Neil Harris takes a shot. Save by Scott Shearer.

22mins The referee penalises Liam Dickinson for handball. Direct free kick taken by Scott Shearer.

19mins Corner taken by Scott Neilson from the left by-line played to the near post, JP Kalala manages to make a clearance.

16mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Ryan Hall on Dean Howell. Free kick taken by Scott Shearer.

14mins Headed effort from inside the area by Liam Dickinson misses to the left of the target.

9mins Sergio Torres gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Anthony Grant. Ryan Hall delivers the ball, Liam Dickinson takes a shot. Save by Scott Shearer. Ryan Hall takes a outswinging corner from the left by-line played to the near post, Headed effort on goal by Luke Prosser from inside the penalty box misses to the right of the target.

8mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Kane Ferdinand by Hope Akpan. Chris Barker takes the free kick.

7mins Corner taken by Scott Neilson from the right by-line, Charlie Wassmer takes a shot. Glenn Morris makes a save. Inswinging corner taken by Scott Neilson.

5mins Kane Ferdinand challenges Josh Simpson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick taken by Scott Neilson.

4mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Anthony Grant by Charlie Wassmer. Shot on goal comes in from Ryan Hall from the free kick, save made by Scott Shearer.

2mins Anthony Grant is penalised for a handball. Kyle McFadzean takes the free kick.

1mins Matthew Tubbs produces a right-footed shot from inside the area that goes over the bar.

Liam Dickinson takes a shot. Save by Scott Shearer.

Match Preview

Dempster back for Crawley Crawley welcome defender John Dempster back from suspension for the visit of Southend. Centre-half Dempster missed Saturday's 2-0 win over Macclesfield through suspension after his opening-day red card at Port Vale. Charlie Wassmer replaced Dempster at the weekend and could be the man to make way. Midfielder Dannie Bulman missed out against Macclesfield with an ankle injury and is still unavailable but Ben Smith could return in the centre. Skipper Pablo Mills remains sidelined with an ankle injury and fellow defender Jamie Day is still out with a back problem. Scott Shearer is set to get the nod in goal again ahead of Michel Kuipers, who has been struggling with a rib injury. Mark Phillips will again face a fitness test ahead of the match. The Shrimpers centre-back failed to shrug off a groin injury in time for Saturday's 2-1 win at Accrington, although fellow central defender Chris Barker handed the Essex-club a huge boost with his inclusion. Skipper Barker was a shock starter at the Crown Ground having initially been ruled out for the next couple of weeks with a Grade One tear to his groin. Graham Coughlan, who partnered Barker at the weekend, is again on standby should Phillips not make it, while Paul Sturrock must decide whether central defender Bilel Mohsni is ready for a recall. Striker Neil Harris and midfielder Jemal Johnson dropped to the bench against Accrington and will be pushing for inclusion from the off. Barry Corr (knee) and Blair Sturrock (ankle) continue to make progress with their rehabilitation but the encounter comes too soon.

Formation:442Manager: Steve Evans

Crawley Town

Formation: 433Manager: Paul Sturrock

Southend

Scott Shearer
Dean Howell
Kyle McFadzean
Charlie Wassmer
David Hunt
Sergio Torres
Hope Akpan
Josh Simpson
Scott Neilson
Matthew Tubbs
Tyrone Barnett
SUBS
Michel Kuipers
Wesley Thomas
Ben Smith
Glenn Wilson
John Akinde

Home

Away

Glenn Morris
Sean Clohessy
Graham Coughlan
Chris Barker
Luke Prosser
Anthony Grant
Kane Ferdinand
JP Kalala
Ryan Hall
Neil Harris
Liam Dickinson
SUBS
Daniel Bentley
Bilel Mohsni
Lee Sawyer
Jemal Johnson
Ryan Leonard

Match Report

Crawley prove League credentials Matt Tubbs scored two second-half goals in the space of two minutes as Football League newcomers Crawley continued their unbeaten start to the season with a 3-0 victory over Southend. Southend, who had opened their league campaign with two victories, were outplayed in the second half and Tubbs could easily have scored a hat-trick. Defender Dean Howell gave Town the lead after 56 minutes when he caught out `keeper Glenn Morris with a shot-come-cross which sailed into the roof of the net following a pass from Tyrone Barnett. Tubbs doubled the hosts` advantage in the 68th minute, sending Morris the wrong way from the penalty spot after substitute Bilel Mohsni had brought down Barnett. Tubbs then headed the third off a post two minutes later following a cross from the left by Howell, and was unlucky not to win another penalty when tumbled over again by Frenchman Mohsni. In the first half, the striker should have hit the target early on when blazing over from a long throw by David Hunt. Goalkeeper Scott Shearer came to Crawley's rescue by diving to save a deflected free-kick by Ryan Hall before keeping out a downward header from Liam Dickinson with his legs. Crawley midfielder Scott Neilson forced Morris to save from his header shortly before the break following good work by Sergio Torres.

Form Guide

DW Crawley Town VS Southend WW

Last Meetings

Top Scorers

Crawley Town T Barnett 2 K McFadzean 1 W Thomas 1 Southend R Hall 1 B Mohsni 1

Goals

Crawley Town Total goals 6 Goals per game 4 1 (For) Period 31-40 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) Period 71-80 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Southend Total goals 5 Goals per game 3 1 (For) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) Period 11-20 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) Period 61-70 mins