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  • Kick-off: 19:45
  • Venue: Roots Hall
  • Attendance: 8428
  • Referee: Hegley, G

Live Commentary

90 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

85 mins

James Walker is replaced by Charlie MacDonald.

84 mins

Brighton are replacing Guy Butters with Joe Gatting.

79 mins

Southend are replacing Lee Barnard with Alex Revell.

73 mins

Tommy Black is replaced by Anthony Grant.

46 mins

Ian Westlake is replaced by Jake Robinson.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 2 v 0.

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by G Hegley

30 mins

Goal!! Southend have scored with Adam Barrett putting it in the back of the net.

29 mins

Peter Clarke is booked for dissent.

24 mins

Goal!! Southend have scored with Mark Gower putting it in the back of the net.

0 mins

It's 7:45pm on Tuesday, April 8th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Southend United cemented their place in the League One play-off places with a 2-0 win over Brighton and Hove Albion.

First-half goals from Mark Gower and Adam Barrett saw the Shrimpers move up to fourth in the table at the expense of Nottingham Forest.

The Seagulls had the first chance after five minutes when Glenn Murray's right-footed shot was caught by goalkeeper Darryl Flahavan.

Alan McCormack shot wide for the hosts before Brighton striker Nicky Forster did the same thing.

But in the 24th minute winger Gower put the Shrimpers in front after he latched into Simon Francis' upfield pass from his own half and rifled home a left-footed shot from just outside the penalty area.

Southend pressed for a second and saw Lee Barnard's effort parried by Michel Kuipers, before skipper Adam Barrett put the hosts 2-0 up after 30 minutes.

This time Gower was the provider, his pass from the flank finding Barrett on the left-hand side of the box before he fired home from 18 yards.

Tommy Elphick blasted over the bar in reply for Brighton before Nick Bailey failed to put Blues further ahead before half-time when he shot wide from a Gower corner.

Brighton started the second half desperate to find a route back into the game but were thwarted by Flahavan, who saved two penalties in Southend's 3-1 win at Crewe on Saturday.

With 49 minutes gone he caught Murray's shot from 12 yards and then punched clear Forster's effort from the same distance moments later.

Striker Murray then headed over the bar from a Dean Cox corner before Kuipers came to the visitors' rescue when he blocked a left-footed Bailey effort from 18 yards with his feet.

And it was the hosts who had the final say with McCormack firing over and substitute Anthony Grant and Charlie Mulgrew heading narrowly over the top.

Southend United Team

Brighton and Hove Albion Team

Southend United

Brighton and Hove Albion

Corners

6 6

Fouls

9 16

Goal attempts

12 13

Shots off target

8 7

Offsides

4 5

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