Date:10 Sep 2011
Kick-off:15:00
Venue:County Ground
Attendance:6,852

Smith (37) Kerrouche (47)

Goal!

Live Commentary

94mins Alan Connell takes a shot. Glenn Morris makes a comfortable save.

90mins Unfair challenge on Anthony Grant by Miles Storey results in a free kick. Strike on goal comes in from Ryan Hall from the free kick.

90mins Corner taken left-footed by Ryan Hall, Mattia Lanzano makes a comfortable save.

88mins Effort from outside the penalty box by Matt Ritchie goes wide right of the goal.

83mins The official flags Kane Ferdinand offside. Mattia Lanzano takes the direct free kick.

81mins Peter Gilbert receives a yellow card.

80mins Effort from 35 yards by Anthony Grant. Comfortable save by Mattia Lanzano.

78mins Miles Storey fouled by Mark Phillips, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Callum Kennedy. Mark Phillips booked for unsporting behaviour.

75mins Foul by Alan Connell on JP Kalala, free kick awarded. JP Kalala restarts play with the free kick.

75mins Harry Crawford gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Alan McCormack. Mattia Lanzano takes the free kick.

71mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Callum Kennedy by Harry Crawford. Mattia Lanzano restarts play with the free kick. Miles Storey joins the action as a substitute, replacing Mehdi Kerrouche.

68mins Ahmed Abdulla gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on JP Kalala. Chris Barker takes the free kick.

66mins Alan McCormack fouled by Blair Sturrock, the ref awards a free kick. Alan McCormack takes the free kick. (Swindon) makes a substitution, with Ahmed Abdulla coming on for Simon Ferry.

64mins Effort from 20 yards by Alan Connell. Glenn Morris makes a comfortable save.

62mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Paul Caddis on Anthony Grant. The ball is delivered by Ryan Hall, Headed effort from close range by Peter Gilbert goes wide left of the goal.

61mins The offside flag is raised against Alan Connell. Glenn Morris restarts play with the free kick.

59mins Corner taken by Mehdi Kerrouche played to the near post, Chris Barker makes a clearance.

57mins Ryan Leonard gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Raffaele De Vita. Peter Gilbert replaces Luke Prosser. Ryan Leonard leaves the field to be replaced by JP Kalala. Callum Kennedy takes the free kick.

55mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Paul Caddis by Ryan Hall. Alan McCormack takes the free kick.

54mins Effort on goal by Jonathan Smith from just outside the area goes harmlessly over the target.

53mins Anthony Grant challenges Raffaele De Vita unfairly and gives away a free kick. Free kick crossed left-footed by Callum Kennedy, clearance by Ryan Leonard.

51mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Anthony Grant on Mehdi Kerrouche. Anthony Grant is shown a yellow card. Callum Kennedy delivers the ball from the free kick left-footed from right channel.

49mins Corner taken by Ryan Hall from the right by-line played to the near post, Joe Devera manages to make a clearance.

49mins Corner taken by Ryan Hall from the right by-line to the near post, clearance by Joe Devera.

46mins Ryan Hall is penalised for a handball. Simon Ferry restarts play with the free kick, Mehdi Kerrouche finds the back of the net with a goal from inside the six-yard box to the bottom right corner of the goal. Swindon 2-0 Southend.Assist by Simon Ferry.

45mins Harry Crawford is brought on as a substitute for Bilel Mohsni.

46mins Foul by Jonathan Smith on Blair Sturrock, free kick awarded. Direct effort from the free kick comes in from Ryan Leonard.

43mins Luke Prosser gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Alan Connell. Indirect free kick taken by Paul Caddis.

41mins Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Mehdi Kerrouche played to the near post, clearance made by Chris Barker.

38mins Ryan Leonard takes a shot.

37mins Jonathan Smith fires in a goal from outside the penalty box to the top right corner of the goal. Swindon 1-0 Southend.

34mins Alan McCormack concedes a free kick for a foul on Bilel Mohsni. Bilel Mohsni restarts play with the free kick.

30mins Mehdi Kerrouche gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Mark Phillips. Glenn Morris takes the indirect free kick.

29mins The official flags Blair Sturrock offside. Mattia Lanzano takes the free kick.

25mins Foul by Mark Phillips on Mehdi Kerrouche, free kick awarded. The free kick is swung in left-footed by Callum Kennedy, clearance by Mark Phillips.

21mins The referee blows for offside against Mehdi Kerrouche. Glenn Morris restarts play with the free kick.

19mins Blair Sturrock fouled by Mattia Lanzano, the ref awards a free kick. Mattia Lanzano receives a caution. Ryan Hall takes the free kick, Header from deep inside the area by Mark Phillips goes over the bar.

17mins Bilel Mohsni fouled by Raffaele De Vita, the ref awards a free kick. Indirect free kick taken by Ryan Hall.

16mins Mehdi Kerrouche takes a shot. Comfortable save by Glenn Morris.

15mins Jonathan Smith is brought on as a substitute for Oliver Risser.

12mins Ryan Hall takes the outswinging corner, Callum Kennedy makes a clearance.

12mins Blair Sturrock takes a shot. Save by Mattia Lanzano.

6mins Blair Sturrock has an effort at goal from just outside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand post.

6mins Mehdi Kerrouche takes a shot.

3mins Matt Ritchie has a curled shot. Glenn Morris makes a save.

Match Preview

Formation:442Manager: Paolo Di Canio

Swindon

Formation: 433Manager: Paul Sturrock

Southend

Mattia Lanzano
Paul Caddis
Joe Devera
Oliver Risser
Callum Kennedy
Matt Ritchie
Simon Ferry
Alan McCormack
Raffaele De Vita
Alan Connell
Mehdi Kerrouche
SUBS
Phil Smith
Etienne Esajas
Jonathan Smith
Miles Storey
Ahmed Abdulla

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Away

Glenn Morris
Sean Clohessy
Mark Phillips
Chris Barker
Luke Prosser
Anthony Grant
Kane Ferdinand
Ryan Leonard
Ryan Hall
Bilel Mohsni
Blair Sturrock
SUBS
Daniel Bentley
Peter Gilbert
Graham Coughlan
JP Kalala
Harry Crawford

Match Report

Substitute Smith inspires win Swindon midfielder Jonathan Smith came off the substitiute's bench to drive Paolo Di Canio's side to a routine 2-0 win over Southend at the County Ground. Smith's superb 20-yard striker seven minutes before half time set Swindon on course for their first back to back victories in 11 months following last week's defeat of Rotherham. Algerian Mehdi Kerrouche doubled Swindon's lead three minutes after half time with his second goal of the season. Swindon were the better team throughout and Kerrouche was unlucky not to open the scoring after just seven minutes when his header from Matt Ritchie's cross rebounded off the corssbar. Robins old boy Blair Sturrock's close range header forced a fine decent save from home goalkeeper Mattia Lanzano. There was nothing Southend 'keeper Glenn Morris could do about Smith's right foot pile-driver, which flew into the bottom left corner for his first goal of the season. Kerrouche made the points safe, sweeping home from six yards after neat interplay between Simon Ferry and Matt Ritchie.

Form Guide

WLLLLW Swindon VS Southend WWLLWD

Last Meetings

Swindon 2 - 1 Southend 12/01/1986 Southend 0 - 0 Swindon 30/08/1985 Swindon 2 - 0 Southend 06/04/1985 Southend 3 - 2 Swindon 26/12/1984

Top Scorers

Swindon M Ritchie 3 A Connell 2 O Risser 1 A Flint 1 Southend R Hall 2 B Mohsni 2 M Phillips 1 L Dickinson 1 R Leonard 1

Goals

Swindon Total goals 16 Goals per game 8 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 1 (For) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 1 (For) Period 81-90 mins Southend Total goals 16 Goals per game 8 3 (For) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins