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  • Kick-off: 15:00
  • Venue: Roots Hall
  • Attendance: 7619
  • Referee: Shoebridge, R

Live Commentary

90 mins

That's it, it's all over, the referee has blown the final whistle.

84 mins

Gareth Taylor is replaced by Calvin Zola.

77 mins

The referee has booked Gareth Taylor.

75 mins

Alan McCormack is being taken off, Richie Foran has come on in his place.

74 mins

Southend are replacing Mark Gower with Tommy Black.

74 mins

Eric Odhiambo is being taken off, Matt Harrold has come on in his place.

67 mins

Tranmere are replacing Chris Shuker with Craig Curran.

55 mins

Goal!! Gareth Taylor scores for Tranmere.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 1.

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by R Shoebridge

45 mins

Paul McLaren is booked for unsporting behaviour.

43 mins

Goal!! Adam Barrett scores for Southend.

42 mins

Mark Gower goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

42 mins

Steve Jennings goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

42 mins

Adam Barrett goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

30 mins

Goal!! Tranmere have scored with Ben Chorley putting it in the back of the net.

0 mins

It's 3pm on Saturday, October 6th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Tranmere Rovers moved to the top of the League One table on goal difference after beating Southend United thanks to goals from Ben Chorley and Gareth Taylor.

With both sides occupying lofty positions there was little early action as they cancelled each other out.

Tranmere should have opened the scoring when Paul McLaren's free-kick from the right found Shane Sherriff but Steve Collis parried his 14-yard shot.

Southend, who went into the match in third spot, responded with Eric Odhiambo seeing his shot saved by John Achterberg.

The goalkeeper then parried a 30-yard right-foot shot from Nicky Bailey, before Lewis Hunt's cross was headed onto the roof of the goal by Leon Clarke from six yards.

Rovers' Taylor forced a one-handed save from Collis before the Southend defences were breached on 30 minutes.

McLaren's corner from the right was volleyed home from close range by Chorley for his first Tranmere goal since signing from Milton Keynes Dons in the summer.

The lead lasted 13 minutes before the Shrimpers equalised when another good Hunt cross was met by Adam Barrett who slammed the ball home from eight yards.

The second half started with Achterberg turning a Garry Richards header onto his bar before Rovers retook the lead on 55 minutes.

McLaren's free-kick from the right was headed past Collis by Taylor from eight yards.

Collis then denied Carl Tremarco before Achterberg punched Bailey's effort out for a corner and then parried a Mark Gower attempt.

Tranmere thought they had a third when McLaren teed up skipper Ian Goodison, but Peter Clarke cleared his effort off the line.

The victory stretched Tranmere's unbeaten run to nine games without defeat. Their only loss of the season was on the opening day against Leeds United.

Southend United Team

Tranmere Rovers Team

Southend United

Tranmere Rovers

Corners

6 7

Fouls

16 15

Goal attempts

14 15

Shots off target

6 5

Offsides

0 5

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