English League One

FT Saturday, February 25, 2017
Southend United WLWDW 1
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Gillingham DDDLD 2
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GIL202
Priestfield Stadium · 6,542 att.

Match Report

Two quick Josh Wright goals earn Gillingham victory over 10-man Southend

Two quick Josh Wright goals earn Gillingham victory over 10-man Southend

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Head to Head

GIL leads series 3-0-2

Lineups

GIL · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Stuart NelsonG
  2. 5Max EhmerCD
  3. 31Zesh RehmanCD-L
  4. 2Ryan JacksonCD-R
  5. 16Emma OsaoabeCM-L
  6. 44Josh WrightCM-R
  7. 14Lee MartinAM
  8. 9Rory DonnellyLM
  9. 7Scott WagstaffRM
  10. 17Joe QuigleyCF-L
  11. 10Cody McDonaldCF-R

SOUT · 4-4-2

  1. 22Edward SmithG
  2. 33Ryan InnissCD-L
  3. 5Adam ThompsonCD-R
  4. 3Ben CokerLB
  5. 24Jason DemetriouRB
  6. 4Anthony WordsworthCM-L
  7. 18Ryan LeonardCM-R
  8. 8Michael TimlinLM
  9. 17Jermaine McGlashanRM
  10. 14Marc-Antoine FortunéCF-L
  11. 10Simon CoxCF-R

Timeline

  1. 27' Ryan Inniss (Southend United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  2. 28' Substitution, Gillingham. Josh Parker replaces Rory Donnelly because of an injury.
  3. 41' Goal! Gillingham 1, Southend United 0. Josh Wright (Gillingham) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
  4. 45'+3' Goal! Gillingham 2, Southend United 0. Josh Wright (Gillingham) left footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
  5. 45'+7' Second yellow card to Ryan Inniss (Southend United) for a bad foul.
  6. 45' Substitution, Southend United. John White replaces Jermaine McGlashan.
  7. 46' Substitution, Southend United. Nile Ranger replaces Marc-Antoine Fortuné.
  8. 73' Substitution, Southend United. Theo Robinson replaces Anthony Wordsworth.
  9. 75' Michael Timlin (Southend United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  10. 83' Goal! Gillingham 2, Southend United 1. Nile Ranger (Southend United) header from the left side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Robinson with a cross.
  11. 88' Ryan Leonard (Southend United) Yellow Card at 88'
  12. 90'+2' Ben Coker (Southend United) is shown the yellow card.

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