Walsall vs Southend United, 2020-21 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

Walsall

90'+3': Alfie Bates

FT
0 - 1

Southend United

88': Emile Acauah

About

Walsall are hosting Southend United at Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium, Walsall, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
2': Attempt saved. Brandon Goodship (Southend United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mark Oxley.
2': Attempt missed. Brandon Goodship (Southend United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
2': Attempt blocked. Caolan Lavery (Walsall) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
2': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Shaun Hobson.
4': Attempt missed. Zak Jules (Walsall) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rory Holden with a cross following a corner.
7': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Walsall).
7': Mark Oxley (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
8': Attempt saved. Wesley McDonald (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
9': Attempt saved. Alfie Bates (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Rory Holden.
9': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Mark Oxley.
10': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Shaun Hobson.
11': Attempt missed. Callum Cockerill-Mollett (Walsall) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Rory Holden with a cross following a corner.
16': Offside, Walsall. Dan Scarr tries a through ball, but Elijah Adebayo is caught offside.
18': Attempt saved. Timothee Dieng (Southend United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Terrell Egbri.
18': Attempt saved. Timothee Dieng (Southend United) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner.
19': Ashley Nathaniel-George (Southend United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
19': Foul by Cameron Norman (Walsall).
20': Foul by Caolan Lavery (Walsall).
20': Terrell Egbri (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Cameron Norman (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
21': Foul by Terrell Egbri (Southend United).
22': Foul by Caolan Lavery (Walsall).
22': John White (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
24': Foul by James Olayinka (Southend United).
24': Liam Kinsella (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
26': Attempt missed. James Olayinka (Southend United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Ashley Nathaniel-George.
27': Foul by Caolan Lavery (Walsall).
27': Harry Lennon (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
29': Attempt blocked. Ashley Nathaniel-George (Southend United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Timothee Dieng.
30': Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Dan Scarr.
32': Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Liam Roberts.
34': Dan Scarr (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
34': Foul by Ashley Nathaniel-George (Southend United).
35': Elijah Adebayo (Walsall) wins a free kick on the right wing.
35': Foul by Tom Clifford (Southend United).
38': Foul by Elijah Adebayo (Walsall).
38': Jason Demetriou (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Foul by Alfie Bates (Walsall).
40': Terrell Egbri (Southend United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
40': Attempt saved. Timothee Dieng (Southend United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jason Demetriou with a cross.
40': Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Liam Roberts.
41': Foul by Timothee Dieng (Southend United).
41': Wesley McDonald (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
43': Elijah Adebayo (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
43': Foul by Harry Lennon (Southend United).
43': Harry Lennon (Southend United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+3': Attempt blocked. Caolan Lavery (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Norman with a cross.
45'+5': First Half ends, Walsall 0, Southend United 0.
45': Second Half begins Walsall 0, Southend United 0.
49': Foul by Dan Scarr (Walsall).
49': Harry Lennon (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Attempt blocked. Rory Holden (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Caolan Lavery.
53': Foul by Callum Cockerill-Mollett (Walsall).
53': Terrell Egbri (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
54': Ashley Nathaniel-George (Southend United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
54': Foul by Cameron Norman (Walsall).
56': Caolan Lavery (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
56': Foul by Timothee Dieng (Southend United).
57': Attempt blocked. Cameron Norman (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
57': Ashley Nathaniel-George (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
57': Foul by Cameron Norman (Walsall).
57': Callum Cockerill-Mollett (Walsall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
57': Foul by Terrell Egbri (Southend United).
58': Hand ball by Ashley Nathaniel-George (Southend United).
60': Ashley Nathaniel-George (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
60': Foul by Cameron Norman (Walsall).
62': Attempt missed. Alfie Bates (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Caolan Lavery.
63': Foul by Wesley McDonald (Walsall).
63': Terrell Egbri (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
64': Substitution, Walsall. Jake Scrimshaw replaces Caolan Lavery.
65': Substitution, Southend United. Emile Acquah replaces John White.
66': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Timothee Dieng.
67': Foul by Callum Cockerill-Mollett (Walsall).
67': Jason Demetriou (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
68': Emile Acquah (Southend United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
68': Foul by Callum Cockerill-Mollett (Walsall).
69': Offside, Walsall. Liam Kinsella tries a through ball, but Elijah Adebayo is caught offside.
69': Substitution, Walsall. Mat Sadler replaces Callum Cockerill-Mollett.
70': Cameron Norman (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Foul by James Olayinka (Southend United).
71': Cameron Norman (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
71': Foul by Ashley Nathaniel-George (Southend United).
72': Attempt missed. Wesley McDonald (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Zak Jules.
73': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Shaun Hobson.
74': Foul by Jason Demetriou (Southend United).
74': Jake Scrimshaw (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
74': Substitution, Walsall. Emmanuel Osadebe replaces Liam Kinsella.
77': Attempt saved. Brandon Goodship (Southend United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Ashley Nathaniel-George.
77': Attempt blocked. Cameron Norman (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Rory Holden.
78': Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Tom Clifford.
78': Attempt saved. Dan Scarr (Walsall) header from very close range is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rory Holden with a cross.
78': Attempt blocked. Jake Scrimshaw (Walsall) right footed shot from very close range is blocked.
80': Foul by Emmanuel Osadebe (Walsall).
80': James Olayinka (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
80': Attempt saved. Ashley Nathaniel-George (Southend United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tom Clifford.
81': Penalty Walsall. Cameron Norman draws a foul in the penalty area.
81': Penalty conceded by Tom Clifford (Southend United) after a foul in the penalty area.
82': Penalty missed! Still Walsall 0, Southend United 0. Elijah Adebayo (Walsall) hits the bar with a right footed shot.
83': Foul by Wesley McDonald (Walsall).
83': Terrell Egbri (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
83': Alfie Bates (Walsall) is shown the yellow card.
84': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Osadebe (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
84': Attempt blocked. Rory Holden (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
85': Foul by Emile Acquah (Southend United).
85': Rory Holden (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
85': Attempt blocked. Emmanuel Osadebe (Walsall) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rory Holden.
86': Attempt missed. James Olayinka (Southend United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Terrell Egbri.
86': Attempt saved. Emmanuel Osadebe (Walsall) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wesley McDonald.
88': Attempt missed. Dan Scarr (Walsall) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Cameron Norman with a cross.
88': Goal! Walsall 0, Southend United 1. Emile Acquah (Southend United) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ashley Nathaniel-George.
89': Substitution, Southend United. Kazaiah Sterling replaces Terrell Egbri.
90'+1': Ashley Nathaniel-George (Southend United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90'+1': Foul by Cameron Norman (Walsall).
90'+3': Foul by Alfie Bates (Walsall).
90'+3': Kazaiah Sterling (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Second yellow card to Alfie Bates (Walsall) for a bad foul.
90'+5': Second Half ends, Walsall 0, Southend United 1.
0': Match ends, Walsall 0, Southend United 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Pallet-Track Bescot Stadium
Location: Walsall, England

EFL League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bromley	42	+26	83
2	Milton Keynes Dons	42	+35	76
3	Notts County	42	+26	76
4	Cambridge United	41	+27	74

Full Table

Line-Ups

Walsall (4-4-2)

No.	Name
1	Liam Roberts (GK)
3	Zak Jules
6	Dan Scarr
14	Callum Cockerill-Mollett
2	Cameron Norman
12	Alfie Bates
8	Liam Kinsella
15	Wesley Mcdonald
22	Rory Holden
11	Elijah Adebayo
9	Caolan Lavery

Walsall Substitutes:

Danny Guthrie, Hayden White, Jake Scrimshaw, Stuart Sinclair, Emma Osaoabe, Jack Rose, Mathew Sadler.

Southend United (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
1	Mark Oxley (GK)
26	Harry Lennon
48	John White
12	Tom Clifford
5	Shaun Hobson
8	Thimothee Dieng
24	Jason Demetriou
20	Ashley Nathaniel-George
11	Terrell Egbri
10	Brandon Goodship
7	James Olayinka

Southend United Substitutes:

Emile Acauah, Harry Seaden, Matt Rush, Kaziah Sterling, Harry Phillips.

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