English National League

FT Friday, December 26, 2025
Southend United LWWLL 1
–
BRN Braintree Town WDWLD 0
1st2ndT
SOUT011
BRN000
Rare Breed Meat Co. Stadium · 3,106 att.

Head to Head

SOUT leads series 1-0-1

Lineups

BRN · 3-4-1-2

  1. 1Mason TerryG
  2. 17Jacob PinningtonCD
  3. 21Ben DrakeCD-L
  4. 2Aidan Francis-ClarkeCD-R
  5. 33Calum LoganCM-L
  6. 6James VenningsCM-R
  7. 8Harrison DudziakAM
  8. 4George LangstonLM
  9. 11Chay CooperRM
  10. 9Lewis WalkerCF-L
  11. 18Sahid KamaraCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 10Jay Emmanuel-ThomasSUB
  2. 39Elliot Morgan ThorpeSUB
  3. 5Manny OmroreSUB
  4. 19Freddie HockeySUB
  5. 14John AkindeSUB
  6. 38Aramide OtehSUB

SOUT · 3-1-4-2

  1. 30Collin Andeng-NdiG
  2. 6Ben GoodliffeCD
  3. 3Nathan RalphCD-L
  4. 16Harry TaylorCD-R
  5. 17Cavanagh MileySW
  6. 19Leon Chambers-ParillonCM-L
  7. 28Oliver CokerCM-R
  8. 33Harry BoyesLM
  9. 10Sam AustinRM
  10. 18Slavi SpasovCF-L
  11. 21Harry CardwellCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 23James Morton
  2. 7Jack Bridge
  3. 14Tom Hopper
  4. 2Gus Scott-Morriss
  5. 15Joseph Gubbins
  6. 1Nicholas Hayes
  7. 24Charley Kendall

Timeline

  1. 7' Harry Taylor (Southend United) Yellow Card at 7'
  2. 13' Cavanagh Miley (Southend United) Yellow Card at 13'
  3. 25' Jacob Pinnington (Braintree Town) Yellow Card at 25'
  4. 44' Ben Goodliffe (Southend United) Red Card at 44'
  5. 45' Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United) Substitution at 45'
  6. 53' Harry Boyes (Southend United) Yellow Card at 53'
  7. 59' James Morton (Southend United) Substitution at 59'
  8. 67' John Akinde (Braintree Town) Substitution at 67'
  9. 69' Calum Logan (Braintree Town) Yellow Card at 69'
  10. 75' Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United) Goal at 75'
  11. 76' Aramide Oteh (Braintree Town) Substitution at 76'
  12. 82' Tom Hopper (Southend United) Substitution at 82'
  13. 82' Jack Bridge (Southend United) Substitution at 82'
  14. 86' Jay Emmanuel-Thomas (Braintree Town) Substitution at 86'
  15. 89' Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United) Yellow Card at 89'
  16. 90'+4' Joseph Gubbins (Southend United) Substitution at 94'

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