Match Report
On the table this was a mismatch: Bolton Wanderers (3rd, 79 pts) held a 34-point advantage over Southend United (23rd, 45 pts). Southend United had been over-performing their table position on recent form: 10th in the league over the last five rounds against 23rd overall. Per game in the league, Southend United were scoring 0.63 and conceding 1.26, Bolton Wanderers 1.28 and 1.09, against a competition average of 1.18 goals per team per game.
The last-five ledger: Southend United 4/15, Bolton Wanderers 10/15.
4 meetings are on record — 0 won by Southend United, 3 by Bolton Wanderers, 1 drawn, at 2.75 goals per meeting.
The match was played at Roots Hall Stadium in Southend-on-Sea (capacity 12,392). Half-time and full-time told different stories: it was 0-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 0-1.