Match Report
Nothing between them on points: 50 each, with Southend United 20th and Plymouth Argyle 21st. Southend United ranked 10th in the league on five-round form, well above their 20th table position. Scoring rates set the scale: Southend United 1.2 scored and 1.48 conceded per game, Plymouth Argyle 1.22 and 1.74, with the league averaging 1.32.
The head-to-head ledger counts 11 games: 2 Southend United wins, 3 for Plymouth Argyle, 6 draws, at 2.09 goals per meeting. The host's record in this fixture is thin — 36% of meetings won. More than two goals is the exception here — seen in 18% of meetings.
The referee was G. Salisbury, with 43 matches in our database and 1.1 yellows per game on average. The venue was Roots Hall Stadium, with room for 12,392 spectators. Plymouth Argyle led 1-0 at the break, and the second half added 4 goals for the 2-3 full-time score.
Goal scorers
Southend United: Simon Cox (86'), Charlie Kelman (90') · Plymouth Argyle: Antoni Sarcevic (21'), Freddie Ladapo (49'), Rúben Lameiras (73')
Key stats
Possession: Southend United 51% · Plymouth Argyle 49% · On target: 3-4 · Corners: 3-1