Match Report
1 points and 3 places separated them: Southend United 7th with 10, Yeovil Town 4th with 11. Per game in the league, Southend United were scoring 1.8 and conceding 1.2, Yeovil Town 2 and 1, against a competition average of 1.55 goals per team per game.
Yeovil Town arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 11 consecutive games.
11 meetings are on record — 4 won by Southend United, 5 by Yeovil Town, 2 drawn, at 1.73 goals per meeting. Low-scoring is the pattern: just 27% of the meetings went over two goals.
Roots Hall Stadium staged the fixture, a ground that holds 12,392. T. Sangowawa officiated: 14 games logged, averaging 0.4 yellow cards each. On the scoreboard, Yeovil Town led 1-0 at the break; 4 second-half goals set the final 3-2.
Goal scorers
Southend United: Darren Oldaker (66'), Leon Chambers-Parillon (79'), Promise Omochere (85') · Yeovil Town: Archie Davies (25'), Luke McCormick (58')
Key stats
Possession: Southend United 50% · Yeovil Town 50% · Total shots: 8-2 · On target: 5-2 · Corners: 9-2