Southend United 1-0 Scunthorpe United · National League
Southend United beat Scunthorpe United 1-0 in the National League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Southend United and Scunthorpe United met in the National League at Roots Hall in Southend-on-Sea on Saturday, 15 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Southend United: J. Popoola 23'. Scunthorpe United did not score.
How the match went
Southend United saw more of the ball, 64% of it. Southend United had 12 shots with 7 on target, Scunthorpe United 4 with 1 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 11 to Southend United and 1 to Scunthorpe United. Southend United conceded 12 fouls, Scunthorpe United 15. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (2 for Southend United, 3 for Scunthorpe United).
Line-ups
Southend United started in a 4-2-3-1: Joeseph Duncan, Vontae Daley-Campbell, Ben Goodliffe, Rayan Oyebade, Kyle McAdam, Leon Chambers-Parillon, Darren Oldaker, Sahid Kamara, Oliver Coker, Joshua Popoola, Harry Cardwell.
Scunthorpe United started in a 4-4-2: Louis Jones, Reagan Ogle, Callum Howe, Will Evans, Branden Horton, Patrick Jones, Jordan Richards, James Gale, Luke Brennan, Declan Howe, Alfie Beestin.
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Minute by minute
- 23'Goal! Southend United 1-0 Scunthorpe United. J. Popoola (Southend United) scores.
- 45'Half-time. Southend United 1-0 Scunthorpe United.
- 90'Full-time. Southend United 1-0 Scunthorpe United.
Full commentary (37 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Southend United vs Scunthorpe United.
- 4'Attempt missed. A. Beestin (Scunthorpe United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 10'Attempt saved. P. Jones (Scunthorpe United), left-footed shot. xG 0.17.
- 16'Attempt saved. S. Kamara (Southend United), left-footed shot. xG 0.00.
- 23'Goal! Southend United 1-0 Scunthorpe United. J. Popoola (Southend United) scores.
- 23'Attempt saved. H. Cardwell (Southend United), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 25'Attempt saved. H. Cardwell (Southend United), right-footed shot. xG 0.19.
- 30'Attempt missed. D. Howe (Scunthorpe United), header. xG 0.20.
- 34'Yellow card for L. Chambers-Parillon (Southend United).
- 38'Attempt saved. L. Chambers-Parillon (Southend United), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 41'Attempt missed. P. Jones (Scunthorpe United), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Southend United 1-0 Scunthorpe United.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 54'Yellow card for J. Gale (Scunthorpe United) for foul.
- 58'Attempt missed. S. Kamara (Southend United), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 59'Yellow card for D. Oldaker (Southend United) for foul.
- 60'Substitution, Scunthorpe United: J. Butterfield comes on for J. Gale.
- 60'Substitution, Scunthorpe United: H. Parker comes on for L. Brennan.
- 61'Yellow card for A. Beestin (Scunthorpe United) for foul.
- 65'Substitution, Southend United: A. Hartigan comes on for L. Chambers-Parillon.
- 65'Substitution, Southend United: R. Colclough comes on for S. Kamara.
- 68'Substitution, Scunthorpe United: J. Rowley comes on for R. Ogle.
- 68'Substitution, Scunthorpe United: J. Belehouan comes on for J. Richards.
- 71'Attempt blocked. O. Coker (Southend United), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 75'Yellow card for W. Evans (Scunthorpe United) for foul.
- 79'Attempt saved. H. Cardwell (Southend United), right-footed shot. xG 0.21.
- 84'Substitution, Scunthorpe United: K. Hurst comes on for P. Jones.
- 84'Substitution, Southend United: C. Kendall comes on for B. Goodliffe.
- 84'Substitution, Southend United: S. Austin comes on for O. Coker.
- 84'Substitution, Southend United: H. Taylor comes on for H. Cardwell.
- 84'Attempt saved. R. Colclough (Southend United), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
- 88'Off the woodwork! C. Kendall (Southend United), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 90'Attempt blocked. S. Austin (Southend United), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+5'Attempt missed. R. Colclough (Southend United), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 90'Full-time. Southend United 1-0 Scunthorpe United.