Southend United 2-0 Tamworth · National League
Southend United beat Tamworth 2-0 in the National League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Southend United and Tamworth met in the National League at Roots Hall in Southend-on-Sea on Saturday, 16 August 2025.
Goalscorers
Southend United: C. Kendall 11'; G. Scott-Morriss 80'. Tamworth did not score.
How the match went
The referee showed 4 yellow cards (2 for Southend United, 2 for Tamworth).
Line-ups
Southend United started in a 3-5-2: Collin Andeng-Ndi, Harry Taylor, Ben Goodliffe, Nathan Ralph, Gus Scott-Morriss, Keenan Appiah-Forson, Noor Husin, Sam Austin, Harry Boyes, Charley Kendall, Josh Walker.
Tamworth started in a 4-4-2: Jasbir Singh, Matthias Curley, Kennedy Digie, Haydn Hollis, Luke Fairlamb, Beck-Ray Enoru, Tom Tonks, Alfie Bates, Tyler Roberts, Jordan Ponticelli, Oliver Lynch.
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Minute by minute
- 7'Penalty missed! T. Tonks (Tamworth), saved.
- 11'Goal! Southend United 1-0 Tamworth. C. Kendall (Southend United) scores, assisted by N. Ralph.
- 45'Half-time. Southend United 1-0 Tamworth.
- 80'Goal! Southend United 2-0 Tamworth. G. Scott-Morriss (Southend United) scores, assisted by H. Boyes.
- 90'Full-time. Southend United 2-0 Tamworth.
Full commentary (41 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Southend United vs Tamworth.
- 7'Penalty missed! T. Tonks (Tamworth), saved.
- 10'Attempt blocked. C. Kendall (Southend United), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 10'Attempt blocked. H. Boyes (Southend United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 11'Goal! Southend United 1-0 Tamworth. C. Kendall (Southend United) scores, assisted by N. Ralph.
- 16'Yellow card for H. Taylor (Southend United) for foul.
- 20'Attempt blocked. H. Boyes (Southend United), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.22.
- 21'Attempt blocked. H. Boyes (Southend United), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.08.
- 24'Attempt blocked. T. Roberts (Tamworth), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 24'Attempt missed. T. Tonks (Tamworth), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 25'Attempt missed. H. Hollis (Tamworth), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 31'Yellow card for T. Roberts (Tamworth) for foul.
- 36'Attempt blocked. O. Lynch (Tamworth), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 42'Attempt blocked. K. Appiah-Forson (Southend United), right-footed shot. xG 0.30.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Southend United 1-0 Tamworth.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Southend United: L. Chambers-Parillon comes on for J. Walker.
- 46'Substitution, Southend United: T. Hopper comes on for N. Ralph.
- 56'Yellow card for N. Husin (Southend United) for foul.
- 57'Attempt blocked. T. Roberts (Tamworth), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.00.
- 59'Attempt missed. T. Hopper (Southend United), header. xG 0.07.
- 61'Attempt missed. T. Hopper (Southend United), header. xG 0.14.
- 66'Substitution, Southend United: A. Dallas comes on for C. Kendall.
- 71'Yellow card for B. Enoru (Tamworth) for foul.
- 71'Substitution, Tamworth: I. Duku comes on for O. Lynch.
- 73'Attempt missed. G. Scott-Morriss (Southend United), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.00.
- 74'Attempt blocked. L. Chambers-Parillon (Southend United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 78'Substitution, Southend United: C. Miley comes on for K. Appiah-Forson.
- 78'Substitution, Tamworth: S. Mols comes on for J. Ponticelli.
- 78'Substitution, Tamworth: J. Riley comes on for T. Tonks.
- 80'Goal! Southend United 2-0 Tamworth. G. Scott-Morriss (Southend United) scores, assisted by H. Boyes.
- 85'Attempt saved. T. Hopper (Southend United), left-footed shot. xG 0.51.
- 86'Substitution, Southend United: J. Gubbins comes on for S. Austin.
- 86'Substitution, Tamworth: T. McGlinchey comes on for T. Roberts.
- 86'Substitution, Tamworth: H. Sayer comes on for B. Enoru.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt missed. H. Boyes (Southend United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90+4'Attempt blocked. J. Riley (Tamworth), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 90+7'Attempt blocked. H. Sayer (Tamworth), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.00.
- 90'Full-time. Southend United 2-0 Tamworth.