Braintree Town 0-1 Southend United · National League
Braintree Town lost to Southend United 0-1 in the National League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Braintree Town and Southend United met in the National League at Cressing Road in Braintree on Friday, 26 December 2025.
Goalscorers
Braintree Town did not score. Southend United: G. Scott-Morriss 75'.
How the match went
Braintree Town saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Braintree Town had 14 shots with 2 on target, Southend United 13 with 2 on target. There were 6 corners in total, 2 to Braintree Town and 4 to Southend United. Braintree Town conceded 13 fouls, Southend United 12. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (2 for Braintree Town, 4 for Southend United) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
Braintree Town started in a 3-4-1-2: Mason Terry, Aidan Francis Clarke, George Langston, Ben Drake, Jacob Pinnington, Harrison Dudziak, James Vennings, Calum Logan, Chay Cooper, Sahid Kamara, Lewis Walker.
Southend United started in a 3-5-2: Collin Andeng-Ndi, Harry Taylor, Ben Goodliffe, Nathan Ralph, Sam Austin, Oliver Coker, Cavanagh Miley, Leon Chambers-Parillon, Harry Boyes, Harry Cardwell, Slavi Spasov.
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Minute by minute
- 44'Red card! B. Goodliffe (Southend United) is sent off for foul.
- 45'Half-time. Braintree Town 0-0 Southend United.
- 75'Goal! Braintree Town 0-1 Southend United. G. Scott-Morriss (Southend United) scores, assisted by O. Coker.
- 90'Full-time. Braintree Town 0-1 Southend United.
Full commentary (47 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Braintree Town vs Southend United.
- 3'Attempt missed. S. Austin (Southend United), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 7'Yellow card for H. Taylor (Southend United) for foul.
- 9'Attempt saved. C. Cooper (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 11'Attempt blocked. S. Kamara (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 12'Attempt missed. L. Walker (Braintree Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.19.
- 13'Yellow card for C. Miley (Southend United) for foul.
- 21'Attempt blocked. H. Cardwell (Southend United), header. xG 0.07.
- 25'Yellow card for J. Pinnington (Braintree Town) for foul.
- 27'Attempt blocked. S. Austin (Southend United), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 30'Attempt missed. H. Boyes (Southend United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 36'Attempt blocked. C. Cooper (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 40'Attempt missed. O. Coker (Southend United), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 43'Attempt blocked. C. Cooper (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 44'Red card! B. Goodliffe (Southend United) is sent off for foul.
- 45+1'Attempt missed. B. Drake (Braintree Town), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.00.
- 45+5'Substitution, Southend United: G. Scott-Morriss comes on for S. Spasov.
- 45'Half-time. Braintree Town 0-0 Southend United.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 53'Yellow card for H. Boyes (Southend United) for foul.
- 54'Attempt missed. L. Walker (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.18.
- 56'Attempt missed. C. Cooper (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 59'Substitution, Southend United: J. Morton comes on for C. Miley.
- 64'Attempt missed. H. Cardwell (Southend United), right-footed shot. xG 0.19.
- 67'Substitution, Braintree Town: J. Akinde comes on for L. Walker.
- 67'Attempt blocked. S. Austin (Southend United), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 68'Attempt missed. H. Cardwell (Southend United), header from a corner. xG 0.11.
- 69'Yellow card for C. Logan (Braintree Town).
- 71'Attempt missed. L. Chambers-Parillon (Southend United), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 72'Attempt missed. H. Boyes (Southend United), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.14.
- 73'Off the woodwork! L. Chambers-Parillon (Southend United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 75'Goal! Braintree Town 0-1 Southend United. G. Scott-Morriss (Southend United) scores, assisted by O. Coker.
- 77'Substitution, Braintree Town: A. Oteh comes on for C. Logan.
- 78'Attempt saved. O. Coker (Southend United), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 81'Attempt blocked. J. Vennings (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 83'Substitution, Southend United: T. Hopper comes on for H. Cardwell.
- 83'Substitution, Southend United: J. Bridge comes on for S. Austin.
- 86'Attempt missed. C. Cooper (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 86'Attempt blocked. S. Kamara (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 87'Substitution, Braintree Town: J. Emmanuel-Thomas comes on for C. Cooper.
- 89'Yellow card for G. Scott-Morriss (Southend United) for foul.
- 90'Attempt blocked. H. Dudziak (Braintree Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.01.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Attempt saved. J. Pinnington (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 90+4'Substitution, Southend United: J. Gubbins comes on for L. Chambers-Parillon.
- 90+7'Attempt missed. A. F. Clarke (Braintree Town), header. xG 0.05.
- 90'Full-time. Braintree Town 0-1 Southend United.