Southend United 3-2 Braintree Town · National League
Southend United beat Braintree Town 3-2 in the National League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Southend United and Braintree Town met in the National League at Roots Hall in Southend-on-Sea on Friday, 3 April 2026.
Goalscorers
Southend United: A. Dallas 6', 33'; O. Coker 54'. Braintree Town: R. Battrum 69'; S. Kamara 83'.
How the match went
Southend United saw more of the ball, 58% of it. Southend United had 23 shots with 7 on target, Braintree Town 11 with 4 on target. There were 5 corners in total, 2 to Southend United and 3 to Braintree Town. Southend United conceded 10 fouls, Braintree Town 10. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (2 for Southend United, 3 for Braintree Town).
Line-ups
Southend United started in a 5-3-2: Collin Andeng-Ndi, Gus Scott-Morriss, Harry Taylor, James Golding, Joseph Gubbins, Harry Boyes, Oliver Coker, Alfie Massey, Sam Austin, Tom Hopper, Andy Dallas.
Braintree Town started in a 3-4-1-2: Mason Terry, Aidan Francis Clarke, James Clarridge, Ben Drake, Ryan Battrum, Emmanuel Okunowo, James Vennings, Ryan Clampin, Elliot Thorpe, Zavier Massiah-Edwards, Lewis Walker.
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Minute by minute
- 6'Goal! Southend United 1-0 Braintree Town. A. Dallas (Southend United) scores.
- 33'Goal! Southend United 2-0 Braintree Town. A. Dallas (Southend United) scores, assisted by S. Austin.
- 45'Half-time. Southend United 2-0 Braintree Town.
- 54'Goal! Southend United 3-0 Braintree Town. O. Coker (Southend United) scores.
- 69'Goal! Southend United 3-1 Braintree Town. R. Battrum (Braintree Town) scores, assisted by M. Omrore.
- 83'Goal! Southend United 3-2 Braintree Town. S. Kamara (Braintree Town) scores, assisted by R. Battrum.
- 90'Full-time. Southend United 3-2 Braintree Town.
Full commentary (54 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Southend United vs Braintree Town.
- 4'Attempt saved. Z. Massiah-Edwards (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 6'Goal! Southend United 1-0 Braintree Town. A. Dallas (Southend United) scores.
- 6'Off the woodwork! G. Scott-Morriss (Southend United), header. xG 0.24.
- 8'Attempt saved. H. Boyes (Southend United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 19'Attempt missed. G. Scott-Morriss (Southend United), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 29'Attempt saved. G. Scott-Morriss (Southend United), header. xG 0.40.
- 29'Off the woodwork! S. Austin (Southend United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 30'Attempt missed. E. Thorpe (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 31'Yellow card for G. Scott-Morriss (Southend United) for foul.
- 32'Attempt missed. R. Clampin (Braintree Town), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 33'Goal! Southend United 2-0 Braintree Town. A. Dallas (Southend United) scores, assisted by S. Austin.
- 35'Attempt blocked. E. Thorpe (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 38'Yellow card for R. Battrum (Braintree Town) for foul.
- 39'Attempt missed. O. Coker (Southend United), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.00.
- 40'Attempt saved. A. F. Clarke (Braintree Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 42'Attempt missed. S. Austin (Southend United), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 45'Attempt missed. Z. Massiah-Edwards (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 45'4 minutes of added time.
- 45+2'Attempt missed. J. Golding (Southend United), header from a set piece. xG 0.30.
- 45'Half-time. Southend United 2-0 Braintree Town.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Braintree Town: G. Babić comes on for E. Okunowo.
- 50'Attempt saved. A. Dallas (Southend United), header. xG 0.31.
- 54'Goal! Southend United 3-0 Braintree Town. O. Coker (Southend United) scores.
- 57'Yellow card for H. Boyes (Southend United).
- 57'Attempt missed. A. Massey (Southend United), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.00.
- 65'Substitution, Southend United: J. Bridge comes on for G. Scott-Morriss.
- 65'Substitution, Southend United: B. Goodliffe comes on for J. Golding.
- 65'Substitution, Southend United: K. Appiah-Forson comes on for H. Boyes.
- 66'Attempt missed. A. Dallas (Southend United), header. xG 0.37.
- 67'Substitution, Braintree Town: C. Harriott comes on for R. Clampin.
- 67'Substitution, Braintree Town: S. Kamara comes on for E. Thorpe.
- 67'Substitution, Braintree Town: M. Omrore comes on for J. Vennings.
- 69'Goal! Southend United 3-1 Braintree Town. R. Battrum (Braintree Town) scores, assisted by M. Omrore.
- 71'Attempt missed. S. Austin (Southend United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 76'Attempt blocked. L. Walker (Braintree Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.01.
- 77'Substitution, Southend United: C. Kendall comes on for A. Dallas.
- 78'Attempt saved. J. Bridge (Southend United), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.13.
- 79'Attempt missed. J. Gubbins (Southend United), header from a corner. xG 0.17.
- 80'Yellow card for C. Harriott (Braintree Town) for foul.
- 81'Attempt blocked. J. Bridge (Southend United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 81'Attempt missed. T. Hopper (Southend United), header from a set piece. xG 0.27.
- 83'Goal! Southend United 3-2 Braintree Town. S. Kamara (Braintree Town) scores, assisted by R. Battrum.
- 85'Yellow card for J. Clarridge (Braintree Town) for foul.
- 85'Attempt blocked. A. Massey (Southend United), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 85'Attempt blocked. C. Kendall (Southend United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 86'Substitution, Southend United: J. Morton comes on for A. Massey.
- 87'Attempt missed. S. Kamara (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.00.
- 90'Attempt missed. O. Coker (Southend United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt blocked. C. Kendall (Southend United), right-footed shot. xG 0.38.
- 90+4'Attempt missed. L. Walker (Braintree Town), header from a set piece. xG 0.14.
- 90'Full-time. Southend United 3-2 Braintree Town.