Match ends, Southend United 0, Dagenham and Redbridge 1.
Southend United 0-1 Dagenham & Redbridge
- From the section Football
Rhys Murphy's seventh goal of the season fired Dagenham & Redbridge to victory against 10-man Southend United.
Defender Mark Phillips was sent off for a reckless challenge on Murphy before he gave them the lead.
The former Arsenal trainee sent a neat, chipped finish over the head of the advancing Shrimpers keeper Daniel Bentley in the 31st minute.
The closest the hosts came to scoring was a powerful 20-yard shot from substitute Freddy Eastwood.
VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM
Southend United manager Phil Brown told BBC Essex:
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"The referee, the guy in the middle, is getting backed into the corner by the assistants.
"Gone are days where they are just there to do throw-in's and offsides, now they are getting really involved in a lot of the key issues.
"I thought the referee was closer to the incident [Mark Phillips's red card], if he didn't believe it was a sending-off, why did he send him off?
"The linesman has backed him into a corner and he's issued a red card. All my players tell me he was about to give Mark Phillips a yellow card."
Line-ups
Southend
- 17Bentley
- 2WhiteBooked at 18mins
- 3Coker
- 18LeonardBooked at 72mins
- 5PhillipsBooked at 27mins
- 15Kiernan
- 12Atkinson
- 16CliffordSubstituted forStrakerat 72'minutes
- 10CorrSubstituted forPayneat 77'minutes
- 14HurstSubstituted forEastwoodat 67'minutes
- 33Woodrow
Substitutes
- 1Smith
- 6Prosser
- 7Eastwood
- 8Timlin
- 11Straker
- 20Njie
- 21Payne
Dag & Red
- 1Lewington
- 4Doe
- 26Connors
- 17Howell
- 2WilkinsonSubstituted forSaundersat 58'minutes
- 5Saah
- 8OgogoBooked at 83mins
- 6Bingham
- 41Hines
- 9MurphySubstituted forObafemiat 88'minutes
- 7ElitoSubstituted forDicksonat 81'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Ilesanmi
- 10Scott
- 11Obafemi
- 14Dickson
- 15Saunders
- 20Shields
- 30Seabright
- Referee:
- James Linington
- Attendance:
- 4,523
Match Stats
Home TeamSouthendAway TeamDag & Red
- Possession
- Home42%
- Away58%
- Shots
- Home7
- Away10
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away4
- Corners
- Home8
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home17
- Away10
Live Text
Full Time
Second Half ends, Southend United 0, Dagenham and Redbridge 1.
Attempt missed. Will Atkinson (Southend United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
Foul by Afolabi Obafemi (Dagenham and Redbridge).
Ben Coker (Southend United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Afolabi Obafemi (Dagenham and Redbridge).
Will Atkinson (Southend United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Hand ball by Cauley Woodrow (Southend United).
Afolabi Obafemi (Dagenham and Redbridge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Anthony Straker (Southend United).
Substitution
Substitution, Dagenham and Redbridge. Afolabi Obafemi replaces Rhys Murphy.
Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Scott Doe.
Attempt missed. Will Atkinson (Southend United) right footed shot from outside the box is too high.
Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Abu Ogogo.
Booking
Abu Ogogo (Dagenham and Redbridge) is shown the yellow card.
Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Scott Doe.
Substitution
Substitution, Dagenham and Redbridge. Chris Dickson replaces Medy Elito.
Substitution
Substitution, Southend United. Jack Payne replaces Barry Corr.
Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Chris Lewington.
Attempt saved. Freddy Eastwood (Southend United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Attempt missed. Medy Elito (Dagenham and Redbridge) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.
Attempt saved. Abu Ogogo (Dagenham and Redbridge) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Corner, Dagenham and Redbridge. Conceded by Ryan Leonard.
Booking
Ryan Leonard (Southend United) is shown the yellow card.
Rhys Murphy (Dagenham and Redbridge) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Ryan Leonard (Southend United).
Substitution
Substitution, Southend United. Anthony Straker replaces Conor Clifford.
Jack Connors (Dagenham and Redbridge) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Freddy Eastwood (Southend United).
Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Scott Doe.
Attempt saved. Cauley Woodrow (Southend United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
Substitution
Substitution, Southend United. Freddy Eastwood replaces Kevan Hurst.
Jack Connors (Dagenham and Redbridge) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Will Atkinson (Southend United).
Billy Bingham (Dagenham and Redbridge) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Foul by Barry Corr (Southend United).
Medy Elito (Dagenham and Redbridge) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Ryan Leonard (Southend United).
Foul by Medy Elito (Dagenham and Redbridge).
Ryan Leonard (Southend United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.