Match ends, Chesterfield 3, Southend United 0.
ChesterfieldChesterfield3SouthendSouthend United0
Sylvan Ebanks-Blake scored twice to help Chesterfield record a comfortable victory over Southend United.
Spireites forward Lee Novak slid home the opener early on, and Ian Evatt came close to adding a second as his header came back off the post.
Ebanks-Blake fired high into Dan Bentley's goal from inside the box to extend the lead before the break.
Southend striker Joe Pigott had a shot saved by Tommy Lee, before Ebanks-Blake scored his second goal from a corner.
Line-ups
Chesterfield
Formation 4-4-1-1
- 1Lee
- 25Talbot
- 6EvattBooked at 87mins
- 16Raglan
- 3Jones
- 10O'Shea
- 2HerdBooked at 59minsSubstituted forO'Neilat 70'minutes
- 5Morsy
- 7GardnerSubstituted forSimonsat 75'minutes
- 11Novak
- 9Ebanks-BlakeSubstituted forDieseruvweat 72'minutes
Substitutes
- 4Hird
- 12O'Neil
- 20Chapman
- 22Simons
- 24Banks
- 26Dieseruvwe
- 28Ariyibi
Southend
Formation 4-3-1-2
- 1Bentley
- 2White
- 15Bolger
- 6Prosser
- 3Coker
- 18Leonard
- 4WordsworthSubstituted forPayneat 63'minutes
- 9MooneySubstituted forHurstat 71'minutes
- 8Timlin
- 23PigottBooked at 77minsSubstituted forWilliamsat 79'minutes
- 11Weston
Substitutes
- 10Payne
- 12Atkinson
- 13Smith
- 14Hurst
- 17McLaughlin
- 20Rea
- 28Williams
- Referee:
- Graham Salisbury
- Attendance:
- 5,703
Match Stats
Home TeamChesterfieldAway TeamSouthend
- Possession
- Home49%
- Away51%
- Shots
- Home20
- Away15
- Shots on Target
- Home10
- Away4
- Corners
- Home7
- Away4
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away8
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Chesterfield 3, Southend United 0.
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Hand ball by Myles Weston (Southend United).
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Attempt missed. Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Chesterfield) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
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Liam O'Neil (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Michael Timlin (Southend United).
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Attempt missed. John White (Southend United) header from the right side of the box misses to the right.
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Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Ian Evatt.
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Drew Talbot (Chesterfield) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Michael Timlin (Southend United).
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Attempt missed. Kevan Hurst (Southend United) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high from a direct free kick.
Booking
Ian Evatt (Chesterfield) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Foul by Ian Evatt (Chesterfield).
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Jack Payne (Southend United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Attempt missed. Jay O'Shea (Chesterfield) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Corner, Chesterfield. Conceded by Daniel Bentley.
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Attempt saved. Jay O'Shea (Chesterfield) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner.
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Attempt saved. Emmanuel Dieseruvwe (Chesterfield) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Substitution
Substitution, Southend United. Jason Williams replaces Joe Pigott.
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Jay O'Shea (Chesterfield) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
