Southend United 3-0 Colchester United

Alex Gilbey is shown the red card at Roots Hall

Southend left it late before three late goals in eight minutes saw off 10-man Colchester in the Essex derby.

Alex Gilbey saw red for a challenge on Ryan Leonard in the first half, but the visitors did a sterling defensive job until the closing stages.

Anthony Wordsworth broke the deadlock with a 20-yard effort against his old side, then captain Adam Barrett headed another from Jack Payne's corner.

On-loan striker Sam McQueen sealed it with an injury-time tap-in.

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Line-ups

Southend

• 1Bentley
• 15BolgerBooked at 45mins
• 26BarrettBooked at 90mins
• 5ThompsonBooked at 5minsSubstituted forWordsworthat 62'minutes
• 24O'Neill
• 12AtkinsonSubstituted forWorrallat 74'minutes
• 18LeonardSubstituted forKamaraat 45'minutes
• 20McQueenBooked at 90mins
• 33Hendrie
• 10Payne
• 19Barnett

Substitutes

• 4Wordsworth
• 7Worrall
• 9Mooney
• 13Smith
• 14Hurst
• 22Deegan
• 25Kamara

Colchester

• 33Parish
• 18Eastman
• 15Kent
• 6Elokobi
• 24Brindley
• 4Edwards
• 8GilbeyBooked at 36mins
• 2Garvan
• 11MasseySubstituted forBriggsat 51'minutesSubstituted forLeeat 84'minutes
• 10MoncurSubstituted forAmbroseat 76'minutes
• 9Porter

Substitutes

• 3Briggs
• 7Wright
• 12Lee
• 19Bonne
• 22Vincent-Young
• 25Barnes
• 28Ambrose

Referee:

Oliver Langford

Attendance:

10,279

Match Stats

Home TeamSouthendAway TeamColchester

Possession

Home56%

Away44%

Shots

Home22

Away5

Shots on Target

Home7

Away1

Corners

Home9

Away8

Fouls

Home9

Away2

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Southend United 3, Colchester United 0.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+6'

Second Half ends, Southend United 3, Colchester United 0.

Posted at 90'+5'

Attempt missed. Stephen Hendrie (Southend United) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.

Goal!

Posted at 90'+3'

Goal! Southend United 3, Colchester United 0. Sam McQueen (Southend United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Payne.

Booking

Posted at 90'+2'

Luke O'Neill (Southend United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

Posted at 90'+1'

Joe Edwards (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Posted at 90'+1'

Foul by Luke O'Neill (Southend United).

Posted at 90'

Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Adam Barrett.

Booking

Posted at 90'

Adam Barrett (Southend United) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.

Goal!

Posted at 88'

Goal! Southend United 2, Colchester United 0. Adam Barrett (Southend United) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Payne following a corner.

Posted at 88'

Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Tom Eastman.

Posted at 88'

Attempt blocked. Jack Payne (Southend United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 87'

Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Richard Brindley.

Substitution

Posted at 84'

Substitution, Colchester United. Elliot Lee replaces Matthew Briggs.

Posted at 83'

Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Stephen Hendrie.

Goal!

Posted at 82'

Goal! Southend United 1, Colchester United 0. Anthony Wordsworth (Southend United) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Cian Bolger.

Posted at 79'

Attempt missed. Luke O'Neill (Southend United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 78'

Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Frankie Kent.

Posted at 77'

Attempt missed. Tyrone Barnett (Southend United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.

Substitution

Posted at 76'

Substitution, Colchester United. Darren Ambrose replaces George Moncur.

Posted at 74'

Attempt saved. Tyrone Barnett (Southend United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

Substitution

Posted at 74'

Substitution, Southend United. David Worrall replaces Will Atkinson.

Posted at 71'

Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Stephen Hendrie.

Posted at 69'

Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Stephen Hendrie.

Posted at 69'

Attempt blocked. Chris Porter (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 68'

Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Joe Edwards.

Posted at 67'

Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Matthew Briggs.

Posted at 63'

Attempt missed. Sam McQueen (Southend United) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.

Substitution

Posted at 62'

Substitution, Southend United. Anthony Wordsworth replaces Adam Thompson.

Posted at 61'

Foul by Stephen Hendrie (Southend United).

Posted at 61'

Frankie Kent (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 60'

Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Cian Bolger.

Posted at 60'

Attempt blocked. George Moncur (Colchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

Posted at 58'

Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Stephen Hendrie.

Posted at 57'

Hand ball by Will Atkinson (Southend United).

Posted at 57'

Attempt missed. Sam McQueen (Southend United) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.

Posted at 53'

Attempt missed. Tyrone Barnett (Southend United) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right.

Posted at 52'

Attempt missed. Tyrone Barnett (Southend United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right.

Substitution

Posted at 51'

Substitution, Colchester United. Matthew Briggs replaces Gavin Massey.

Posted at 51'

Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Frankie Kent.

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