Match ends, Southend United 3, Colchester United 0.
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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.
Line-ups
Southend
Formation 3-5-2
- 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
Formation 3-5-2
- 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
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Southend United 3, Colchester United 0.
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Attempt missed. Stephen Hendrie (Southend United) left footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high.
Goal!
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
Luke O'Neill (Southend United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Joe Edwards (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Luke O'Neill (Southend United).
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Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Adam Barrett.
Booking
Adam Barrett (Southend United) is shown the yellow card for excessive celebration.
Goal!
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.
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Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Tom Eastman.
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Attempt blocked. Jack Payne (Southend United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Richard Brindley.
Substitution
Substitution, Colchester United. Elliot Lee replaces Matthew Briggs.
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Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Stephen Hendrie.
Goal!
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.
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Attempt missed. Luke O'Neill (Southend United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Corner, Southend United. Conceded by Frankie Kent.
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Attempt missed. Tyrone Barnett (Southend United) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
Substitution
Substitution, Colchester United. Darren Ambrose replaces George Moncur.
