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Official Match Thread Southend United v Carlisle United

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The Official Match Thread brought to you by ShrimperZone.com

So here we are the twentieth League Two home game of the 2020/21 season and Mark Molesley’s 20th league home game in charge as manager of the Mighty Shrimpers.

Our 20th League Two match at home is against Carlisle United

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This is our 4th from last home game of the season and possibly our last few games in the Football League for a while.

It is now time for ALL of us to get behind him and the team whether you are listening on the radio, listening or watching on ifollow, you can still make that famous "Roots Hall Roar” at home.

Mark Molesley’s 20th Southend United League two Home Team of the 2020/21 season


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The Roots Hall pitch looks fantastic and is ready for action at 13.00 hrs Saturday 3rd April 2021 against Carlisle United. It looks like we are going to have light cloud this afternoon with a gentle breeze at Roots Hall.

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Here is the weather forecast for this evening at Roots Hall

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Current League home record after 19 home games

Won 4
Dawn 4
Lost 11
Goals scored 13
Goals conceded 25

League Positions Last Season

22nd (2019/20 Season) League One Southend United (Relegated)
18th (2019/20 Season) League Two Carlisle United

League Positions Current Season

14th (2020/21 Season) League Two Carlisle United
23rd (2020/21 Season) League Two Southend United

Recent League Position Change

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Previous Five Meetings

Carlisle United 2-0 Southend United (L2 19/09/20 Att. 0 Covid)
Southend United 2-0 Carlisle United (L2 29/02/15 Att. 5,576)
Carlisle United 1-1 Southend United (L2 23/08/14 Att. 3,847)
Southend United 2-2 Carlisle United (L2 20/03/10 Att. 6,384)
Carlisle United 2-1 Southend United (L2 24/10/09 Att. 4,551)

Head to Head record


Southend United Wins: 11
Draws: 10
Carlisle United Wins: 16

Current Form

Carlisle United
D L L L W
Southend United L D D D W


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Come On You Blues!
 
Managers Pre-match Views

Carlisle United

Carlisle United Manager talks to their OS before travelling to Roots Hall.


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Carlisle United Manager Chris Beech

Next up for the Blues is tomorrow’s away game at Southend, a club looking to pick up points quickly as they battle against the threat of relegation.

Speaking about the game, Chris Beech said: “There’s no easy ride in League Two and Southend are proving to be a hard team to beat at the moment.

“You’d expect that because they’re fighting for their lives. The players are battling hard for their manager and he’s put together a good mix after the January window.

“It’s been a tough year for them, but they’re trying to put that behind them. I have absolutely no doubt that we’ll need to be on it, because they have worked hard at making sure they don’t concede goals.”

“This division is a really strange one with the way things have gone,” he continued. “It doesn’t make any sense because you can’t say that any one team will definitely win at any time.

“You saw us play better than Cambridge and get beat, and I don’t think we’ve won a game this season where we don’t deserve to win.

“But you’ve seen teams here that are quite dogged. Grimsby, I know we got some negative press from the Grimsby fixture, but you can see from their results after playing us, they are also running hard for their manager and they have some real big players in that squad.

“Southend are very similar. They’re picking up results and they’re finding ways to give the opposition a test.

“That’s why we need to look again to repeat the traits we’ve shown and try to earn another three points. We know about our home record, that’s something we can be pleased with, but the away record hasn’t stood up to that.

“We need to look at that and try to balance it out a little bit, and we still have 10 opportunities both home and away to pick up more wins. That’s what our focus is on.”

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Southend United

Mark Molesley talked to the ifollow before today’s game against Carlisle United


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Southend United Manager Mark Molesley

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Southend Manager Mark Molesley speaks during his interview

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Mark Molesley talks to Chris Phillips at the Echo before today’s game with Carlisle United

Southend United boss Mark Molesley not looking elsewhere in bid to beat the drop


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Staying focused - Southend United manager Mark Molesley

Southend United manager Mark Molesley feels playing later than their relegation rivals will make little difference this weekend.

The Shrimpers take on Carlisle United on Saturday, a day after the rest of the struggling sides have been action.

But Molesley will be paying little attention to what happens elsewhere.

“We can’t take any notice of anyone else and have to focus on ourselves,” said Molesley.

“All we have to do is focus on training and preparing for the next game.

“We can’t get carried away by anything else and or any of the ifs, buts and maybes.

“We’ll leave all that to everyone else and we’ll focus on the process.

“We’ll look to prove the doubters wrong too.”

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The Big Preview

Southend United vs Carlisle United

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Overview

The Blues of Southend United welcome the Blues of Carlisle United to Roots Hall tomorrow afternoon (1pm kick-off) for the first game of an Easter double-header.

With everyone else in League Two playing today on Good Friday, Blues will be playing catch-up on their relegation rivals but will hope to be able to either maintain or close the gap further to safety.

The win over Harrogate last weekend had closed the gap to three points and Mark Molesley and his side will be desperate to build on that win with another maximum against the travelling Cumbrians.

Form

Last weekend’s 1-0 win against Harrogate ended a run of seven games without a win for Blues, stretching back to February 24th when Southend overcame Forest Green.

Victory in North Yorkshire meant that Blues are now unbeaten in their last four after draws against Stevenage, Scunthorpe and Walsall, with Southend only losing one of their last six.

Carlisle beat Crawley in midweek to end a four-game winless run which had seen the Cumbrian’s lose all of their previous three against Cambridge, Leyton Orient and Stevenage.

Last Meeting

Saturday 19th September 2020

Carlisle United 2-0 Southend United


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A quick-fire double earned Carlisle a 2-0 win against Southend in front of 1,000 fans at Brunton Park when these two sides last met back in September.

In just one of seven games that were piloting the return of fans, Omari Patrick’s deflected effort set the Cumbrians on their way with Josh Kayode driving in a low effort three minutes later.

From The Boss

"They have a very dangerous front three. They were flying at the start of the season, but as everyone in ‘Covid season’ – apart from Man City – everyone’s had a bit of a stumbling block at some point in the season.

"They won again in midweek and have undoubted quality. They put the ball in your box a lot, they’ve got players who attack and get plenty of shots off, so we’ve got to be really on our guard.

"They’re one of the strongest attacking teams in the division so it’s going to be another tough challenge but one we’re relishing and can’t wait for."

Blues Team News

Captain John White will be absent on Saturday after picking up an arm injury on the stroke of half-time against Harrogate which is expected to keep him out for a couple of weeks.

Blues will continue to be without Sam Hart and Timothee Dieng, both of whom are suspended. Hart has two games remaining on his ban while Dieng will be serving the last of his two-game suspension.

Reeco Hackett-Fairchild is back in contention though after missing the trip to Harrogate with a back problem, with the midfielder returning to training this week.

Carlisle Dangerman

Striker Offrande Zanzala has impressed at Carlisle since joining from Crewe in January and will certainly pose a big threat tomorrow afternoon.

The Congolese frontman started hitting his stride last month when the 24-year-old scored three goals in three games against Grimsby, Bradford and Mansfield.

All three goals were poachers finishes from in and around the six-yard box so Blues can ill afford to give him any space to pounce inside the penalty area tomorrow.

Ref Watch

Alan Young will be in charge of proceedings this weekend, being assisted by Louis Marks and Andy Bennett, with Matthew Lee sitting in as the fourth official.

Young has officiated 26 games so far this season, showing an average of over four yellow cards a game having shown a total of 112 yellows so far this campaign but just the two reds.

It’ll be Young’s first visit to Roots Hall since January 2020 – a 0-0 draw against Tranmere – and his second Blues game of this season having reffed the Papa John’s Trophy tie with Colchester.

iFollow Blues

With fans not able to attend Roots Hall in person, Blues supporters can watch tomorrow’s game with Carlisle by picking up a Match Pass on iFollow Blues for £10.

A Match Pass will allow you to watch the game on your laptop, computer, tablet or mobile device with Season Ticket holders already having access to their pass via their iFollow account.

For more information on how you can get your Match Pass and ensure you miss none of the action at Roots Hall on iFollow Blues, click here.

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Come On You Blues!
 
The Official Match Thread brought to you by ShrimperZone.com

So here we are the twentieth League Two home game of the 2020/21 season and Mark Molesley’s 20th league home game in charge as manager of the Mighty Shrimpers.

Our 20th League Two match at home is against Carlisle United

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This is our 4th from last home game of the season and possibly our last few games in the Football League for a while.

It is now time for ALL of us to get behind him and the team whether you are listening on the radio, listening or watching on ifollow, you can still make that famous "Roots Hall Roar” at home.

Mark Molesley’s 20th Southend United League two Home Team of the 2020/21 season


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The Roots Hall pitch looks fantastic and is ready for action at 13.00 hrs Saturday 3rd April 2021 against Carlisle United. It looks like we are going to have light cloud this afternoon with a gentle breeze at Roots Hall.

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Here is the weather forecast for this evening at Roots Hall

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Current League home record after 19 home games

Won 4
Dawn 4
Lost 11
Goals scored 13
Goals conceded 25

League Positions Last Season

22nd (2019/20 Season) League One Southend United (Relegated)
18th (2019/20 Season) League Two Carlisle United

League Positions Current Season

14th (2020/21 Season) League Two Carlisle United
23rd (2020/21 Season) League Two Southend United

Recent League Position Change

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Previous Five Meetings

Carlisle United 2-0 Southend United (L2 19/09/20 Att. 0 Covid)
Southend United 2-0 Carlisle United (L2 29/02/15 Att. 5,576)
Carlisle United 1-1 Southend United (L2 23/08/14 Att. 3,847)
Southend United 2-2 Carlisle United (L2 20/03/10 Att. 6,384)
Carlisle United 2-1 Southend United (L2 24/10/09 Att. 4,551)

Head to Head record


Southend United Wins: 11
Draws: 10
Carlisle United Wins: 16

Current Form

Carlisle United
D L L L W
Southend United L D D D W


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Come On You Blues!
Thanks for doing these for every game. Appreciated.
 
Carlisle should be in the Scottish league anyway the raving Irn-Bru deniers, have at them.


Lets Go Blue Boyssss⚽⚽
 
Two big influential players missing today one expected the other wasnt.Big chance for others to step up and be counted
 
Damn. Olayinka out. That's a blow. Time for RHF to step up and show what he's capable of.
 
And with that my optimism has lessened a lot. I think Olay makes a huge difference when he is available, he really drives forward without fear
 
The lack of Olayinka worries me but fingers crossed we keep the momentum from the last match going!
 
Thats a real **** or bust line up. Attack, Attack Attack. Only 2 recognised midfielders kicking off, neither that quick, On the other hand 4 " forwards ". We will need to keep the ball up their end for sure otherwise we will be run through unless Aki, ANG and RHF can defend well
 
I do worry where the goal will come from without Olayinka. But that said he’s been stuck out on the wing anyway where I think he’s less effective.

Reeco is due a goal as is Sim Akinola. But we’d take anything right now. Such a shame the fans aren’t in for this one. I reckon the atmosphere would be electric.
 
Olayinka being out is a loss, no doubt about it. Need a big game from RHF who I don't think has been as bad as some would have you believe of late. Come on you Blues, let's ramp up the pressure on those above us!
 
The dulcet and re-assuring tones of Victoria Polley easing the nerves here! :Cool:
 
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