BLUES boss Phil Brown has made two enforced changes to his starting line up for the Boxing Day clash with AFC Wimbledon at Roots Hall.

Goalkeeper Ted Smith will make his first league start since September as he replaces the injured Mark Oxley between the sticks while Marc-Antoine Fortune replaces the injured Nile Ranger in attack.

However, the rest of the team remains unchanged and there is no place in the squad for new signing Zavon Hines.

Southend United: Smith, Demetriou, Thompson, Ferdinand, Timlin, Atkinson, Leonard, Wordsworth, McLaughlin, Cox, Fortune Substitutes: White, O’Neill, Sokolik, King, McGlashan, Bridge & Bexon