ALL TIME RECORD
Southend wins: 24
Draws: 22
Plymouth wins: 24
LAST SIX MEETINGS
League Two - Jan 15 - Southend 0 Plymouth 0
League Two - Aug 14 - Plymouth 2 Southend 0
League Two - Jan 14 - Plymouth 1 Southend 1
League Two - Aug 13 - Southend 1 Plymouth 0
League Two - Mar 13 - Southend 0 Plymouth 2
League Two - Sep 12 - Plymouth 1 Southend 1
FORM GUIDE
Southend: LLW
Plymouth: DWLL
BETTING ODDS
Southend win: Evs
Draw: 12/5
Plymouth win: 11/4
REFEREE
Dean Whitestone (Northamptonshire) Whitestone has shown eight yellow cards in his opening three games of the season but has yet to issue a red card.
Whitestone last officiated a Blues game in February 2017, when they were beaten 2-1 at Gillingham.
Blues boss Phil Brown was hugely critical of the referee’s performance after the game as he awarded Gills a penalty and also sent off centre-back Ryan Inniss.
Whitestone also took charge of Southend’s 3-1 win against Coventry City last season as well as their 3-1 defeat to Gillingham on the opening day of the season.
FIXTURES
Bradford v Blackburn Rovers, Bury v Bristol Rovers, Charlton v Northampton, Doncaster v Blackpool, Fleetwood v AFC Wimbledon, MK Dons v Gillingham, Oldham v Wigan, Peterborough v Rotherham, Portsmouth v Walsall, Scunthorpe v Oxford, Shrewsbury v Rochdale, Southend v Plymouth
POINTS OF INTEREST
>Blues midfielder Ryan Leonard came through the youth system at Plymouth, but made just one substitute appearance for the first team before being released.
>Southend’s assistant manager Graham Coughlan played 193 games for the Pilgrims.
>Ex-Blues defender Jakub Sokolik is now with Plymouth.
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