ALL-TIME RECORD

Southend wins: 11

Draws: 12

Bradford wins: 16

LAST SIX MEETINGS

League One - Apr 18 - Bradford 0 Southend 2

League One - Dec 17 - Southend 1 Bradford 2

League One - Nov 16 - Southend 3 Bradford 0

League One - Oct 16 - Bradford 1 Southend 1

League One - Apr 16 - Southend 0 Bradford 1

League One - Feb 16 - Bradford 2 Southend 0

REFEREE

Tom Nield (West Yorkshire)

Nield is currently in his second year as a Football League referee and took charge of Blues’ 3-0 defeat at Bristol Rovers back in December.

Nield has shown five yellow cards in his first two games of the new season.

FIXTURES

Accrington v Charlton, Barnsley v AFC Wimbledon, Burton v Doncaster, Coventry v Plymouth, Fleetwood v Rochdale, Peterborough v Luton, Portsmouth v Oxford, Shrewsbury v Blackpool, Southend v Bradford, Walsall v Gillingham, Wycombe v Bristol Rovers

FORM GUIDE

Southend: LDL

Bradford: WLL

POINTS OF INTEREST

>Former Blues midfielder Josh Wright is now captain of Bradford.

>When the Shrimpers won the League One title in the 2005/06 season their first win of the campaign came against Bradford.

>Jack Payne, who came through the youth ranks at Roots Hall, is currently on loan at Bradford from Huddersfield Town.

>Blues were interested in signing striker Eoin Doyle before he opted to join Bradford.