ALL TIME RECORD

Southend wins: 5

Draws: 6

Bolton wins: 6

LAST SIX MEETINGS

League One – Sep 16 – Bolton 1 Southend 1

Div One (old) – Dec 96 – Bolton 3 Southend 1

Div One (old) – Sep 96 – Southend 5 Bolton 2

Div One (old) – Mar 95 – Bolton 3 Southend 0

Div One (old) – Sep 94 – Southend 2 Bolton 1

Div One (old) – Apr 94 – Bolton 0 Southend 2

FORM GUIDE

Southend: WLDDWW

Bolton: LLDDWW

BETTING ODDS

Southend win: 17/10

Draw: 12/5

Bolton win: 6/4

REFEREE

Charles Breakspear (Surrey)

Breakspear has shown 104 yellow cards and five red in the 26 games he has taken charge of so far this season.

He last officiated the Shrimpers in October when Phil Brown’s side won 3-0 at MK Dons.

FIXTURES

Tonight: Port Vale v Bury Tomorrow: Bradford City v Millwall, Charlton Athletic v Scunthorpe United, Chesterfield v AFC Wimbledon, Coventry City v Fleetwood Town, MK Dons v Northampton Town, Rochdale v Oxford Utd, Sheff Utd v Gillingham, Shrewsbury Town v Oldham Athletic, Southend v Bolton, Swindon v Peterborough, Walsall v Bristol Rovers.

POINTS OF INTEREST

>Third placed Bolton have not won in their last four games.

>Tomorrow’s game will be the Trotters’ first at Roots Hall since 1996 when Blues triumphed 5-2.

>Former Southend loanee Dorian Dervite is now with Bolton but has yet to figure this season.

>Shrimpers boss Phil Brown was first team coach at Hull City when current Bolton boss Phil Parkinson was in charge of the Tigers.

>Zach Clough is Bolton’s top scorer with eight goals so far this season.