ALL TIME RECORD

Southend wins: 21

Draws: 14

Chesterfield wins: 24

LAST SIX MEETINGS

League One - Oct 16 - Southend 1 Chesterfield 0

League One - Mar 16 - Southend 0 Chesterfield 1

League Two - Oct 15 - Chesterfield 3 Southend 0

League Two - Jan 14 - Southend 3 Chesterfield 0

FA Cup - Dec 13 - Chesterfield 1 Southend 3

League Two - Aug 13 - Chesterfield 2 Southend 1

FORM GUIDE

Southend: LLWWWW

Chesterfield: WDLLDD

BETTING ODDS

Southend win: 3/4

Draw: 13/5

Chesterfield win: 18/5

REFEREE

Ross Joyce (Cleveland) Joyce has shown 167 yellow cards and 11 reds in the 40 games he has taken charge of so far this season.

Joyce last officiated the Shrimpers in September when Phil Brown’s side lost 4-0 at Northampton Town.

The game saw Jason Demetriou sent off before the decision was overturned on appeal.

FIXTURES

Today: Bradford v Oxford, Chesterfield v Southend, Coventry v Charlton, Gillingham v Bristol Rovers, Millwall v Northampton, MK Dons v Scunthorpe, Peterborough v Fleetwood, Port Vale v Sheffield United, Shrewsbury v Walsall, Swindon v AFC Wimbledon

Tomorrow: Oldham v Bolton

POINTS OF INTEREST

>Chesterfield have won just two of their last 15 games.

>The second from bottom Spireites are nine points from safety with four games to go.

>Chesterfield have conceded 33 goals at home in the league this season, more than any other team at this level.

>The Spireites have kept two successive clean sheets.

>Manager Gary Caldwell, who won promotion with Wigan last season, has triumphed twice in 15 games since taking charge in January.