ALL TIME RECORD

Southend wins: 11

Draws: 7

Rotherham wins: 9

LAST SIX MEETINGS

League Two - Mar 13 - Southend 1 Rotherham 1

League Two - Oct 12 - Rotherham 0 Southend 3

League Two - Feb 12 - Southend 0 Rotherham 2

League Two - Sep 11 - Rotherham 0 Southend 4

League Two - Jan 11 - Rotherham 1 Southend 2

League Two - Oct 10 - Southend 1 Rotherham 0

FORM GUIDE

Southend: LW

Rotherham: WL

BETTING ODDS

Southend win: 9/5

Draw: 5/2

Rotherham win: 11/8

REFEREE

Michael Salisbury (Lancashire)

Salisbury has shown three yellow cards in his opening two matches of the new campaign.

Last season, he brandished 107 yellow cards and nine reds in the 31 games he officiated during his first year as a Football League referee.

Tomorrow’s game will be Salisbury’s first involving Southend United.

FIXTURES

AFC Wimbledon v Shrewsbury, Blackburn v Doncaster, Blackpool v MK Dons, Bristol Rovers v Peterborough, Gillingham v Bradford, Northampton v Fleetwood, Oxford v Portsmouth, Plymouth v Charlton, Rochdale v Scunthorpe, Rotherham v Southend, Walsall v Oldham

POINTS OF INTEREST

>Rotherham were relegated from the Championship last season after picking up just 23 points from 46 matches to finish bottle of the table.

>Blues have lost just one of their last nine games against the Millers.

> Ex-Shrimpers loanee Johnson Clarke-Harris is now on the books of Rotherham. The striker made three substitute appearances for Blues in 2012.

>Rotherham have won only two league games at home during 2017.

>Blues assistant manager Graham Coughlan spent the 2007/08 season with Rotherham. He scored once in 49 games while with the Millers.

>Rotherham lost 2-0 to Fleetwood on the opening day.