ALL TIME RECORD

Southend wins: 9

Draws: 10

Charlton wins: 25

LAST SIX MEETINGS

League One - Apr 17 - Charlton 2 Southend 1

League One - Dec 16 - Southend 1 Charlton 1

JPT Trophy - Nov 10 - Southend 0 Charlton 1

League One - Feb 10 - Southend 1 Charlton 2

League One - Dec 09 - Charlton 1 Southend 0

Div One (old) - Dec 96 - Southend 0 Charlton 2

FORM GUIDE

Southend: DLDDLL

Charlton: WWWLWL

BETTING ODDS

Southend win: 5/2

Draw: 12/5

Charlton win: 11/10

REFEREE

Gavin Ward (Surrey)

Ward has shown 19 yellow cards in the six games he has taken charge of so far this season but has yet to brandish a red card.

He last refereed the Shrimpers on the final day of last season, when Phil Brown’s side beat Bury 1-0 at Roots Hall but still missed out on the League One play-off places.

Ward also officiated Blues’ 1-1 draw with Bristol Rovers in August 2016 and sent off Cian Bolger in the Shrimpers’ 0-0 draw with Dagenham & Redbridge in December 2014.

FIXTURES

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

POINTS OF INTEREST

>Blues have not beaten Charlton in their last eight meetings, failing to win against the Addicks since March 1996.

>Southend fan and former Prittlewell School pupil Ricky Holmes has started the season well for Charlton, scoring twice in five games.

>Ex-Shrimpers loanee Ben Reeves joined Charlton in the summer but has yet to make an appearance in the League this season.

>Charlton are third in the table with 12 points from five games.

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