ALL-TIME RECORD
Southend wins: 20
Draws: 12
Coventry wins: 18
LAST SIX MEETINGS
League One - Mar 17 - Coventry 0 Southend 2
League One - Dec 16 - Southend 3 Coventry 1
League One - Jan 16 - Southend 3 Coventry 0
League One - Aug 15 - Coventry 2 Southend 2
Championship - Dec 06 - Coventry 1 Southend 1
Championship - Oct 06 - Southend 2 Coventry 3
REFEREE
Dean Whitestone (Northamptonshire)
Whitestone has shown 38 yellow cards and two reds in the 12 games he has taken charge of so far this season.
Whitestone last officiated the Shrimpers in February when a Jason Demetriou penalty saw Chris Powell’s side win 1-0 at Peterborough United.
FIXTURES
Blackpool v AFC Wimbledon, Bradford v Rochdale, Bristol Rovers v Oxford, Charlton v Barnsley, Doncaster v Gillingham, Luton v Walsall, Peterborough v Accrington, Plymouth v Burton, Portsmouth v Fleetwood, Shrewsbury v Sunderland, Southend v Coventry, Wycombe v Scunthorpe
FORM GUIDE
Southend: WLDWWW
Coventry: WDWLDL
POINTS OF INTEREST
>Coventry were promoted via the League Two play-offs last season.
>The Sky Blues have lost just two of their six away games this season but have netted just six times on the road.
>Ex-Shrimpers loanee Jonson Clarke-Harris is currently with Coventry.
>Coventry are 12th in the League One standings with 18 points from their 13 games so far.
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