A STATISTICAL preview of Southend United's clash with Blackpool at Roots Hall.

ALL-TIME RECORD

Southend wins: 10

Draws: 4

Blackpool wins: 12

LAST SIX MEETINGS

League One - Mar 19 - Blackpool 2 Southend 2

League One - Nov 18 - Southend 1 Blackpool 2

League One - Mar 18 - Blackpool 1 Southend 1

League One - Sep 17 - Southend 2 Blackpool 1

League One - Apr 16 - Blackpool 2 Southend 0

League One - Nov 15 - Southend 1 Blackpool 0

BETTING ODDS

Southend win: 15/8

Draw: 12/5

Blackpool win: 11/8

REFEREE

Kevin Johnson (Somerset)

Johnson officiated Blues three times last season and all of those games saw Chris Powell’s side suffer defeat.

His last match involving the Shrimpers was a 3-0 defeat to Barnsley in March, in a game which saw him show a red card to the Tykes’ Jacob Brown in the first period.

Johnson showed 130 yellow cards and six reds in the 42 games he took charge of last season.

FIXTURES

Accrington P Bury P, Bolton v Coventry, Bristol Rovers v Wycombe, Fleetwood v AFC Wimbledon, Gillingham v Burton, Ipswich v Sunderland, MK Dons v Shrewsbury, Oxford v Peterborough, Portsmouth v Tranmere, Rochdale v Doncaster, Rotherham v Lincoln, Southend v Blackpool

POINTS OF INTEREST

>Blackpool beat Bristol Rovers 2-0 on the opening day of the season.

>Simon Grayson is now back in charge of the club.

>Ex-Blues loanee Liam Feeney will be in the Blackpool squad.