Head to head: Southend United v Morecambe

ALL TIME RECORD

Southend wins: 1

Draws: 1

Morecambe wins: 9

LAST SIX MEETINGS

League Two - May 15 - Morecambe 3 Southend 1

League Two - Oct 14 - Southend 0 Morecambe 1

League Two - Mar 14 - Morecambe 2 Southend 1

FA Cup - Nov 13 - Morecambe 0 Southend 3

League Two - Sep 13 - Southend 1 Morecambe 3

League Two - Apr 13 - Southend 0 Morecambe 1

FORM GUIDE

Southend: LLLL

Morecambe: LLWWLD

BETTING ODDS

Southend win: 7/4

Draw: 23/10

Morecambe win: 8/5

REFEREE

Charles Breakspear (Surrey)

Breakspear has shown 11 yellow cards and two red in the four games he has taken charge of so far this season.

Breakspear last took charge of the Shrimpers for their 2-1 win against Lincoln City back in February.

FIXTURES

Barrow v Colchester, Bolton v Newport, Bradford v Stevenage, Cambridge v Tranmere, Cheltenham P Grimsby P, Mansfield v Exeter, Oldham v Crawley, Port Vale v Harrogate, Salford v Forest Green Rovers, Scunthorpe v Carlisle, Southend v Morecambe, Walsall P Leyton Orient P

POINTS OF INTEREST

>Blues have never beaten Morecambe in the League with the Shrimps winning nine out of the 10 meetings between the two teams.

>Morecambe lost 7-0 to Newcastle in the Carabao Cup on Wednesday having been beaten 5-0 at home to Cambridge United on Saturday.

>Former Blues defender Stephen Hendrie joined Morecambe in the summer. The left-back made 46 appearances while at Roots Hall.

MORECAMBE TEAM NEWS

Jake Turner could return in goal for Morecambe after he was ineligible for the 7-0 Carabao Cup hammering at the hands of his parent club Newcastle.

Midfielder Toumani Diagouraga was sent off in the first half of that game and will be suspended.

Yann Songo’o is one contender to replace him after the former Plymouth and Scunthorpe man joined the club last week. Left-back Liam Gibson could also come into the reckoning for a debut.

Cole Stockton returned to action after injury against the Magpies and fellow striker A-Jay Leitch-Smith is also back in training.