A STATISTICAL preview of Southend United's clash with Newport County.
ALL TIME RECORD
Southend wins: 2
Draws: 1
Newport wins: 3
LAST SIX MEETINGS
League Two - Feb 21 - Newport 0 Southend 1
EFL Cup - Aug 17 - Southend 0 Newport 2
League Two - Apr 15 - Southend 2 Newport 0
League Two - Oct 14 - Newport 1 Southend 0
League Two - Jan 14 - Southend 0 Newport 0
League Two - Oct 13 - Newport 3 Southend 1
FORM GUIDE
Southend: WWLDDD
Newport: WWDWLD
BETTING ODDS
Southend win: 10/3
Draw: 11/5
Newport win: 10/11
REFEREE
John Brooks (Leicestershire)
Brooks has shown 101 yellow cards and five reds in the 30 games he has taken charge of so far this season.
Brooks last officiated the Shrimpers in October 2017 when Phil Brown's side beat Blackpool 2-1 at Roots Hall.
FIXTURES
Cambridge v Grimsby, Carlisle v Walsall, Cheltenham v Harrogate, Crawley v Bolton, Exeter v Barrow, Morecambe v Bradford, Oldham v Forest Green, Port Vale v Mansfield, Salford v Leyton Orient, Scunthorpe v Stevenage, Southend v Newport, Tranmere v Colchester.
POINTS OF INTEREST
>Newport are fifth in the table and look almost certain to end the season in the play-offs but eighth placed Exeter are just three points behind them heading into the final round of fixtures.
>County have won three of their last four games.
>Newport have won seven away games this season and have suffered eight defeats on the road.
>Blues go into the game on the back of two successive wins. They last secured three wins in a row back in October 2018.
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