ALL-TIME RECORD

Southend wins: 8

Draws: 2

AFC Wimbledon wins: 6

LAST SIX MEETINGS

League One - Mar 19 - Southend 0 AFC Wimbledon 1

League One - Nov 18 - AFC Wimbledon 2 Southend 1

League One - Jan 18 - AFC Wimbledon 2 Southend 0

League One - Sep 17 - Southend 1 AFC Wimbledon 0

League One - Mar 17 - AFC Wimbledon 0 Southend 2

League One - Dec 16 - Southend 3 AFC Wimbledon 0

FORM GUIDE

Southend: LLLWLD

AFC Wimbledon: WWLLLD

BETTING ODDS

Southend win: 19/10

Draw: 23/10

AFC Wimbledon win: 29/20

REFEREE

Simon Hooper (Wiltshire)

Hopper has shown 21 yellow cards in five games so far this season but has yet to issue a red card.

Hopper took charge of Everton’s Premier League clash with Sheffield United last month and is best remembered by Blues for officiating their 2015 League Two play-off final against Wycombe.

FIXTURES

Saturday: Blackpool v Rotherham, Bristol Rovers v MK Dons, Oxford v Doncaster, Peterborough v Lincoln, Portsmouth v Gillingham, Rochdale v Accrington, Southend v AFC Wimbledon.

Sunday: Coventry v Tranmere.

POINTS OF INTEREST

>Ex-Shrimpers Joe Pigott, Anthony Wordsworth, Luke O’Neill and Mitchell Pinnock are now all with Dons.

>Wimbledon have lost all six of their away games so far this season.

>Boss Wally Downes is suspended after breaching betting regulations.