Southend United 3-1 Charlton Athletic: result and report

League One · Tuesday 26 December 2017

Result

Southend United 3-1 Charlton Athletic

League One · Tuesday 26 December 2017, 13:00 UTC · half-time 2-0

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Southend United 3-1 Charlton Athletic: match report

Southend United beat Charlton Athletic 3-1 in the League One on Tuesday 26 December 2017. The half-time score was 2-0.

Simon Cox opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Southend United's goals came from Simon Cox (2'), Michael Turner (11') and Simon Cox (79'). Charlton Athletic scored through Ben Reeves (66').

Discipline: Southend United received 4 yellow cards; Charlton Athletic received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Southend United were 13th on 28 points from 23 and Charlton Athletic 6th on 36 points from 22. Southend United went on to finish that season 10th with 63 points, and Charlton Athletic 6th with 71.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Southend United wins, 1 draw and 2 for Charlton Athletic.

Going into the match Southend United's last five read L-L-L-W-D and Charlton Athletic's D-L-L-D-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Goal · Simon CoxSouthend United · 1-0
  • 11'Goal · Michael TurnerSouthend United · 2-0
  • 38'Yellow card · Ryan LeonardSouthend United
  • 63'Yellow card · Ben CokerSouthend United
  • 66'Goal · Ben ReevesCharlton Athletic · 2-1
  • 77'Yellow card · Nile RangerSouthend United
  • 79'Goal · Simon CoxSouthend United · 3-1
  • 81'Yellow card · Harry LennonCharlton Athletic
  • 86'Yellow card · Mark OxleySouthend United
  • 90+2'Yellow card · E. KonsaCharlton Athletic

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Southend United 0, draws 1, Charlton Athletic 2.

Team news

Southend United line-up

Mark Oxley, Ben Coker, Anton Ferdinand, Michael Turner, Stephen McLaughlin, Anthony Wordsworth, Ryan Leonard, Jason Demetriou, Josh Wright, Simon Cox, Nile Ranger

Charlton Athletic line-up

Ben Amos, Ezri Konsa, Naby Sarr, Anfernee Dijksteel, Ahmed Kashi, Ricky Holmes, Ben Reeves, Joe Aribo, Jay Dasilva, Josh Magennis, Karlan Grant