Southend United 4-0 Gillingham: result and report

League One · Monday 2 April 2018

Result

Southend United 4-0 Gillingham

League One · Monday 2 April 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 4-0

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Southend United 4-0 Gillingham: match report

Southend United defeated Gillingham 4-0 in the League One on Monday 2 April 2018. It was 4-0 at half-time.

Michael Turner opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Southend United's goals came from Michael Turner (8'), Theo Robinson (11'), Michael Kightly (18') and Stephen McLaughlin (39'). Gillingham did not score.

Discipline: Southend United received 1 yellow card; Gillingham received 5 yellow cards.

Going into the game Southend United were 12th on 50 points from 39 and Gillingham 14th on 49 points from 38. Southend United went on to finish that season 10th with 63 points, and Gillingham 17th with 56.

Southend United lined up in a 4-4-2 and Gillingham in a 4-4-1-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Southend United wins, 4 draws and 4 for Gillingham.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · Michael TurnerSouthend United · 1-0
  • 11'Goal · Theo RobinsonSouthend United · 2-0
  • 15'Yellow card · J. HessenthalerGillingham
  • 18'Goal · Michael KightlySouthend United · 3-0
  • 39'Goal · Stephen McLaughlinSouthend United · 4-0
  • 58'Yellow card · B. NugentGillingham
  • 62'Yellow card · S. WagstaffGillingham
  • 65'Yellow card · Mark ByrneGillingham
  • 87'Yellow card · M. TimlinSouthend United
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Gabriel ZakuaniGillingham

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Southend United 2, draws 4, Gillingham 4.

Team news

Southend United line-up (4-4-2)

Mark Oxley, Ben Coker, Michael Turner, Stephen McLaughlin, John White, Michael Kightly, Michael Timlin, Dru Yearwood, Jason Demetriou, Simon Cox, Theo Robinson

Gillingham line-up (4-4-1-1)

Tomas Holy, Luke O'Neill, Max Ehmer, Gabriel Zakuani, Connor Ogilvie, Bradley Garmston, Scott Wagstaff, Jake Hessenthaler, Mark Byrne, Tom Eaves, Lee Martin