Southend United 3-3 Portsmouth: result and report

League One · Saturday 16 February 2019

Result

Southend United 3-3 Portsmouth

League One · Saturday 16 February 2019, 12:30 UTC · half-time 1-3

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Southend United 3-3 Portsmouth: match report

Southend United drew with Portsmouth 3-3 in the League One on Saturday 16 February 2019. It was 1-3 at half-time.

Bryn Morris opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Southend United's goals came from Simon Cox (36'), Simon Cox (78', penalty) and Simon Cox (87'). Portsmouth scored through Bryn Morris (8'), Ben Close (20') and Oliver Hawkins (31').

Discipline: Southend United received 2 yellow cards; Portsmouth received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Southend United were 14th on 39 points from 32 and Portsmouth 4th on 59 points from 31. Southend United went on to finish that season 19th with 50 points, and Portsmouth 5th with 89.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Southend United win, 0 draws and 2 for Portsmouth.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · Bryn MorrisPortsmouth · 0-1
  • 20'Goal · Ben ClosePortsmouth · 0-2
  • 31'Goal · Oliver HawkinsPortsmouth · 0-3
  • 36'Goal · Simon CoxSouthend United · 1-3
  • 78'Penalty goal · Simon CoxSouthend United · 2-3
  • 83'Yellow card · M. KlassSouthend United
  • 87'Goal · Simon CoxSouthend United · 3-3
  • 90+3'Yellow card · James VaughanPortsmouth
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Taylor MooreSouthend United
  • 90+3'Yellow card · James VaughanPortsmouth
  • 90+3'Yellow card · Anton WalkesPortsmouth

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Southend United 1, draws 0, Portsmouth 2.

Team news

Southend United line-up

Nathan Bishop, Elvis Bwomono, Sam Hart, Sam Mantom, Michael Turner, Taylor Moore, T. Dieng, Stephen Humphrys, Simon Cox, Michael Kightly, Stephen McLaughlin

Portsmouth line-up

Craig MacGillivray, Anton Walkes, Lee Brown, Ben Close, Christian Burgess, Matt Clarke, Jamal Lowe, Bryn Morris, Oli Hawkins, Omar Bogle, Viv Solomon-Otabor