Walsall 0-1 Southend United: result and report

League One · Saturday 28 October 2017

Result

Walsall 0-1 Southend United

League One · Saturday 28 October 2017, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Walsall 0-1 Southend United: match report

Walsall lost to Southend United 0-1 in the League One on Saturday 28 October 2017. The half-time score was 0-1.

The only goal came from Simon Cox of Southend United in the 17th minute.

Discipline: Walsall received 4 yellow cards; Southend United received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Walsall were 14th on 19 points from 15 and Southend United 13th on 20 points from 15. Walsall went on to finish that season 19th with 52 points, and Southend United 10th with 63.

Walsall lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Southend United in a 4-4-2.

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

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 17'Goal · Simon CoxSouthend United · 0-1
  • 55'Yellow card · Shaun DonnellanWalsall
  • 63'Yellow card · M. GillespieWalsall
  • 63'Yellow card · James WilsonWalsall
  • 69'Yellow card · Simon CoxSouthend United
  • 79'Yellow card · Joe EdwardsWalsall

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Walsall 2, draws 1, Southend United 1.

Team news

Walsall line-up (3-4-1-2)

Mark Gillespie, Jon Guthrie, James Wilson, Shaun Donnellan, Joe Edwards, Luke Leahy, Adam Chambers, Erhun Oztumer, L. Kinsella, Tyler Roberts, Amadou Bakayoko

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

Mark Oxley, Anton Ferdinand, John White, Anthony Wordsworth, Michael Kightly, Michael Timlin, Ryan Leonard, Jason Demetriou, Josh Wright, Marc-Antoine Fortune, Simon Cox