Southend United FC vs Luton Town FC, League One 2018-19 REGULAR SEASON
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Match Preview
Southend United FC vs Luton Town FC — League One at Roots Hall Stadium.
- Southend United FC 0 games · 0 pts (2025/26)
- Luton Town FC 46 games · 74 pts (2025/26)
Match Details
- Referee Bhupinder Gill
- Referee Thomas Bramall
- Referee Nicholas Cooper
- Referee George Byrne
Standings
# Team P Pts 1 Lincoln City FC 46 103 2 Cardiff City FC 46 91 3 Stockport County FC 46 77 4 Bradford City AFC 46 77 5 Bolton Wanderers FC 46 75 6 Stevenage FC 46 75 7 Luton Town FC 46 74 8 Plymouth Argyle FC 46 73 9 Huddersfield Town AFC 46 67 10 Mansfield Town FC 46 65 11 Wycombe Wanderers FC 46 63 12 Reading FC 46 63 13 Blackpool FC 46 60 14 Doncaster Rovers FC 46 60 15 Barnsley FC 46 59 16 Wigan Athletic FC 46 56 17 Burton Albion FC 46 54 18 Peterborough United FC 46 53 19 AFC Wimbledon 46 53 20 Leyton Orient FC 46 52 21 Exeter City FC 46 49 22 Port Vale FC 46 42 23 Rotherham United FC 46 41 24 Northampton Town FC 46 35 Head-to-Head
Recent Form
Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Jan Luton Town FC H 0–1 L 19 Jan Bradford City AFC A 4–0 W 12 Jan Plymouth Argyle FC H 2–3 L 01 Jan Gillingham FC H 2–0 W 29 Dec Coventry City FC A 0–1 L 26 Dec Oxford United FC A 1–0 W Date Opponent H/A Score Result 26 Jan Southend United FC A 1–0 W 19 Jan Peterborough United FC H 4–0 W 15 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC H 0–1 L 12 Jan Sunderland AFC A 1–1 D 05 Jan Sheffield Wednesday FC A 0–0 D 01 Jan Barnsley FC H 0–0 D Key Stats
0% Both Teams to Score
H2H (2 games)0% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history28% Clean Sheets
Luton Town FC this season -
Match Events
- 0' The referee blows the starting whistle. The fans are roaring. The teams are ready for the match. Southend United FC is hosting Luton Town FC for another epic battle.
- 5' Luton Town FC seems to be on a short break. The game is mainly concentrated in the center. It’s high time they got back to action. Otherwise, it looks like a goalless game.
- 10' Players seem to put ease on their energy level Spectators hardly appreciate such approach. Teams need to speed up the tempo.
- 15' The teams are not in a rush to score plenty of goals. It might look strange considering Luton Town FC that had 373 games and scored 390 goals.
- 20' It looks surprising Southend United FC does not make any changes. Nathan Bishop has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
- 25' Luton Town FC is showing some good football. However, Luton Town FC are ready to play back every minute. It might result in some problems for the home side. The game will hardly remain goalless.
- 28' It’s gonna be a Yellow card for Dru Yearwood.
- 29' What a strike from Matthew Pearson! The score is 0-1.
- 34' Both teams are passing the ball around with high level of urgency. Southend United FC needs to do something about it to get closer to the goal.
- 39' The referee is likely to let players tackle, as he already missed some meaty challenges during opening seconds. He is still to establish what should not be done by the players and what is acceptable on the pitch. It’s going to be a tough game for Kazenga Lualua suffering a number of foals already.
- 44' Pelly Ruddock needs to be pretty careful with his discipline considering 0 Yellow cards this season.
- 49' It’s high time Chris Powell made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
- 54' Although teams showed high tempo form the start, they seem to slow down a bit. Both sides really need to catch a fire. Otherwise, we have another goalless match.
- 59' We miss some good tackles and strikes. Is there anyone on the field to put the game back to action?
- 64' While there is no rush on the pitch, let’s have a look at some stats. Timothee Dieng made 89 appearances and scored 10 goals. He is very likely to score a goal today.
- 65' A meaty challenge results in booking for Samuel Hart on 65.
- 69' Charlie Kelman is replacing Dru Yearwood for the Southend United FC side.
- 74' Southend United FC started playing very sharply right from the kick off. However, it slowed down the tempo rapidly by 74.
- 79' Spectators are craving for more action. Both teams play very cautiously. They need to put some more energy.
- 84' Another change for Southend United FC made on 84 minute. Sam Mantom leaves to be changed by Stephen McLaughlin.
- 86' Time for substitution for Luton Town FC. Kazenga LuaLua is replaced by George Moncur.
- 90' Jack Stacey is having his name booked by the referee on 90.
- With this win, Luton Town FC is likely to improve its situation in the overall team standings.
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Southend United FC
Starting XI- 8
- 13
- 48
- 6
- 2
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16
Dru Yearwood ↓ Charlie Kelman 69'
- 18
- 10
- 23
- 42
- 39
Bench- 22
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11
Stephen McLaughlin ↑ 84'
- 7
- 20
- 31
- 36
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34
Charlie Kelman ↑ 69'
Coach Chris PowellLuton Town FC
Starting XI-
25
Kazenga Lualua ↓ George Moncur 86'
- 6
- 36
- 17
- 2
- 4
- 7
- 11
- 8
- 19
- 5
Bench- 24
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20
George Moncur ↑ 86'
- 40
- 3
- 44
- 28
- 27
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Head to Head
Southend United FC Form
2019-01-26 Southend United FC 0–1 Luton Town FC L 2019-01-19 Bradford City AFC 0–4 Southend United FC W 2019-01-12 Southend United FC 2–3 Plymouth Argyle FC L 2019-01-01 Southend United FC 2–0 Gillingham FC W 2018-12-29 Coventry City FC 1–0 Southend United FC L 2018-12-26 Oxford United FC 0–1 Southend United FC WLuton Town FC Form
2019-01-26 Southend United FC 0–1 Luton Town FC W 2019-01-19 Luton Town FC 4–0 Peterborough United FC W 2019-01-15 Luton Town FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2019-01-12 Sunderland AFC 1–1 Luton Town FC D 2019-01-05 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–0 Luton Town FC D 2019-01-01 Luton Town FC 0–0 Barnsley FC D