Braintree 0-1 Southend — National League, 26 Dec 2025
Southend beat Braintree 1-0 in the National League on 26 December 2025 at Rare Breed Meat Co. Stadium, Braintree. Gus Scott-Morriss scored for Southend. Full line-ups are below. In their last 2 meetings, Braintree have won 0 and Southend 1, 1 draw.
· kickoff·Rare Breed Meat Co. Stadium · Braintree·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 7'H. Taylor
- 13'C. Miley
- 25'J. Pinnington
- 44'B. Goodliffe
- Half-time0-0
- 46'S. Spasovout: Gus Scott-Morriss
- 53'
- 59'C. Mileyout: Morton
- 67'out: J. Akinde
- 69'C. Logan
- 0-175'assist: O. Coker
- 76'C. Loganout: A. Oteh
- 82'S. Austinout: J. Bridge
- 82'H. Cardwellout: T. Hopper
- 86'C. Cooperout: J. Emmanuel-Thomas
- 89'
- 90+4'L. Chambers-Parillonout: J. Gubbins
- Full-time0-1
Line-ups
Coach: Stephen William Pitt
- 9L. Walker67'
- 6J. Vennings
- 11C. Cooper86'
- 4G. Langston
- 2A. Francis-Clarke
- 21B. Drake
- 18S. Kamara
- 17J. Pinnington25'
- 1M. Terry
- 8H. Dudziak
- 33C. Logan69'76'
Substitutes
- 14J. Akinde67'
- 38A. Oteh76'
- 10J. Emmanuel-Thomas86'
- 39E. Thorpe
- 5M. Omrore
- 19F. Hockey
Coach: Kevin Andrew Maher
- 21H. Cardwell82'
- 17C. Miley13'59'
- 16H. Taylor7'
- 6B. Goodliffe44'
- 18S. Spasov46'
- 3N. Ralph
- 10S. Austin82'
- 28O. Coker
- 33H. Boyes53'
- 30Collin Andeng Ndi
- 19L. Chambers-Parillon90+4'
Substitutes
- 7J. Bridge82'
- 14T. Hopper82'
- 23Morton59'
- 2Gus Scott-Morriss75'89'46'
- 15J. Gubbins90+4'
- 1N. Hayes
- 24C. Kendall
Team statistics aren't available for this match.
Player statistics aren't available for this match.
Recent Form
BraintreeDLWDW
- D21 Dec 25HHartlepool0-0
- L06 Dec 25AFC Halifax Town0-4
- W29 Nov 25HMorecambe1-0
- D22 Nov 25AScunthorpe1-1
- W15 Nov 25HTruro City2-0
SouthendLLWWL
- L20 Dec 25ATamworth1-2
- L29 Nov 25AForest Green1-2
- W22 Nov 25HAltrincham3-0
- W15 Nov 25AYeovil Town1-0
- L08 Nov 25HCarlisle1-2
Head-to-head
Final table, National League 2025/26
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Boreham Wood | 46 | +37 | 90 |
| 5 | Scunthorpe | 46 | +15 | 82 |
| 6 | Southend | 46 | +36 | 81 |
| 7 | Forest Green | 46 | +30 | 81 |
| 8 | FC Halifax Town | 46 | +3 | 70 |
| 21 | Brackley Town | 46 | -35 | 42 |
| 22 | Morecambe | 46 | -37 | 38 |
| 23 | Braintree | 46 | -38 | 36 |
| 24 | Truro City | 46 | -30 | 34 |
Before and after
Braintree
- Previous: Braintree 0-0 Hartlepool, 21 Dec 2025 · National League
- Next: Woking 0-1 Braintree, 30 Dec 2025 · National League
Southend
- Previous: Tamworth 2-1 Southend, 20 Dec 2025 · National League
- Next: Southend 1-0 Sutton Utd, 30 Dec 2025 · National League
Data updated