Southend United vs Boreham Wood

24 February 2026 · National League · 2025/26 · Referee Craig Hicks

Full time 0 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

Abdul Abdulmalik 12’
Matt Rush 75’

Match summary

Boreham Wood won 2-0 away at Southend United. Boreham Wood led 1-0 at half-time.

Abdul Abdulmalik put Boreham Wood ahead in the 12th minute and Matt Rush made it 0-2 in the 75th minute.

The chances backed that up: Boreham Wood created 1.79 expected goals (xG) from 12 shots to Southend United's 1.48 from 13.

Match stats

50% Possession 50%

13 Shots 12

4 Shots on target 3

5 Corners 4

383 Passes 414

78.9% Pass accuracy 77.5%

5 Tackles 3

6 Fouls 17

1 Yellow cards 1

0 Red cards 0

0 Offsides 3

Key events

Southend United Boreham Wood

Kick-off

Cavanagh MileyFoul

2’

Andy DallasShot on target

8’

12’

Abdul AbdulmalikRight foot shot

0-1

Charley KendallShot on target

42’

James MortonCavanagh Miley

45+1’

Jack BridgeJoseph Gubbins

45+1’

Second half underway

Half-time0-1

48’

Matt RushShot on target

54’

Chris BushFoul

Sam AustinShot on target

56’

Tom HopperSam Austin

60’

James GoldingCharley Kendall

60’

68’

Leon AyindeLewis Richardson

75’

Matt RushLeft foot shot

0-2

Josh WalkerAndy Dallas

82’

86’

Joe NewtonAbdul Abdulmalik

Ben GoodliffeShot on target

87’

Full-time0-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Southend United 1.48 xGBoreham Wood 1.79 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Boreham Wood attacking Southend United attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Southend United 5-3-2 Starting XI

Boreham Wood 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Owen Mason	90′	1	2	27	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders6 players


Gus Scott-Morriss	90′	1	1	–	1	1	32	–	–	–	–
Harry Taylor	90′	–	–	–	3	1	42	–	–	–	–
Ben Goodliffe	90′	1	3	–	4	3	44	–	–	–	–
Joseph Gubbins Taken off	45′	–	1	1	2	1	30	–	–	–	–
Jack Bridge Came on as a substitute	49′	–	–	–	7	–	24	–	–	–	–
James Golding Came on as a substitute	34′	–	1	2	6	1	20	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Harry Boyes	90′	–	–	39	3	0.54	–	–	9	2	4	–
Keenan Appiah-Forson	90′	–	–	24	1	0.03	1	1	2	–	1	–
Cavanagh Miley Taken off	45′	–	–	10	–	–	–	2	3	1	–
Sam Austin Taken off	60′	–	–	25	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
James Morton Came on as a substitute	49′	–	–	32	–	–	1	1	1	–	–	–
Tom Hopper Came on as a substitute	34′	–	–	3	–	–	–	1	3	–	3	–

Forwards3 players


Andy Dallas Taken off	82′	–	–	2	1	0.38	–	–	7	3	22	–
Charley Kendall Taken off	60′	–	–	1	1	0.14	–	–	3	–	7	–
Josh Walker Came on as a substitute	13′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Ted Curd	90′	4	0	39	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Cameron Coxe	90′	–	1	–	4	–	31	3	–	–	–
Charlie O'Connell	90′	–	3	1	5	5	52	3	–	1	–
Chris Bush	90′	–	3	–	7	4	54	4	–	–
Oluwafemi Ilesanmi	90′	–	1	–	2	2	42	–	–	–	–
Joe Newton Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	1	–	3	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Marley Marshall	90′	–	–	28	–	–	3	6	5	2	1	–
Regan Booty	90′	–	–	74	1	0.14	–	2	7	1	–	–
Lewis Richardson Taken off	67′	–	–	10	–	–	–	2	3	1	1	–
Zak Brunt	90′	–	–	31	3	0.24	–	–	4	–	1	–
Abdul Abdulmalik Taken off	86′	1	1	29	2	0.39	–	–	3	–	–	–
Leon Ayinde Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	3	1	–	–

Forwards1 player


Matt Rush	90′	1	–	2	2	0.53	–	–	1	–	16	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Southend United win 45% Avg odds 2.03

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.48

Boreham Wood win 29% Avg odds 3.15

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Southend United D L L W W

Boreham Wood L L W D D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Boreham Wood 1-1 Southend United, 30 Sep 25 All Southend United vs Boreham Wood meetings, next on 20 Nov 26

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.