Southend United vs Halifax Town

24 October 2026 · National League · 2026/27 · Referee Isaac Searle

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 1–1

Promise Omochere 23’ (pen)
Joshua Popoola 84’

Amari Morgan-Smith 32’
Tayt-Lemar Trusty 90’

Match summary

The points were shared as Southend United and Halifax Town drew 2-2. It was 1-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Promise Omochere put Southend United ahead from the penalty spot in the 23rd minute and Amari Morgan-Smith equalised in the 32nd minute. In the second half, Joshua Popoola put Southend United back in front in the 84th minute and Tayt-Lemar Trusty equalised in the 90th minute.

Shots finished 11-5 to Southend United, with 8 on target for Southend United and 3 for Halifax Town.

Match stats

55% Possession 45%

15 Shots 8

7 Shots on target 3

5 Corners 3

93 Attacks 124

59 Dangerous attacks 70

447 Passes 365

80.5% Pass accuracy 77.0%

1 Tackles 0

10 Fouls 15

1 Yellow cards 0

0 Red cards 0

1 Offsides 1

Key events

Southend United Halifax Town

Kick-off

Ashley PalmerShot on target

12’

Joshua PopoolaShot on target

17’

Promise OmocherePenalty

1-0

23’

Leon Chambers-ParillonShot on target

30’

32’

Amari Morgan-SmithRight foot shot

1-1

Half-time1-1

Second half underway

Oliver Coker

48’

63’

Deniche HillRaheem Conte

68’

Conor CartyShot on target

Sahid KamaraZavier Massiah-Edwards

71’

Sahid KamaraShot on target

75’

76’

Mackenzie MaltbyMax Bardell

82’

Zak GilsenanWill Hugill

82’

Ben TollittAmari Morgan-Smith

Joshua Popoola

2-1

84’

Promise OmochereShot on target

84’

Ben GoodliffePromise Omochere

86’

Promise OmochereShot on target

87’

90’

Tayt-Lemar TrustyRight foot shot

2-2

Full-time2-2

Player stats

Players13 players


Joeseph Duncan	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Vontae Daley-Campbell	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Daniel Cox	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kyle McAdam	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ashley Palmer	90′	–	–	1	0.31	–	–	–
Anthony Hartigan	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Joshua Popoola	90′	–	–	2	0.20	–	–	–
Leon Chambers-Parillon	90′	–	–	4	0.16	–	–	–
Oliver Coker	90′	–	–	2	0.42	–	–
Zavier Massiah-Edwards Taken off	71′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Promise Omochere Taken off	86′	1	–	4	1.22	–	–	–
Sahid Kamara Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	2	0.11	–	–	–
Ben Goodliffe Came on as a substitute	4′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–


True Grant	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Shaun Hobson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Max Bardell Taken off	76′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Raheem Conte Taken off	63′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Will Flint	90′	–	–	1	0.14	–	–	–
Will Hugill Taken off	82′	–	–	1	0.01	–	–	–
Cody Johnson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tayt-Lemar Trusty	90′	1	–	1	0.29	–	–	–
Cruz Allen	90′	–	–	1	0.29	–	–	–
Amari Morgan-Smith Taken off	82′	1	–	2	0.73	–	–	–
Conor Carty	90′	–	–	2	0.36	–	–	–
Deniche Hill Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Mackenzie Maltby Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ben Tollitt Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Zak Gilsenan Came on as a substitute	8′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 54% Avg odds 1.67

Draw 23% Avg odds 3.97

Halifax Town win 23% Avg odds 3.95

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

Form going into the game

Southend United W L D W W

Halifax Town D L D W W

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Halifax Town 2-6 Southend United, 18 Apr 26 Next meeting: Halifax Town vs Southend United, 02 Jan 27 (upcoming) All Southend United vs Halifax Town meetings

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