Southend United vs Halifax Town

11 February 2025 · National League · 2024/25 · Referee R Eley

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 0–0

  • Gus Scott-Morriss 54’
  • Tom Hopper 58’
  • Charley Kendall 86’
  • Luca Thomas 84’

Match summary

Southend United beat Halifax Town 3-1. It was goalless at half-time.

Gus Scott-Morriss put Southend United ahead with a header in the 54th minute, Tom Hopper made it 2-0 from a corner in the 58th minute, Luca Thomas pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 84th minute, and Charley Kendall made it 3-1 in the 86th minute.

The chances backed that up: Southend United created 2.81 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Halifax Town's 2.27 from 11.

Match stats

Southend United Halifax Town
1 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0
2.80 xG 2.25
2.80 Non-penalty xG 2.25

Key events

Southend United Halifax Town
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
Gus Scott-Morriss1-0 (Southend United)
54’
Tom Hopper2-0 (Southend United)
58’
84’
Luca Thomas2-1 (Halifax Town)
Charley Kendall3-1 (Southend United)
86’
Full-time3-1

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Southend United
  • Nick Hayes
Halifax Town
  • Adam Alimi-Adetoro
  • Owen Bray

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.

0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.81 2.27 54’ Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United), 1-0 54’ 58’ Tom Hopper (Southend United), 2-0 58’ 84’ Luca Thomas (Halifax Town), 2-1 84’ 86’ Charley Kendall (Southend United), 3-1 86’ 0.0 0.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 0’ 15’ 30’ 45’ 60’ 75’ 90’ HT 2.81 2.27 54’ Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United), 1-0 Scott-Morriss 54’ 58’ Tom Hopper (Southend United), 2-0 Hopper 58’ 84’ Luca Thomas (Halifax Town), 2-1 Thomas 84’ 86’ Charley Kendall (Southend United), 3-1 Kendall 86’
Southend United 2.81 xGHalifax Town 2.27 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Halifax Town attacking Southend United attacking 
42’ Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United), set piece, 0.69 xG, off target 90’ Adam Alimi-Adetoro (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.62 xG, saved 6’ Max Wright (Halifax Town), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 54’ Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United), from a corner, 0.40 xG, goal 58’ Tom Hopper (Southend United), from a corner, 0.40 xG, goal 86’ Charley Kendall (Southend United), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 20’ Josh Walker (Southend United), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 90’ Luca Thomas (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.26 xG, saved 90’ Luca Thomas (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.23 xG, blocked 38’ Charley Kendall (Southend United), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 84’ Luca Thomas (Halifax Town), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 90+1’ Oliver Coker (Southend United), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 29’ Max Wright (Halifax Town), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 8’ Adam Senior (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 62’ Charley Kendall (Southend United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 79’ Jack Evans (Halifax Town), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 8’ Adam Senior (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 64’ Charley Kendall (Southend United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 78’ Zak Emmerson (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 85’ Jamie Cooke (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 29’ Charley Kendall (Southend United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+1’ Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ Charley Kendall (Southend United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 9’ Charley Kendall (Southend United), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 57’ Charley Kendall (Southend United), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 43’ Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 42’ Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United), set piece, 0.69 xG, off target 90’ Adam Alimi-Adetoro (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.62 xG, saved 6’ Max Wright (Halifax Town), open play, 0.46 xG, saved 54’ Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United), from a corner, 0.40 xG, goal 58’ Tom Hopper (Southend United), from a corner, 0.40 xG, goal 86’ Charley Kendall (Southend United), open play, 0.32 xG, goal 20’ Josh Walker (Southend United), open play, 0.27 xG, saved 90’ Luca Thomas (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.26 xG, saved 90’ Luca Thomas (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.23 xG, blocked 84’ Luca Thomas (Halifax Town), open play, 0.22 xG, goal 38’ Charley Kendall (Southend United), open play, 0.21 xG, blocked 90+1’ Oliver Coker (Southend United), open play, 0.20 xG, blocked 29’ Max Wright (Halifax Town), open play, 0.11 xG, off target 8’ Adam Senior (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.09 xG, blocked 79’ Jack Evans (Halifax Town), open play, 0.08 xG, off target 62’ Charley Kendall (Southend United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 8’ Adam Senior (Halifax Town), from a corner, 0.08 xG, off target 64’ Charley Kendall (Southend United), open play, 0.08 xG, blocked 78’ Zak Emmerson (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.05 xG, saved 85’ Jamie Cooke (Halifax Town), set piece, 0.05 xG, off target 29’ Charley Kendall (Southend United), open play, 0.05 xG, blocked 90+1’ Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United), open play, 0.04 xG, off target 48’ Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United), set piece, 0.03 xG, saved 40’ Charley Kendall (Southend United), open play, 0.01 xG, off target 9’ Charley Kendall (Southend United), set piece, 0.01 xG, off target 57’ Charley Kendall (Southend United), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked 43’ Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United), set piece, 0.00 xG, blocked
Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players
90′ – – – – – –
90′ 1 – 5 1.16 – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Nathan Ralph
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
James Morton
90′ – – – – – – –
Jack Bridge Taken off
89′ – – – – – – –
Josh Walker Taken off
77′ – – 1 0.27 – – –
Charley Kendall Taken off
89′ 1 – 8 0.77 – – –
Tom Hopper Taken off
72′ 1 – 1 0.40 – – –
Macauley Bonne Came on as a substitute
18′ – – – – – – –
Leon Chambers-Parillon Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
James Golding Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – –
Oliver Coker Came on as a substitute
1′ – – 1 0.20 – – –
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 2.04
Draw 30% Avg odds 3.11
Halifax Town win 25% Avg odds 3.70

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

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.