English National League

Rochdale vs Southend United: 2–1

Rochdale beat Southend United 2–1 in the English National League on Tuesday, 27 January 2026 at Crown Oil Arena, Rochdale, England.

• Competition: English National League (2025-26 English National League, Regular Season)
• Kick-off time: Tue, 27 Jan 2026, 19:45 UTC
• Status: Full Time
• Venue: Crown Oil Arena, Rochdale, England
• Attendance: 2,435
• Teams: Rochdale (home), Southend United (away)

Goals

• 40' — Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United)
• 44' — Kyron Gordon (Rochdale)
• 90' — Harvey Gilmour (Rochdale)

Starting line-ups

Rochdale (3-5-2): Oliver Whatmuff (G), Ethan Ebanks-Landell (CD), Callum Perry (CD-L), Kyron Gordon (CD-R), Jake Burger (CM-L), Ryan East (CM-R), Harvey Gilmour (AM), Daniel Moss (LM), Tobi Adebayo-Rowling (RM), Ian Henderson (CF-L), Devante Rodney (CF-R).

Southend United (5-3-2): Collin Andeng-Ndi (G), Joseph Gubbins (CD), Nathan Ralph (CD-L), Harry Taylor (CD-R), Harry Boyes (LB), Gus Scott-Morriss (RB), James Morton (CM), Leon Chambers-Parillon (CM-L), Sam Austin (CM-R), Slavi Spasov (CF-L), Andrew Dallas (CF-R).

Recent form

Rochdale: won 2–1 away to Morecambe (26 Dec); lost 2–1 vs Hartlepool United (30 Dec); won 2–0 away to Gateshead (17 Jan); won 1–0 away to Solihull Moors (21 Jan); won 2–0 vs Truro City (24 Jan).

Southend United: won 1–0 away to Braintree Town (26 Dec); won 1–0 vs Sutton United (30 Dec); drew 1–1 away to York City (17 Jan); won 4–1 vs Eastleigh (20 Jan); drew 3–3 away to Boston United (24 Jan).