Braintree Town vs Southend United: 0–1

Southend United beat Braintree Town 1–0 in the English National League on Friday, 26 December 2025 at Rare Breed Meat Co. Stadium, Braintree, England.

Competition: English National League (2025-26 English National League, Regular Season)
Kick-off time: Fri, 26 Dec 2025, 15:00 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Rare Breed Meat Co. Stadium, Braintree, England
Attendance: 3,106
Teams: Braintree Town (home), Southend United (away)

Goals

75' — Gus Scott-Morriss (Southend United)

Red cards

44' — Ben Goodliffe (Southend United)

Starting line-ups

Braintree Town (3-4-1-2): Mason Terry (G), Jacob Pinnington (CD), Ben Drake (CD-L), Aidan Francis-Clarke (CD-R), Calum Logan (CM-L), James Vennings (CM-R), Harrison Dudziak (AM), George Langston (LM), Chay Cooper (RM), Lewis Walker (CF-L), Sahid Kamara (CF-R).

Southend United (3-1-4-2): Collin Andeng-Ndi (G), Ben Goodliffe (CD), Nathan Ralph (CD-L), Harry Taylor (CD-R), Cavanagh Miley (SW), Leon Chambers-Parillon (CM-L), Oliver Coker (CM-R), Harry Boyes (LM), Sam Austin (RM), Slavi Spasov (CF-L), Harry Cardwell (CF-R).

Recent form

Braintree Town: won 2–0 vs Truro City (15 Nov); drew 1–1 away to Scunthorpe United (22 Nov); won 1–0 vs Morecambe (29 Nov); lost 4–0 away to FC Halifax Town (6 Dec); drew 0–0 vs Hartlepool United (21 Dec).

Southend United: lost 2–1 vs Carlisle United (8 Nov); won 1–0 away to Yeovil Town (15 Nov); won 3–0 vs Altrincham (22 Nov); lost 2–1 away to Forest Green Rovers (29 Nov); lost 2–1 away to Tamworth (20 Dec).