Southend United vs Boreham Wood: 0–2

Boreham Wood beat Southend United 2–0 in the English National League on Tuesday, 24 February 2026 at Roots Hall, Southend, England.

Competition: English National League (2025-26 English National League, Regular Season)
Kick-off time: Tue, 24 Feb 2026, 19:45 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Roots Hall, Southend, England
Attendance: 7,332
Teams: Southend United (home), Boreham Wood (away)

Goals

11' — Abdul Abdulmalik (Boreham Wood)
75' — Matt Rush (Boreham Wood)

Starting line-ups

Southend United (5-3-2): Owen Mason (G), Ben Goodliffe (CD), Joseph Gubbins (CD-L), Harry Taylor (CD-R), Harry Boyes (LB), Gus Scott-Morriss (RB), Cavanagh Miley (CM), Sam Austin (CM-L), Keenan Appiah-Forson (CM-R), Charley Kendall (CF-L), Andrew Dallas (CF-R).

Boreham Wood (4-2-3-1): Ted Curd (G), Chris Bush (CD-L), Charlie O'Connell (CD-R), Oluwafemi Ilesanmi (LB), Cameron Coxe (RB), Zak Brunt (AM), Regan Booty (LM), Marley Marshall (RM), Matt Rush (F), Abdul Abdulmalik (AM-L), Lewis Richards (AM-R).

Recent form

Southend United: drew 3–3 away to Boston United (24 Jan); lost 2–1 away to Rochdale (27 Jan); lost 1–0 away to Scunthorpe United (7 Feb); won 5–1 vs Morecambe (14 Feb); won 3–0 away to Brackley Town (21 Feb).

Boreham Wood: lost 2–1 vs Boston United (31 Jan); lost 4–1 away to Rochdale (3 Feb); won 3–2 vs Yeovil Town (11 Feb); drew 2–2 away to Eastleigh (14 Feb); drew 1–1 vs Forest Green Rovers (21 Feb).