Game 18 - The Shrimpers (A)

Team: Southend United

Date: 08/11/2022

Where: Roots Hall

What line-up should Luke Williams opt for? What will be the key areas for the Magpies to get a victory? What do you think the final score will be?

Have your say below, join in with the Pride of Nottingham match discussion.

One we should be looking to win comfortably,  I will go for 3 0

It will be a very interesting contest. Notts county have been scoring for fun but we (Southend) have the best defensive record in the National League. So, the chances of us shipping 3 goals are unlikely, 1-1 feels more likely, we shall see. It will hopefully be an entertaining game in front of the BT Sport cameras.

We have been incredibly clinical at times this season so three goals isn't absurd, but given Southend's very good form I think if we do win it won't be by that sort of margin.

Neither side had an FA Cup game so both teams will be fresh and I agree, two in form teams, should be a great game. I can't image we'll make too many changes maybe just Brinds in for Baldwin, so Rawlinson back in the middle of the back three. And Langstaff is surely due a goal now too, it's been 2 games without! 

I think if had to bet on it I'd go for a draw too. And I'd take it, assuming we can finally get a win at Eastleigh as that would be 4 points from our double header of away games this week.

Two ponts thrown away, I still think we should have had enough to win but fair play to Southend.

Good game, thought Southend did well to disrupt our build up on the whole. Slocombe had way too many touches for my liking, we needed to be a bit braver progressing the ball instead of playing safe. When we broke the lines we looked dangerous, we just didn’t do it enough.

I think the Southend first goal is lucky, 9 times out of 10 if you push a player in the back two handed you get a free kick… But there you go.

Draw was a fair result in the end, and I think Southend will be in the play-offs come the end of the season and are likely to take points off our rivals too.