Sutton make a first ever senior competitive visit to Roots Hall on Saturday to face Southend United, looking to end a run of three consecutive defeats in the Vanarama National League. We will be wearing amber.
Please note that the Supporters’ Club coach leaves at 11am, price £25. Email suttonunitedcoachtravel@
Tuesday’s 3-0 defeat at Dagenham followed a similar reverse at home to Boston and an unfortunate defeat against Forest Green, results which have seen U’s drop from third in the league table to 17th, while Southend recorded an impressive home win against Eastleigh on Tuesday to remain unbeaten at home with two wins and two draws from their four games at Roots Hall. They have a game in hand over most sides in the division after their trip to Fylde was aborted due to a broken down train, and have lost just once, 2-1 at Barnet.
This is Southend’s fourth season in the National League after being relegated in 2021, and for a lot of that time they have been playing against a background of off pitch uncertainty, but despite that they finished two points outside the play-offs in 2023 and last season would have been in the end of season competition but for a ten point deduction which dropped them back to 9th.
Midfielders Jack Bridge and Cav Miley will be familiar to U’s fans from spells at Bromley and Eastleigh respectively, although Miley is an injury doubt, while experienced midfielder George Moncur signed on loan last month from Leyton Orient. He was joined by another former Brisbane Road favourite this week when Southend signed Macauley Bonne, a member of O’s National League championship side in 2019.
Sutton are waiting to see the extent of Hayden Muller’s injury after the defender limped off at Dagenham, while Dillon De Silva remains a couple of weeks short of a return.
As on Tuesday, Saturday’s game will be refereed by a Football League official, with Alan Young having been on the EFL list since 2018. His last Sutton game was the 1-1 draw against Newport on New Year’s Day.
Advance ticket prices are available until midnight the day before the game. Our area is the North Bank. Advance prices are: Adult £22; Senior (age 61+) £17; Young Adult (age 17-22) £17; Junior (age 9-16) £11; Child (age 8 and under, must be accompanied by an adult or senior concession) £6. As well as on line through the link below, tickets can be bought over the phone on 03444 770077, between 10am and 3pm Monday to Friday, or in person at the Southend United ticket office during those hours. All prices rise by £2 on the day of the game, and tickets will be on sale from the away ticket booth.
Click here to buy online, choosing the North Bank area for away supporters.
Overseas supporters can watch a live stream on National League TV. Click here to buy a pass for £9.99. Unfortunately the live stream is not available in the UK, but a Mixlr audio commentary will be available.
Roots Hall is adjacent to the A127 (leave M25 at junction 29) on the approach to the town centre. Turn right in to Fairfax Avenue just before the ground for the away entrances. There is no on site parking but street parking around the ground is available.
Prittlewell station is a five minute walk from the ground, served about every twenty minutes from Liverpool Street and taking just under an hour. Note that Fenchurch Street station is closed on Saturday and all trains to Southend, via whatever route, are leaving from Liverpool Street.
The academy side are back in action this Saturday away to AFC Wimbledon in the EFL Youth Alliance Cup 1st round at the KCL Ground in Windsor Avenue, New Malden, kick off 11am.
