Southend United 2-1 Blackpool

Mark Oxley's stoppage-time penalty save helped Southend United record a third straight win as they shaded Blackpool at Roots Hall.

Southend went in front after just five minutes when Stephen McLaughlin's left-wing corner was half-volleyed home at the near post by Anthony Wordsworth.

Blackpool came close to equalising when Kyle Vassell's shot was tipped on to the post by Oxley, but the Shrimpers went further in front when Simon Cox capitalised on a poor attempted clearance from Curtis Tilt to volley home.

Blackpool got back in the game when Vassell latched on to Jimmy Ryan's long ball forward to round Oxley and score.

And the visitors piled on the pressure late on with Clark Robertson having a header cleared off the line by Jason Demetriou before Oxley dived to his left to keep out Ryan's penalty.

Match report supplied by the Press Association