Walsall 0-1 Southend United
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Southend had lost nine of their first 11 League Two games before victory at Walsall
League Two bottom club Southend claimed their first win since March as Emile Acquah's late goal earned them a deserved victory at Walsall.
The 20-year-old substitute turned in the box before firing into the bottom corner two minutes from time, shortly after Elijah Adebayo had hit the bar with a penalty for Walsall.
Southend could have led inside two minutes when Brandon Goodship raced on to goalkeeper Mark Oxley's up and under, but Walsall stopper Liam Roberts denied him one-on-one.
Roberts then made a double save to deny Timothee Dieng and superbly tipped a header wide from the midfielder before the break.
Walsall's only real chance of the half saw Oxley push Alfie Bates' 20-yarder wide, but they improved after the break and the Southend keeper did superbly to thwart Dan Scarr's close-range header.
When Tom Clifford brought down Cameron Norman, Southend looked set for a seventh straight league defeat, but Adebayo blazed his 81st-minute penalty onto the bar.
Acquah took full advantage with an accurate finish five minutes later to end Southend's long wait for a first win of the season.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
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