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Wednesday 21st May

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home team, Forest Green Rovers

Manager: Steve Cotterill

Formation: 4 - 3 - 3

Number 28,
T. Cann
Number 17,
J. Robson
Number 15,
J. Moore-Taylor , Captain, Yellow Card at 78 minutes
Number 5,
R. Innis
Number 3,
S. Long
Number 8,
C. McCann
Number 19,
A. May , substituted for H. Bunker at 118 minutes
Number 10,
L. Sercombe
Number 24,
J. Garrick , substituted for E. Osadebe at 91 minutes
Number 22,
J. Quigley , substituted for H. Cardwell at 91 minutes
Number 7,
K. McAllister , substituted for T. Knowles at 113 minutes

Substitutes

home team, Forest Green Rovers

Number 16,
H. Bunker
Number 23,
H. Cardwell
Number 9,
C. Doidge
Number 21,
T. Jenks
Number 11,
T. Knowles
Number 6,
E. Osadebe
Number 20,
J. Searle

away team, Southend United

Manager: Kevin Maher

Formation: 4 - 1 - 3 - 2

Number 1,
N. Hayes
Number 3,
N. Ralph , Captain
Number 20,
B. Goodliffe
Number 16,
H. Taylor
Number 2,
G. Scott-Morriss
Number 8,
Noor Husin , substituted for J. Bridge at 82 minutes
Number 19,
L. Chambers-Parillon , substituted for J. Walker at 95 minutes
Number 28,
O. Coker , substituted for C. Miley at 67 minutes
Number 22,
K. Appiah-Forson
Number 21,
T. Hopper , substituted for J. Gubbins at 105 minutes
Number 24,
C. Kendall , Yellow Card at 42 minutes, substituted for M. Bonne at 60 minutes

away team, Southend United

Number 9,
M. Bonne
Number 7,
J. Bridge
Number 15,
J. Gubbins
Number 32,
A. Jaakkola
Number 17,
C. Miley
Number 11,
J. Walker
Number 4,
G. Wind

Forest Green Rovers
Southend United

home team, Forest Green Rovers

Manager: Steve Cotterill

Formation: 4 - 3 - 3

Number 28,
T. Cann
Number 17,
J. Robson
Number 15,
J. Moore-Taylor , Captain, Yellow Card at 78 minutes
Number 5,
R. Innis
Number 3,
S. Long
Number 8,
C. McCann
Number 19,
A. May , substituted for H. Bunker at 118 minutes
Number 10,
L. Sercombe
Number 24,
J. Garrick , substituted for E. Osadebe at 91 minutes
Number 22,
J. Quigley , substituted for H. Cardwell at 91 minutes
Number 7,
K. McAllister , substituted for T. Knowles at 113 minutes

Substitutes

Number 16,
H. Bunker
Number 23,
H. Cardwell
Number 9,
C. Doidge
Number 21,
T. Jenks
Number 11,
T. Knowles
Number 6,
E. Osadebe
Number 20,
J. Searle

Referee:: David Rock
Assistant Referee 1:: Sam Wesson
Assistant Referee 2:: Kieran Forrest
Fourth Official:: Sam Mulhall

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