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The Shrimpers will be without striker Mark Rawle who limped off with a hamstring injury at Kidderminster on Tuesday evening, as a result Daniel Marney should return to the starting line-up on the right wing with leading scorer Tes Bramble taking his place on the forward line alongside Dominic Foley who plays his last game for the Club with his month-long loan from Watford coming to an end.
Another loanee, Tottenham Hotspur's Stephen Kelly will start once again in what was originally scheduled to be his final game, but following the postponement of the Youth Championships in Dubai - where Kelly was meant to representing the Republic of Ireland - the young defender is expected to remain with United until the end of the campaign.
Jay Smith will once again play despite carrying a groin injury which affected his performances in the last two games, Steve Tilson however misses out with a back injury.
Back in September, Neil Jenkins' block-busting free kick wasn't enough as the Shrimpers crashed to a 2-1 defeat on a dreadful Sincil Bank pitch, and undoutedly Southend will be looking for revenge over the Imps this afternoon.
TLG PREDICTED LINE-UP:- Darryl Flahavan; Daryl Sutch, Damon Searle, Stephen Kelly, Leon Cort; Kevin Maher, Jay Smith, Daniel Marney, Steven Clark; Tesfaye Bramble, Dominic Foley.
Full Matchday Squad - Flahavan, Daniel Gay, Sutch, Mark Beard, Neil Jenkins, Searle, Kelly, Cort, Tom Jordan, Maher, Smith, Stuart Thurgood, Clark, Marney, Brett Darby, Bramble, Foley, Mark Salter.
REFEREE: Mike Thorpe (Suffolk)
ASSISTED BY: Norman Appleby (Hertfordshire) and Robert Smith (Essex)
LAST MATCHES:
Kidderminster Harriers 1 (Melligan 76) Southend United 0, attendance 2,006@ Aggborough.
Southend - Flahavan, Sutch, Searle, Cort, Kelly, Maher, Smith (Thurgood 76), Bramble, Clark (Jenkins 82), Foley, Rawle (Marney 36). Unused - Beard, Gay.
Lincoln City 3 (Pearce 44, Gain 83, Bloomer 88) Hartlepool United 0, attendance 3,409 @ Sincil Bank.
Lincoln - Marriott, Futcher, Weaver, Bimson, Bailey, Morgan, Sedgemore, Gain, Willis (Butcher 77), Bradlry (Bloomer 65), Pearce (Smith 75). Unused - Cornelly, Ward.
LAST FIVE MEETINGS-
Sat, 21st Sep, 2002 - Lincoln City 2 Southend United 1 (Jenkins) -Division Three
Sat, 16th Mar, 2002 - Lincoln City 0 Southend United 1 (Clark) - Division Three
Sat, 1st Dec, 2001 - Southend United 1 (Bramble) Lincoln City 1 - Division Three
Sat, 3rd Feb, 2001 - Southend United 1 (Abbey) Lincoln City 0 - Division Three
Sat, 2nd Sep, 2000 - Lincoln City 3 Southend United 0 - Division Three
SHRIMPERS versus THE IMPS - the full league history
2002-03 - A, 1-2
2001-02 - H, 1-1 - A, 1-0
2000-01 - H, 1-0 - A, 0-3
1999-00 - H, 2-2 - A, 0-1
1989-90 - H, 2-0 - A, 0-2
1986-87 - H, 1-0 - A, 3-1
1982-83 - H, 2-0 - A, 1-0
1981-82 - H, 0-2 - A, 1-1
1980-81 - H, 0-0 - A, 1-2
1978-79 - H, 2-0 - A, 1-1
1971-72 - H, 2-1 - A, 0-0
1970-71 - H, 1-1 - A, 2-1
1969-70 - H, 2-2 - A, 3-3
1968-69 - H, 3-0 - A, 1-2
1967-68 - H, 2-1 - A, 2-4
1966-67 - H, 3-0 - A, 2-2
1961-62 - H, 0-1 - A, 0-2
SUMMARY -
at Roots Hall: Plyd - 16, Won - 9, Drawn - 5, Lost - 2, For - 25, Agnst - 11
at Sincil Bank: Plyd - 17, Won -4, Drawn - 5, Lost - 8, For -19, Agnst - 27
Complete Record: Plyd - 33, Won - 13, Drawn - 10, Lost - 10, For - 44, Agnst - 38