| 90' | Full-time! The final score is 2 - 1. | |
| 90' | Sunderland AFC have been awarded a corner by Darren Bond. | |
| 90' | Southend United’s John White is on his feet again at Roots Hall. | |
| 90' | Sunderland AFC's Luke O'Nien is back in action after a slight knock. | |
| 90' | The match in Southend-on-Sea is underway once more. | |
| 90' | John White is down and play has been interrupted for a few moments. | |
| 90' | Darren Bond will wait an extra 6 minutes before blowing the whistle to end the second half. | |
| 89' | The match at Roots Hall has been interrupted briefly for a check on Luke O'Nien, who is down injured. | |
| 88' | Stephen Humphrys (Southend United) has received a first yellow card. | |
| 87' | Stephen Humphrys scores to make it 2 - 1 at Roots Hall. | |
| 84' | Sunderland AFC advance rapidly upfield but Darren Bond blows for offside. | |
| 81' | Sunderland AFC's Kazaiah Sterling misses with an attempt on goal. | |
| 78' | Kevin Bond (Southend United) is making a third substitution, with Stephen Humphrys replacing Taylor Moore. | |
| 76' | Stephen McLaughlin for the home team is judged to be offside. | |
| 75' | Chris Maguire scores from the spot and Sunderland AFC draw level at Roots Hall. | |
| 74' | Sunderland AFC have been awarded a penalty... | |
| 73' | Simon Cox (Southend United) is given an opening but the shot is blocked by a defender. | |
| 72' | Timothee Dieng is replacing Dru Yearwood for Southend United at Roots Hall. | |
| 70' | Grant Leadbitter for Sunderland AFC gets in a strike but fails to hit the target. | |
| 69' | Southend United make their first substitution with Michael Kightly replacing Sam Hart. | |
| 69' | The away team have replaced Max Power with Dylan McGeouch. This is the third substitution made today by Jack Ross. | |
| 65' | Sunderland AFC have been awarded a corner by Darren Bond. | |
| 64' | Darren Bond blows against Southend United's Stephen McLaughlin for offside. | |
| 62' | Corner awarded to Sunderland AFC. | |
| 57' | Kazaiah Sterling is on a sub for Will Grigg for Sunderland AFC. | |
| 56' | Jack Ross is making the team's first substitution at Roots Hall with Luke O'Nien replacing Lynden Gooch. | |
| 54' | Simon Cox's header is off-target for Southend United. | |
| 50' | Southend United's Stephen McLaughlin breaks free at Roots Hall. But the strike goes wide of the post. | |
| 48' | Sunderland AFC's Chris Maguire gets in a shot but it is blocked by a Southend United defender. | |
| 46' | The second-half is underway at Roots Hall. | |
| 45' | The whistle has gone to end the first-half. | |
| 45' | The fourth official's board shows 2 minutes, which will be added to the first half. | |
| 45' | Charlie Wyke of Sunderland AFC is pulled up for offside. | |
| 45' | In Southend-on-Sea, Max Power of Sunderland AFC is presented with a shooting opportunity. But the strike is blocked by the covering defence. | |
| 43' | Southend United take a 1 - 0 lead thanks to John White. | |
| 43' | Southend United have been awarded a corner by Darren Bond. | |
| 41' | Rob Kiernan is booked for the home team. | |
| 39' | Charlie Wyke for Sunderland AFC has been booked by Darren Bond and receives a first yellow card. | |
| 37' | Southend United are coming forward and Sam Hart gets in a strike, it misses the target, however. | |
| 35' | Lynden Gooch of Sunderland AFC gets in a strike, but is off target. | |
| 33' | Corner awarded to Southend United. | |
| 31' | Corner awarded to Sunderland AFC. | |
| 27' | Sunderland AFC's Charlie Wyke is whistled for offside at Roots Hall. | |
| 26' | Sunderland AFC are pushing forward but Chris Maguire's finish is wide of the goal. | |
| 17' | Sunderland AFC have been awarded a corner by Darren Bond. | |
| 14' | In Southend-on-Sea Southend United attack through Dru Yearwood. The finish is off target, however. | |
| 10' | Corner awarded to Southend United. | |
| 9' | Southend United have been awarded a corner by Darren Bond. | |
| 9' | Important block from the Sunderland AFC defence as Elvis Bwomono fires in a strike for Southend United. | |
| 9' | Southend United's Dru Yearwood is on target but unsuccessful. | |
| 3' | Sam Mantom (Southend United) goes for goal but the shot is blocked by an alert defence. | |
| 3' | Southend United have been awarded a corner by Darren Bond. | |
| 3' | Southend United's Sam Mantom misses with an attempt on goal. | |
| 2' | Corner awarded to Southend United. | |
| 1' | The whistle has gone to start the match. | |
| 1' | Lynden Gooch (Sunderland AFC) gets in a strike but the shot is blocked by a defender. | |
| The official line-ups for today's match are out. |