Barrow AFC beat Southend United 4-2. It was 0-0 at half time. The goals came from R. Harper (52'), S. Thompson (66'), R. Colclough (75', pen.), D. Oldaker (84', o.g.), D. Mooney (90') and L. Chambers-Parillon (90').
Southend United came into the match with 1 win, 2 draws and 2 defeats in their last 5, scoring 10 and conceding 11. Barrow AFC came into the match with 4 wins and 1 draw in their last 5, scoring 8 and conceding 3.
This page has the Southend United – Barrow AFC match report, the goals, the line-ups and the standings.
Barrow AFC got the better of Southend United, winning 4-2 at Roots Hall. It was 0-0 at half-time. Player of the match: R. Harper of Barrow AFC, with a ScoreMondo rating of 7.2. The match was played on Saturday, 26 September 2026 at Roots Hall in Southend on Sea.
Key moments
It was Southend United 0-0 Barrow AFC at half-time.
R. Harper opened the scoring for Barrow AFC after 52 minutes, set up by P. Kalambayi. Barrow AFC extended their lead to 2-0 on 66 minutes thanks to S. Thompson, set up by A. Reid. Southend United pulled one back to make it 1-2 on 75 minutes thanks to R. Colclough from the penalty spot. Barrow AFC extended their lead to 3-1 on 84 minutes thanks to an own goal from D. Oldaker. Barrow AFC extended their lead to 4-1 on 90 minutes thanks to D. Mooney, set up by I. Marriott.
Southend United pulled one back to make it 2-4 in the 90th minute through L. Chambers-Parillon.
What the numbers say
Southend United's yellow cards went to P. Omochere in the 31st minute, B. Goodliffe in the 41st minute and D. Oldaker in the 54th minute. Booked for Barrow AFC: G. Walker (14'), I. Marriott (22') and A. Allen (98').
The players
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to S. Thompson (Barrow AFC, 7.2), D. Mooney (Barrow AFC, 7.1) and A. Reid (Barrow AFC, 6.9). From the Southend United bench came S. Kamara on 54 minutes, E. Yeboah on 54 minutes, R. Colclough on 54 minutes and L. Twamley on 69 minutes. Barrow AFC made 5 changes: D. Amos for T. Latty-Fairweather (49'), A. Allen for G. Walker (67'), D. Mooney for A. Reid (67') and B. Jackson for S. Thompson (67').
Before the match
Southend United came into the match with 3 wins and 2 draws from their last 5 matches — scoring in 12 straight games. Their most recent game was a 6-1 win over Gateshead FC for Southend United. Before kick-off, Barrow AFC's last 5 matches had brought 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat. Last time out, Barrow AFC beat Aldershot Town FC1-0 at home.
The bigger picture
Southend United's 5-match unbeaten run is over.
Next fixtures
Next up for Southend United: home to Aldershot Town FC on Saturday 14 November. Barrow AFC's next match is away to Gateshead FC on 14 November.
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