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Southend United 2-0 Forest Green Rovers: Shrimpers lay a marker down to Rovers

Southend United stormed back to winning with a well-deserved victory over play-off rivals Forest Green Rovers at Roots Hall.

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The Non-League Football Paper Team
15 March 2026

By Jason Creasey

SOUTHEND 2

Golding 3, Scott-morris 73

FG RVRS 0

Southend United stormed back to winning with a well-deserved victory over play-off rivals Forest Green Rovers at Roots Hall.
Goals from James Golding and Gus Scott-Morriss secured all three points for the Shrimpers.
And boss Kevin Maher was delighted with the display.
“I thought the boys were magnificent,” he said. “From the first minute I think the intensity and tempo of our play was really, really good. On another day it could have been a lot more.
“We’re disappointed we didn’t score more but it was the same in the l...

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