The Iron remain at Glanford Park this Saturday when Southend United are the visitors to North Lincolnshire (kick-off 3.00pm).
Last weekend, United shared a point with Milton Keynes Dons after playing half the match with ten men following Neal Bishops red card before half time. The game finished 2-2 with goals from Kevin van Veen and Hakeeb Adelakun during the first 45 minutes.
Southend, however, slipped to a late 2-1 defeat at home to Bradford City. Striker Nile Ranger headed his side back into the game, but a 90th minute penalty strike from Charlie Wyke snatched all three points for the away side. Midfielder Ryan Leonard was sent off in the events that lead to the penalty being awarded.
TEAM NEWS…
Graham Alexander confirmed in his pre-match interview that he does not expect any of the injured players to return to the Iron team on Saturday.
They will be without central midfielders Neal Bishop (suspension) and Andrew Crofts who picked up an injury in that game against MK Dons.
Striker Lee Novak could return to training shortly, while Alexander is hopeful to see Rory McArdle back in the New Year.
Funso Ojo, Sam Mantom, Luke Williams and Jonathon Margetts will once again not be involved for the Iron.
PAST MEETINGS…
The two sides last met at Roots Hall in February with Phil Brown’s side winning 3-1. Murray Wallace headed the Iron into an early lead, but the hosts managed to turn it around.
Meanwhile in the last meeting at Glanford Park, the Iron blew their opponents away with a scintillating performance which saw Paddy Madden, Kevin van Veen, Josh Morris and debutant Richie Smallwood all on the scoresheet.
| SEASON - DATE | COMPETITION | RESULT | IRON SCORERS |
| 2016-17 - Sat 4 Feb | LG 1 | Southend 3-1 Iron | Wallace |
| 2016-17 - Sat 10 Sep | LG 1 | Iron 4-0 Southend | Madden, van Veen, Morris, Smallwood |
| 2015-16 - Sat 13 Feb | LG 1 | Iron 1-0 Southend | Madden |
| 2015-16 - Sat 7 Nov | FAC R1 | Iron 2-1 Southend | Madden 2 |
| 2015-16 - Sat 26 Sep | LG 1 | Southend 2-1 Iron | McSheffrey |
| 2013-14 - Tue 11 Mar | LG 1 | Iron 2-2 Southend | Sparrow, Winnall |
| 2013-14 - Fri 13 Sep | LG 1 | Southend 0-1 Iron | Iwelumo |
| 2008-09 - Tue 24 Feb | LG 1 | Southend 2-0 Iron | |
| 2008-09 - Tue 21 Oct | LG 1 | Iron 1-1 Southend | Hayes |
| 2005-06 - Fri 10 Mar | LG 1 | Southend 3-0 Iron | |
| 2005-06 - Fri 26 Aug | LG 1 | Iron 1-0 Southend | Baraclough |
| 2004-05 - Fri 11 Feb | LG 2 | Southend 0-0 Iron | |
| 2004-05 - Tue 19 Oct | LG 2 | Iron 3-2 Southend | Torpey, Hayes, Crosby |
| 2003-04 - Fri 2 Apr | DIV 3 | Southend 4-2 Iron | Sparrow, Torpey |
| 2003-04 - Sat 27 Sep | DIV 3 | Iron 1-1 Southend | MacLean |
| 2002-03 - Sat 25 Jan | DIV 3 | Iron 4-1 Southend | Carruthers, Kilford, Calvo-Garcia, Hayes |
| 2002-03 - Sun 29 Dec | DIV 3 | Southend 1-2 Iron | Carruthers, Torpey |
| 2001-02 - Sat 23 Mar | DIV 3 | Southend 2-0 Iron | |
| 2001-02 - Tue 23 Oct | DIV 3 | Iron 2-0 Southend | Carruthers, Beagrie |
| 2000-01 - Sat 24 Feb | DIV 3 | Iron 1-1 Southend | Berry |
| 2000-01 - Sat 23 Sep | DIV 3 | Southend 1-0 Iron | |
| 1998-99 - Mon 5 Apr | DIV 3 | Southend 0-1 Iron | Sheldon |
| 1998-99 - Sat 10 Oct | DIV 3 | Iron 1-1 Southend | Calvo-Garcia |
| 1989-90 - Fri 16 Feb | DIV 4 | Southend 0-0 Iron | |
| 1989-90 - Sat 2 Dec | DIV 4 | Iron 1-1 Southend | Ward |
| 1986-87 - Sat 11 Apr | DIV 4 | Iron 3-0 Southend | Broddle, Johnson 2 |
| 1986-87 - Tue 4 Nov | DIV 4 | Southend 3-1 Iron | Johnson |
| 1985-86 - Fri 24 Jan | DIV 4 | Iron 2-0 Southend | Hill, Broddle |
| 1985-86 - Sat 14 Sep | DIV 4 | Southend 2-1 Iron | Cammack |
| 1984-85 - Fri 8 Mar | DIV 4 | Iron 2-1 Southend | Cammack, Graham |
| 1984-85 - Fri 19 Oct | DIV 4 | Southend 1-1 Iron | Cowling |
| 1983-84 - Fri 3 Feb | DIV 3 | Southend 0-0 Iron | |
| 1983-84 - Fri 30 Sep | DIV 3 | Iron 1-6 Southend | Holden |
| 1980-81 - Sun 22 Mar | DIV 4 | Iron 2-1 Southend | Pilling, Green |
| 1980-81 - Fri 17 Oct | DIV 4 | Southend 2-0 Iron | |
| 1977-78 - Fri 3 Feb | DIV 4 | Southend 2-0 Iron | |
| 1977-78 - Sat 10 Sep | DIV 4 | Iron 1-2 Southend | Lumby |
| 1976-77 - Sat 5 Mar | DIV 4 | Iron 1-0 Southend | Lumby |
| 1976-77 - Fri 24 Sep | DIV 4 | Southend 1-1 Iron | Keeley |
| 1972-73 - Sat 4 Nov | DIV 3 | Iron 0-0 Southend | |
| 1972-73 - Mon 25 Sep | DIV 3 | Southend 1-0 Iron | |
| 1971-72 - Tue 25 Apr | DIV 4 | Iron 1-1 Southend | Kirk |
| 1971-72 - Mon 30 Aug | DIV 4 | Southend 2-3 Iron | Davidson 2, Fletcher |
| 1970-71 - Fri 18 Dec | DIV 4 | Southend 2-2 Iron | Davidson, Kirk |
| 1970-71 - Sat 22 Aug | DIV 4 | Iron 3-0 Southend | Kerr, Foxton, Heath |
| 1969-70 - Tue 7 Oct | DIV 4 | Iron 2-0 Southend | Rusling, Cassidy |
| 1969-70 - Fri 15 Aug | DIV 4 | Southend 3-0 Iron | |
| 1968-69 - Mon 12 May | DIV 4 | Iron 4-1 Southend | Cassidy 2, Rusling 2 |
| 1968-69 - Mon 17 Mar | DIV 4 | Southend 0-3 Iron | Heath, Haydock (og), Cassidy |
| 1965-66 - Fri 13 May | DIV 4 | Southend 0-1 Iron | Sloan |
| 1965-66 - Sat 30 Apr | DIV 4 | Iron 0-0 Southend | |
| 1964-65 - Sat 23 Jan | DIV 4 | Southend 0-1 Iron | Thomas |
| 1964-65 - Fri 18 Sep | DIV 4 | Iron 2-1 Southend | Sloan, Lawther |
Our full record against Southend is as follows:
| P | W | D | L | F | A | |
| Home | 27 | 16 | 9 | 2 | 48 | 24 |
| Away | 26 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 37 |
| TOTAL | 53 | 23 | 15 | 15 | 70 | 61 |
ONE TO WATCH…
Coming into this game without important midfielder Ryan Leonard through suspension, Anthony Wordsworth is another player Scunthorpe need to keep an eye on.
Despite only scoring three goals this season, Wordsworth is seen as a goal scoring midfielder and last season he netted 12.
The 28-year-old joined Southend on a free transfer after a poor couple of seasons in the Championship with Ipswich Town and has since played in over 70 games for the Essex side, scoring 19 goals.
ELSEWHERE IN LEAGUE ONE…
Friday:
Fleetwood Town vs Gillingham (7.00pm)
Saturday:
Northampton Town vs Blackburn Rovers (2.00pm)
AFC Wimbledon vs Bradford City
Bristol Rovers vs Doncaster Rovers
Charlton Athletic vs Blackpool
Oxford United vs Wigan Athletic
Peterborough United vs Bury
Plymouth Argyle vs Oldham Athletic
Rochdale vs Walsall
Rotherham United vs MK Dons
Shrewsbury Town vs Portsmouth