Chris Powell’s Blues travel to Yorkshire this weekend to take on Bradford City at the Northern Commercials Stadium with eyes on a league double over the Bantams.
Southend won the reverse fixture against Bradford 2-0 and will be hoping for the same scoreline again tomorrow afternoon, which would be a repeat of their last visit to Bradford back in April.
But they come up against a Bradford side who have found some form recently, winning four of their last six league games to help ease their relegation fears.
Bradford still sit in the relegation zone, one point off safety, but they’ll be keen to return to winning ways with a fifth straight home win after last weekend’s 3-0 defeat to Barnsley at Oakwell.
Blues’ first signing of the January transfer window, Sam Hart, will go straight into the squad to face the Bantams and provide a much-needed boost to Chris Powell’s side.
Powell is also hopeful that Taylor Moore will be available again after he returned to training this week following a hamstring injury that saw him miss out last weekend.
Fellow defenders Harry Lennon and Jason Demetriou are continuing their recoveries but are unlikely to feature this month, while goalkeeper Mark Oxley remains out with a back problem.
Bradford will have new signing Jermaine Anderson available after the midfielder joined this week on loan from Peterborough United until the end of the season.
Adam Chicksen is unavailable as he serves the first of a two-game ban, with Sean Scannell and Kevin Mellor out long-term with back and knee injuries respectively.
“We need to make sure we are fully focused and I’m sure we’ll bounce back from the defeat.
We have been given an initial allocation of 505 tickets, with more available if required. These tickets are situated in the East Stand.
There are also three pairs of wheelchair and carer tickets for this fixture.
Disabled fans pay the age relevant price and must be in receipt of DLA at the higher level, or middle rate for mobility.
Tickets will come off sale on Friday 18 January at midday. Please note that adult tickets increase to £25 on the day so we encourage supporters to buy in advance. It will be cash only at the turnstiles.
Travel details for the game can be found here.