Southend United 0-4 Chesterfield: Southend fans hold up game with Ron Martin protest

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Southend United fans ran onto the pitch and delayed their 4-0 National League home defeat by Chesterfield as they protested once again against chairman Ron Martin.

Fans ran onto the pitch late in the game with a banner saying 'Martin out'. There were 14 minutes of stoppage time.

Their supporters also did the same thing on Tuesday when they beat Eastleigh.

Phil Brown's side are in danger of a third consecutive relegation.

Danny Rowe scored a hat-trick and Saidou Khan also netted for fourth-placed Chesterfield.

In May the Shrimpers dropped out of the Football League for the first time in 101 years, with plans to sell Roots Hall to planning developers.

Southend spent five seasons in League One, narrowly missing out on the play-offs in 2017, but have been relegated twice in a row and are only outside the National League relegation zone on goal difference.

Martin has been Southend's chairman since 2000.

Line-ups

Southend

Formation 4-4-2

1Arnold
3Ralph
5Hobson
20AtkinsonSubstituted forDalbyat 64'minutes
8Dunne
7Bridge
14Ferguson
21Sayers
22KargboSubstituted forMurphyat 46'minutes
24Demetriou
33Mbunga-KimpiokaSubstituted forEgbriat 46'minutes

Substitutes

2Howard
9Murphy
10Dalby
11Egbri
17Walsh

Chesterfield

Formation 4-4-2

1Loach
3Miller
6Maguire
8WestonSubstituted forOyelekeat 67'minutes
32KerrSubstituted forGrimesat 31'minutes
5Gunning
20King
16Kellerman
28KhanSubstituted forMandevilleat 65'minutes
7Rowe
19Tshimanga

Substitutes

4Oyeleke
10Mandeville
18Tyson
22Grimes
29Whittle

Referee:Scott Tallis

Attendance:4,625

Live Text

Match ends, Southend United 0, Chesterfield 4.
Second Half ends, Southend United 0, Chesterfield 4.
Goal! Southend United 0, Chesterfield 4. Danny Rowe (Chesterfield) converts the penalty with a.
Substitution, Chesterfield. Manny Oyeleke replaces Curtis Weston.
Substitution, Chesterfield. Liam Mandeville replaces Saidou Khan.
Substitution, Southend United. Sam Dalby replaces Will Atkinson.
Goal! Southend United 0, Chesterfield 3. Saidou Khan (Chesterfield).
Substitution, Southend United. Terrell Egbri replaces Benjamin Mbunga-Kimpioka.
Substitution, Southend United. Rhys Murphy replaces Hamzad Kargbo.
Second Half begins Southend United 0, Chesterfield 2.
First Half ends, Southend United 0, Chesterfield 2.
Goal! Southend United 0, Chesterfield 2. Danny Rowe (Chesterfield).
Substitution, Chesterfield. Jamie Grimes replaces Fraser Kerr.
Goal! Southend United 0, Chesterfield 1. Danny Rowe (Chesterfield).
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.