Southend beat Tamworth 3:1 at Roots Hall in the National League, Regular Season - 8. The hosts took all three points on Tuesday evening, 15 September 2026. Tamworth had already been sitting in 22nd place with five points from eight games, while Southend occupied third with seventeen.
Nothing much happened until half-time. The match shifted after the break, with both sides handing four substitutions at the interval. By then the game had found its rhythm, though not before the visitors struck first.
N. Tshikuna put Tamworth ahead at 70 minutes. L. Chambers-Parillon answered for Southend at 60, P. Omochere made it 2:1 at 68, and S. Austin sealed the result at 82. D. Oldaker picked up a yellow card for Tamworth in the 89th minute. The home side kept knocking on the door and eventually found their answer.
We had called for a home win beforehand, at 56 per cent confidence. It came off, though not without a moment of doubt after Tshikuna's early strike. Southend had been on a good run, winning five of eight, while the visitors had lost five and drawn two.
Both teams shared possession at 50 per cent each. Southend registered eight shots on target to Tamworth's two, and 105 attacks against 86. The statistics suggest the hosts created more, but Tamworth took their chance when it mattered.
Southend remain third with seventeen points, two behind the leaders. Tamworth stay twenty-second, eight points from safety. The result extended the home side's unbeaten run and left the visitors in the same position they had occupied before kickoff.
