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Cheltenham Town maintained their 100 per cent away record with a comfortable 2-0 win at Southend United.

Liam Sercombe put them in front from the penalty spot after 10 minutes after George Lloyd was fouled by Kyle Taylor in the box.

Lloyd headed in the second from Chris Hussey's cross in the 52nd minute.

Michael Duff's side have now beaten Tranmere Rovers, Leyton Orient and Southend away from home without conceding and they move up to third in the table.

Southend United: Oxley; Hobson, Dieng, Lennon; Bwomono, Sterling, Demetriou, K Taylor (Egbri 56), Ralph; Acquah (Nathaniel-George 56), Goodship (Coker 83). Subs not used: Seaden, Clifford, Phillips, R Taylor.

Cheltenham Town: Griffiths; Raglan (Freestone 88), Tozer, Boyle; Blair, Clements, Bonds (Thomas 82), Sercombe, Hussey; Williams, Lloyd (May 82). Subs not used : Harris, Reid, Addai, Horton.

Referee: J Oldham.

See how the action unfolded in our live blog below

Michael Duff after the win at Southend - every word here

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WATCH: Michael Duff after the 2-0 win at Southend United

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FULL-TIME

FULL-TIME: Southend United 0 Cheltenham Town 2 (Sercombe pen 10, Lloyd 52)

Since losing at Scunthorpe away on February 8, Cheltenham Town's away record in all competitions: WWWWWLWWW (all eight wins with clean sheets)

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Two of the added minutes

Left to play, Southend having a go now, but Cheltenham holding firm

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Five

Added minutes

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Sub

Final change: Freestone for Raglan (88)

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Five minutes left

Comfortable for Cheltenham

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Southend sub

Coker on for Goodship (83)

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Double change

Cheltenham subs: Thomas and May for Bonds and Lloyd (82)

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Alfie May

Also going on

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Conor Thomas

About to go on for Cheltenham

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10 minutes left

Cheltenham, so far, seeing it out comfortably

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15 minutes left

Still 2-0 to Cheltenham

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Boyle down in the box

Penalty appeals ignored

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Tozer looks okay

To carry on, brief stoppage and we are back in play

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20 minutes left

Tozer down injured, needs treatment

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Yellow card

For Jason Demetriou, 67th minute

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Blair and Bonds

Combine on the right, win a corner

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Hussey cross

Williams header, Lloyd stretches, can't quite reach it, goal kick

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Southend subs

Nathanial-George and Egbri ON

Acquah and Taylor OFF

56th minute

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2-0

GOAL: Southend United 0 Cheltenham Town 2 (Lloyd 52)

Hussey's cross headed into the net by Lloyd for his fourth League Two goal, all of which have come away from home - no doubt about who scored that one!

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Hussey's corner

Touched by Clements to Sercombe, who connects well, but Oxley blocks it, behind for another corner

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Off the line!

Bonds with a fine pass to Williams, cleared off the line superbly by Lennon in the 49th minute, so close to 2-0

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Back in play

Cheltenham attacking what is normally the away end this half

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Teams back out

No changes

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Sercombe's weak penalty

Turned out to be good enough (it went in!) and Cheltenham are in front at the break, but they have not been at their best

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HALF-TIME

HALF-TIME: Southend United 0 Cheltenham Town 1

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Cheltenham have a corner

Final seconds of the first half

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One minute

Of time added on

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Final minute of the first half

Been sloppy all round, not a great quality game so far

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