Overview
- The assistant referee assigned to Sutton United vs Southend United arrived in Sutton Coldfield on Monday, about 140 miles from the Sutton ground near London.
- The mistake surfaced around 2pm, which made a late dash impossible and led to David Holden and Tom Hutton working the lines with Steven Hughes as fourth official.
- Southend reporter Chris Phillips flagged the late officiating change on X, saying the official had gone to the wrong Sutton.
- The match went ahead and Southend won 3-0, with Slavi Spasov scoring first and Gus Scott-Morris adding two quick goals.
- The result kept Southend in the play-off chase while Sutton stayed above the drop zone, with no disciplinary follow-up on the mix-up reported yet.