Here's how the Blues line-up for their first away game of 2016/17.

SOUTHEND XI | Oxley, Demetriou, Barrett (c), Sokolik, Coker, McGlashan, Leonard, Atkinson, McLaughlin, Mooney, Cox

SUBS | White, Thompson, O'Neill, King, Bridge, Williams, Smith.

Port Vale XI | Alnwick, Mac-Intosh, Smith, Streete, Knops, Grant, Tavares, Thomas, Foley, Hooper, Cicilia.

Subs | Boot, Gibbons, Mbamba, Pereira, De Freitas, Jones, Forrester.