After missing the Rochdale victory due to international duty, Colin Doyle returns in goal to replace Rouven Sattelmaier.
Billy Clarke, who picked up a minor calf problem last weekend, isn't risked so Jordy Hiwula will take the Irishman's place in attack alongside James Hanson.
Haris Vuckic is back on the bench following a recent issue with his foot.
| SOUTHEND UNITED | BRADFORD CITY |
| 1. Mark Oxley | 1. Colin Doyle |
| 3. Ben Coker | 2. Stephen Darby |
| 4. Anthony Wordsworth | 3. James Meredith |
| 5. Adam Thompson | 4. Nicky Law |
| 10. Simon Cox | 6. Romain Vincelot (c) |
| 11. Stephen McLaughlin | 7. Mark Marshall |
| 12. Will Atkinson | 8. Timothee Dieng |
| 18. Ryan Leonard | 9. James Hanson |
| 24. Jason Demtriou | 11. Jordy Hiwula |
| 35. Anton Ferdinand (c) | 14. Josh Cullen |
| 50. Nile Ranger | 22. Nathaniel Knight-Percival |
| Substitutes: | Substitutes: |
| 22. Ted Smith (GK) | 12. Rouven Sattelmaier (GK) |
| 7. Luke O'Neill | 18. Marc McNulty |
| 8. Michael Timlin | 19. Haris Vuckic |
| 14. Marc-Antoine Fortune | 20. Filipe Morais |
| 15. Jakub Sokolik | 23. Rory McArdle |
| 16. Adam King | 24. Daniel Devine |
| 17. Jermaine McGlashan | 26. Matthew Kilgallon |