Shrimpers climb into top three
Southend moved into the Coca-Cola League Two automatic promotion places with a 2-0 win at Cambridge.
Veteran defender Spencer Prior put the ball beyond Cambridge goalkeeper John Ruddy after 22 minutes and the rock-bottom Us gave little in reply before Adam Barrett headed home a minute before half-time.
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