Substitute Danny Murphy added a second just five minutes later to give Fulham a winning start to their pre-season friendly encounters.
Southend: Steve Mildenhall, Simon Francis, Osei Sankofa, Nicky Bailey, Peter Clarke, Adam Barrett, Alan McCormack, Lee Barnard, James Walker, Damien Scannell, Franck Moussa. Subs: Paul Furlong, Stuart O'Keefe, Ian Joyce, Johnny Herd, Ronnie Jones, Peggy Lokando, Charles Ademeno
Fulham: David Stockdale, Moritz Volz, Paul Konchesky, Brede Hangeland, David Healy, Erik Nevland, Steven Davis, Jimmy Bullard, Simon Davies, Leon Andreasen, Chris Baird. Subs: Neil Etheridge, Andranik, Zoltan Gera, Danny Murphy, Lee Cook, Aaron Hughes, Tony Kallio.