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Colchester United 1-0 Rochdale · League Two

Colchester United beat Rochdale 1-0 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Colchester United and Rochdale met in the League Two at Jobserve Community Stadium in Colchester on Saturday, 29 August 2026.

Goalscorers

Colchester United: J. Williams 87'. Rochdale did not score.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 49% to 51%. Colchester United had 11 shots with 5 on target, Rochdale 11 with 4 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 5 to Colchester United and 3 to Rochdale. Colchester United conceded 10 fouls, Rochdale 15. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (1 for Colchester United, 3 for Rochdale).

Line-ups

Colchester United started in a 4-2-3-1: Thimothee Lo-Tutala, Kane Vincent-Young, Jack Tucker, Sean Raggett, Ellis Iandolo, Moses Sesay, Rob Hunt, Oscar Thorn, Jack Payne, Harry Anderson, Bradley Ihionvien.

Rochdale started in a 4-2-3-1: Nils Ramming, Daniel Moss, Sam Sherring, Ethan Ebanks-Landell, Kaiden Wilson, Babajide Adeeko, Harvey Gilmour, Kane Taylor, Ryan East, Zain Silcott-Duberry, Dajaune Brown.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Colchester United 0-0 Rochdale.
  2. 87'Goal! Colchester United 1-0 Rochdale. J. Williams (Colchester United) scores, assisted by K. Vincent-Young.
  3. 90'Full-time. Colchester United 1-0 Rochdale.
Full commentary (53 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Colchester United vs Rochdale.
  2. 6'Attempt saved. J. Payne (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  3. 7'Attempt saved. J. Tucker (Colchester United), header from a throw-in. xG 0.12.
  4. 14'Attempt missed. H. Gilmour (Rochdale), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  5. 15'Attempt missed. K. Taylor (Rochdale), header. xG 0.05.
  6. 24'Attempt blocked. M. Sesay (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  7. 25'Attempt blocked. Z. Silcott-Duberry (Rochdale), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  8. 28'Attempt saved. B. Ihionvien (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
  9. 28'Corner, Colchester United.
  10. 33'Attempt saved. D. Brown (Rochdale), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  11. 37'Yellow card for R. Hunt (Colchester United) for foul.
  12. 40'Yellow card for H. Gilmour (Rochdale) for foul.
  13. 44'Offside, Colchester United.
  14. 45'1 minute of added time.
  15. 45'Half-time. Colchester United 0-0 Rochdale.
  16. 46'The second half is under way.
  17. 50'Attempt saved. D. Moss (Rochdale), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.70.
  18. 51'Offside, Colchester United.
  19. 52'Attempt blocked. R. East (Rochdale), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  20. 52'Corner, Rochdale.
  21. 57'Substitution, Colchester United: J. Williams comes on for O. Thorn.
  22. 57'Substitution, Colchester United: L. Chiwome comes on for B. Ihionvien.
  23. 58'Attempt saved. H. Anderson (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  24. 61'Corner, Colchester United.
  25. 61'Attempt blocked. M. Sesay (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  26. 63'Attempt blocked. J. Payne (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  27. 63'Offside, Colchester United.
  28. 66'Attempt missed. S. Sherring (Rochdale), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  29. 67'Attempt blocked. J. Payne (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.08.
  30. 68'Attempt saved. K. Taylor (Rochdale), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  31. 69'Substitution, Rochdale: L. Hanannt comes on for Z. Silcott-Duberry.
  32. 71'Yellow card for I. Watson (Rochdale) for argument.
  33. 72'Attempt missed. L. Hanannt (Rochdale), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  34. 73'Offside, Colchester United.
  35. 74'Substitution, Colchester United: F. Terry comes on for M. Sesay.
  36. 75'Attempt missed. L. Hanannt (Rochdale), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  37. 77'Corner, Colchester United.
  38. 78'Attempt blocked. J. Tucker (Colchester United), header from a corner. xG 0.11.
  39. 79'Substitution, Rochdale: J. Smith comes on for K. Taylor.
  40. 79'Substitution, Rochdale: E. Francis comes on for H. Gilmour.
  41. 80'Yellow card for D. Moss (Rochdale) for foul.
  42. 82'Offside, Colchester United.
  43. 84'Attempt saved. L. Hanannt (Rochdale), header. xG 0.06.
  44. 85'Substitution, Colchester United: K. Connolly comes on for R. Hunt.
  45. 87'Goal! Colchester United 1-0 Rochdale. J. Williams (Colchester United) scores, assisted by K. Vincent-Young.
  46. 88'Substitution, Rochdale: E. Dieseruvwe comes on for R. East.
  47. 89'Corner, Colchester United.
  48. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  49. 90+1'Corner, Rochdale.
  50. 90+2'Attempt missed. J. Payne (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  51. 90+4'Offside, Rochdale.
  52. 90+5'Corner, Rochdale.
  53. 90'Full-time. Colchester United 1-0 Rochdale.
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