Swindon Town 3-1 Colchester United · League Two
Swindon Town beat Colchester United 3-1 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
Swindon Town fixtures and results · Colchester United fixtures and results · League Two table
Match report
Swindon Town and Colchester United met in the League Two at County Ground in Swindon on Saturday, 5 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Swindon Town: A. Drinan 49', 77', 79'. Colchester United: K. Kouassi 13'.
How the match went
Colchester United saw more of the ball, 60% of it. Swindon Town had 14 shots with 6 on target, Colchester United 18 with 6 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 4 to Swindon Town and 6 to Colchester United. Swindon Town conceded 8 fouls, Colchester United 7. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (2 for Swindon Town, 0 for Colchester United).
Line-ups
Swindon Town started in a 4-3-3: Connor Ripley, Mitchell Clark, Stephan Negru, Billy Kirkman, Dan Butler, Anthony Munda, Jack Thomson, Ollie Clarke, Antwoine Hackford, Aaron Drinan, Joe Snowdon.
Colchester United started in a 4-2-3-1: Thimothee Lo-Tutala, Rob Hunt, Jack Tucker, Sean Raggett, Ellis Iandolo, Moses Sesay, Jay Williams, Oscar Thorn, Jack Payne, Harry Anderson, Kylian Kouassi.
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Minute by minute
- 13'Goal! Swindon Town 0-1 Colchester United. K. Kouassi (Colchester United) scores, assisted by M. Sesay.
- 45'Half-time. Swindon Town 0-1 Colchester United.
- 49'Penalty missed! A. Drinan (Swindon Town), saved.
- 49'Goal! Swindon Town 1-1 Colchester United. A. Drinan (Swindon Town) scores.
- 77'Goal! Swindon Town 2-1 Colchester United. A. Drinan (Swindon Town) scores.
- 79'Goal! Swindon Town 3-1 Colchester United. A. Drinan (Swindon Town) scores, assisted by J. Thomson.
- 90'Full-time. Swindon Town 3-1 Colchester United.
Full commentary (64 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Swindon Town vs Colchester United.
- 8'Corner, Colchester United.
- 13'Goal! Swindon Town 0-1 Colchester United. K. Kouassi (Colchester United) scores, assisted by M. Sesay.
- 16'Attempt blocked. O. Clarke (Swindon Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 20'Attempt blocked. J. Snowdon (Swindon Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
- 22'Attempt saved. K. Kouassi (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 24'Attempt saved. O. Thorn (Colchester United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.08.
- 31'Attempt missed. J. Payne (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 33'Attempt missed. K. Kouassi (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 34'Offside, Colchester United.
- 35'Attempt blocked. H. Anderson (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.70.
- 35'Corner, Colchester United.
- 36'Attempt missed. M. Sesay (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 36'Attempt blocked. J. Tucker (Colchester United), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 37'Offside, Colchester United.
- 38'Attempt blocked. H. Anderson (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.16.
- 40'Attempt saved. J. Snowdon (Swindon Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.14.
- 42'Corner, Colchester United.
- 44'Attempt missed. E. Iandolo (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Swindon Town 0-1 Colchester United.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Swindon Town: L. Millard comes on for A. Hackford.
- 46'Substitution, Swindon Town: K. A. M. Majekodunmi comes on for B. Kirkman.
- 46'Substitution, Swindon Town: B. Middlemas comes on for O. Clarke.
- 46'Corner, Colchester United.
- 47'Attempt saved. S. Raggett (Colchester United), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 49'Penalty missed! A. Drinan (Swindon Town), saved.
- 49'Goal! Swindon Town 1-1 Colchester United. A. Drinan (Swindon Town) scores.
- 54'Yellow card for D. Butler (Swindon Town) for foul.
- 55'Attempt blocked. O. Thorn (Colchester United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
- 56'Attempt blocked. A. Drinan (Swindon Town), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.17.
- 57'Substitution, Colchester United: S. Kuffour comes on for J. Williams.
- 58'Yellow card for A. Munda (Swindon Town) for foul.
- 64'Substitution, Swindon Town: J. Hungbo comes on for L. Millard.
- 66'Attempt missed. J. Hungbo (Swindon Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 68'Attempt blocked. J. Hungbo (Swindon Town), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 68'Attempt blocked. A. Munda (Swindon Town), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.06.
- 68'Corner, Swindon Town.
- 69'Substitution, Colchester United: B. Ihionvien comes on for O. Thorn.
- 70'Substitution, Colchester United: L. Chiwome comes on for K. Kouassi.
- 70'Substitution, Colchester United: J. Williams comes on for M. Sesay.
- 71'Corner, Colchester United.
- 72'Offside, Swindon Town.
- 73'Attempt missed. J. Hungbo (Swindon Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 74'Corner, Swindon Town.
- 75'Substitution, Swindon Town: J. Debayo comes on for A. Munda.
- 76'Corner, Swindon Town.
- 76'Corner, Swindon Town.
- 77'Goal! Swindon Town 2-1 Colchester United. A. Drinan (Swindon Town) scores.
- 79'Goal! Swindon Town 3-1 Colchester United. A. Drinan (Swindon Town) scores, assisted by J. Thomson.
- 80'Substitution, Colchester United: F. Terry comes on for E. Iandolo.
- 81'Offside, Swindon Town.
- 83'Attempt blocked. H. Anderson (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 83'Corner, Colchester United.
- 84'Attempt blocked. J. Tucker (Colchester United), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 87'Attempt blocked. J. Snowdon (Swindon Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 90'Attempt saved. J. Williams (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 90'Attempt blocked. H. Anderson (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+3'Attempt saved. J. Hungbo (Swindon Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.18.
- 90+3'Attempt saved. H. Anderson (Colchester United), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
- 90+4'Attempt missed. J. Williams (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 90'Full-time. Swindon Town 3-1 Colchester United.