Colchester United 1-1 Crewe Alexandra · League Two
Colchester United drew 1-1 with Crewe Alexandra in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Colchester United and Crewe Alexandra met in the League Two at Jobserve Community Stadium in Colchester on Saturday, 12 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Colchester United: H. Anderson 27'. Crewe Alexandra: J. Stephenson 90'.
How the match went
Crewe Alexandra saw more of the ball, 53% of it. Colchester United had 16 shots with 5 on target, Crewe Alexandra 9 with 1 on target. There were 4 corners in total, 1 to Colchester United and 3 to Crewe Alexandra. Colchester United conceded 12 fouls, Crewe Alexandra 17. The referee showed 1 yellow card (0 for Colchester United, 1 for Crewe Alexandra).
Line-ups
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.
Crewe Alexandra started in a 4-2-3-1: Tom Booth, Calum Agius, Luke Offord, Joshua Stephenson, Lewis Billington, Matúš Holíček, Joe White, Joel Tabiner, Jack Lankester, Jordan Gibson, Josh March.
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Minute by minute
- 27'Goal! Colchester United 1-0 Crewe Alexandra. H. Anderson (Colchester United) scores, assisted by O. Thorn.
- 45'Half-time. Colchester United 1-0 Crewe Alexandra.
- 90+3'Goal! Colchester United 1-1 Crewe Alexandra. J. Stephenson (Crewe Alexandra) scores, assisted by L. Billington.
- 90'Full-time. Colchester United 1-1 Crewe Alexandra.
Full commentary (47 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Colchester United vs Crewe Alexandra.
- 6'Attempt missed. J. White (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 17'Attempt missed. J. Tabiner (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 18'Attempt missed. J. Lankester (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 25'Attempt missed. M. Sesay (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 27'Goal! Colchester United 1-0 Crewe Alexandra. H. Anderson (Colchester United) scores, assisted by O. Thorn.
- 37'Attempt missed. J. Lankester (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 40'Attempt missed. H. Anderson (Colchester United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
- 44'Offside, Crewe Alexandra.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45+1'Attempt missed. L. Billington (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 45'Half-time. Colchester United 1-0 Crewe Alexandra.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Yellow card for C. Agius (Crewe Alexandra) for foul.
- 47'Attempt missed. H. Anderson (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.12.
- 47'Attempt missed. E. Iandolo (Colchester United), header from a set piece. xG 0.06.
- 50'Attempt missed. E. Iandolo (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 51'Attempt saved. J. Payne (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 54'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: A. Thibaut comes on for J. Gibson.
- 55'Attempt saved. E. Iandolo (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 56'Attempt saved. M. Sesay (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 58'Off the woodwork! O. Thorn (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 61'Attempt missed. K. Kouassi (Colchester United), header from a set piece. xG 0.10.
- 68'Attempt missed. J. Payne (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 69'Substitution, Colchester United: P. Digby comes on for J. Williams.
- 69'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: C. McNeill comes on for C. Agius.
- 69'Corner, Crewe Alexandra.
- 70'Corner, Crewe Alexandra.
- 70'Attempt blocked. J. March (Crewe Alexandra), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.13.
- 70'Attempt blocked. L. Offord (Crewe Alexandra), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 71'Attempt missed. J. March (Crewe Alexandra), left-footed shot. xG 0.69.
- 72'Substitution, Colchester United: B. Ihionvien comes on for K. Kouassi.
- 73'Substitution, Colchester United: J. Williams comes on for O. Thorn.
- 73'Attempt blocked. B. Ihionvien (Colchester United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
- 75'Substitution, Crewe Alexandra: K. Ure comes on for J. Tabiner.
- 75'Offside, Crewe Alexandra.
- 76'Attempt blocked. M. Sesay (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 82'Attempt saved. J. Payne (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 82'Attempt blocked. J. Williams (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 87'Substitution, Colchester United: K. Vincent-Young comes on for J. Payne.
- 87'Substitution, Colchester United: F. Terry comes on for M. Sesay.
- 89'Corner, Colchester United.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Offside, Crewe Alexandra.
- 90+3'Goal! Colchester United 1-1 Crewe Alexandra. J. Stephenson (Crewe Alexandra) scores, assisted by L. Billington.
- 90+5'Corner, Crewe Alexandra.
- 90'Full-time. Colchester United 1-1 Crewe Alexandra.