Colchester United 1-1 Cheltenham Town · League Two
Colchester United drew 1-1 with Cheltenham Town in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Colchester United and Cheltenham Town met in the League Two at Jobserve Community Stadium in Colchester on Saturday, 19 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Colchester United: M. Sesay 66'. Cheltenham Town: A. Weimann 78'.
How the match went
Cheltenham Town saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Colchester United had 8 shots with 2 on target, Cheltenham Town 12 with 2 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 3 to Colchester United and 9 to Cheltenham Town. Colchester United conceded 14 fouls, Cheltenham Town 13. The referee showed 7 yellow cards (3 for Colchester United, 4 for Cheltenham Town) and 1 red card.
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.
Cheltenham Town started in a 4-2-3-1: Wyll Stanway, Jonathan Tomkinson, Robbie Cundy, Pierce Sweeney, Joseph Tomlinson, Shaun McWilliams, Ben Stevenson, Jake Evans, Charlie McCann, Jordan Shipley, Andreas Weimann.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Colchester United 0-0 Cheltenham Town.
- 66'Goal! Colchester United 1-0 Cheltenham Town. M. Sesay (Colchester United) scores, assisted by E. Iandolo.
- 78'Goal! Colchester United 1-1 Cheltenham Town. A. Weimann (Cheltenham Town) converts the penalty.
- 83'Red card! J. Williams (Colchester United) is sent off for foul.
- 90'Full-time. Colchester United 1-1 Cheltenham Town.
Full commentary (53 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Colchester United vs Cheltenham Town.
- 10'Yellow card for S. McWilliams (Cheltenham Town) for foul.
- 15'Offside, Cheltenham Town.
- 16'Corner, Colchester United.
- 16'Attempt blocked. K. Kouassi (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 16'Attempt blocked. M. Sesay (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 18'Yellow card for J. Evans (Cheltenham Town) for foul.
- 26'Corner, Cheltenham Town.
- 28'Yellow card for O. Thorn (Colchester United) for foul.
- 36'Attempt blocked. J. Shipley (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 38'Attempt missed. M. Sesay (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 40'Corner, Colchester United.
- 42'Corner, Cheltenham Town.
- 42'Corner, Cheltenham Town.
- 45'Attempt blocked. J. Evans (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45+1'Corner, Cheltenham Town.
- 45+1'Attempt blocked. C. McCann (Cheltenham Town), header. xG 0.08.
- 45'Half-time. Colchester United 0-0 Cheltenham Town.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 47'Attempt missed. H. Anderson (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 47'Attempt blocked. J. Payne (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.19.
- 50'Attempt missed. M. Sesay (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 52'Corner, Cheltenham Town.
- 53'Attempt blocked. J. Shipley (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 54'Attempt blocked. J. Evans (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 57'Corner, Cheltenham Town.
- 60'Attempt blocked. C. McCann (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 61'Corner, Cheltenham Town.
- 62'Attempt missed. J. Evans (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 63'Attempt blocked. J. Tomlinson (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.18.
- 63'Attempt blocked. C. McCann (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 66'Goal! Colchester United 1-0 Cheltenham Town. M. Sesay (Colchester United) scores, assisted by E. Iandolo.
- 69'Substitution, Colchester United: J. Williams comes on for O. Thorn.
- 71'Corner, Colchester United.
- 73'Attempt saved. J. Williams (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 74'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: R. Broom comes on for J. Evans.
- 74'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: F. Willcox comes on for S. McWilliams.
- 76'Yellow card for H. Anderson (Colchester United) for foul.
- 78'Goal! Colchester United 1-1 Cheltenham Town. A. Weimann (Cheltenham Town) converts the penalty.
- 81'Offside, Cheltenham Town.
- 83'Red card! J. Williams (Colchester United) is sent off for foul.
- 84'Yellow card for E. Iandolo (Colchester United) for argument.
- 85'Yellow card for J. Tomkinson (Cheltenham Town) for argument.
- 87'Corner, Cheltenham Town.
- 87'Attempt blocked. B. Stevenson (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 88'Attempt saved. R. Broom (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 89'Substitution, Colchester United: L. Chiwome comes on for H. Anderson.
- 89'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: K. Otchere comes on for A. Weimann.
- 90'4 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Yellow card for C. McCann (Cheltenham Town) for argument.
- 90+3'Corner, Cheltenham Town.
- 90'Full-time. Colchester United 1-1 Cheltenham Town.