Shrewsbury Town 0-2 Colchester United · League Two
Shrewsbury Town lost to Colchester United 0-2 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Shrewsbury Town and Colchester United met in the League Two at Croud Meadow in Shrewsbury on Saturday, 16 August 2025.
Goalscorers
Shrewsbury Town did not score. Colchester United: S. Tovide 57'; K. Lisbie 83'.
How the match went
The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Shrewsbury Town, 1 for Colchester United) and 1 red card.
Line-ups
Shrewsbury Town started in a 3-5-2: Elyh Harrison, Sam Stubbs, Tom Anderson, William Boyle, Luca Hoole, Taylor Perry, Tommy McDermott, Harrison Biggins, Sam Clucas, John Marquis, George Lloyd.
Colchester United started in a 4-2-3-1: Matt Macey, Rob Hunt, Jack Tucker, Tom Flanagan, Josh Powell, Ben Perry, Teddy Bishop, John-Kymani Gordon, Jack Payne, Owura Edwards, Samson Tovide.
More from this competition: League Two fixtures, results and table.
Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Colchester United.
- 57'Goal! Shrewsbury Town 0-1 Colchester United. S. Tovide (Colchester United) scores, assisted by J. Payne.
- 65'Red card! T. McDermott (Shrewsbury Town) is sent off for foul.
- 83'Goal! Shrewsbury Town 0-2 Colchester United. K. Lisbie (Colchester United) scores.
- 90'Full-time. Shrewsbury Town 0-2 Colchester United.
Full commentary (35 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Shrewsbury Town vs Colchester United.
- 12'Substitution, Colchester United: A. Read comes on for B. Perry.
- 13'Attempt missed. T. McDermott (Shrewsbury Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 22'Yellow card for W. Boyle (Shrewsbury Town) for foul.
- 23'Attempt missed. A. Read (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
- 30'Attempt blocked. O. Edwards (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 31'Attempt blocked. J. Marquis (Shrewsbury Town), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.16.
- 37'Attempt missed. W. Boyle (Shrewsbury Town), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 37'Attempt saved. W. Boyle (Shrewsbury Town), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 42'Attempt missed. J. Payne (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 45'6 minutes of added time.
- 45+3'Attempt missed. O. Edwards (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 45+5'Attempt missed. W. Boyle (Shrewsbury Town), header from a throw-in. xG 0.08.
- 45'Half-time. Shrewsbury Town 0-0 Colchester United.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Attempt blocked. S. Tovide (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 54'Attempt saved. J. Powell (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 55'Attempt missed. T. Perry (Shrewsbury Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 57'Goal! Shrewsbury Town 0-1 Colchester United. S. Tovide (Colchester United) scores, assisted by J. Payne.
- 65'Red card! T. McDermott (Shrewsbury Town) is sent off for foul.
- 68'Substitution, Shrewsbury Town: A. Gilliead comes on for H. Biggins.
- 70'Yellow card for J. Payne (Colchester United) for foul.
- 71'Substitution, Colchester United: O. Thorn comes on for J. Gordon.
- 71'Substitution, Colchester United: K. Lisbie comes on for J. Payne.
- 71'Substitution, Colchester United: A. Akande comes on for S. Tovide.
- 76'Attempt saved. O. Thorn (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 79'Yellow card for T. Perry (Shrewsbury Town) for foul.
- 82'Substitution, Colchester United: K. Vincent-Young comes on for T. Bishop.
- 83'Goal! Shrewsbury Town 0-2 Colchester United. K. Lisbie (Colchester United) scores.
- 84'Substitution, Shrewsbury Town: G. Nurse comes on for S. Clucas.
- 84'Substitution, Shrewsbury Town: A. Scully comes on for W. Boyle.
- 89'Attempt blocked. G. Lloyd (Shrewsbury Town), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.11.
- 90'Attempt missed. J. Marquis (Shrewsbury Town), header from a corner. xG 0.15.
- 90'7 minutes of added time.
- 90'Full-time. Shrewsbury Town 0-2 Colchester United.