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Colchester United 2-1 Accrington Stanley · League Two

Colchester United beat Accrington Stanley 2-1 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Colchester United and Accrington Stanley met in the League Two at Jobserve Community Stadium in Colchester on Tuesday, 14 April 2026.

Goalscorers

Colchester United: W. Goodwin 43'; J. Payne 86'. Accrington Stanley: S. Whalley 33'.

How the match went

Colchester United saw more of the ball, 72% of it. Colchester United had 17 shots with 7 on target, Accrington Stanley 11 with 3 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 6 to Colchester United and 2 to Accrington Stanley. Colchester United conceded 10 fouls, Accrington Stanley 9. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (4 for Colchester United, 1 for Accrington Stanley).

Line-ups

Colchester United started in a 4-2-3-1: Matt Macey, Rob Hunt, Jack Tucker, Frankie Terry, Kane Vincent-Young, Finley Barbrook, Arthur Read, Harry Anderson, Jack Payne, Owura Edwards, Will Goodwin.

Accrington Stanley started in a 4-2-3-1: Oliver Wright, Connor O'Brien, Devon Matthews, Farrend Rawson, Freddie Sass, Liam Coyle, Luke Butterfield, Shaun Whalley, Isaac Sinclair, Charlie Brown, Josh Woods.

More from this competition: League Two fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 33'Goal! Colchester United 0-1 Accrington Stanley. S. Whalley (Accrington Stanley) scores, assisted by D. Matthews.
  2. 43'Goal! Colchester United 1-1 Accrington Stanley. W. Goodwin (Colchester United) scores, assisted by O. Edwards.
  3. 45'Half-time. Colchester United 1-1 Accrington Stanley.
  4. 86'Goal! Colchester United 2-1 Accrington Stanley. J. Payne (Colchester United) scores, assisted by R. Akachukwu.
  5. 90'Full-time. Colchester United 2-1 Accrington Stanley.
Full commentary (44 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Colchester United vs Accrington Stanley.
  2. 6'Attempt saved. F. Barbrook (Colchester United), header. xG 0.06.
  3. 10'Attempt missed. C. Brown (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.20.
  4. 11'Attempt saved. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.13.
  5. 13'Attempt saved. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
  6. 18'Off the woodwork! H. Anderson (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  7. 28'Yellow card for W. Goodwin (Colchester United) for foul.
  8. 30'Attempt missed. W. Goodwin (Colchester United), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.
  9. 30'Attempt missed. O. Edwards (Colchester United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
  10. 30'Attempt saved. H. Anderson (Colchester United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.30.
  11. 31'Yellow card for A. Read (Colchester United) for foul.
  12. 31'Attempt missed. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  13. 33'Goal! Colchester United 0-1 Accrington Stanley. S. Whalley (Accrington Stanley) scores, assisted by D. Matthews.
  14. 37'Attempt blocked. F. Rawson (Accrington Stanley), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  15. 43'Goal! Colchester United 1-1 Accrington Stanley. W. Goodwin (Colchester United) scores, assisted by O. Edwards.
  16. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  17. 45'Half-time. Colchester United 1-1 Accrington Stanley.
  18. 46'The second half is under way.
  19. 48'Attempt blocked. A. Read (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  20. 49'Attempt saved. J. Payne (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  21. 50'Attempt blocked. H. Anderson (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.26.
  22. 52'Attempt blocked. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  23. 52'Attempt saved. W. Goodwin (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  24. 52'Attempt blocked. O. Edwards (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  25. 58'Attempt blocked. A. Read (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  26. 62'Attempt saved. W. Goodwin (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  27. 63'Yellow card for J. Woods (Accrington Stanley) for foul.
  28. 64'Substitution, Colchester United: S. Tovide comes on for K. Vincent-Young.
  29. 65'Attempt blocked. J. Payne (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
  30. 72'Yellow card for R. Hunt (Colchester United) for time wasting.
  31. 72'Attempt missed. C. Brown (Accrington Stanley), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  32. 76'Substitution, Colchester United: K. Lisbie comes on for W. Goodwin.
  33. 76'Substitution, Colchester United: R. Akachukwu comes on for F. Barbrook.
  34. 77'Attempt missed. K. Lisbie (Colchester United), header from a corner. xG 0.65.
  35. 78'Substitution, Accrington Stanley: P. Madden comes on for S. Whalley.
  36. 80'Attempt missed. L. Butterfield (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.10.
  37. 81'Attempt missed. R. Akachukwu (Colchester United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.
  38. 86'Goal! Colchester United 2-1 Accrington Stanley. J. Payne (Colchester United) scores, assisted by R. Akachukwu.
  39. 89'Substitution, Colchester United: S. Kuffour comes on for O. Edwards.
  40. 90'7 minutes of added time.
  41. 90+4'Attempt missed. P. Madden (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.08.
  42. 90+7'Yellow card for J. Tucker (Colchester United) for argument.
  43. 90+7'Attempt missed. F. Sass (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  44. 90'Full-time. Colchester United 2-1 Accrington Stanley.
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