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Colchester United 4-1 Barnet · League Two

Colchester United beat Barnet 4-1 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Colchester United and Barnet met in the League Two at Jobserve Community Stadium in Colchester on Saturday, 21 February 2026.

Goalscorers

Colchester United: A. Read 39'; J. Payne 75', 77', 90'. Barnet: N. Ofoborh 45'.

How the match went

Colchester United saw more of the ball, 55% of it. Colchester United had 14 shots with 8 on target, Barnet 12 with 3 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 2 to Colchester United and 5 to Barnet. Colchester United conceded 7 fouls, Barnet 16. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (2 for Colchester United, 3 for Barnet).

Line-ups

Colchester United started in a 4-2-3-1: Matt Macey, Kane Vincent-Young, Jack Tucker, Harvey Araujo, Rob Hunt, Arthur Read, Teddy Bishop, Kyreece Lisbie, Jack Payne, Romeo Akachukwu, Samson Tovide.

Barnet started in a 4-3-3: Cieran Slicker, Kane Smith, Danny Collinge, Nikola Tavares, Adam Senior, Ben Winterburn, Anthony Hartigan, Nnamdi Ofoborh, Ryan Glover, Kabongo Tshimanga, Idris Kanu.

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Minute by minute

  1. 39'Goal! Colchester United 1-0 Barnet. A. Read (Colchester United) scores, assisted by R. Hunt.
  2. 45+1'Goal! Colchester United 1-1 Barnet. N. Ofoborh (Barnet) scores.
  3. 45'Half-time. Colchester United 1-1 Barnet.
  4. 75'Goal! Colchester United 2-1 Barnet. J. Payne (Colchester United) converts the penalty.
  5. 77'Goal! Colchester United 3-1 Barnet. J. Payne (Colchester United) scores, assisted by T. Bishop.
  6. 90+4'Goal! Colchester United 4-1 Barnet. J. Payne (Colchester United) scores, assisted by J. Williams.
  7. 90'Full-time. Colchester United 4-1 Barnet.
Full commentary (47 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Colchester United vs Barnet.
  2. 6'Attempt blocked. N. Ofoborh (Barnet), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  3. 11'Attempt blocked. N. Ofoborh (Barnet), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  4. 18'Attempt missed. A. Senior (Barnet), header from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
  5. 21'Attempt missed. A. Senior (Barnet), header from a set piece. xG 0.06.
  6. 26'Yellow card for S. Tovide (Colchester United) for foul.
  7. 30'Substitution, Barnet: J. Kizzi comes on for K. Smith.
  8. 31'Yellow card for J. Kizzi (Barnet) for foul.
  9. 38'Attempt saved. K. Lisbie (Colchester United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
  10. 39'Goal! Colchester United 1-0 Barnet. A. Read (Colchester United) scores, assisted by R. Hunt.
  11. 44'Attempt blocked. K. Tshimanga (Barnet), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  12. 44'Attempt blocked. R. Glover (Barnet), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  13. 45'7 minutes of added time.
  14. 45+1'Goal! Colchester United 1-1 Barnet. N. Ofoborh (Barnet) scores.
  15. 45+6'Attempt missed. T. Bishop (Colchester United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.25.
  16. 45+6'Attempt blocked. R. Akachukwu (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
  17. 45'Half-time. Colchester United 1-1 Barnet.
  18. 46'The second half is under way.
  19. 46'Substitution, Barnet: O. Hawkins comes on for B. Winterburn.
  20. 46'Substitution, Colchester United: W. Goodwin comes on for S. Tovide.
  21. 46'Substitution, Colchester United: F. Back comes on for K. Vincent-Young.
  22. 47'Attempt blocked. R. Akachukwu (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  23. 48'Attempt missed. J. Payne (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  24. 48'Attempt saved. R. Hunt (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  25. 50'Attempt saved. W. Goodwin (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  26. 51'Attempt missed. J. Kizzi (Barnet), header from a corner. xG 0.46.
  27. 52'Attempt blocked. R. Akachukwu (Colchester United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.11.
  28. 59'Attempt saved. N. Ofoborh (Barnet), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
  29. 61'Substitution, Barnet: P. Chinedu comes on for N. Tavares.
  30. 64'Yellow card for W. Goodwin (Colchester United) for simulation.
  31. 68'Substitution, Colchester United: J. Williams comes on for R. Akachukwu.
  32. 73'Attempt saved. K. Lisbie (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  33. 75'Goal! Colchester United 2-1 Barnet. J. Payne (Colchester United) converts the penalty.
  34. 77'Goal! Colchester United 3-1 Barnet. J. Payne (Colchester United) scores, assisted by T. Bishop.
  35. 78'Substitution, Colchester United: F. Barbrook comes on for T. Bishop.
  36. 78'Yellow card for O. Hawkins (Barnet) for foul.
  37. 81'Attempt missed. D. Collinge (Barnet), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  38. 82'Substitution, Barnet: D. Adeniran comes on for I. Kanu.
  39. 82'Substitution, Barnet: J. Howland comes on for O. Hawkins.
  40. 83'Attempt missed. W. Goodwin (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.18.
  41. 87'Substitution, Colchester United: J. Gordon comes on for K. Lisbie.
  42. 89'Attempt saved. A. Hartigan (Barnet), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
  43. 90'7 minutes of added time.
  44. 90+2'Attempt missed. J. Howland (Barnet), header. xG 0.11.
  45. 90+4'Goal! Colchester United 4-1 Barnet. J. Payne (Colchester United) scores, assisted by J. Williams.
  46. 90+6'Yellow card for P. Chinedu (Barnet) for foul.
  47. 90'Full-time. Colchester United 4-1 Barnet.
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