Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Colchester United · League Two
Tranmere Rovers lost to Colchester United 0-1 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Tranmere Rovers and Colchester United met in the League Two at Prenton Park in Wirral on Monday, 6 April 2026.
Goalscorers
Tranmere Rovers did not score. Colchester United: J. Payne 75'.
How the match went
Colchester United saw more of the ball, 61% of it. Tranmere Rovers had 17 shots with 6 on target, Colchester United 16 with 5 on target. There were 13 corners in total, 5 to Tranmere Rovers and 8 to Colchester United. Tranmere Rovers conceded 13 fouls, Colchester United 8. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Tranmere Rovers, 1 for Colchester United).
Line-ups
Tranmere Rovers started in a 3-4-2-1: Marko Maroši, Aaron McGowan, William Tamen, Nathan James Smith, Jayden Joseph, Sam Finley, Lee O'Connor, Patrick Brough, Zech Obiero, Omari Patrick, Joe Ironside.
Colchester United started in a 4-2-3-1: Matt Macey, Kane Vincent-Young, Jack Tucker, Frankie Terry, Ellis Iandolo, Arthur Read, Teddy Bishop, Kyreece Lisbie, Jack Payne, Harry Anderson, Will Goodwin.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Tranmere Rovers 0-0 Colchester United.
- 75'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Colchester United. J. Payne (Colchester United) scores, assisted by O. Edwards.
- 90'Full-time. Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Colchester United.
Full commentary (51 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Tranmere Rovers vs Colchester United.
- 3'Attempt saved. O. Patrick (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
- 5'Attempt missed. J. Payne (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 15'Attempt blocked. F. Terry (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 16'Attempt blocked. J. Tucker (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 16'Attempt blocked. W. Goodwin (Colchester United), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 19'Attempt missed. O. Patrick (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.13.
- 23'Attempt blocked. S. Finley (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 28'Yellow card for A. Read (Colchester United) for foul.
- 30'Attempt blocked. S. Finley (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 31'Attempt missed. W. Tamen (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.12.
- 34'Attempt missed. J. Joseph (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
- 41'Attempt missed. S. Finley (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 44'Attempt saved. O. Patrick (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.08.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Tranmere Rovers 0-0 Colchester United.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Colchester United: R. Hunt comes on for K. Vincent-Young.
- 54'Substitution, Colchester United: O. Edwards comes on for K. Lisbie.
- 54'Substitution, Colchester United: F. Barbrook comes on for T. Bishop.
- 55'Attempt saved. J. Ironside (Tranmere Rovers), header from a set piece. xG 0.08.
- 56'Attempt missed. N. Smith (Tranmere Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 62'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: C. Whitaker comes on for J. Joseph.
- 64'Attempt saved. Z. Obiero (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 65'Off the woodwork! A. Read (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 66'Attempt missed. O. Edwards (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 66'Attempt blocked. E. Iandolo (Colchester United), header from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 68'Yellow card for W. Tamen (Tranmere Rovers) for foul.
- 69'Attempt missed. H. Anderson (Colchester United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 71'Attempt blocked. J. Payne (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 75'Goal! Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Colchester United. J. Payne (Colchester United) scores, assisted by O. Edwards.
- 76'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: R. Watson comes on for S. Finley.
- 76'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: K. Woolery comes on for J. Ironside.
- 77'Attempt saved. W. Goodwin (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 77'Attempt saved. O. Edwards (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 78'Attempt saved. W. Goodwin (Colchester United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 78'Attempt missed. F. Barbrook (Colchester United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 81'Attempt blocked. C. Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
- 81'Attempt blocked. R. Watson (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
- 83'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: K. Dennis comes on for Z. Obiero.
- 83'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: N. Kenneh comes on for L. O'Connor.
- 87'Attempt missed. J. Payne (Colchester United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
- 88'Attempt saved. C. Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 89'Attempt saved. J. Payne (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt missed. N. Smith (Tranmere Rovers), header. xG 0.09.
- 90+1'Attempt blocked. O. Patrick (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 90+2'Substitution, Colchester United: J. Williams comes on for W. Goodwin.
- 90+2'Substitution, Colchester United: S. Kuffour comes on for J. Payne.
- 90+6'Attempt saved. P. Brough (Tranmere Rovers), header from a set piece. xG 0.06.
- 90'Full-time. Tranmere Rovers 0-1 Colchester United.