Colchester United 3-0 Swindon Town · League Two
Colchester United beat Swindon Town 3-0 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Colchester United and Swindon Town met in the League Two at Jobserve Community Stadium in Colchester on Friday, 10 April 2026.
Goalscorers
Colchester United: A. Read 48'; W. Goodwin 54'; H. Anderson 69'. Swindon Town did not score.
How the match went
Colchester United saw more of the ball, 65% of it. Colchester United had 25 shots with 10 on target, Swindon Town 4 with 1 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 10 to Colchester United and 1 to Swindon Town. Colchester United conceded 10 fouls, Swindon Town 6. The referee showed 1 yellow card (1 for Colchester United, 0 for Swindon Town) and 2 red cards.
Line-ups
Colchester United started in a 4-2-3-1: Matt Macey, Rob Hunt, Jack Tucker, Frankie Terry, Ellis Iandolo, Finley Barbrook, Arthur Read, Harry Anderson, Jack Payne, Owura Edwards, Will Goodwin.
Swindon Town started in a 4-1-4-1: Connor Ripley, Joel McGregor, Jamie Knight-Lebel, Will Wright, Jake Thomas Batty, Tom Nichols, Darren Oldaker, James Ball, Aidan Borland, Junior Hoilett, Aaron Drinan.
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Minute by minute
- 0'Red card! I. Holloway (Swindon Town) is sent off for argument.
- 29'Red card! J. Ball (Swindon Town) is sent off for foul.
- 45'Half-time. Colchester United 0-0 Swindon Town.
- 48'Goal! Colchester United 1-0 Swindon Town. A. Read (Colchester United) scores, assisted by O. Edwards.
- 54'Goal! Colchester United 2-0 Swindon Town. W. Goodwin (Colchester United) scores, assisted by E. Iandolo.
- 69'Goal! Colchester United 3-0 Swindon Town. H. Anderson (Colchester United) scores, assisted by E. Iandolo.
- 90'Full-time. Colchester United 3-0 Swindon Town.
Full commentary (47 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Colchester United vs Swindon Town.
- 0'Red card! I. Holloway (Swindon Town) is sent off for argument.
- 5'Attempt missed. H. Anderson (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.60.
- 10'Attempt blocked. W. Goodwin (Colchester United), header. xG 0.09.
- 11'Off the woodwork! J. Payne (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 11'Attempt saved. E. Iandolo (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 13'Attempt missed. A. Read (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 23'Attempt blocked. W. Goodwin (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.16.
- 23'Attempt missed. H. Anderson (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 27'Attempt missed. J. McGregor (Swindon Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 29'Red card! J. Ball (Swindon Town) is sent off for foul.
- 33'Attempt saved. F. Barbrook (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 33'Attempt blocked. R. Hunt (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 34'Attempt blocked. A. Read (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 34'Attempt blocked. J. Payne (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 37'Attempt missed. W. Goodwin (Colchester United), header. xG 0.09.
- 44'Attempt saved. O. Edwards (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Colchester United 0-0 Swindon Town.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 48'Goal! Colchester United 1-0 Swindon Town. A. Read (Colchester United) scores, assisted by O. Edwards.
- 54'Goal! Colchester United 2-0 Swindon Town. W. Goodwin (Colchester United) scores, assisted by E. Iandolo.
- 59'Substitution, Swindon Town: O. Palmer comes on for A. Borland.
- 59'Substitution, Swindon Town: F. Holman comes on for J. Hoilett.
- 59'Substitution, Swindon Town: O. Clarke comes on for T. Nichols.
- 62'Substitution, Colchester United: R. Akachukwu comes on for A. Read.
- 63'Yellow card for E. Iandolo (Colchester United) for foul.
- 63'Attempt saved. J. Payne (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 63'Attempt saved. R. Akachukwu (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 65'Attempt blocked. O. Palmer (Swindon Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 67'Attempt blocked. R. Akachukwu (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 69'Goal! Colchester United 3-0 Swindon Town. H. Anderson (Colchester United) scores, assisted by E. Iandolo.
- 69'Attempt saved. O. Edwards (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 74'Substitution, Swindon Town: B. Bodin comes on for A. Drinan.
- 74'Substitution, Swindon Town: F. Mabete comes on for W. Wright.
- 76'Attempt missed. R. Akachukwu (Colchester United), header. xG 0.13.
- 79'Substitution, Colchester United: S. Tovide comes on for O. Edwards.
- 79'Substitution, Colchester United: J. Williams comes on for W. Goodwin.
- 81'Attempt saved. R. Akachukwu (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 82'Attempt missed. O. Clarke (Swindon Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 85'Attempt saved. O. Palmer (Swindon Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 86'Attempt missed. J. Tucker (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.10.
- 86'Attempt blocked. S. Tovide (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 90'7 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Substitution, Colchester United: F. Back comes on for E. Iandolo.
- 90+5'Attempt blocked. J. Williams (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 90'Full-time. Colchester United 3-0 Swindon Town.