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Colchester United 3-0 Tranmere Rovers · League Two

Colchester United beat Tranmere Rovers 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 Tranmere Rovers met in the League Two at Jobserve Community Stadium in Colchester on Saturday, 21 September 2024.

Goalscorers

Colchester United: L. Taylor 7', 38'; S. Tovide 78'. Tranmere Rovers did not score.

How the match went

The referee showed 6 yellow cards (2 for Colchester United, 4 for Tranmere Rovers).

Line-ups

Colchester United started in a 4-4-2: Matt Macey, Mandela Egbo, Tom Flanagan, Ben Goodliffe, Ellis Iandolo, Jack Payne, Alex Woodyard, Teddy Bishop, Owura Edwards, Lyle Taylor, Samson Tovide.

Tranmere Rovers started in a 4-4-2: Luke McGee, Cameron Norman, Zak Bradshaw, Jordan Turnbull, Connor Wood, Connor Jennings, Saidou Khan, Regan Hendry, Omari Patrick, Harvey Saunders, Luke Norris.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 7'Goal! Colchester United 1-0 Tranmere Rovers. L. Taylor (Colchester United) scores, assisted by S. Tovide.
  2. 38'Goal! Colchester United 2-0 Tranmere Rovers. L. Taylor (Colchester United) scores, assisted by O. Edwards.
  3. 45'Half-time. Colchester United 2-0 Tranmere Rovers.
  4. 78'Goal! Colchester United 3-0 Tranmere Rovers. S. Tovide (Colchester United) scores, assisted by J. Payne.
  5. 90'Full-time. Colchester United 3-0 Tranmere Rovers.
Full commentary (47 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Colchester United vs Tranmere Rovers.
  2. 7'Goal! Colchester United 1-0 Tranmere Rovers. L. Taylor (Colchester United) scores, assisted by S. Tovide.
  3. 12'Attempt saved. H. Saunders (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  4. 14'Yellow card for C. Jennings (Tranmere Rovers) for argument.
  5. 21'Yellow card for Z. Bradshaw (Tranmere Rovers) for foul.
  6. 22'Attempt saved. T. Bishop (Colchester United), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
  7. 23'Attempt missed. H. Saunders (Tranmere Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  8. 25'Attempt missed. L. Taylor (Colchester United), header. xG 0.07.
  9. 35'Attempt missed. R. Hendry (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  10. 38'Goal! Colchester United 2-0 Tranmere Rovers. L. Taylor (Colchester United) scores, assisted by O. Edwards.
  11. 40'Yellow card for S. Khan (Tranmere Rovers) for foul.
  12. 44'Attempt saved. H. Saunders (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.
  13. 45'4 minutes of added time.
  14. 45+3'Attempt saved. S. Tovide (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  15. 45'Half-time. Colchester United 2-0 Tranmere Rovers.
  16. 46'The second half is under way.
  17. 46'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: L. O'Connor comes on for C. Norman.
  18. 48'Attempt saved. H. Saunders (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
  19. 49'Attempt missed. S. Tovide (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.05.
  20. 57'Attempt saved. T. Bishop (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  21. 57'Attempt saved. M. Egbo (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  22. 58'Yellow card for A. Woodyard (Colchester United) for foul.
  23. 61'Attempt missed. O. Patrick (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  24. 61'Attempt blocked. O. Patrick (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  25. 62'Attempt saved. J. Payne (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  26. 64'Yellow card for O. Edwards (Colchester United) for argument.
  27. 67'Substitution, Colchester United: A. Scully comes on for L. Taylor.
  28. 70'Off the woodwork! J. Payne (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
  29. 77'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: K. Dennis comes on for H. Saunders.
  30. 78'Goal! Colchester United 3-0 Tranmere Rovers. S. Tovide (Colchester United) scores, assisted by J. Payne.
  31. 80'Substitution, Colchester United: J. Gordon comes on for O. Edwards.
  32. 80'Substitution, Colchester United: A. Read comes on for T. Bishop.
  33. 80'Substitution, Colchester United: R. Hunt comes on for M. Egbo.
  34. 81'Yellow card for L. O'Connor (Tranmere Rovers) for foul.
  35. 82'Attempt missed. S. Khan (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  36. 86'Attempt blocked. O. Patrick (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  37. 86'Attempt saved. K. Dennis (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  38. 87'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: J. Williams comes on for R. Hendry.
  39. 87'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: S. Solomon comes on for O. Patrick.
  40. 87'Substitution, Tranmere Rovers: C. Merrie comes on for S. Khan.
  41. 89'Substitution, Colchester United: A. Donnelly comes on for S. Tovide.
  42. 90'Attempt saved. L. Norris (Tranmere Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  43. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  44. 90+2'Off the woodwork! K. Dennis (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  45. 90+2'Attempt blocked. C. Merrie (Tranmere Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  46. 90+4'Attempt saved. C. Wood (Tranmere Rovers), header. xG 0.06.
  47. 90'Full-time. Colchester United 3-0 Tranmere Rovers.
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