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Walsall 1-0 Colchester United · League Two

Walsall beat Colchester United 1-0 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Walsall and Colchester United met in the League Two at Bescot Stadium in Walsall on Saturday, 2 September 2023.

Goalscorers

Walsall: I. Hutchinson 65'. Colchester United did not score.

How the match went

The referee showed 6 yellow cards (5 for Walsall, 1 for Colchester United).

Line-ups

Walsall started in a 3-5-2: Owen Evans, Oisin McEntee, Donervon Daniels, Taylor Allen, Tom Knowles, Priestley Farquharson, Ryan Stirk, Isaac Hutchinson, Liam Gordon, Freddie Draper, Jamille Matt.

Colchester United started in a 4-4-2: Owen Goodman, William Greenidge, Fiacre Kelleher, Connor Hall, Mandela Egbo, Jayden Fevrier, Arthur Read, Noah Chilvers, Alex Newby, Samson Tovide, Joe Taylor.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Walsall 0-0 Colchester United.
  2. 65'Goal! Walsall 1-0 Colchester United. I. Hutchinson (Walsall) scores, assisted by R. Stirk.
  3. 90'Full-time. Walsall 1-0 Colchester United.
Full commentary (45 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Walsall vs Colchester United.
  2. 4'Attempt blocked. R. Stirk (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  3. 5'Attempt saved. I. Hutchinson (Walsall), header. xG 0.06.
  4. 11'Attempt saved. J. Matt (Walsall), header. xG 0.05.
  5. 15'Attempt blocked. F. Draper (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.34.
  6. 20'Attempt missed. I. Hutchinson (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  7. 24'Attempt missed. F. Draper (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  8. 34'Attempt saved. N. Chilvers (Colchester United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  9. 35'Attempt saved. T. Knowles (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  10. 36'Substitution, Colchester United: M. Jay comes on for A. Newby.
  11. 43'Yellow card for P. Farquharson (Walsall) for argument.
  12. 45'1 minute of added time.
  13. 45'Half-time. Walsall 0-0 Colchester United.
  14. 46'The second half is under way.
  15. 50'Attempt blocked. S. Tovide (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  16. 52'Attempt missed. J. Matt (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.24.
  17. 52'Attempt missed. I. Hutchinson (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  18. 54'Yellow card for J. Taylor (Colchester United) for foul.
  19. 60'Substitution, Colchester United: B. Ihionvien comes on for J. Taylor.
  20. 65'Goal! Walsall 1-0 Colchester United. I. Hutchinson (Walsall) scores, assisted by R. Stirk.
  21. 67'Substitution, Walsall: D. James-Taylor comes on for J. Matt.
  22. 71'Substitution, Walsall: J. Riley comes on for T. Knowles.
  23. 71'Attempt blocked. O. McEntee (Walsall), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.30.
  24. 72'Substitution, Colchester United: A. Kazeem comes on for J. Fevrier.
  25. 72'Substitution, Colchester United: M. Bandeira comes on for W. Greenidge.
  26. 72'Attempt blocked. F. Draper (Walsall), header from a corner. xG 0.10.
  27. 74'Attempt blocked. N. Chilvers (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  28. 75'Attempt missed. A. Read (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  29. 76'Yellow card for O. Evans (Walsall) for time wasting.
  30. 78'Attempt missed. N. Chilvers (Colchester United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  31. 78'Attempt saved. C. Hall (Colchester United), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.19.
  32. 79'Yellow card for F. Draper (Walsall) for argument.
  33. 80'Attempt missed. B. Ihionvien (Colchester United), header from a corner. xG 0.11.
  34. 84'Attempt saved. I. Hutchinson (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  35. 85'Substitution, Walsall: D. Okagbue comes on for P. Farquharson.
  36. 86'Attempt saved. D. James-Taylor (Walsall), header from a corner. xG 0.09.
  37. 87'Yellow card for R. Stirk (Walsall) for foul.
  38. 89'Yellow card for L. Gordon (Walsall) for time wasting.
  39. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  40. 90+3'Attempt blocked. F. Draper (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  41. 90+4'Attempt blocked. S. Tovide (Colchester United), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  42. 90+4'Attempt saved. D. James-Taylor (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  43. 90+5'Attempt missed. F. Kelleher (Colchester United), header from a corner. xG 0.17.
  44. 90+5'Attempt saved. C. Hall (Colchester United), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  45. 90'Full-time. Walsall 1-0 Colchester United.
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