Accrington Stanley vs Colchester United, 2023-24 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two
Accrington Stanley
    FT
    0 - 1
    Colchester United
    • 57': Joseph Taylor

    About

    Accrington Stanley are hosting Colchester United at Wham Stadium, Accrington, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

    Match Timeline

    • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
    • 0': First Half begins.
    • 5': Foul by Rosaire Longelo (Accrington Stanley).
    • 5': Samson Tovide (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Cameron McGeehan (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Arthur Read with a cross.
    • 6': Attempt blocked. Joseph Taylor (Colchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 7': Attempt missed. Josh Andrews (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Shaun Whalley.
    • 10': Foul by Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley).
    • 10': Mandela Egbo (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 11': Attempt saved. Arthur Read (Colchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Mandela Egbo.
    • 11': Foul by Arthur Read (Colchester United).
    • 11': Josh Andrews (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 15': Foul by Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley).
    • 15': Samson Tovide (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 18': Attempt saved. Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Joe Pritchard.
    • 18': Offside, Accrington Stanley. Shaun Whalley tries a through ball, but Tommy Leigh is caught offside.
    • 20': Foul by Cameron McGeehan (Colchester United).
    • 20': Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 23': Attempt saved. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Dan Martin.
    • 23': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Owen Goodman.
    • 26': Attempt saved. Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Rosaire Longelo with a cross.
    • 26': Attempt missed. Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
    • 29': Attempt missed. Josh Andrews (Accrington Stanley) header from very close range is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Rosaire Longelo with a cross.
    • 31': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Jayden Fevrier.
    • 31': Attempt missed. Ben Woods (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
    • 33': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Connor Hall.
    • 34': Attempt missed. Ben Woods (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Joe Pritchard following a corner.
    • 35': Foul by Samson Tovide (Colchester United).
    • 35': Rosaire Longelo (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 35': Attempt blocked. Josh Andrews (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 36': Attempt blocked. Rosaire Longelo (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
    • 36': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Owen Goodman.
    • 36': Attempt missed. Kelvin Mellor (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Joe Pritchard with a cross following a corner.
    • 38': Attempt missed. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Kelvin Mellor.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Shaun Whalley with a through ball.
    • 44': Attempt blocked. Josh Andrews (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
    • 45': Cameron McGeehan (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 45': Foul by Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley).
    • 45'+1': Attempt saved. Samson Tovide (Colchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by William Greenidge.
    • 45'+2': First Half ends, Accrington Stanley 0, Colchester United 0.
    • 45': Second Half begins Accrington Stanley 0, Colchester United 0.
    • 46': Foul by Cameron McGeehan (Colchester United).
    • 46': Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 48': Attempt blocked. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Martin.
    • 50': Offside, Accrington Stanley. Josh Andrews tries a through ball, but Rosaire Longelo is caught offside.
    • 53': Attempt missed. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Ben Woods with a headed pass.
    • 53': Offside, Accrington Stanley. Joe Pritchard tries a through ball, but Tommy Leigh is caught offside.
    • 54': Attempt blocked. Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
    • 54': Foul by Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley).
    • 54': Noah Chilvers (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 54': Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 57': Attempt saved. Joseph Taylor (Colchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
    • 57': Goal! Accrington Stanley 0, Colchester United 1. Joseph Taylor (Colchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom right corner following a fast break.
    • 59': Foul by William Greenidge (Colchester United).
    • 59': Rosaire Longelo (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the left wing.
    • 59': William Greenidge (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 60': Substitution, Colchester United. Tom Dallison-Lisbon replaces William Greenidge.
    • 61': Foul by Ben Woods (Accrington Stanley).
    • 61': Noah Chilvers (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 63': Foul by Dan Martin (Accrington Stanley).
    • 63': Samson Tovide (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 64': Delay in match because of an injury Samson Tovide (Colchester United).
    • 68': Substitution, Colchester United. Tom Hopper replaces Samson Tovide because of an injury.
    • 68': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
    • 69': Attempt blocked. Dan Martin (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joe Pritchard.
    • 70': Foul by Tom Hopper (Colchester United).
    • 70': Rosaire Longelo (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 71': Foul by Noah Chilvers (Colchester United).
    • 71': Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 71': Noah Chilvers (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 72': Attempt saved. Josh Andrews (Accrington Stanley) header from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Joe Pritchard with a cross.
    • 72': Attempt missed. Tommy Leigh (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the left following a set piece situation.
    • 73': Attempt blocked. Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
    • 75': Foul by Tom Hopper (Colchester United).
    • 75': Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 75': Tom Hopper (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
    • 76': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Jack Nolan replaces Tommy Leigh.
    • 76': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Matt Lowe replaces Kelvin Mellor.
    • 76': Attempt blocked. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Martin.
    • 78': Hand ball by Arthur Read (Colchester United).
    • 80': Substitution, Colchester United. Jade Jay Mingi replaces Cameron McGeehan.
    • 80': Substitution, Colchester United. Bradley Ihionvien replaces Joseph Taylor.
    • 82': Attempt blocked. Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matt Lowe.
    • 82': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Connor Hall.
    • 83': Foul by Ben Woods (Accrington Stanley).
    • 83': Jade Jay Mingi (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 85': Foul by Jade Jay Mingi (Colchester United).
    • 85': Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 87': Foul by Ben Woods (Accrington Stanley).
    • 87': Jade Jay Mingi (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
    • 87': Attempt saved. Connor Hall (Colchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Arthur Read with a cross.
    • 88': Foul by Bradley Ihionvien (Colchester United).
    • 88': Rosaire Longelo (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
    • 89': Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Josh Woods replaces Ben Woods.
    • 90': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Mandela Egbo.
    • 90'+2': Attempt saved. Josh Andrews (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Matt Lowe with a headed pass.
    • 90'+2': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Jayden Fevrier.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Martin.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Jack Nolan (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+3': Attempt blocked. Rosaire Longelo (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
    • 90'+3': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Jade Jay Mingi.
    • 90'+4': Offside, Accrington Stanley. Shaun Whalley tries a through ball, but Josh Woods is caught offside.
    • 90'+6': Foul by Noah Chilvers (Colchester United).
    • 90'+6': Matt Lowe (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
    • 90'+7': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Tom Hopper.
    • 90'+7': Attempt blocked. Joe Pritchard (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Dan Martin.
    • 90'+7': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Tom Dallison-Lisbon.
    • 90'+8': Attempt saved. Dan Martin (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jack Nolan with a cross.
    • 90'+8': Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Tom Dallison-Lisbon.
    • 90'+8': Attempt missed. Dan Martin (Accrington Stanley) left footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
    • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Accrington Stanley 0, Colchester United 1.
    • 0': Match ends, Accrington Stanley 0, Colchester United 1.

    Game Information

    Competition: English League Two

    Venue: Wham Stadium
    Location: Accrington, England
    Attendance: 2,107

    EFL League Two Table

    # TEAM GP GD PTS
    1 Bromley 24 +15 48
    2 Swindon Town 24 +13 46
    3 Walsall 24 +9 43
    4 Salford City 24 +4 43
    Full Table

    Line-Ups

    ACC Accrington Stanley (4-2-3-1)

    No. Name
    21 Jon McCracken (GK)
    16 Joseph Gubbins
    25 Aaron Pickles
    14 Rosaire Longelo
    4 Kelvin Mellor
    18 Tommy Leigh Yellow Card
    8 Ben Woods
    22 Dan Martin
    19 Josh Andrews
    7 Shaun Whalley
    10 Joe Pritchard
    Accrington Stanley Substitutes:
    Seamus Conneely, Jack Nolan, Matt Lowe, Josh Woods, Lewis Shipley, Jack Mcintyre, Baba Fernandes.

    COL Colchester United (4-4-1-1)

    No. Name
    1 Owen Goodman (GK)
    5 Connor Hall
    15 Zach Mitchell
    18 Mandela Egbo
    2 William Greenidge Yellow Card
    16 Arthur Read
    13 Cameron McGeehan
    42 Jayden Fevrier
    9 Samson Tovide
    25 Joseph Taylor
    10 Noah Chilvers Yellow Card
    Colchester United Substitutes:
    Sam Hornby, Chay Cooper, Thomas Dallison-Lisbon, Matt Jay, Bradley Ihionvien, Jade Jay Mingi, Tom Hopper.

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