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

· English League Two
Colchester United
  • 54': John Akinde
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Wrexham
  • 62': Paul Mullin
  • 85': Max Cleworth

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Colchester United are hosting Wrexham at JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester, 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.
  • 1': Delay in match because of an injury Jade Jay Mingi (Colchester United).
  • 2': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 3': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Jade Jay Mingi.
  • 4': Arthur Read (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 4': Foul by Andrew Cannon (Wrexham).
  • 8': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Connor Hall.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Alistair Smith (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Tom Hopper.
  • 11': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Jade Jay Mingi.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Andrew Cannon (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Jacob Mendy following a corner.
  • 13': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Eoghan O'Connell.
  • 14': Attempt missed. John Akinde (Colchester United) header from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Arthur Read with a cross following a corner.
  • 15': Attempt missed. Paul Mullin (Wrexham) right footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by George Evans.
  • 15': Ellis Iandolo (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 15': Foul by Andrew Cannon (Wrexham).
  • 16': Attempt blocked. Alistair Smith (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 16': Attempt missed. Connor Hall (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.
  • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Jacob Mendy (Wrexham).
  • 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 20': Alistair Smith (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 20': Foul by George Evans (Wrexham).
  • 22': Arthur Okonkwo (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 22': Foul by Tom Hopper (Colchester United).
  • 22': Delay in match because of an injury Tom Hopper (Colchester United).
  • 24': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 25': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Arthur Read.
  • 25': Arthur Read (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Eoghan O'Connell (Wrexham).
  • 29': Arthur Read (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 29': Foul by George Evans (Wrexham).
  • 29': George Evans (Wrexham) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 30': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Ryan Barnett.
  • 31': Attempt missed. John Akinde (Colchester United) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Cameron McGeehan with a cross following a corner.
  • 34': Substitution, Wrexham. Elliot Lee replaces Jacob Mendy because of an injury.
  • 35': Attempt missed. Alistair Smith (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Harry Anderson.
  • 36': Foul by Steven Fletcher (Wrexham).
  • 36': Jade Jay Mingi (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 39': Attempt saved. Cameron McGeehan (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alistair Smith.
  • 41': Attempt blocked. Ellis Iandolo (Colchester United) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Tom Hopper with a cross.
  • 41': Attempt missed. Paul Mullin (Wrexham) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.
  • 43': Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by James McClean.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Tom Dallison-Lisbon (Colchester United).
  • 45'+3': Paul Mullin (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 45'+5': Attempt missed. Eoghan O'Connell (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Thomas O'Connor with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Colchester United 0, Wrexham 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Colchester United 0, Wrexham 0.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. John Akinde (Colchester United) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellis Iandolo.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Tom Hopper (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ellis Iandolo.
  • 54': Goal! Colchester United 1, Wrexham 0. John Akinde (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Cameron McGeehan.
  • 55': Foul by Steven Fletcher (Wrexham).
  • 55': Jade Jay Mingi (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Cameron McGeehan (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 60': Attempt missed. Paul Mullin (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 62': Goal! Colchester United 1, Wrexham 1. Paul Mullin (Wrexham) header from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ryan Barnett with a cross.
  • 63': Attempt missed. Andrew Cannon (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Steven Fletcher.
  • 64': Foul by Tom Dallison-Lisbon (Colchester United).
  • 64': Steven Fletcher (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Substitution, Wrexham. Ollie Palmer replaces Steven Fletcher.
  • 67': Substitution, Colchester United. Jayden Fevrier replaces Ellis Iandolo.
  • 67': Substitution, Colchester United. Samson Tovide replaces John Akinde.
  • 68': Foul by Connor Hall (Colchester United).
  • 68': Paul Mullin (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Andrew Cannon (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 70': Foul by Cameron McGeehan (Colchester United).
  • 72': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Jayden Fevrier.
  • 73': Foul by Paul Mullin (Wrexham).
  • 73': Jade Jay Mingi (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Alistair Smith (Colchester United).
  • 75': Paul Mullin (Wrexham) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 76': Attempt missed. Andrew Cannon (Wrexham) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a set piece situation.
  • 77': Foul by Ollie Palmer (Wrexham).
  • 77': Jade Jay Mingi (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 80': Substitution, Colchester United. Noah Chilvers replaces Alistair Smith.
  • 82': Foul by Eoghan O'Connell (Wrexham).
  • 82': Samson Tovide (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Attempt missed. Tom Dallison-Lisbon (Colchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Arthur Read with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 83': Substitution, Wrexham. Jack Marriott replaces Paul Mullin.
  • 84': Substitution, Wrexham. Luke Bolton replaces Ryan Barnett.
  • 85': Goal! Colchester United 1, Wrexham 2. Max Cleworth (Wrexham) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by George Evans.
  • 86': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Connor Hall.
  • 87': Attempt blocked. Ollie Palmer (Wrexham) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Thomas O'Connor with a cross.
  • 87': Andrew Cannon (Wrexham) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Foul by Jayden Fevrier (Colchester United).
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Thomas O'Connor (Wrexham) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 89': Substitution, Colchester United. Bradley Ihionvien replaces Tom Hopper.
  • 89': Substitution, Colchester United. Matt Jay replaces Tom Dallison-Lisbon.
  • 90'+2': Attempt missed. Andrew Cannon (Wrexham) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high. Assisted by James McClean with a cross following a fast break.
  • 90'+4': Attempt missed. Harry Anderson (Colchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Connor Hall.
  • 90'+5': Corner, Wrexham. Conceded by Jade Jay Mingi.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Colchester United 1, Wrexham 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Colchester United 1, Wrexham 2.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: JobServe Community Stadium
Location: Colchester, England
Attendance: 8,432

EFL League Two Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Gillingham 9 +9 21
2 Salford City 9 +5 19
3 Walsall 9 +5 19
4 Swindon Town 9 +6 18
Full Table

Line-Ups

COL Colchester United (3-4-1-2)

No. Name
1 Owen Goodman (GK)
6 Thomas Dallison-Lisbon
5 Connor Hall
20 Jade Jay Mingi
16 Arthur Read
27 Alistair Smith
13 Cameron McGeehan
3 Ellis Iandolo
17 Harry Anderson
14 Tom Hopper
24 John Akinde
Colchester United Substitutes:
Bradley Ihionvien, Sam Hornby, Matt Jay, Jayden Fevrier, Noah Chilvers, Samson Tovide, Fiacre Kelleher.

WXM Wrexham (5-3-2)

No. Name
33 Arthur Okonkwo (GK)
15 Eoghan O'Connell
22 Thomas O'Connor
32 Max Cleworth
19 Jacob Mendy
29 Ryan Barnett
12 George Evans Yellow Card
23 James McClean
20 Andrew Cannon
26 Steven Fletcher
10 Paul Mullin
Wrexham Substitutes:
Mark Howard, Jordan Davies, Jack Marriott, Luke Bolton, Ollie Palmer, Elliott Lee, Ben Tozer.

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