Colchester United 3-2 Blackpool: result and report

League Two · Saturday 10 September 2016

Result

Colchester United 3-2 Blackpool

League Two · Saturday 10 September 2016, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Colchester United 3-2 Blackpool: match report

Colchester United beat Blackpool 3-2 in the League Two on Saturday 10 September 2016. The half-time score was 1-1.

A. Gnanduillet opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Colchester United's goals came from S. Szmodics (36'), Chris Porter (56') and Chris Porter (84'). Blackpool scored through A. Gnanduillet (13') and Brad Potts (89').

Discipline: Colchester United received 3 yellow cards; Blackpool received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Colchester United were 8th on 10 points from 6 and Blackpool 11th on 8 points from 6. Colchester United went on to finish that season 8th with 69 points, and Blackpool 6th with 74.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Colchester United win, 2 draws and 1 for Blackpool.

Going into the match Colchester United's last five read L-W-L-W-W and Blackpool's W-L-D-D-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Goal · A. GnanduilletBlackpool · 0-1
  • 27'Yellow card · Tom LapslieColchester United
  • 36'Goal · S. SzmodicsColchester United · 1-1
  • 40'Yellow card · Tom AldredBlackpool
  • 45+1'Yellow card · Luke ProsserColchester United
  • 56'Goal · Chris PorterColchester United · 2-1
  • 67'Yellow card · Tariqe FosuColchester United
  • 84'Goal · Chris PorterColchester United · 3-1
  • 89'Goal · Brad PottsBlackpool · 3-2

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Colchester United 1, draws 2, Blackpool 1.

Team news

Colchester United line-up

Sam Walker, Richard Brindley, Luke Prosser, Tom Eastman, Lewis Kinsella, Tom Lapslie, Sammie Szmodics, Brennan Dickenson, Drey Wright, Chris Porter, Kurtis Guthrie

Blackpool line-up

Sam Slocombe, Kelvin Mellor, Andy Taylor, Clark Robertson, Tom Aldred, Colin Daniel, Jim McAlister, Brad Potts, Danny Pugh, K. Vassell, Armand Gnanduillet