Colchester United 2-2 Exeter City: result and report

League Two · Sunday 29 December 2019

Result

Colchester United 2-2 Exeter City

League Two · Sunday 29 December 2019, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Colchester United 2-2 Exeter City: match report

Colchester United drew with Exeter City 2-2 in the League Two on Sunday 29 December 2019. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Jake Taylor opened the scoring in the 8th minute. Colchester United's goals came from Harry Pell (16') and Theo Robinson (59'). Exeter City scored through Jake Taylor (8') and Ryan Bowman (77', penalty).

Discipline: Colchester United received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card; Exeter City received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Colchester United were 4th on 37 points from 22 and Exeter City 2nd on 43 points from 23. Colchester United went on to finish that season 7th with 61 points, and Exeter City 4th with 68.

Colchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Exeter City in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Ollie Kensdale of Colchester United (7.8), ahead of R. Bowman (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Colchester United wins, 3 draws and 4 for Exeter City.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 8'Goal · Jake TaylorExeter City · 0-1
  • 16'Goal · Harry PellColchester United · 1-1
  • 43'Yellow card · Ben StevensonColchester United
  • 59'Goal · Theo RobinsonColchester United · 2-1
  • 62'Yellow card · Harry PellColchester United
  • 76'Red card · Tom LapslieColchester United
  • 77'Penalty goal · Ryan BowmanExeter City · 2-2
  • 90'Yellow card · Tom ParkesExeter City

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Colchester United 3, draws 3, Exeter City 4.

Team news

Colchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)

Dean Gerken, Ryan Jackson, Omar Sowunmi, Tom Eastman, Cohen Bramall, H. Pell, Ben Stevenson, Kwame Poku, Luke Gambin, Callum Harriott, Theo Robinson

Exeter City line-up (3-4-1-2)

Jonathan Maxted, Pierce Sweeney, Aaron Martin, Tom Parkes, Randell Williams, Jake Taylor, Archie Collins, Jayden Richardson, Matt Jay, Ben Seymour, Lee Martin