Colchester United 0-1 Gillingham: result and report

League Two · Monday 1 January 2024

Result

Colchester United 0-1 Gillingham

League Two · Monday 1 January 2024, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Colchester United 0-1 Gillingham: match report

Colchester United were beaten by Gillingham 0-1 in the League Two on Monday 1 January 2024. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Scott Malone of Gillingham in the 54th minute.

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

Going into the game Colchester United were 22nd on 23 points from 25 and Gillingham 10th on 35 points from 24. Colchester United went on to finish that season 22nd with 45 points, and Gillingham 12th with 64.

Colchester United lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Gillingham in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Jake Turner of Gillingham (8.4), ahead of Owen Goodman (8.1).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Colchester United wins, 2 draws and 3 for Gillingham.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 32'Yellow card · Ellis IandoloColchester United
  • 54'Goal · Scott MaloneGillingham · 0-1
  • 80'Yellow card · Macauley BonneGillingham
  • 90'Yellow card · George LapslieGillingham
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Scott MaloneGillingham

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Colchester United 5, draws 2, Gillingham 3.

Team news

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

Owen Goodman, Zach Mitchell, Tom Dallison, Connor Hall, Jayden Fevrier, Marley Marshall, Arthur Read, Ellis Iandolo, Noah Chilvers, Joe Taylor, John Akinde

Gillingham line-up (5-3-2)

Jake Turner, Cheye Alexander, Conor Masterson, Max Ehmer, Shadrach Ogie, Scott Malone, Connor Mahoney, Ethan Coleman, Dom Jefferies, Ashley Nadesan, Oli Hawkins