Colchester United 2-0 Grimsby Town: result and report
League Two · Tuesday 16 April 2024
Result
Colchester United 2-0 Grimsby Town
League Two · Tuesday 16 April 2024, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-0
Colchester United 2-0 Grimsby Town: match report
Colchester United won against Grimsby Town 2-0 in the League Two on Tuesday 16 April 2024. The half-time score was 1-0.
Tom Hopper opened the scoring in the 5th minute. Colchester United's goals came from Tom Hopper (5') and John Akinde (79'). Grimsby Town did not score.
Discipline: Colchester United received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card; Grimsby Town received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Colchester United were 22nd on 41 points from 42 and Grimsby Town 21st on 46 points from 43. Colchester United went on to finish that season 22nd with 45 points, and Grimsby Town 21st with 49.
Colchester United lined up in a 3-5-2 and Grimsby Town in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to John Akinde of Colchester United (8.2), level with Doug Tharme (8.2).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Colchester United wins, 3 draws and 3 for Grimsby Town.
Key events
- 5'Goal · Tom Hopper
- 48'Yellow card · Justin Obikwu
- 73'Yellow card · S. Hornby
- 75'Yellow card · Ellis Iandolo
- 79'Goal · John Akinde
- 90+2'Yellow card · Toby Mullarkey
- 90+6'Red card · Tom Dallison
Head-to-head
Team news
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Colchester United line-up (3-5-2)
Sam Hornby, Jay Mingi, Tom Dallison, Connor Hall, Jayden Fevrier, Alistair Smith, Arthur Read, Cameron McGeehan, Ellis Iandolo, Tom Hopper, John Akinde
Grimsby Town line-up (3-4-1-2)
Jake Eastwood, Toby Mullarkey, Doug Tharme, Harvey Rodgers, Liam Smith, Curtis Thompson, Kieran Green, Charles Vernam, Harry Clifton, Justin Obikwu, Donovan Wilson