Colchester United 1-0 Milton Keynes Dons: result and report

League Two · Thursday 1 January 2026

Result

Colchester United 1-0 Milton Keynes Dons

League Two · Thursday 1 January 2026, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Colchester United 1-0 Milton Keynes Dons: match report

Colchester United beat Milton Keynes Dons 1-0 in the League Two on Thursday 1 January 2026. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Jack Payne of Colchester United in the 90th minute, from the penalty spot.

Discipline: Colchester United received 2 yellow cards; Milton Keynes Dons received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Colchester United were 10th on 33 points from 23 and Milton Keynes Dons 4th on 40 points from 23. Colchester United went on to finish that season 12th with 66 points, and Milton Keynes Dons 1st with 87.

Colchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Milton Keynes Dons in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Jack Sanders of Milton Keynes Dons (8.2), ahead of Jack Tucker (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Colchester United wins, 1 draw and 4 for Milton Keynes Dons.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 60'Yellow card · Luke OffordMilton Keynes Dons
  • 90'Yellow card · Danny CowleyColchester United
  • 90'Yellow card · Jonathan LekoMilton Keynes Dons
  • 90+4'Penalty goal · Jack PayneColchester United · 1-0
  • 90+5'Yellow card · Jack PayneColchester United

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Colchester United 5, draws 1, Milton Keynes Dons 4.

Team news

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

Matt Macey, Kane Vincent-Young, Jack Tucker, Harvey Araujo, Ellis Iandolo, Arthur Read, Teddy Bishop, Samson Tovide, Jack Payne, Owura Edwards, Will Goodwin

Milton Keynes Dons line-up (3-5-2)

Craig MacGillivray, Jack Sanders, Marvin Ekpiteta, Luke Offord, Gethin Jones, Dan Crowley, Liam Kelly, Aaron Collins, Jon Mellish, Rushian Hepburn-Murphy, Callum Paterson