Colchester United 1-1 Tranmere Rovers: result and report

League Two · Saturday 25 March 2023

Result

Colchester United 1-1 Tranmere Rovers

League Two · Saturday 25 March 2023, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Colchester United 1-1 Tranmere Rovers: match report

Colchester United drew with Tranmere Rovers 1-1 in the League Two on Saturday 25 March 2023. The half-time score was 0-1.

Harvey Saunders opened the scoring in the 13th minute. Colchester United's goal came from Noah Chilvers (65', penalty). Tranmere Rovers scored through Harvey Saunders (13').

Discipline: Colchester United received 5 yellow cards; Tranmere Rovers received 8 yellow cards.

Going into the game Colchester United were 21st on 36 points from 37 and Tranmere Rovers 14th on 48 points from 37. Colchester United went on to finish that season 20th with 49 points, and Tranmere Rovers 12th with 58.

Colchester United lined up in a 3-4-1-2 and Tranmere Rovers in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Noah Chilvers of Colchester United (8.1), ahead of Tom Davies (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Colchester United win, 3 draws and 6 for Tranmere Rovers.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 13'Goal · Harvey SaundersTranmere Rovers · 0-1
  • 39'Yellow card · Joel MumbongoTranmere Rovers
  • 51'Yellow card · Samson TovideColchester United
  • 56'Yellow card · Tom DaviesTranmere Rovers
  • 59'Yellow card · Regan HendryTranmere Rovers
  • 59'Yellow card · Alex NewbyColchester United
  • 63'Yellow card · Josh Dacres-CogleyTranmere Rovers
  • 64'Yellow card · Joe MurphyTranmere Rovers
  • 65'Penalty goal · Noah ChilversColchester United · 1-1
  • 70'Yellow card · Jordan TurnbullTranmere Rovers
  • 75'Yellow card · Ethan BristowTranmere Rovers
  • 76'Yellow card · Junior TchamadeuColchester United
  • 86'Yellow card · Arthur ReadColchester United
  • 89'Yellow card · Harvey SaundersTranmere Rovers
  • 90'Yellow card · Fiacre KelleherColchester United

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Colchester United 1, draws 3, Tranmere Rovers 6.

Team news

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

Kieran O'Hara, Luke Chambers, Fiacre Kelleher, Connor Hall, Junior Tchamadeu, Ossama Ashley, Noah Chilvers, Al-Amin Kazeem, Alex Newby, Samson Tovide, Tom Hopper

Tranmere Rovers line-up (4-3-1-2)

Joe Murphy, Josh Dacres-Cogley, Tom Davies, Jordan Turnbull, Ethan Bristow, Regan Hendry, Chris Merrie, Rhys Hughes, Josh Hawkes, Harvey Saunders, Joel Mumbongo