Colchester United 2-1 Walsall: result and report
League Two · Saturday 8 February 2025
Result
Colchester United 2-1 Walsall
League Two · Saturday 8 February 2025, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
Colchester United 2-1 Walsall: match report
Colchester United won against Walsall 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 8 February 2025. It was 0-0 at half-time.
Charlie Lakin opened the scoring in the 65th minute. Colchester United's goals came from Teddy Bishop (69') and Owura Edwards (74'). Walsall scored through Charlie Lakin (65').
Discipline: Colchester United received 4 yellow cards; Walsall received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Colchester United were 11th on 39 points from 28 and Walsall 1st on 59 points from 28. Colchester United went on to finish that season 9th with 69 points, and Walsall 2nd with 83.
Colchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Walsall in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Teddy Bishop of Colchester United (7.9), ahead of Jamie McDonnell (7.6).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Colchester United win, 6 draws and 3 for Walsall.
Key events
- 19'Yellow card · Taylor Allen
- 53'Yellow card · Tom Flanagan
- 57'Yellow card · Fiacre Kelleher
- 62'Yellow card · Jamille Matt
- 65'Goal · Charlie Lakin
- 69'Goal · Teddy Bishop
- 70'Yellow card · Mat Sadler
- 74'Goal · Owura Edwards
- 78'Second yellow · Taylor Allen
- 83'Yellow card · Jack Payne
- 89'Yellow card · Oisin McEntee
- 90+9'Yellow card · Tyreece Simpson
Head-to-head
Team news
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Colchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)
Matt Macey, Mandela Egbo, Fiacre Kelleher, Tom Flanagan, Ellis Iandolo, Jamie McDonnell, Teddy Bishop, Harry Anderson, Jack Payne, Owura Edwards, Lyle Taylor
Walsall line-up (3-5-2)
Tommy James Simkin, Oisin McEntee, David Okagbue, Taylor Allen, Connor Barrett, Jamie Jellis, Ryan Stirk, Charlie Lakin, Liam Gordon, Jamille Matt, Ellis Harrison