Colchester vs Gillingham

EFL Trophy - Group Stage 7 Oct 2025, 18:45
Colchester
Colchester
2–1
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Gillingham
Gillingham
🏟 Colchester Community Stadium

Match report

Colchester edged past Gillingham 2-1 in the EFL Trophy - Group Stage on 7 October 2025.

Colchester had 22 shots to Gillingham's 10.

L. Cirino was sent off in the 87th minute.

The match was played at Colchester Community Stadium.

Half-time 0-1 Shots 22 - 10 On target 6 - 2 Corners 8 - 2 Fouls 13 - 19 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 5
9
Player of the match
Arthur Read
Colchester · 1 goal
8 Rob Hunt captained the side
8 Jake Turner 4 saves
7 Micah Mbick 1 goal
7 Sam Vokes 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 10–6 12–4
Shots On Goal 1–1 5–1
Ball Possession 70–30 —
Corners 5–1 3–1
Attacks 61–31 51–35
Match statistics
8 Corners 2
1 Penalty 0
5 Substitution 5
112 Attacks 66
70 Dangerous Attacks 34
7 On Target 2
19 Off Target 6
22 Shots Total 10
6 Shots On Goal 2
9 Shots Off Goal 7
7 Shots Blocked 1
14 Shots Inside Box 5
8 Shots Outside Box 5
13 Fouls 19
8 Corners 2
2 Offsides 1
71% Ball Possession 29%
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
1 Saves 4
459 Passes Total 188
368 Passes Accurate 110
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  5-3-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Colchester · 4-2-3-1
12 T. Smith
2 R. Hunt 5 J. Tucker 44 S. Kuffour 26 J. Powell
47 R. Harvey 10 J. Payne
21 O. Edwards 17 J. Williams 11 J. Gordon
9 S. Tovide
Gillingham · 5-3-2
25 J. Turner
2 R. Hutton 31 L. Dobbs 15 T. Akomeah 22 S. Ogie 32 L. Cirino
27 N. Khumbeni 33 C. Beszant 3 M. Clark
19 S. Vokes 18 M. Wyllie
Colchester
Coach
Danny Cowley
Substitutes
  • 24 Harvey Araujo
  • 16 Arthur Read
  • 33 Micah Mbick
  • 14 Kyreece Lisbie
  • 7 Harry Anderson
  • 46 Harrison Chamberlain
  • 30 Kane Vincent-Young
Gillingham
Coach
Gareth Ainsworth
Substitutes
  • 9 Josh Andrews
  • 11 Aaron Rowe
  • 29 Harry Bridle
  • 24 Harry Waldock
  • 35 Louie Dayal
  • 13 Taite Holtam
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ H. Araujo ↓ J. Tucker Colchester
  • 46' ↑ A. Read ↓ J. Payne Colchester
  • 46' ↑ M. Mbick ↓ S. Tovide Colchester
  • 46' ↑ J. Andrews ↓ S. Vokes Gillingham
  • 63' ↑ A. Rowe ↓ R. Hutton Gillingham
  • 64' ↑ K. Lisbie ↓ J. Gordon Colchester
  • 64' ↑ H. Waldock ↓ N. Khumbeni Gillingham
  • 64' ↑ H. Bridle ↓ M. Wyllie Gillingham
  • 74' ↑ H. Anderson ↓ O. Edwards Colchester
  • 83' ↑ L. Dayal ↓ M. Clark Gillingham
Cards
  • 87' L. Cirino Gillingham
  • 49' M. Clark Gillingham
  • 71' L. Cirino Gillingham
  • 80' H. Waldock Gillingham
  • 87' L. Cirino Gillingham
  • 90+7' R. Harvey Colchester
Head-to-head
Colchester 3 3 draws 4 Gillingham
2025-12-29 Gillingham vs Colchester 1 - 1
2025-12-06 Colchester vs Gillingham 0 - 0
2025-10-07 Colchester vs Gillingham 2 - 1
2025-04-01 Gillingham vs Colchester United 1 - 1
2024-12-26 Colchester United vs Gillingham 2 - 0
2024-01-01 Colchester United vs Gillingham 0 - 1
Recent form
Colchester D D D W L
Gillingham D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Colchester vs Gillingham?
Colchester won 2-1 against Gillingham on 7 October 2025.
Who won Colchester vs Gillingham?
Colchester won the match 2-1.
Where was Colchester vs Gillingham played?
The match was played at Colchester Community Stadium.