Colchester United vs Reading

League Cup - 1st Round 13 Aug 2024, 18:45
Colchester United
Colchester United
3–2
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Reading
Reading
🏟 JobServe Community Stadium (Colchester, Essex) 👤 N. Hair

Match report

Colchester United edged past Reading 3-2 in the League Cup - 1st Round on 13 August 2024. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Reading dominated possession with 64% of the ball and had 14 shots to Colchester United's 12.

The match was played at JobServe Community Stadium (Colchester, Essex), with N. Hair in charge.

Half-time 1-0 Possession 36% - 64% Shots 12 - 14 On target 4 - 4 Corners 7 - 2 Fouls 8 - 13 Yellow cards 4
8
Player of the match
Jack Payne
Colchester United · 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Lewis Wing 1 goal
8 Owura Edwards captained the side
8 Harlee Dean 61 passes (80% accurate)
7 Tom Hopper 1 goal
First half vs second half
Reading came out stronger after half-time, with 12 second-half shots against 2 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–2 4–12
Shots On Goal 2–0 2–4
Ball Possession 45–55 —
Corners 6–0 1–2
Attacks 55–35 39–59
Match statistics
1 Penalty 0
6 Substitution 5
94 Attacks 94
53 Dangerous Attacks 41
4 On Target 5
8 Off Target 8
12 Shots Total 14
4 Shots On Goal 4
3 Shots Off Goal 4
5 Shots Blocked 6
8 Shots Inside Box 9
4 Shots Outside Box 5
8 Fouls 13
7 Corners 2
1 Offsides 2
36% Ball Possession 64%
2 Yellow Cards 2
2 Saves 2
259 Passes Total 453
163 Passes Accurate 356
Line-ups 3-1-4-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Colchester United · 3-1-4-2
1 M. Macey
19 R. Hunt 4 F. Kelleher 3 E. Iandolo
30 A. Woodyard
18 M. Egbo 10 J. Payne 8 T. Bishop 21 O. Edwards
14 T. Hopper 9 S. Tovide
Reading · 4-3-3
31 C. Boyce-Clarke
49 E. Osho 6 H. Dean 32 A. Kanu 2 K. Abrefa
7 H. Knibbs 29 L. Wing 8 C. Savage
30 A. Garcia 19 J. Wareham 37 A. Akande
Colchester United
Coach
D. Cowley
Substitutes
  • 16 Arthur Read
  • 48 Bradley Ihionvien
  • 40 Frankie Terry
  • 11 John-Kymani Gordon
  • 42 Milton Oni
  • 12 Tom Smith
  • 22 William Greenidge
  • 20 Alfie Bendle
  • 31 Oscar Thorn
Reading
Coach
Rubén Sellés
Substitutes
  • 24 Tyler Bindon
  • 28 Mamadi Camara
  • 9 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
  • 4 Ben Elliott
  • 27 Amadou Salif Mbengue
  • 22 Joel Pereira
  • 39 Ashqar Ahmed
  • 44 Tyler Sackey
  • 26 Basil Tuma
Substitutions
  • 34' ↑ T. Bindon ↓ A. Kanu Reading
  • 46' ↑ B. Ihionvien ↓ S. Tovide Colchester United
  • 46' ↑ A. Read ↓ E. Bishop Colchester United
  • 46' ↑ K. Ehibhatiomhan ↓ A. Akande Reading
  • 46' ↑ Mamadi Camará ↓ E. Osho Reading
  • 62' ↑ J. Gordon ↓ T. Hopper Colchester United
  • 62' ↑ F. Terry ↓ E. Iandolo Colchester United
  • 72' ↑ B. Elliott ↓ H. Knibbs Reading
  • 75' ↑ A. Mbengue ↓ K. Abrefa Reading
  • 78' ↑ M. Oni ↓ J. Payne Colchester United
Cards
  • 28' A. Kanu Reading
  • 45+1' C. Savage Reading
  • 90+9' B. Ihionvein Colchester United
  • 90+9' F. Kelleher Colchester United
Head-to-head
Colchester United 1 0 draws 2 Reading
2024-08-13 Colchester United vs Reading 3 - 2
2022-07-02 Reading vs Colchester United 2 - 0
2020-09-05 Reading vs Colchester United 3 - 1
Recent form
Colchester United D D D W L
Reading D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Colchester United vs Reading?
Colchester United won 3-2 against Reading on 13 August 2024.
Who won Colchester United vs Reading?
Colchester United won the match 3-2.
Where was Colchester United vs Reading played?
The match was played at JobServe Community Stadium (Colchester, Essex).
Who had more possession in Colchester United vs Reading?
Reading had 64% of possession, compared to 36% for the other side.