Colchester United vs Crewe Alexandra

League Two 18 Apr 2025, 14:00
Colchester United
Colchester United
0–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Crewe Alexandra
Crewe Alexandra
🏟 JobServe Community Stadium (Colchester, Essex) 👤 S. Oldham Round 43

Match report

Colchester United played out a goalless draw with Crewe Alexandra in the League Two on 18 April 2025.

Colchester United dominated possession with 62% of the ball and had 19 shots to Crewe Alexandra's 3.

O. Lunt was sent off in the 45+5th minute.

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

Possession 62% - 38% Shots 19 - 3 On target 4 - 1 Corners 8 - 2 Fouls 8 - 16 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 5
8
Player of the match
Ellis Iandolo
Colchester United · 76 passes (75% accurate)
8 Filip Marschall 4 saves
7 Matt Macey captained the side
7 Mandela Egbo captained the side
7 Fiacre Kelleher captained the side
First half vs second half
Colchester United stepped it up after the break, with 16 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–2 16–1
Shots On Goal 0–1 4–0
Ball Possession 40–60 —
Corners 1–1 7–1
Attacks 46–54 87–15
Match statistics
8 Corners 2
1 Penalty 0
3 Substitution 4
133 Attacks 69
1 Attacks 1
2 Attacks 1
69 Dangerous Attacks 18
2 Dangerous Attacks 0
2 Dangerous Attacks 0
2 Dangerous Attacks 0
3 On Target 1
15 Off Target 2
19 Shots Total 3
4 Shots On Goal 1
9 Shots Off Goal 0
6 Shots Blocked 2
8 Shots Inside Box 0
11 Shots Outside Box 3
8 Fouls 16
8 Corners 2
1 Offsides 0
62% Ball Possession 38%
1 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 1
1 Saves 4
462 Passes Total 304
373 Passes Accurate 230
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-1-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Colchester United · 4-2-3-1
1 M. Macey
18 M. Egbo 4 F. Kelleher 6 T. Flanagan 3 E. Iandolo
15 J. McDonnell 16 A. Read
31 O. Thorn 25 A. Scully 21 O. Edwards
9 S. Tovide
Crewe Alexandra · 4-1-4-1
12 F. Marschall
28 L. Billington 26 C. O'Riordan 5 M. Demetriou 4 Z. Williams
8 C. Thomas
11 J. Tabiner 19 O. Lunt 30 T. Lowery 25 M. Conway
15 K. Hemmings
Colchester United
Coach
D. Cowley
Substitutes
  • 17 Tyreece Simpson
  • 8 Teddy Bishop
  • 11 John-Kymani Gordon
  • 12 Tom Smith
  • 19 Rob Hunt
  • 22 Jack Tucker
  • 14 Kyreece Lisbie
Crewe Alexandra
Coach
L. Bell
Substitutes
  • 6 Max Sanders
  • 20 Calum Agius
  • 3 Jamie Knight-Lebel
  • 7 Christopher Long
  • 1 Tom Booth
  • 17 Matúš Holíček
  • 29 Adrien Thibaut
Substitutions
  • 22' ↑ M. Sanders ↓ C. Thomas Crewe Alexandra
  • 58' ↑ C. Agius ↓ J. Tabiner Crewe Alexandra
  • 62' ↑ T. Simpson ↓ A. Scully Colchester United
  • 63' ↑ E. Bishop ↓ F. Kelleher Colchester United
  • 71' ↑ J. Gordon ↓ O. Thorn Colchester United
  • 71' ↑ J. Knight-Lebel ↓ T. Lowery Crewe Alexandra
  • 71' ↑ C. Long ↓ K. Hemmings Crewe Alexandra
Cards
  • 45+5' O. Lunt Crewe Alexandra
  • 53' L. Billington Crewe Alexandra
  • 82' C. Long Crewe Alexandra
  • 86' S. Tovide Colchester United
  • 86' Z. Williams Crewe Alexandra
  • 86' F. Marschall Crewe Alexandra
Head-to-head
Colchester United 0 5 draws 2 Crewe Alexandra
2026-09-12 Colchester vs Crewe 0 - 0
2026-01-31 Crewe vs Colchester 1 - 0
2025-09-06 Colchester vs Crewe 1 - 1
2025-04-18 Colchester United vs Crewe Alexandra 0 - 0
2024-12-20 Crewe vs Colchester 0 - 0
2023-09-23 Crewe Alexandra vs Colchester United 2 - 1
Recent form
Colchester United D D D W L
Crewe Alexandra D D L L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Colchester United vs Crewe Alexandra?
Colchester United drew 0-0 against Crewe Alexandra on 18 April 2025.
Who won Colchester United vs Crewe Alexandra?
Neither — the match finished 0-0.
Where was Colchester United vs Crewe Alexandra played?
The match was played at JobServe Community Stadium (Colchester, Essex).
Who had more possession in Colchester United vs Crewe Alexandra?
Colchester United had 62% of possession, compared to 38% for the other side.