Colchester United vs Gillingham

League Two 26 Dec 2024, 15:00
Colchester United
Colchester United
2–0
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Gillingham
Gillingham
🏟 JobServe Community Stadium (Colchester, Essex) 👤 F. Hallam Round 22

Match report

Colchester United beat Gillingham 2-0 in the League Two on 26 December 2024.

Colchester United had 12 shots to Gillingham's 9.

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

Half-time 1-0 Possession 52% - 48% Shots 12 - 9 On target 4 - 4 Corners 3 - 2 Fouls 10 - 13 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Lyle Taylor
Colchester United · 1 goal
8 John-Kymani Gordon 1 goal
8 Matt Macey 4 saves
8 Mandela Egbo captained the side
7 Tom Flanagan captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–5 4–4
Shots On Goal 3–2 1–2
Ball Possession 58–42 —
Corners 1–1 2–1
Attacks 53–47 46–66
Match statistics
3 Corners 2
4 Substitution 5
99 Attacks 113
2 Attacks 1
2 Attacks 0
49 Dangerous Attacks 31
1 Dangerous Attacks 0
4 Dangerous Attacks 0
3 Dangerous Attacks 0
4 On Target 4
8 Off Target 4
1 Off Target 0
1 Off Target 0
12 Shots Total 9
4 Shots On Goal 4
6 Shots Off Goal 4
2 Shots Blocked 1
5 Shots Inside Box 5
7 Shots Outside Box 4
10 Fouls 13
3 Corners 2
2 Offsides 0
52% Ball Possession 48%
2 Yellow Cards 2
4 Saves 2
419 Passes Total 398
293 Passes Accurate 280
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Colchester United · 4-2-3-1
1 M. Macey
18 M. Egbo 6 T. Flanagan 25 A. Donnelly 3 E. Iandolo
15 J. McDonnell 16 A. Read
31 O. Thorn 10 J. Payne 21 O. Edwards
33 L. Taylor
Gillingham · 4-2-3-1
1 G. Morris
2 R. Hutton 5 M. Ehmer 4 C. Masterson 3 M. Clark
14 R. McKenzie 6 E. Coleman
17 J. Clarke 7 J. Nolan 11 A. Rowe
20 E. Nevitt
Colchester United
Coach
D. Cowley
Substitutes
  • 7 Harry Anderson
  • 8 Teddy Bishop
  • 11 John-Kymani Gordon
  • 14 Tom Hopper
  • 12 Tom Smith
  • 5 Ben Goodliffe
  • 4 Fiacre Kelleher
Gillingham
Coach
M. Bonner
Substitutes
  • 22 Shadrach Ogie
  • 8 Armani Little
  • 23 Bradley Dack
  • 38 Timothée Dieng
  • 9 Josh Andrews
  • 25 Jake Turner
  • 10 Jonathan Williams
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ A. Little ↓ J. Nolan Gillingham
  • 46' ↑ S. Ogie ↓ M. Clark Gillingham
  • 60' ↑ H. Anderson ↓ O. Thorn Colchester United
  • 63' ↑ T. Dieng ↓ C. Masterson Gillingham
  • 63' ↑ B. Dack ↓ A. Rowe Gillingham
  • 73' ↑ J. Gordon ↓ O. Edwards Colchester United
  • 73' ↑ E. Bishop ↓ A. Read Colchester United
  • 73' ↑ T. Hopper ↓ L. Taylor Colchester United
  • 81' ↑ J. Andrews ↓ E. Coleman Gillingham
Cards
  • 75' M. Egbo Colchester United
  • 77' J. McDonnell Colchester United
  • 86' S. Ogie Gillingham
  • 90' J. Clarke Gillingham
Head-to-head
Colchester United 3 3 draws 4 Gillingham
2025-12-29 Gillingham vs Colchester 1 - 1
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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 United D D D W L
Gillingham D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Colchester United vs Gillingham?
Colchester United won 2-0 against Gillingham on 26 December 2024.
Who won Colchester United vs Gillingham?
Colchester United won the match 2-0.
Where was Colchester United vs Gillingham played?
The match was played at JobServe Community Stadium (Colchester, Essex).
Who had more possession in Colchester United vs Gillingham?
Colchester United had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.