Colchester United vs Walsall

League Two 8 Feb 2025, 15:00
Colchester United
Colchester United
2–1
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Walsall
Walsall
🏟 JobServe Community Stadium (Colchester, Essex) 👤 L. Swabey Round 31

Match report

Colchester United edged past Walsall 2-1 in the League Two on 8 February 2025. The game was goalless at the break before all 3 goals arrived after half-time.

Colchester United dominated possession with 65% of the ball and had 9 shots to Walsall's 7.

T. Allen was sent off in the 78th minute.

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

Half-time 0-0 Possession 65% - 35% Shots 9 - 7 On target 3 - 4 Corners 5 - 2 Fouls 14 - 16 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 8
8
Player of the match
Teddy Bishop
Colchester United · 1 goal
7 Owura Edwards 1 goal
7 Charlie Lakin 1 goal
7 Matt Macey 3 saves
7 Mandela Egbo captained the side
First half vs second half
Colchester United stepped it up after the break, with 7 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–2 7–5
Shots On Goal 0–0 3–4
Ball Possession 63–37 —
Corners 3–1 2–1
Attacks 31–57 32–40
Match statistics
5 Corners 2
4 Substitution 4
63 Attacks 97
52 Dangerous Attacks 50
3 On Target 4
7 Off Target 3
9 Shots Total 7
3 Shots On Goal 4
5 Shots Off Goal 3
1 Shots Blocked 0
6 Shots Inside Box 5
3 Shots Outside Box 2
14 Fouls 16
7 Corners 2
1 Offsides 1
65% Ball Possession 35%
3 Yellow Cards 5
0 Red Cards 1
3 Saves 1
481 Passes Total 246
364 Passes Accurate 155
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-5-2
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 8 T. Bishop
7 H. Anderson 10 J. Payne 21 O. Edwards
33 L. Taylor
Walsall · 3-5-2
1 T. Simkin
4 O. McEntee 26 D. Okagbue 21 T. Allen
2 C. Barrett 22 J. Jellis 25 R. Stirk 8 C. Lakin 3 L. Gordon
9 J. Matt 23 E. Harrison
Colchester United
Coach
D. Cowley
Substitutes
  • 30 Kane Vincent-Young
  • 12 Tom Smith
  • 22 Jack Tucker
  • 16 Arthur Read
  • 17 Tyreece Simpson
  • 31 Oscar Thorn
  • 27 Ken Aboh
Walsall
Coach
M. Sadler
Substitutes
  • 37 Albert Adomah
  • 14 Brandon Comley
  • 11 Levi Amantchi
  • 39 Danny Johnson
  • 12 Sam Hornby
  • 30 Evan Weir
  • 24 Harry Williams
Substitutions
  • 66' ↑ A. Adomah ↓ J. Matt Walsall
  • 85' ↑ K. Vincent-Young ↓ O. Edwards Colchester United
  • 86' ↑ L. Amantchi ↓ R. Stirk Walsall
  • 86' ↑ B. Comley ↓ C. Lakin Walsall
  • 86' ↑ D. Johnson ↓ E. Harrison Walsall
  • 90+7' ↑ A. Read ↓ J. Payne Colchester United
  • 90+7' ↑ J. Tucker ↓ E. Bishop Colchester United
  • 90+4' ↑ T. Simpson ↓ L. Taylor Colchester United
Cards
  • 78' T. Allen Walsall
  • 19' T. Allen Walsall
  • 53' T. Flanagan Colchester United
  • 57' F. Kelleher Colchester United
  • 62' J. Matt Walsall
  • 78' T. Allen Walsall
  • 83' J. Payne Colchester United
  • 89' O. McEntee Walsall
  • 90+9' T. Simpson Colchester United
Head-to-head
Colchester United 3 4 draws 3 Walsall
2026-03-28 Colchester vs Walsall 1 - 1
2025-11-15 Walsall vs Colchester 0 - 2
2025-02-08 Colchester United vs Walsall 2 - 1
2024-09-28 Walsall vs Colchester United 4 - 0
2023-09-02 Walsall vs Colchester United 1 - 0
2022-04-30 Colchester United vs Walsall 2 - 2
Recent form
Colchester United D D D W L
Walsall D D L D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Colchester United vs Walsall?
Colchester United won 2-1 against Walsall on 8 February 2025.
Who won Colchester United vs Walsall?
Colchester United won the match 2-1.
Where was Colchester United vs Walsall played?
The match was played at JobServe Community Stadium (Colchester, Essex).
Who had more possession in Colchester United vs Walsall?
Colchester United had 65% of possession, compared to 35% for the other side.