Colchester vs MK Dons

League Two 1 Jan 2026, 15:00
Colchester
Colchester
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
MK Dons
MK Dons
🏟 Colchester Community Stadium Round 24

Match report

Colchester edged past MK Dons 1-0 in the League Two on 1 January 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Colchester had 10 shots to MK Dons' 9.

The match was played at Colchester Community Stadium.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 57% - 43% Shots 10 - 9 On target 3 - 4 Corners 6 - 3 Fouls 9 - 14 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Jack Payne
Colchester · 1 goal
8 Matt Macey 4 saves
8 Jack Tucker captained the side
8 Harvey Araujo captained the side
8 Jack Sanders captained the side
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–4 6–5
Shots On Goal 0–1 3–3
Ball Possession 62–38 —
Corners 4–0 2–3
Attacks 56–57 55–51
Match statistics
6 Corners 3
1 Penalty 0
4 Substitution 5
111 Attacks 108
58 Dangerous Attacks 40
3 On Target 4
7 Off Target 5
57% Ball Possession 43%
10 Shots Total 9
3 Shots On Goal 4
4 Shots Off Goal 4
3 Shots Blocked 1
4 Shots Inside Box 8
6 Shots Outside Box 1
9 Fouls 14
6 Corners 3
2 Offsides 1
60% Ball Possession 40%
1 Yellow Cards 2
4 Saves 1
433 Passes Total 293
316 Passes Accurate 176
Line-ups 4-2-3-1  vs  3-5-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Colchester · 4-2-3-1
1 M. Macey
30 K. Vincent-Young 5 J. Tucker 24 H. Araujo 3 E. Iandolo
16 A. Read 8 T. Bishop
9 S. Tovide 10 J. Payne 21 O. Edwards
19 W. Goodwin
MK Dons · 3-5-2
1 C. MacGillivray
32 J. Sanders 21 M. Ekpiteta 15 L. Offord
2 G. Jones 7 D. Crowley 6 L. Kelly 10 A. Collins 22 J. Mellish
29 R. Hepburn-Murphy 13 C. Paterson
Colchester
Coach
Danny Cowley
Substitutes
  • 2 Rob Hunt
  • 14 Kyreece Lisbie
  • 33 Micah Mbick
  • 40 Frankie Terry
  • 12 Tom Smith
  • 15 Dominic Gape
  • 17 Jaden Williams
MK Dons
Coach
Paul Warne
Substitutes
  • 24 Connor Lemonheigh-Evans
  • 20 Kane Thompson-Sommers
  • 9 Scott Hogan
  • 16 Aaron Nemane
  • 17 Jonathan Leko
  • 27 Connal Trueman
  • 34 Callum Tripp
Substitutions
  • 20' ↑ R. Hunt ↓ T. Bishop Colchester
  • 61' ↑ S. Hogan ↓ C. Paterson MK Dons
  • 61' ↑ K. Thompson-Sommers ↓ A. Collins MK Dons
  • 61' ↑ C. Lemonheigh-Evans ↓ D. Crowley MK Dons
  • 64' ↑ K. Lisbie ↓ S. Tovide Colchester
  • 64' ↑ M. Mbick ↓ W. Goodwin Colchester
  • 83' ↑ A. Nemane ↓ M. Ekpiteta MK Dons
  • 87' ↑ J. Leko ↓ R. Hepburn-Murphy MK Dons
  • 90+5' ↑ F. Terry ↓ O. Edwards Colchester
Cards
  • 60' L. Offord MK Dons
  • 90' J. Leko MK Dons
  • 90+5' J. Payne Colchester
Head-to-head
Colchester 4 0 draws 4 MK Dons
2026-03-18 MK Dons vs Colchester 1 - 0
2026-01-01 Colchester vs MK Dons 1 - 0
2025-11-01 Colchester vs MK Dons 2 - 3
2025-03-01 Milton Keynes Dons vs Colchester United 0 - 1
2024-09-17 Colchester United vs Milton Keynes Dons 2 - 1
2024-08-17 Colchester United vs Milton Keynes Dons 2 - 0
Recent form
Colchester D D D W L
MK Dons D D D L W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Colchester vs MK Dons?
Colchester won 1-0 against MK Dons on 1 January 2026.
Who won Colchester vs MK Dons?
Colchester won the match 1-0.
Where was Colchester vs MK Dons played?
The match was played at Colchester Community Stadium.
Who had more possession in Colchester vs MK Dons?
Colchester had 57% of possession, compared to 43% for the other side.