SUTTON. Colchester United and Sutton United draw 1-1. C. McGeehan scored the first goal (7′) for Colchester United. C. Lakin made it even (18′). Colchester United was not able to win even if it was better in terms of ball possession (57%)
Harry Smith squandered a decisive penalty (80′). That would have allowed Sutton United to win the match.
The match was played at the The Borough Sports Ground stadium in Sutton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 3,472 spectators. The referee was Ben Speedie who was helped by Contall Bartlett and Gareth Viccars. The 4th official was Dean Treleaven.
Match Statistics
- 43 Ball Possession 57
Shots
- 16 Total 11
- 4 On Target 4
- 8 Off Target 4
- 4 Shots blocked 3
- 110 Attack 72
- 79 Dangerous attack 29
- 76 Ball safe 89
- 1 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
- 4 Off Sides 8
Fouls
- 15 Total 12
- 2 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Colchester United had a superior ball possession 57% while Sutton United was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Sutton United was more pushing with 79 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 4 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Sutton United to win the match.
Sutton United shot 16 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. Regarding the opposition, Colchester United shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Sutton United received 2 yellow cards (Ben Goodliffe and Craig Eastmond). On the opposite side, Colchester United received 3 yellow cards (Jayden Richardson, Arthur Read and Ellis Iandolo).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Sutton United has 23 points to hold in the 24th place. On the other side, Colchester United will has 31 points to remain in the 21st place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Sutton United will play away against Notts County on the 27th of February with a 4-1 head to head statistic in favor of Notts County (2 draws).
Colchester United will play away against Salford City on the 27th of February with a 6-1 head to head stats in favor of Colchester United (2 draws).
Sutton United – Formation
Sutton United adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
The manager Steve Morison decided to play with the following team: Steve Arnold
, Ryan Jackson , Joe Kizzi , Ben Goodliffe , Sam Hart , Craig Clay , Josh Coley , Craig Eastmond , Charlie Lakin , Sashiel Adom-Malaki and Harry Smith .The home team had on the bench: Omar Sowunmi, Deon Moore, Lee Angol, Jack Taylor, Oliver Sanderson
, Stephen Duke-McKenna and Sam Roberts.Substitutions
Sutton United made 2 changes: Craig Clay for Stephen Duke-McKenna (69′) and Josh Coley for Oliver Sanderson (69′).
Player of the match: Craig Clay
The most impressive player for Sutton United was Craig Clay.
His rating is
with 23 passes (61% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 16 duels out of 20.Colchester United – Formation
Also Colchester United adopted the mid-fielder-oriented line-up (4-1-4-1).
Danny Cowley played with: Owen Goodman
, Jayden Richardson , Riley Harbottle , Connor Hall , Ellis Iandolo , Arthur Read , Noah Chilvers , Alistair Smith , Cameron McGeehan , Jayden Fevrier and John Akinde .They had on the bench: Tom Dallison, Matt Jay
, Tom Hopper , Mandela Egbo , Jay Mingi, Sam Hornby and Bradley Ihionvien.Colchester United could not rely on the presence of Matt Jay (injured).
Substitutions
Colchester United made 4 changes: Jayden Richardson for Mandela Egbo (64′), John Akinde for Tom Hopper (64′), Jayden Fevrier for Matt Jay (83′) and Cameron McGeehan for Jay Mingi (90′).
Player of the match: Riley Harbottle
As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Colchester United was Riley Harbottle.
His rating is
with 46 passes (65% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 14 duels out of 20.Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Sutton United – Colchester United – 1-1
- Stockport County – Swindon Town – 0-0
- Notts County – Crewe Alexandra – 1-3
- Morecambe – Grimsby Town – 1-1
- Milton Keynes Dons – Newport County – 3-0
- Mansfield Town – Salford City – 5-1
- Harrogate Town – Walsall – 0-2
- Gillingham – Wrexham – 1-0
- Forest Green Rovers – Tranmere Rovers – 1-0
- Doncaster Rovers – AFC Wimbledon – 1-0
- Accrington Stanley – Crawley Town – 0-1