COLCHESTER. Colchester United defeats Notts County 5-4 after playing a incredible match. Notts County was vastly better in terms of ball possession (65%).​

The match was played at the JobServe Community Stadium stadium in Colchester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was David Rock who had the assistance of Kevin Howick and Declan O’Shea. The 4th official was Andrew Bennett. The weather was scattered clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.6 degrees Celsius or 63.68 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 54%.​

Match Statistics​

Colchester United

5 - 4

Notts County

  • ! 35 Ball Possession 65
Shots
  • 15 Total 21
  • 9 On Target 7
  • 3 Off Target 9
  • 4 Shots blocked 5
  • 58 Attack 119
  • 34 Dangerous attack 77
  • 57 Ball safe 51
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 8
  • 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 2 Total 10
  • 4 Yellow Cards 3
  • 1 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Notts County was in firm control of the ball 65% while Colchester United was struggling with a 35% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Notts County had a more offensive attitude with 77 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 7 were on target. Nonetheless, Colchester United managed to find the solution to win this match.​

Colchester United shot 15 times, 9 on target, 3 off target. On the other side, Notts County shot 21 times, 7 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Colchester United received 4 yellow cards (Cameron McGeehan, Mandela Egbo, Owen Goodman and Samson Tovide). On the opposite side, Notts County received 3 yellow cards (David McGoldrick, Kyle Cameron and Aden Baldwin).

Match Timeline

Noah Chilvers(goal)
10'
14'
David McGoldrick- Yellow
Mandela Egbo- Yellow
21'
21'
Sam Austin(goal)
Jayden Fevrier(goal)
31'
Arthur Read(goal)
38'
37'
Aden Baldwin- Yellow
46'
John Bostock- sub ->Sam Austin
48'
Macaulay Langstaff(goal)Kyle Cameron
54'
Kyle Cameron - Yellow
Cameron McGeehan(goal)Joe Taylor
58'
61'
Tobi Adebayo-Rowling- sub ->Aaron Nemane
61'
Jim O'Brien- sub ->Matt Palmer
67'
Jodi Jones(goal)Kyle Cameron
Samson Tovide- Yellow
68'
71'
Cameron McGeehan- Yellow
72'
Arthur Read(goal)Jayden Fevrier
73'
O. Goodman- Yellow
75'
Cameron McGeehan(yellowredcard)
79'
Tom Hopper- sub ->Samson Tovide
86'
90'
90'
Macaulay Langstaff(goal)Jodi Jones

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
92
46
Wrexham
88
46
Mansfield Town
86
46
Milton Keynes Dons
78
46
Doncaster Rovers
71
46
Crewe Alexandra
71
46
Crawley Town
70
46
Barrow
69
46
Bradford City
69
46
AFC Wimbledon
65
46
Walsall
65
46
Gillingham
64
46
Harrogate Town
63
46
Notts County
61
46
Morecambe
58
46
Tranmere Rovers
57
46
Accrington Stanley
57
46
Newport County
55
46
Swindon Town
54
46
Salford City
51
46
Grimsby Town
49
46
Colchester United
45
46
Sutton United
42
46
Forest Green Rovers
42
46

After this match, Colchester United will have 10 points like Grimsby Town and Salford City to hold in the 18th place. Talking about the opposition, Notts County will stay with 20 points like Crawley Town to remain in the 1st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Colchester United will host Accrington Stanley on the 17th of February with a 5-0 head to head in favor of Accrington Stanley (0 draws).

Notts County will play away agasint Wrexham on the 17th of February with a 8-2 head to head statistic in favor of Notts County (3 draws).

Colchester United – Formation

Colchester United
G
O. Goodman 1.England
6.7
75'
D
Mandela Egbo 18.England
6.6
21'
D
Zach Mitchell 15.England
6.4
D
Connor Hall 5.England
6.3
M
Jayden Fevrier 42.England
8.4
90' 31'
M
Noah Chilvers 10.England
7.9
10'
M
Arthur Read 16.England
8.4
38', 73'
M
Cameron McGeehan 13.Northern Ireland
6.8
72' 58'
M
Al-Amin Kazeem 30.England
7.0
F
Joe Taylor 25.Wales
7.0
71'
F
Samson Tovide 9.England
6.4
86' 68'
Substitutes
G
Tom Smith 12.England
D
W. Greenidge 2.England
6.8
90'
M
Mauro Bandeira 8.Portugal
M
J. Mingi 20.England
6.3
71'
M
Chay Cooper 37.England
F
Tom Hopper 14.England
6.6
86'
F
B. Ihionvien 48.England

Colchester United started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Ben Garner decided to play with the following team: Owen Goodman (6.7), Mandela Egbo (6.6), Zach Mitchell (6.4), Connor Hall (6.3), Jayden Fevrier (8.4), Cameron McGeehan (6.8), Arthur Read (8.4), Al-Amin Kazeem (7.0), Noah Chilvers (7.9), Joe Taylor (7.0) and Samson Tovide (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Tom Hopper (6.6), William Greenidge (6.8), Bradley Ihionvien, Mauro Bandeira, Jay Mingi (6.3), Tom Smith and Chay Cooper.

Colchester United could not rely on the presence of Jay Mingi (injured).

Substitutions

Colchester United made 3 changes: Samson Tovide for Tom Hopper (86′), Joe Taylor for Jay Mingi (71′) and Jayden Fevrier for William Greenidge (90′).

Best player: Jayden Fevrier​

The player that probably impressed the most for Colchester United was Jayden Fevrier.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 24 passes (96% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Notts County – Formation

Notts County
G
Aidan Stone 26.England
5.0
D
Kyle Cameron 4.Scotland
7.9
54'
D
Jodi Jones 10.Malta
7.9
67'
D
Aaron Nemane 11.France
6.4
61'
D
Aden Baldwin 15.England
6.3
37'
D
Richard Brindley 2.England
6.8
M
Matt Palmer 18.England
6.7
61'
M
Sam Austin 8.England
7.5
46' 21'
M
Dan Crowley 7.England
8.5
F
Macaulay Langstaff 9.England
8.4
48', 90'
F
David McGoldrick 17.Republic of Ireland
7.3
14'
Substitutes
G
Sam Slocombe 1.England
D
Adam Chicksen 23.Zimbabwe
D
Tobi Adebayo-Rowling 21.England
7.0
61'
D
Connell Rawlinson 5.Wales
M
Jim O'Brien 6.Scotland
7.0
61'
M
Will Randall 14.England
M
John Bostock 16.Trinidad and Tobago
6.7
46'

Notts County started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Luke Williams played with: Aidan Stone (5.0), Aaron Nemane (6.4), Aden Baldwin (6.3), Richard Brindley (6.8), Kyle Cameron (7.9), Jodi Jones (7.9), Daniel Crowley (8.5), Matt Palmer (6.7), Sam Austin (7.5), Macaulay Langstaff (8.4) and David McGoldrick (7.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Jim O’Brien (7.0), Sam Slocombe, Will Randall, Adam Chicksen, Tobi Adebayo-Rowling (7.0), John Bostock (6.7) and Connell Rawlinson.

Notts County could not rely on the presence of Jim O’Brien (injured).

Substitutions

Notts County made 3 changes: Matt Palmer for Jim O’Brien (61′), Sam Austin for John Bostock (46′) and Aaron Nemane for Tobi Adebayo-Rowling (61′).

Best player: Daniel Crowley​

The player that probably impressed the most for Notts County was Daniel Crowley.

His rating is (8.5) with 59 passes (86% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 11. He performed 15 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​