COLCHESTER. Colchester United and Accrington Stanley draw 1-1. N. Chilvers scored the first goal (40′) for Colchester United. R. Harbottle equalized (80′) with an own goal.
The match was played at the JobServe Community Stadium stadium in Colchester on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 3,436 spectators. The referee was Jeremy Simpson with the collaboration of Robert Hyde and Matt McGrath. The 4th official was Matthew Russell. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was cold at 10.74 degrees Celsius or 51.33 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 90%.
Match Statistics
- 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
- 17 Total 8
- 5 On Target 1
- 8 Off Target 2
- 4 Shots blocked 5
- 108 Attack 91
- 58 Dangerous attack 22
- 169 Ball safe 186
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 4
- 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 16 Total 10
- 3 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 3 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Colchester United was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Accrington Stanley that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Colchester United was putting more pressure with 58 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Colchester United to win the match.
Colchester United shot 17 times, 5 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Accrington Stanley shot 8 times, 1 on target, 2 off target.
Cards
Colchester United received 3 yellow cards (Riley Harbottle, Ellis Iandolo and Owura Edwards). On the opposite side, Accrington Stanley received 1 yellow card (Kelvin Mellor).
Also, Accrington Stanley didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Brad Hills (Accrington Stanley) was sent off after receiving a straight red card (46′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Colchester United has 30 points to remain in the 21st place. Regarding the opposition, Accrington Stanley will has 46 points like Bradford City and Newport County to hold in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Colchester United will play away with Sutton United on the 24th of February with a 3-1 head to head stats in favor of Sutton United (1 draw).
Accrington Stanley will host Crawley Town on the 24th of February with a 6-4 head to head record in favor of Accrington Stanley (2 draws).
Colchester United – Formation
Colchester United
27'
40'
77'
Colchester United started with a 4-3-1-2 line-up (4-3-1-2).
The manager Danny Cowley decided to play with the following team: Owen Goodman , Jayden Richardson , Riley Harbottle , Connor Hall , Ellis Iandolo , Noah Chilvers , Alistair Smith , Jayden Fevrier , Cameron McGeehan , Tom Hopper and John Akinde .
The home team had on the bench: Tom Dallison, Matt Jay, Conor Wilkinson , Owura Edwards , Jay Mingi , Sam Hornby and Bradley Ihionvien.
Substitutions
Colchester United made 3 changes: Cameron McGeehan for Jay Mingi (77′), Jayden Fevrier for Owura Edwards (90′) and John Akinde for Conor Wilkinson (65′).
Player of the match: Noah Chilvers
The player that probably impressed the most for Colchester United was Noah Chilvers.
His rating is with 1 goal, 40 passes (83% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 15. He performed 8 crosses.
Accrington Stanley – Formation
Accrington Stanley
46'
Accrington Stanley started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
John Coleman played with: Radek Vítek , Brad Hills , Kelvin Mellor , Lewis Shipley , Connor O’Brien , Seamus Conneely , Benjamin Woods , Jack Nolan , Tommy Leigh , Josh Woods and Jake Bickerstaff .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Seb Quirk, Dan Martin , Aaron Pickles, Leslie Adekoya , Lewis Trickett , Alex Henderson and Jack McIntyre.
Accrington Stanley could not rely on the presence of Dan Martin (injured).
Substitutions
Accrington Stanley made 2 changes: Jake Bickerstaff for Leslie Adekoya (56′) and Seamus Conneely for Dan Martin (55′).
Player of the match: Kelvin Mellor
The most impressive player for Accrington Stanley was Kelvin Mellor.
His rating is with 24 passes (64% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Wrexham – Notts County – 1-0
- Walsall – Mansfield Town – 2-1
- Tranmere Rovers – Stockport County – 4-0
- Swindon Town – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-2
- Salford City – Barrow – 5-3
- Newport County – Gillingham – 1-0
- Grimsby Town – Doncaster Rovers – 1-5
- Crewe Alexandra – Harrogate Town – 0-0
- Crawley Town – Forest Green Rovers – 2-0
- Colchester United – Accrington Stanley – 1-1
- Bradford City – Sutton United – 1-0
- AFC Wimbledon – Morecambe – 1-1
