KINGSTON UPON THAMES. AFC Wimbledon managed to find the solution against Colchester United to win 2-1. J. Davison was the key for his team after scoring 2 goals. It was Colchester United to strike first with a goal of K. Appiah at the 18′. Then it was a goal in the 47′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, J. Davison gave the win to AFC Wimbledon in the 66′ minute with a penalty scoring a double. Colchester United lost this match even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the Kingsmeadow stadium in Kingston upon Thames on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tom Reeves with the assistance of Stuart Butler and Christopher Wade. The 4th official was Andrew Bennett. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 18.5 degrees Celsius or 65.3 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.​

Match Statistics​

AFC Wimbledon

2 - 1

Colchester United

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 11 Total 9
  • 4 On Target 1
  • 7 Off Target 8
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 56 Attack 110
  • 44 Dangerous attack 60
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 8
Fouls
  • 19 Total 14
  • 5 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Colchester United was in firm control of the ball 56% while AFC Wimbledon was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Colchester United was more aggressive with 60 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 1 were on target. Even so, AFC Wimbledon was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

AFC Wimbledon shot 11 times, 4 on target, 7 off target. Regarding the opposition, Colchester United shot 9 times, 1 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

AFC Wimbledon received 6 yellow cards (, , , J. Davison, and E. Chislett). Talking about the opposition, Colchester United received 2 yellow cards (J. Tchamadeu and ).

Match Timeline

18'
31'
40'
Josh Davison(goal)
47'
58'
Noah Chilvers- sub ->L. Hannant
59'
59'
Josh Davison(penalty)
66'
73'
82'
John Akinde- sub ->F. Sears
83'
Isaac Ogundere- Yellow
87'
Paul Kalambayi- sub ->I. Ogundere
90'
90'
Josh Davison- Yellow
90'
Paul Kalambayi- Yellow
90'
Josh Davison- Yellow
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Leyton Orient
91
46
Stevenage
85
46
Northampton Town
83
46
Stockport County
79
46
Carlisle United
76
46
Bradford City
76
46
Salford City
75
46
Mansfield Town
75
46
Barrow
62
46
Swindon Town
61
46
Grimsby Town
61
46
Tranmere Rovers
58
46
Crewe Alexandra
58
46
Sutton United
58
46
Newport County
57
46
Walsall
55
46
Gillingham
55
46
Doncaster Rovers
55
46
Harrogate Town
52
46
Colchester United
49
46
AFC Wimbledon
48
46
Crawley Town
46
46
Hartlepool United
43
46
Rochdale
38
46

After this match, AFC Wimbledon will have 12 points to sit in the 15th place. Talking about the opposition, Colchester United will stay with 6 points like Crawley Town and Hartlepool United to remain in the 21st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, AFC Wimbledon will play away against Crewe Alexandra on the 18th of April with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Crewe Alexandra (2 draws).

Colchester United will play away agasint Crawley Town on the 18th of April with a 9-4 head to head stats in favor of Crawley Town (6 draws).

AFC Wimbledon – Formation

AFC Wimbledon
G
Nikola Tzanev 1.New Zealand
D
Chris Gunter 2.Wales
D
Lee Brown 3.England
D
Isaac Ogundere 33.England
90' 87'
D
Jack Currie 26.England
M
Ryley Towler 12.England
M
Harry Pell 8.England
M
Edmond-Paris Maghoma 19.England
83'
M
Ethan Chislett 11.South Africa
90'
M
A. Assal 10.Morocco
73'
F
Josh Davison 9.England
90' 47', 66'
Substitutes
Quaine Bartley 39.England
G
Will Jääskeläinen 22.Finland
D
Paul Kalambayi 30.England
90' 90'
M
Kyle Hudlin 18.England
M
George Marsh 6.England
83'
M
Courtney Senior 7.England
M
Alfie Bendle 24.England

AFC Wimbledon started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Johnnie Jackson decided to play with the following team: Nik Tzanev, Chris Gunter, Lee Brown, Ryley Towler, Isaac Ogundere, Jack Currie, Harry Pell, Edmond-Paris Maghoma, Ethan Chislett, Ayoub Assal and Josh Davison.

The home team had on the bench: William Jääskeläinen, Kyle Hudlin, George Marsh, Courtney Senior, Paul Kalambayi, Alfie Bendle and Quaine Bartley.

Substitutions

AFC Wimbledon made 2 changes: P. Maghoma for G. Marsh (83′) and I. Ogundere for P. Kalambayi (90′).

Colchester United – Formation

Colchester United
G
K. O'Hara 13.Republic of Ireland
D
Luke Chambers 4.England
D
Tom Dallison 6.England
D
Al-Amin Kazeem 30.England
D
J. Tchamadeu 22.Cameroon
31'
M
Cole Skuse 8.England
90'
M
Matty Longstaff 25.England
59'
M
L. Hannant 7.England
58' 40'
F
Dan Chesters 23.England
59'
F
Freddie Sears 11.England
82'
F
Kwesi Appiah 9.Ghana
18'
Substitutes
G
S. Hornby 1.England
D
Tom Eastman 18.England
M
Ossama Ashley 17.England
59'
M
Noah Chilvers 14.England
58'
F
Bez Lubala 15.DR Congo
59'
F
John Akinde 24.England
82'
F
Frank Nouble 45.England

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

Wayne Brown played with: Kieran O’Hara, Luke Chambers, Tom Dallison, Al Amin Kazeem, J. Tchamadeu, Cole Skuse, Matthew Longstaff, Luke Hannant, Daniel Chesters, Freddie Sears and Kwesi Appiah.

These were the players on the bench: Ossama Ashley, Sam Hornby, Beryly Lubala, Tom Eastman, John Akinde, Frank Nouble and Noah Chilvers.

Substitutions

Colchester United made 5 changes: L. Hannant for N. Chilvers (58′), M. Longstaff for B. Lubala (59′), D. Chesters for O. Ashley (59′), F. Sears for J. Akinde (82′) and C. Skuse for F. Nouble (90′).

Results of the day

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