Colchester United seizes a draw against Bristol Rovers. HIGHLIGHTS

COLCHESTER. Colchester United was able to clinch a late draw against Bristol Rovers with a late goal from N. Chilvers.

October 20, 2021

COLCHESTER. Colchester United was capable to capture a draw against Bristol Rovers with a late goal from N. Chilvers scored in the (88′) after Bristol Rovers got a lead with a goal from B. Pitman (59′). Bristol Rovers was not able to win even if it was superior in terms of ball possession (56%)

The match was played at the JobServe Community Stadium stadium in Colchester on Tuesday and it started at 6:45 pm local time. The referee was Graham Scott with the help of Marc Perry and Matthew Wilkes. The 4th official was James Bell. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.5 degrees Celsius or 63.43 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 84%.

Match Statistics

Colchester United

1 - 1

Bristol Rovers

44 Ball Possession 56

Shots

17 Total 13
3 On Target 2
14 Off Target 11
0 Shots blocked 0

88 Attack 62
47 Dangerous attack 32
34 Ball safe 43

0 Penalties 0
9 Corners 5

Fouls

19 Total 12
4 Yellow Cards 3
0 Double Yellow 1
1 Red Card 2

Other

4 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

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

Attitude and shots

Colchester United was more aggressive with 47 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 3 were on target. However, that was not enough Colchester United to win the match.

Colchester United shot 17 times, 3 on target, 14 off target. On the opposite side, Bristol Rovers shot 13 times, 2 on target, 11 off target.

Cards

Colchester United received 4 yellow cards (A. Dobra, L. Chambers, B. Wiredu and T. Eastman). On the other side, Bristol Rovers received 2 yellow cards (C. Harries and P. Coutts).

(Colchester United) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (90′).

Also, Bristol Rovers didn’t manage to end the match with 11 players after C. Harries (Bristol Rovers) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (87′).

T. Clarke (Bristol Rovers) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

36'

45'

Noah Chilvers- sub ->C. Skuse

46'

51'

59'

62'

63'

65'

77'

81'

85'

L. Hoole- sub ->A. Collins

87'

Noah Chilvers(goal)

88'

Samson Tovide- sub ->L. Hannant

89'

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this encounter, Colchester United will have 14 points like Rochdale to stay in the 19th place. On the other side, Bristol Rovers will have 15 points to stay in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Colchester United will play away with Port Vale on the 23rd of October with a 7-5 head to head in favor of Colchester United (4 draws).

Bristol Rovers will host Newport County on the 23rd of October with a 2-2 head to head stats.

Colchester United – Formation

Colchester United

Shamal George 29.England

6.8

Luke Chambers 4.England

6.1

45'

C. Daniels 23.England

6.9

Tom Eastman 18.England

6.6

65'

J. Tchamadeu 22.Cameroon

6.8

90'

Cole Skuse 8.England

6.4

46'

L. Hannant 7.England

7.1

89'

Brendan Wiredu 6.England

7.0

36'

Sylvester Jasper 17.Bulgaria

6.3

62'

Freddie Sears 11.England

6.2

Frank Nouble 9.England

6.8

Substitutes

Jake Turner 24.England

Cameron Coxe 27.Wales

Tommy Smith 5.New Zealand

Noah Chilvers 14.England

7.6

46'

88'

G. Kennedy 21.England

Samson Tovide 34.England

89'

Armando Dobra 19.Albania

6.6

62'

63'

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

The manager Hayden Mullins decided to play with the following team: Shamal George (6.8), Junior Tchamadeu (6.8), Luke Chambers (6.1), Tom Eastman (6.6), Charlie Daniels (6.9), Luke Hannant (7.1), Cole Skuse (6.4), Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu (7.0), Sylvester Jasper (6.3), Frank Nouble (6.8) and Freddie Sears (6.2).

The home team had on the bench: Noah Chilvers (7.6), Samson Tovide, G. Kennedy, J. Turner, Armando Dobra (6.6), C. Coxe and T. Smith.

Substitutions

Colchester United made 3 changes: C. Skuse for N. Chilvers (46′), S. Jasper for A. Dobra (62′) and L. Hannant for S. Tovide (89′).

Best player: Noah Chilvers

The player that probably impressed the most for Colchester United was Noah Chilvers.

His rating is (7.6) with 1 goal, 16 passes (75% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross.

His performance was remarkable also because he started the match from the bench before entering the filed in the 46′.

Bristol Rovers – Formation

Bristol Rovers

James Belshaw 1.England

6.6

Cian Harries 25.Wales

6.4

87'

Alfie Kilgour 5.England

7.3

C. Taylor 17.England

7.0

Glenn Whelan 26.Republic of Ireland

7.3

Sam Nicholson 11.Scotland

7.1

81'

Harry Anderson 19.England

6.6

L. Thomas 7.England

7.1

77'

A. Evans 21.England

7.1

B. Pitman 40.Jersey

7.9

59'

A. Collins 10.Wales

6.8

85'

Substitutes

J. Ward 35.England

Paul Coutts 15.Scotland

6.6

77'

88'

Trevor Clarke 20.Republic of Ireland

5.1

81'

90'

Zain Westbrooke 8.England

L. Hoole 30.Wales

6.1

85'

Nick Anderton 16.England

Sion Spence 24.Wales

Bristol Rovers started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

On the opposite side, Joey Barton played with: James Belshaw (6.6), Alfie Kilgour (7.3), Connor Taylor (7.0), Cian Harries (6.4), Harry Anderson (6.6), Glenn Whelan (7.3), Antony Evans (7.1), Sam Nicholson (7.1), Luke Thomas (7.1), Aaron Collins (6.8) and Brett Pitman (7.9).