Colchester United vs Arsenal U21 Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H
FT · HT 2–03 – 0
Tom Hopper 16′Harry Anderson 43′Mandela Egbo 50′
Player of the matchOscar ThornCLU · 2 assists · 90′ · 3 key passes · 6 duels won · 4 recoveries
7.7
EFL TrophyGroup StageJobServe Community StadiumRef S. Parkinson
This meeting
Events
CLU 3–0 ARS · 2–2 yellow- Full time 3–0
- Ben GoodliffeYellow card
- Ayden HeavenYellow card
- Ollie Godziemskifor Jack Payne
- Rashaad Drysdalefor Mandela Egbo
- Josh NicholsYellow card
- Harrison Dudziakfor Jimi Gower
- Alex Woodyardfor Jamie McDonnell
- Hakeem Sandahfor Harry Anderson
- +Michał Rosiakfor Salah Oulad M'Hand · injury
- Mandela Egbo3–0Goal
- +Josh Robinsonfor Zane Monlouis · injury
- Jack PayneYellow card
- Tom Flanaganfor Ellis Iandolo
- Half-time 2–0
- Harry Anderson2–0Goal · assist Oscar Thorn
- Tom Hopper1–0Goal · assist Oscar Thorn
Top ratings
XI avg 7.19 v 6.55
Oscar ThornCLU7.7
Tom HopperCLU7.6
Arthur ReadCLU7.5
Mandela EgboCLU7.4
Harry AndersonCLU7.4
Player leaders
this matchShots
- Tom HopperCLU3 (1)
- Arthur ReadCLU3 (2)
- Harry AndersonCLU3 (2)
Big chances created
- Oscar ThornCLU1
Passes
- Ayden HeavenARS64/83
- Josh NicholsARS42/47
- Ben GoodliffeCLU40/50
Progressive passes
- Ayden HeavenARS78 (94%)
- Ben GoodliffeCLU48 (96%)
- Aaron DonnellyCLU33 (87%)
Final-third passes
- Ben GoodliffeCLU10
- Arthur ReadCLU9
- Aaron DonnellyCLU9
Key passes
- Oscar ThornCLU3
- Arthur ReadCLU2
- Jack PayneCLU2
Ball recoveries
- Jack PayneCLU12
- Ismeal KabiaARS9
- Arthur ReadCLU8
Duels won
- Josh NicholsARS11/18
- Ayden HeavenARS11/14
- Tom HopperCLU10/21
Dribbles
- Ismeal KabiaARS4/4
- Harry AndersonCLU1/2
- Jack PayneCLU1/5
Tackles
- Josh NicholsARS10
- Jamie Carson McDonnellCLU4
- Elián QuesadaARS4
Clearances
- Ayden HeavenARS5
- Elián QuesadaARS5
- Josh NicholsARS3
Saves
- Brian OkonkwoARS3
- Tom SmithCLU1
What stands out
- 2–0half-time
The match stood at 2–0 at half-time before 1–0 after the break (3–0 full time).
Team stats
6 figures- 1Big chances created0
- 1Big chances missed0
- 83%Forward passes %84%
- 71Passes in final third17
- 58Ball recoveries24
- 153Possession lost73
Form
last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off- 3-0W21 Sep
- 0-4L28 Sep
- 1-1D1 Oct
- 0-0D5 Oct
- 1-1D8 Oct
- 1-2L19 Oct
- 1-1D22 Oct
- 1-2L26 Oct
- 1-2L2 Nov
- 1-1D9 Nov
1-5-4goals 10:140.80pts/game
Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below
- 2-3L11 May
- 3-1W23 Aug
- 4-1W30 Aug
- 2-1W3 Sep
- 1-0W23 Sep
- 0-3L27 Sep
- 2-5L5 Oct
- 2-2D8 Oct
- 4-3W28 Oct
- 1-2L1 Nov
5-1-4goals 21:211.60pts/game
- A
Barrow1–1 - A
Swindon Town1–2 - H
Salford City1–2 - A
Chesterfield1–1 - H
Cheltenham Town1–2
latest 5
- A
Chelsea U211–2 - A
Blackburn Rovers U214–3 - A
Milton Keynes Dons2–2 - H
Tottenham U212–5 - H
Liverpool U210–3
Season comparison
as the teams came into the match- Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
- 2.53Goals per game (both sides)4.53
- 87%Over 1.593%
- 47%Over 2.587%
- 13%Over 3.567%
- 73%Both teams scored80%
- 13%Clean sheets13%
- 20%Failed to score7%
- Colchester United at home v Arsenal U21 away
- 7Played9
- 2Won5
- 2Drawn3
- 3Lost1
- 8-7Goals (for-against)19-13
- 1.14Points per game2
- 57%Over 2.578%
- 29%Clean sheets22%
- 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
- 6-101st-half goals (for-against)19-13
- 11-112nd-half goals (for-against)17-19
- 65%Goals after half-time47%
- 73%Goal before half-time87%
- 2-6-7Half-time W-D-L5-8-2
Match info
- Competition
- EFL Trophy
- Season
- 2024/2025
- Stage
- Group Stage
- Kick-off
- Venue
- JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester
- Capacity
- 10,105 · grass
- Weather
- 9 °C · overcast clouds · humidity 80%
- Referee
- S. Parkinson
- CLU coach
- Danny Cowley (1.50 PPG)
- ARS coach
- M. Ali
Match summary
Colchester United beat Arsenal U21 3-0 in the EFL Trophy, Group Stage.
Colchester United had gone 9 matches without a win before this one.
Tom Hopper (16'), Harry Anderson (43') and Mandela Egbo (50') scored the goals for Colchester United.
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Lineups
Starting XIs · ratings at full time- 127.1Tom Smith
- 187.4Mandela EgboG ↓82′
- 57.1Ben GoodliffeYC
- 257.1Aaron Donnelly
- 36.5Ellis Iandolo↓46′
- 157.0Jamie Carson McDonnell↓62′
- 167.5Arthur Read
- 317.7Oscar Thorn2A
- 106.7Jack PayneYC ↓82′
- 77.4Harry AndersonG ↓62′
- 147.6Tom HopperG
- 556.5Brian Okonkwo
- 596.6Elián Quesada
- 766.7Ayden HeavenYC
- 506.2Zane Monlouis↓46′+
- 517.0Josh NicholsYC
- 566.4Salah Oulad M'Hand
- 446.8Jimi Gower↓63′
- 376.0Nathan Butler-Oyedeji
- 576.2Ismail Oulad M'Hand↓57′+
- 467.1Ismeal Kabia
- 406.5Khayon Edwards
- 6Tom FlanaganDF · ↑46′6.7
- 30Alex WoodyardMF · ↑62′6.5
- 34Hakeem SandahMF · ↑62′6.3
- 45Ollie GodziemskiMF · ↑82′6.6
- 47Rash DrysdaleMF · ↑82′6.7
- 33Lyle TaylorFW
- 46Harrison ChamberlainGK
SubstitutesCoaches: Danny Cowley (1.50 PPG) · M. AliG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off
- 39Harrison DudziakMF · ↑63′6.6
- 61Josh RobinsonDF · ↑46′6.4
- 63Michał RosiakDF · ↑57′6.6
- 43Romari FordeFW
- 48Osman KamaraFW
- 81William SweetDF
- 93Khari RansonGK
Referee
S. Parkinson- Cards / match
- 3.70this match 4 (+0.30)
- Yellows / match
- 3.54
- Reds / match
- 0.16
- Penalties / match
- 0.3029% of matches
- Fouls / match
- 18.4
1.71Home 1.71 vs Away 1.83 yellows/match · 3–11 red1.83
48%Results in 87 recent matches · draw 23%29%
home winsaway wins- With Arsenal U21
- 1-0-0 in 1 · 2 yellows/game
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