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Colchester United U21 vs Sunderland U21 Result, Stats, Lineups & H2H

FT · HT 2–24 – 2

Alfie Newby 15′Adrian Akande 28′, 82′Kien Connelly 57′3rd

1stTom Proctor 30′Jaydon Jones 41′

Possession
49%51%
Shots · on target in brackets
12 (6)11 (5)
Corners
53
Table · 10 v 10 pts
3rd → 1st1st → 2nd

Premier League CupMatchday 5JobServe Community Stadium

Events

COL 4–2 SUN · 2–1 yellow
  1. Full time 4–2
  2. Fela Abidekunfor Ronnie Harvey
  3. Colchester United U21Yellow card
  4. Jay Matadeenfor Charles Dinsdale
  5. Adrian Akande4–2Goal · right foot · assist Lennox Emery
  6. Kurainashe MusanhiYellow card
  7. Kien Connelly3–2Goal · right foot · assist Makise Evans
  8. Half-time 2–2
  9. Jaydon Jones2–2Goal · right foot · assist Fin Geragusian
  10. Tom Proctor2–1Goal · right foot
  11. Adrian Akande2–0Goal · right foot · assist Makise Evans
  12. Charles DinsdaleYellow card
  13. Alfie Newby1–0Goal · right foot

Lineups

Starting XIs
Colchester United U214-2-3-1formation4-2-3-1Sunderland U21
  1. 1Harrison Chamberlain
  1. 2Trialist A
  2. 5Alfie NewbyG
  3. 4F. Edwards
  4. 3Kurainashe MusanhiYC
  1. 6Ronnie Harvey↓90+1′
  2. 8Lennox EmeryA
  1. 7K. Lisbie
  2. 10M. Evans
  3. 11Adrian Akande2G
  1. 9K. Connolly
  1. 1Joseph Cowan
  1. 3Bayley Hester
  2. 6Ben Kindon
  3. 5Finlay Holcroft
  4. 2Archie Lightfoot
  1. 8Jaydon JonesG
  2. 4Tom ProctorG
  1. 11Charles DinsdaleYC ↓86′
  2. 10Liam Hunt
  3. 7Marcus Neill
  1. 9F. Geragusyan
  1. 16Fela AbidekunMF · ↑90+1′
  2. 12James Sasere
  3. 13Jack SextonGK
  4. 14Kai Martin
  5. 15Ryan MomboDF

SubstitutesCoaches: L. Bailey · David McCallumG goal · A assist · YC yellow · RC red · ↑ on · ↓ off

  1. 16Jay MatadeenMF · ↑86′
  2. 12Harry HunterFW
  3. 13Finlay Robertson
  4. 14Wess Brown
  5. 15Aaron Bowman

Form

last 10 matches of each side, all competitions, before kick-off
Colchester United U217d restSUN +3d rest10d restSunderland U21
  1. 0-4L23 Sep
  2. 2-3L26 Sep
  3. 1-4L6 Oct
  4. 2-2D10 Oct
  5. 1-2L17 Oct
  6. 2-0W27 Oct
  7. 0-6L4 Nov
  8. 0-3L25 Nov
  9. 3-4L2 Dec
  10. 3-2W15 Dec

2-1-7goals 14:300.70pts/game

Bar: goals scored.
Score: own goals first.Pts/game: green ≥ 2.0 · blue ≥ 1.5 · amber ≥ 1.0 · red below

  1. 2-1W17 Oct
  2. 1-2L25 Oct
  3. 2-2D29 Oct
  4. 0-2L3 Nov
  5. 4-2W7 Nov
  6. 7-1W12 Nov
  7. 1-0W20 Nov
  8. 4-0W1 Dec
  9. 1-2L6 Dec
  10. 1-1D12 Dec

5-2-3goals 23:131.70pts/game

  1. ABromley U213–2
  2. HNorwich City U213–4
  3. HBristol City U210–3
  4. AWatford U210–6
  5. HBromley U212–0

latest 5

  1. ANorwich City U211–1
  2. HManchester City U211–2
  3. HBromley U214–0
  4. HSporting CP U211–0
  5. HAthletic Club U217–1
Show older matches
  1. ASunderland U211–2
  2. HCharlton Athletic U212–2
  3. AAFC Bournemouth U211–4
  4. HBrentford U212–3
  5. AMillwall U210–4

older

  1. HIpswich Town U214–2
  2. ANottingham Forest U210–2
  3. HAnderlecht U212–2
  4. HStoke City U211–2
  5. HColchester United U212–1

What stands out

  • 1stfrom 3rd

    Colchester United U21 moved from 3rd to 1st in the Premier League Cup table with this result.7 → 10 points after 6 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

  • 2ndfrom 1st

    Sunderland U21 moved from 1st to 2nd in the Premier League Cup table with this result.10 → 10 points after 6 matches; order by points, goal difference, goals scored.

Team stats

15 figures
Colchester United U21full timeSunderland U21
  1. 49%Possession51%
  2. 12Shots11
  3. 6Shots on target5
  4. 5Corners3
  5. 12Fouls9
  6. 2Yellow cards1
All 15 stats
  1. Attack
  2. 75Attacks59
  3. 38Dangerous attacks27
  4. 2Offsides0
  5. 50%Shot accuracy45%
  6. 6Shots off target6
  7. Defence
  8. 6Goal kicks9
  9. 2Saves3
  10. Discipline
  11. 10Free kicks12
  12. Other
  13. 3Substitutions2

Table after full time

Premier League Cup 2025/2026
#TeamPW-D-LGoalsGDPtsBefore
1Colchester United U2163-1-215:12+3103rd ▲2
2Sunderland U2163-1-213:10+3101st ▼1
3Bromley U2163-0-37:11-492nd ▼1
4Norwich City U2161-2-310:12-254th
Colchester United U21
3rd → 1st7 → 10 pts
Sunderland U21
1st → 2nd10 → 10 pts
Order: points, goal difference, goals scored. “Before” is the position at kick-off. Full table

Season comparison

as the teams came into the match
Colchester United U21all competitionsSunderland U21
  1. Goal markets & scoring rates · 15 games each
  2. 4.07Goals per game (both sides)3.93
  3. 100%Over 1.593%
  4. 87%Over 2.580%
  5. 60%Over 3.547%
  6. 67%Both teams scored73%
  7. 7%Clean sheets20%
  8. 27%Failed to score7%
  9. Colchester United U21 at home v Sunderland U21 away
  10. 7Played5
  11. 2Won1
  12. 2Drawn2
  13. 3Lost2
  14. 13-15Goals (for-against)8-8
  15. 1.14Points per game1
  16. 71%Over 2.560%
  17. 14%Clean sheets20%
  18. 1st half vs 2nd half scoring · 15 games each
  19. 8-171st-half goals (for-against)15-11
  20. 13-232nd-half goals (for-against)20-13
  21. 62%Goals after half-time57%
  22. 80%Goal before half-time73%
  23. 3-3-9Half-time W-D-L4-7-4
How we calculate this

Match info

Season
2025/2026 · Matchday 5 of 6
Stage
Group Stage
Kick-off
Venue
JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester
Capacity
10,083 · grass
COL coach
L. Bailey
SUN coach
David McCallum

Match summary

Colchester United U21 beat Sunderland U21 4-2 in the Premier League Cup, Group Stage.

Before kickoff, Colchester United U21 sat 3rd on 7 points, while Sunderland U21 were 1st on 10 points.

Goals came from Alfie Newby (15'), Adrian Akande (28', 82') and Kien Connelly (57') for Colchester United U21 and Tom Proctor (30') and Jaydon Jones (41') for Sunderland U21.

Colchester United U21 — live results and scheduleSunderland U21 — live results and scheduleHow we calculate this

Head-to-head

1 meeting on record since 2025

0-0-1Colchester United U21 W-D-L · goals 1:2

0 COL0 draws1 SUN
  1. Sunderland U212–1Colchester United U21Premier League Cup

Expected vs happened

as of kick-off

35%Model · draw 22%43%

Projected goals
1.79 – 2.00total 3.79 · from goals per game before kick-off
Most likely scores
1–1 8.1%1–2 8.1%2–1 7.3%
OutcomeModelHappened
Colchester United U21 win35%Yes
Draw22%No
Sunderland U21 win43%No
Over 1.5 goals89%Yes
Over 2.5 goals73%Yes
Over 3.5 goals52%Yes
Both teams to score72%Yes
Colchester United U21 clean sheet14%No
Sunderland U21 clean sheet17%No
Model: Poisson rates from goals scored and conceded per game (not expected goals). How we calculate this

Matchday 5

Premier League Cup · the other 10 games
  1. Brentford U213–0Exeter City U21
  2. Blackburn Rovers U214–2Watford U21
  3. Reading U211–0Hull City U21
  4. Leicester U213–0Preston North End U21
  5. Queens Park Rangers U210–1Burnley U21
  6. Norwich City U210–1Bromley U21
  7. Swansea City U211–1Millwall U21
  8. Stoke City U211–1Derby County U21
  9. Stockport County U212–1Cardiff City U21
  10. AFC Bournemouth U212–2Birmingham City U21
Premier League Cup fixtures and results →

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