Colchester United 0-2 Accrington Stanley: result and report

League Two · Saturday 4 January 2025

Result

Colchester United 0-2 Accrington Stanley

League Two · Saturday 4 January 2025, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Colchester United 0-2 Accrington Stanley: match report

Colchester United lost to Accrington Stanley 0-2 in the League Two on Saturday 4 January 2025. The half-time score was 0-1.

Shaun Whalley opened the scoring in the 18th minute. Colchester United did not score. Accrington Stanley scored through Shaun Whalley (18', penalty) and Shaun Whalley (59').

Discipline: Colchester United received 4 yellow cards; Accrington Stanley received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Colchester United were 16th on 27 points from 23 and Accrington Stanley 20th on 22 points from 22. Colchester United went on to finish that season 9th with 69 points, and Accrington Stanley 21st with 50.

Colchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Accrington Stanley in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Shaun Whalley of Accrington Stanley (9.3), ahead of Farrend Rawson (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Colchester United win, 2 draws and 0 for Accrington Stanley.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 18'Penalty goal · Shaun WhalleyAccrington Stanley · 0-1
  • 38'Yellow card · Jamie Carson McDonnellColchester United
  • 39'Yellow card · Donald LoveAccrington Stanley
  • 55'Yellow card · Benjamin WoodsAccrington Stanley
  • 59'Goal · Shaun WhalleyAccrington Stanley · 0-2
  • 62'Yellow card · Aaron DonnellyColchester United
  • 78'Yellow card · Arthur ReadColchester United
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Teddy BishopColchester United

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Colchester United 1, draws 2, Accrington Stanley 0.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Samson TovideColchester United · injury (Hamstring Injury)
  • Rob HuntColchester United · injury (Unknown Injury)

Colchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)

Matt Macey, Mandela Egbo, Tom Flanagan, Aaron Donnelly, Frankie Terry, Jamie McDonnell, Teddy Bishop, Oscar Thorn, Jack Payne, Owura Edwards, Lyle Taylor

Accrington Stanley line-up (4-2-3-1)

Billy Crellin, Donald Love, Farrend Rawson, Zach Awe, Ben Woods, Dan Martin, Nelson Khumbeni, Josh Woods, Ashley Hunter, Shaun Whalley, Tyler Walton