Colchester United 2-1 Accrington Stanley: result and report
League Two · Tuesday 14 April 2026
Result
Colchester United 2-1 Accrington Stanley
League Two · Tuesday 14 April 2026, 18:45 UTC · half-time 1-1
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Colchester United 2-1 Accrington Stanley: match report
Colchester United beat Accrington Stanley 2-1 in the League Two on Tuesday 14 April 2026. It was 1-1 at half-time.
Shaun Whalley opened the scoring in the 33rd minute. Colchester United's goals came from Will Goodwin (43') and Jack Payne (86'). Accrington Stanley scored through Shaun Whalley (33').
Discipline: Colchester United received 4 yellow cards; Accrington Stanley received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Colchester United were 13th on 60 points from 42 and Accrington Stanley 16th on 51 points from 42. Colchester United went on to finish that season 12th with 66 points, and Accrington Stanley 16th with 53.
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 Will Goodwin of Colchester United (7.9), ahead of Jack Payne (7.6).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Colchester United win, 2 draws and 2 for Accrington Stanley.
Key events
- 28'Yellow card · Will Goodwin
- 31'Yellow card · Arthur Read
- 33'Goal · Shaun Whalley
- 43'Goal · Will Goodwin
- 63'Yellow card · Josh Woods
- 72'Yellow card · Rob Hunt
- 86'Goal · Jack Payne
- 90+7'Yellow card · Jack Tucker
Head-to-head
Team news
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Colchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)
Matt Macey, Rob Hunt, Jack Tucker, Frankie Terry, Kane Vincent-Young, Finley Barbrook, Arthur Read, Harry Anderson, Jack Payne, Owura Edwards, Will Goodwin
Accrington Stanley line-up (4-2-3-1)
Oliver Wright, Connor O'Brien, Devon Matthews, Farrend Rawson, Freddie Sass, Liam Coyle, Luke Butterfield, Shaun Whalley, Isaac Sinclair, Charlie Brown, Josh Woods