Colchester United 4-1 Carlisle United: result and report

League Two · Saturday 7 January 2017

Result

Colchester United 4-1 Carlisle United

League Two · Saturday 7 January 2017, 15:00 UTC · half-time 2-1

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Colchester United 4-1 Carlisle United: match report

Colchester United defeated Carlisle United 4-1 in the League Two on Saturday 7 January 2017. The half-time score was 2-1.

Chris Porter opened the scoring in the 11th minute. Colchester United's goals came from Chris Porter (11'), Kurtis Guthrie (33'), Kurtis Guthrie (50') and Kurtis Guthrie (90+5'). Carlisle United scored through S. Brisley (28').

Discipline: Colchester United received 1 yellow card; Carlisle United received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Colchester United were 8th on 36 points from 24 and Carlisle United 3rd on 46 points from 24. Colchester United went on to finish that season 8th with 69 points, and Carlisle United 7th with 72.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Colchester United wins, 0 draws and 1 for Carlisle United.

Going into the match Colchester United's last five read W-W-W-W-D and Carlisle United's L-W-D-W-D.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 11'Goal · Chris PorterColchester United · 1-0
  • 28'Goal · S. BrisleyCarlisle United · 1-1
  • 33'Goal · Kurtis GuthrieColchester United · 2-1
  • 38'Yellow card · Brennan DickensonColchester United
  • 50'Goal · Kurtis GuthrieColchester United · 3-1
  • 56'Yellow card · Jabo IbehreCarlisle United
  • 90+5'Goal · Kurtis GuthrieColchester United · 4-1

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Colchester United 0, draws 0, Carlisle United 1.

Team news

Colchester United line-up

Sam Walker, Richard Brindley, Frankie Kent, George Elokobi, Tom Eastman, Tom Lapslie, Brennan Dickenson, Owen Garvan, Craig Slater, Chris Porter, Kurtis Guthrie

Carlisle United line-up

Mark Gillespie, Mark Ellis, Macaulay Gillesphey, Shaun Brisley, Tom Miller, Luke Joyce, Jason Kennedy, Nicky Adams, Jamie Devitt, Charlie Wyke, Jabo Ibehre