Colchester United 1-4 Cheltenham Town: result and report

League Two · Saturday 6 January 2018

Result

Colchester United 1-4 Cheltenham Town

League Two · Saturday 6 January 2018, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Colchester United 1-4 Cheltenham Town: match report

Colchester United were beaten by Cheltenham Town 1-4 in the League Two on Saturday 6 January 2018. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Kurtis Guthrie opened the scoring in the 40th minute. Colchester United's goal came from Kurtis Guthrie (40'). Cheltenham Town scored through O. Odelusi (57'), Nigel Atangana (70'), Jerell Sellars (79') and Mo Eisa (83').

Discipline: Colchester United received 2 yellow cards; Cheltenham Town received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Colchester United were 8th on 41 points from 26 and Cheltenham Town 17th on 31 points from 26. Colchester United went on to finish that season 13th with 62 points, and Cheltenham Town 17th with 51.

Colchester United lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Cheltenham Town in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Colchester United wins, 0 draws and 1 for Cheltenham Town.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 33'Yellow card · Jerell SellarsCheltenham Town
  • 40'Goal · Kurtis GuthrieColchester United · 1-0
  • 57'Goal · O. OdelusiCheltenham Town · 1-1
  • 63'Yellow card · Nigel AtanganaCheltenham Town
  • 70'Goal · Nigel AtanganaCheltenham Town · 1-2
  • 79'Goal · Jerell SellarsCheltenham Town · 1-3
  • 80'Yellow card · Tom EastmanColchester United
  • 83'Goal · Mo EisaCheltenham Town · 1-4
  • 90'Yellow card · Tom LapslieColchester United

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Colchester United 2, draws 0, Cheltenham Town 1.

Team news

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

Sam Walker, Frankie Kent, Tom Eastman, Kane Vincent-Young, Ryan Jackson, Tom Lapslie, Brandon Comley, Kyel Romaine Reid, Drey Wright, Mikael Mandron, Kurtis Guthrie

Cheltenham Town line-up (4-4-2)

S. Flinders, Jamie Grimes, Manny Onariase, Nigel Atangana, Kevin Dawson, Carl Winchester, Joe Morrell, Taylor Moore, Danny Wright, Jerell Sellars, Mo Eisa