Colchester United 2-0 Gillingham: result and report

League Two · Thursday 26 December 2024

Result

Colchester United 2-0 Gillingham

League Two · Thursday 26 December 2024, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Colchester United 2-0 Gillingham: match report

Colchester United won against Gillingham 2-0 in the League Two on Thursday 26 December 2024. It was 1-0 at half-time.

Lyle Taylor opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Colchester United's goals came from Lyle Taylor (6') and John-Kymani Gordon (85'). Gillingham did not score.

Discipline: Colchester United received 4 yellow cards; Gillingham received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Colchester United were 17th on 23 points from 20 and Gillingham 10th on 30 points from 20. Colchester United went on to finish that season 9th with 69 points, and Gillingham 17th with 58.

Colchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Gillingham in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Lyle Taylor of Colchester United (7.8), ahead of Matt Macey (7.7).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 5 Colchester United wins, 1 draw and 4 for Gillingham.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 6'Goal · Lyle TaylorColchester United · 1-0
  • 75'Yellow card · Mandela EgboColchester United
  • 75'Yellow cardColchester United
  • 77'Yellow card · Jamie Carson McDonnellColchester United
  • 77'Yellow cardColchester United
  • 85'Goal · John-Kymani GordonColchester United · 2-0
  • 86'Yellow card · Shadrach OgieGillingham
  • 90'Yellow cardGillingham
  • 90'Yellow card · Jayden ClarkeGillingham

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Colchester United 5, draws 1, Gillingham 4.

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, Ellis Iandolo, Jamie McDonnell, Arthur Read, Oscar Thorn, Jack Payne, Owura Edwards, Lyle Taylor

Gillingham line-up (4-2-3-1)

Glenn Morris, Remeao Hutton, Max Ehmer, Conor Masterson, Max Clark, Robbie McKenzie, Ethan Coleman, Jayden Clarke, Jack Nolan, Aaron Rowe, Elliott Nevitt