Colchester United 0-1 Grimsby Town: result and report

League Two · Tuesday 27 January 2026

Result

Colchester United 0-1 Grimsby Town

League Two · Tuesday 27 January 2026, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Colchester United 0-1 Grimsby Town: match report

Colchester United were beaten by Grimsby Town 0-1 in the League Two on Tuesday 27 January 2026. It was 0-1 at half-time.

The only goal came from Harvey Rodgers of Grimsby Town in the 38th minute.

Discipline: Colchester United received 3 yellow cards; Grimsby Town received 3 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Colchester United were 8th on 42 points from 26 and Grimsby Town 10th on 40 points from 26. Colchester United went on to finish that season 12th with 66 points, and Grimsby Town 6th with 81.

Colchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Grimsby Town in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Harvey Rodgers of Grimsby Town (8.9), ahead of Jack Payne (8.2).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Colchester United wins, 0 draws and 1 for Grimsby Town.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 38'Goal · Harvey RodgersGrimsby Town · 0-1
  • 56'Yellow card · Samson TovideColchester United
  • 61'Yellow card · Kieran GreenGrimsby Town
  • 66'Second yellow · Kieran GreenGrimsby Town
  • 75'Yellow card · Andy CookGrimsby Town
  • 81'Yellow card · Kyreece LisbieColchester United
  • 90+10'Yellow card · Harvey AraujoColchester United
  • 90+11'Yellow card · David ArtellGrimsby Town

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Colchester United 4, draws 0, Grimsby Town 1.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Ben PerryColchester United · injury (Cruciate Ligament Tear)
  • Tom FlanaganColchester United · injury (Knee Medial Ligament Tear)
  • Harry AndersonColchester United · injury (Knee Medial Ligament Tear)
  • Teddy BishopColchester United · injury (Calf Injury)
  • Ellis IandoloColchester United · injury (Knee Injury)

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

Matt Macey, Kane Vincent-Young, Jack Tucker, Harvey Araujo, Frankie Terry, Arthur Read, Rob Hunt, Samson Tovide, Jack Payne, Owura Edwards, Will Goodwin

Grimsby Town line-up (4-1-4-1)

Jackson Smith, Harvey Rodgers, Sam Lavelle, Cameron McJannet, Reece Staunton, Géza Dávid Turi, Darragh Burns, Kieran Green, Evan Khouri, Charles Vernam, Jude Soonsup-Bell