Colchester United 1-0 Milton Keynes Dons: result and report
League Two · Thursday 1 January 2026
Result
Colchester United 1-0 Milton Keynes Dons
League Two · Thursday 1 January 2026, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0
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Colchester United 1-0 Milton Keynes Dons: match report
Colchester United beat Milton Keynes Dons 1-0 in the League Two on Thursday 1 January 2026. It was 0-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from Jack Payne of Colchester United in the 90th minute, from the penalty spot.
Discipline: Colchester United received 2 yellow cards; Milton Keynes Dons received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Colchester United were 10th on 33 points from 23 and Milton Keynes Dons 4th on 40 points from 23. Colchester United went on to finish that season 12th with 66 points, and Milton Keynes Dons 1st with 87.
Colchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Milton Keynes Dons in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Jack Sanders of Milton Keynes Dons (8.2), ahead of Jack Tucker (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Colchester United wins, 0 draws and 2 for Milton Keynes Dons.
Key events
- 60'Yellow card · Luke Offord
- 90'Yellow card · Danny Cowley
- 90'Yellow card · Jonathan Leko
- 90+4'Penalty goal · Jack Payne
- 90+5'Yellow card · Jack Payne
Head-to-head
Team news
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Colchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)
Matt Macey, Kane Vincent-Young, Jack Tucker, Harvey Araujo, Ellis Iandolo, Arthur Read, Teddy Bishop, Samson Tovide, Jack Payne, Owura Edwards, Will Goodwin
Milton Keynes Dons line-up (3-5-2)
Craig MacGillivray, Jack Sanders, Marvin Ekpiteta, Luke Offord, Gethin Jones, Dan Crowley, Liam Kelly, Aaron Collins, Jon Mellish, Rushian Hepburn-Murphy, Callum Paterson