Colchester United 2-1 Oldham Athletic: result and report

League Two · Saturday 22 August 2026

Result

Colchester United 2-1 Oldham Athletic

League Two · Saturday 22 August 2026, 14:00 UTC · JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester · half-time 0-1

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Colchester United 2-1 Oldham Athletic: match report

Colchester United won against Oldham Athletic 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 22 August 2026 at JobServe Community Stadium. The half-time score was 0-1.

Keenan Appiah-Forson opened the scoring in the 20th minute. Colchester United's goals came from Harry Anderson (63') and an own goal by Lewis Temple (90+4'). Oldham Athletic scored through Keenan Appiah-Forson (20').

Discipline: Colchester United received 2 yellow cards; Oldham Athletic received 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.

In the current table Colchester United are 23rd on 12 points and Oldham Athletic are 18th on 15 points.

Colchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Oldham Athletic in a 4-4-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Oscar Thorn of Colchester United (7.8), ahead of Jack Tucker (7.5).

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 20'Goal · Keenan Appiah-ForsonOldham Athletic · 0-1
  • 28'Yellow card · Ellis IandoloColchester United
  • 30'Yellow card · Calum KavanaghOldham Athletic
  • 36'Yellow card · Kane Vincent-YoungColchester United
  • 45+2'Red card · Gus Scott-MorrissOldham Athletic
  • 51'Yellow card · Oliver NorburnOldham Athletic
  • 63'Goal · Harry AndersonColchester United · 1-1
  • 75'Missed penalty · Jack PayneColchester United
  • 75'Yellow card · Mathew HudsonOldham Athletic
  • 88'Yellow card · Donervon DanielsOldham Athletic
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Elliott NevittOldham Athletic
  • 90+4'Own goal · Lewis TempleColchester United · 2-1

Form and table

#TeamPWDLGFGAGDPtsForm
18Oldham Athletic144371519-415WLDLW
23Colchester United132651219-712LDDLL

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Head-to-head

2 meetings: Colchester United 0, draws 1, Oldham Athletic 1.

Team news

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  • Ben PerryColchester United · injury (Cruciate Ligament Tear)

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

Thimothée Lo-Tutala, Kane Vincent-Young, Jack Tucker, Sean Raggett, Ellis Iandolo, Paul Digby, Rob Hunt, Oscar Thorn, Jack Payne, Harry Anderson, Bradley Ihionvien

Oldham Athletic line-up (4-4-1-1)

Mathew Hudson, Gus Scott-Morriss, Donervon Daniels, Ryan Delaney, Jamie Robson, Favour Fawunmi, Oliver Norburn, Keenan Appiah-Forson, Kane Drummond, Calum Kavanagh, Mike Fondop

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