Colchester United 2-1 Salford City: result and report
League Two · Friday 22 December 2023
Result
Colchester United 2-1 Salford City
League Two · Friday 22 December 2023, 19:45 UTC · half-time 1-0
Colchester United 2-1 Salford City: match report
Colchester United defeated Salford City 2-1 in the League Two on Friday 22 December 2023. The half-time score was 1-0.
Joe Taylor opened the scoring in the 42nd minute. Colchester United's goals came from Joe Taylor (42') and Chay Cooper (89'). Salford City scored through Conor McAleny (90+1').
Discipline: Colchester United received 5 yellow cards; Salford City received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Colchester United were 22nd on 20 points from 22 and Salford City 20th on 23 points from 21. Colchester United went on to finish that season 22nd with 45 points, and Salford City 20th with 51.
Colchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Salford City in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Cameron McGeehan of Colchester United (7.7), level with Jayden Fevrier (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Colchester United wins, 1 draw and 0 for Salford City.
Key events
- 17'Yellow card · Arthur Read
- 29'Yellow card · Connor Hall
- 31'Yellow card · Joe Taylor
- 38'Yellow card · Ethan Ingram
- 42'Goal · Joe Taylor
- 74'Yellow card · Zach Mitchell
- 89'Goal · Chay Cooper
- 90+1'Goal · Conor McAleny
- 90+3'Yellow card · John Akinde
Head-to-head
Team news
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Colchester United line-up (4-2-3-1)
Owen Goodman, Mandela Egbo, Zach Mitchell, Connor Hall, Ellis Iandolo, Cameron McGeehan, Arthur Read, Jayden Fevrier, Noah Chilvers, Matt Jay, Joe Taylor
Salford City line-up (4-3-3)
Alex Cairns, Ethan Ingram, Adrian Mariappa, Curtis Tilt, Declan John, Liam Humbles, Elliot Watt, Ryan Watson, Connor McLennan, Kelly N'Mai, Conor McAleny