Colchester United 0-1 Scunthorpe United: result and report

League Two · Friday 29 January 2021

Result

Colchester United 0-1 Scunthorpe United

League Two · Friday 29 January 2021, 19:15 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Colchester United 0-1 Scunthorpe United: match report

Colchester United lost to Scunthorpe United 0-1 in the League Two on Friday 29 January 2021. The half-time score was 0-1.

The only goal came from Alfie Beestin of Scunthorpe United in the 5th minute.

Discipline: Colchester United received 3 yellow cards; Scunthorpe United received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Colchester United were 14th on 31 points from 24 and Scunthorpe United 17th on 29 points from 25. Colchester United went on to finish that season 20th with 51 points, and Scunthorpe United 22nd with 48.

Colchester United lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Scunthorpe United in a 4-4-1-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Noah Chilvers of Colchester United (7.5), level with Manny Onariase (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Colchester United win, 2 draws and 1 for Scunthorpe United.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 5'Goal · Alfie BeestinScunthorpe United · 0-1
  • 45+7'Yellow card · Tom EastmanColchester United
  • 53'Yellow card · Junior BrownScunthorpe United
  • 57'Yellow card · Callum HarriottColchester United
  • 75'Yellow card · Tommy SmithColchester United
  • 84'Yellow card · Abo EisaScunthorpe United

Head-to-head

4 meetings: Colchester United 1, draws 2, Scunthorpe United 1.

Team news

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

Dean Gerken, Miles Welch-Hayes, Tom Eastman, Tommy Smith, Cohen Bramall, Noah Chilvers, Ben Stevenson, Courtney Senior, Kwame Poku, Callum Harriott, Jevani Brown

Scunthorpe United line-up (4-4-1-1)

Mark Howard, Jai Rowe, Manny Onariase, George Taft, Junior Brown, Alex Gilliead, Jem Karacan, Alfie Beestin, Devarn Green, Abo Eisa, Ryan Loft