Mansfield Town 2-1 Colchester United: result and report

League Two · Saturday 3 December 2022

Result

Mansfield Town 2-1 Colchester United

League Two · Saturday 3 December 2022, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Mansfield Town · Colchester United · League Two predictions

Mansfield Town 2-1 Colchester United: match report

Mansfield Town won against Colchester United 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 3 December 2022. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Alex Newby opened the scoring in the 10th minute. Mansfield Town's goals came from Will Swan (34') and L. Akins (90+2'). Colchester United scored through Alex Newby (10').

Discipline: Mansfield Town received 2 yellow cards; Colchester United received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Mansfield Town were 10th on 30 points from 19 and Colchester United 22nd on 14 points from 19. Mansfield Town went on to finish that season 8th with 75 points, and Colchester United 20th with 49.

Mansfield Town lined up in a 4-1-2-1-2 and Colchester United in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Stephen McLaughlin of Mansfield Town (7.8), level with Lucas Akins (7.8).

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 10'Goal · Alex NewbyColchester United · 0-1
  • 29'Yellow card · Oliver HawkinsMansfield Town
  • 34'Goal · Will SwanMansfield Town · 1-1
  • 67'Yellow card · Will SwanMansfield Town
  • 85'Yellow card · Luke ChambersColchester United
  • 90+2'Goal · L. AkinsMansfield Town · 2-1
  • 90+4'Yellow card · T. Dallison-LisbonColchester United

Team news

Unavailable

  • Sam HornbyColchester United · injury (Ankle Injury)

Mansfield Town line-up (4-1-2-1-2)

Christy Pym, Elliott Hewitt, Oli Hawkins, Riley Harbottle, Stephen McLaughlin, Hiram Boateng, George Maris, S. Quinn, George Lapslie, Rhys Oates, Will Swan

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

Kieran O'Hara, Junior Tchamadeu, Luke Chambers, Tommy Smith, Tom Dallison, Alan Judge, Ossama Ashley, Alex Newby, Luke Hannant, Dan Chesters, Kwesi Appiah