Scunthorpe United 0-1 Colchester United: result and report

League Two · Tuesday 8 December 2020

Result

Scunthorpe United 0-1 Colchester United

League Two · Tuesday 8 December 2020, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Scunthorpe United 0-1 Colchester United: match report

Scunthorpe United lost to Colchester United 0-1 in the League Two on Tuesday 8 December 2020. The half-time score was 0-1.

The only goal came from Tommy Smith of Colchester United in the 26th minute.

Discipline: Scunthorpe United received 1 yellow card; Colchester United received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Scunthorpe United were 18th on 17 points from 14 and Colchester United 9th on 24 points from 15. Scunthorpe United went on to finish that season 22nd with 48 points, and Colchester United 20th with 51.

Scunthorpe United lined up in a 4-4-1-1 and Colchester United in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Dean Gerken of Colchester United (8.5), ahead of Tommy Smith (8.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Scunthorpe United win, 2 draws and 0 for Colchester United.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 26'Goal · Tommy SmithColchester United · 0-1
  • 35'Yellow card · Miles Welch-HayesColchester United
  • 62'Yellow card · Ryan LoftScunthorpe United
  • 86'Yellow card · R. ClampinColchester United

Head-to-head

3 meetings: Scunthorpe United 1, draws 2, Colchester United 0.

Team news

Unavailable

  • H. PellColchester United · injury (Hamstring Injury)
  • Tom LapslieColchester United · injury (Hamstring Injury)

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

Mark Howard, Jordan Clarke, Manny Onariase, Harrison McGahey, Mason O'Malley, Alex Gilliead, Alfie Beestin, Lewis Spence, Devarn Green, Jake Taylor, Aaron Jarvis

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

Dean Gerken, Miles Welch-Hayes, Tom Eastman, Tommy Smith, Cohen Bramall, Noah Chilvers, Luke Gambin, Callum Harriott, Jevani Brown, Courtney Senior, Luke Norris