Swindon Town 3-2 Colchester United: result and report

League Two · Wednesday 1 January 2025

Result

Swindon Town 3-2 Colchester United

League Two · Wednesday 1 January 2025, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

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Swindon Town 3-2 Colchester United: match report

Swindon Town defeated Colchester United 3-2 in the League Two on Wednesday 1 January 2025. The half-time score was 1-1.

Ollie Clarke opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Swindon Town's goals came from Ollie Clarke (15'), Aaron Drinan (82') and George Cox (90+8', penalty). Colchester United scored through Jack Payne (44', penalty) and Jack Payne (61', penalty).

Discipline: Swindon Town received 3 yellow cards; Colchester United received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Swindon Town were 21st on 21 points from 23 and Colchester United 15th on 27 points from 22. Swindon Town went on to finish that season 12th with 62 points, and Colchester United 9th with 69.

Swindon Town lined up in a 5-3-2 and Colchester United in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Jack Payne of Colchester United (8.6), ahead of Tom Hopper (7.5).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Swindon Town win, 1 draw and 3 for Colchester United.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 15'Goal · Ollie ClarkeSwindon Town · 1-0
  • 30'Yellow card · Jamie Carson McDonnellColchester United
  • 30'Yellow cardColchester United
  • 44'Penalty goal · Jack PayneColchester United · 1-1
  • 45+1'Yellow card · John-Kymani GordonColchester United
  • 45+1'Yellow card · Tunmise SobowaleSwindon Town
  • 60'Yellow card · Daniel BardenSwindon Town
  • 61'Penalty goal · Jack PayneColchester United · 1-2
  • 78'Yellow card · Ellis IandoloColchester United
  • 82'Goal · Aaron DrinanSwindon Town · 2-2
  • 90+4'Second yellow · Ellis IandoloColchester United
  • 90+8'Penalty goal · George CoxSwindon Town · 3-2
  • 90+9'Yellow card · George CoxSwindon Town

Head-to-head

5 meetings: Swindon Town 1, draws 1, Colchester United 3.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Samson TovideColchester United · injury (Hamstring Injury)
  • Arthur ReadColchester United · injury (Knee Injury)
  • Rob HuntColchester United · injury (Unknown Injury)

Swindon Town expected line-up (5-3-2)

Daniel Barden, Will Wright, Ryan Delaney, George Cox, Grant Hall, Tunmise Sobowale, Gavin Kilkenny, Joel Cotterill, Harry Smith, Kabongo Tshimanga

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

Matt Macey, Mandela Egbo, Aaron Donnelly, Tom Flanagan, Ellis Iandolo, Jamie McDonnell, Teddy Bishop, Harry Anderson, Jack Payne, John-Kymani Gordon, Tom Hopper