Walsall 1-0 Colchester United: result and report

League Two · Saturday 2 September 2023

Result

Walsall 1-0 Colchester United

League Two · Saturday 2 September 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

Walsall · Colchester United · League Two predictions

Walsall 1-0 Colchester United: match report

Walsall beat Colchester United 1-0 in the League Two on Saturday 2 September 2023. It was 0-0 at half-time.

The only goal came from Isaac Hutchinson of Walsall in the 65th minute.

Discipline: Walsall received 4 yellow cards; Colchester United received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Walsall were 18th on 5 points from 5 and Colchester United 21st on 3 points from 4. Walsall went on to finish that season 11th with 65 points, and Colchester United 22nd with 45.

Walsall lined up in a 3-5-2 and Colchester United in a 4-4-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Isaac Hutchinson of Walsall (8.1), ahead of Owen Evans (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Walsall wins, 6 draws and 1 for Colchester United.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 43'Yellow card · Priestley FarquharsonWalsall
  • 54'Yellow card · Joe TaylorColchester United
  • 65'Goal · Isaac HutchinsonWalsall · 1-0
  • 76'Yellow card · Owen EvansWalsall
  • 79'Yellow card · Freddie DraperWalsall
  • 87'Yellow card · Ryan StirkWalsall

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Walsall 3, draws 6, Colchester United 1.

Team news

Walsall line-up (3-5-2)

Owen Evans, Oisin McEntee, Donervon Daniels, Taylor Allen, Tom Knowles, Priestley Farquharson, Ryan Stirk, Isaac Hutchinson, Liam Gordon, Freddie Draper, Jamille Matt

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

Owen Goodman, William Greenidge, Fiacre Kelleher, Connor Hall, Mandela Egbo, Jayden Fevrier, Arthur Read, Noah Chilvers, Alex Newby, Samson Tovide, Joe Taylor