Wrexham 2-1 Colchester United: result and report

League Two · Saturday 16 December 2023

Result

Wrexham 2-1 Colchester United

League Two · Saturday 16 December 2023, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

Wrexham · Colchester United · League Two predictions

Wrexham 2-1 Colchester United: match report

Wrexham beat Colchester United 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 16 December 2023. The half-time score was 1-0.

Elliot Lee opened the scoring in the 4th minute. Wrexham's goals came from Elliot Lee (4') and an own goal by Zach Mitchell (69'). Colchester United scored through Jayden Fevrier (89').

Discipline: Wrexham received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card; Colchester United received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Wrexham were 2nd on 37 points from 20 and Colchester United 22nd on 20 points from 21. Wrexham went on to finish that season 2nd with 88 points, and Colchester United 22nd with 45.

Wrexham 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 Elliot Lee of Wrexham (8.1), level with Arthur Read (8.1).

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 4'Goal · Elliot LeeWrexham · 1-0
  • 20'Yellow card · George EvansWrexham
  • 26'Red card · George EvansWrexham
  • 37'Yellow card · James McCleanWrexham
  • 43'Yellow card · Joe TaylorColchester United
  • 56'Yellow card · Ben TozerWrexham
  • 69'Own goal · Zach MitchellWrexham · 2-0
  • 74'Yellow card · Fiacre KelleherColchester United
  • 89'Goal · Jayden FevrierColchester United · 2-1
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Jordan DaviesWrexham

Team news

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Wrexham line-up (5-3-2)

Mark Howard, Jacob Mendy, Eoghan O'Connell, Ben Tozer, Thomas O'Connor, James McClean, Andy Cannon, George Evans, Elliot Lee, Sam Dalby, Paul Mullin

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

Owen Goodman, Mandela Egbo, Zach Mitchell, Fiacre Kelleher, William Greenidge, Cameron McGeehan, Arthur Read, Jayden Fevrier, Matt Jay, Noah Chilvers, Joe Taylor