Timeline
- 27' Harry Anderson
- 46' Calum Agius Yellow Card
- 54' Adrien Thibaut for Jordan Gibson
- 69' Charlie McNeill for Calum Agius
- 69' Paul Digby for Jay Williams
- 72' Bradley Ihionvien for Kylian Kouassi
- 73' Jaden Williams for Oscar Thorn
- 75' Kyle Ure for Joel Tabiner
- 87' Frankie Terry for Moses Sesay
- 87' Kane Vincent-Young for Jack Payne
- 90'+3' Joshua Stephenson
Match stats
46.6%
Possession
53.4%
16
Shots
9
5
On target
1
12
Fouls
17
0
Yellow cards
1
0
Red cards
0
0
Offsides
3
0
Saves
4
331
Accurate passes
371
Lineups
Colchester United
4-2-3-1
22
Lo-Tutala
3
Iandolo
20
Raggett
5
Tucker
2
Hunt
26
Williams
12
Sesay
7
Anderson
10
Payne
27
Thorn
14
Kouassi
Crewe Alexandra
4-2-3-1
1
Booth
2
Billington
12
Stephenson
6
Offord
20
Agius
10
White
17
Holícek
14
Gibson
7
Lankester
11
Tabiner
9
March
Colchester United
4-2-3-1
- 22 Thimothee Lo-Tutala G
- 20 Sean Raggett CD-L
- 5 Jack Tucker CD-R
- 3 Ellis Iandolo LB
- 2 Rob Hunt RB
- 10 Jack Payne ▼ AM
- 26 Jay Williams ▼ LM
- 12 Moses Sesay ▼ RM
- 14 Kylian Kouassi ▼ F
- 7 Harry Anderson AM-L
- 27 Oscar Thorn ▼ AM-R
Came on
- 30 Kane Vincent-Young ▲ SUB
- 6 Paul Digby ▲ SUB
- 17 Jaden Williams ▲ SUB
- 9 Bradley Ihionvien ▲ SUB
- 24 Frankie Terry ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (2)
- 1 Tom Smith SUB
- 44 Sam Kuffour SUB
Crewe Alexandra
4-2-3-1
- 1 Tom Booth G
- 12 Joshua Stephenson CD-L
- 6 Luke Offord CD-R
- 2 Lewis Billington LB
- 20 Calum Agius ▼ RB
- 7 Jack Lankester AM
- 10 Joe White LM
- 17 Matús Holícek RM
- 9 Josh March F
- 14 Jordan Gibson ▼ AM-L
- 11 Joel Tabiner ▼ AM-R
Came on
- 29 Adrien Thibaut ▲ SUB
- 4 Kyle Ure ▲ SUB
- 23 Charlie McNeill ▲ SUB
Unused substitutes (4)
- 30 Stan Dancey SUB
- 27 Patrick Mlynarski SUB
- 32 Luca Moore SUB
- 13 Ian Lawlor SUB
Commentary
- 90'+3' Joshua Stephenson (Crewe Alexandra) Goal at 90'+3'
- 87' Kane Vincent-Young (Colchester United) Substitution at 87'
- 87' Frankie Terry (Colchester United) Substitution at 87'
- 75' Kyle Ure (Crewe Alexandra) Substitution at 75'
- 73' Jaden Williams (Colchester United) Substitution at 73'
- 72' Bradley Ihionvien (Colchester United) Substitution at 72'
- 69' Paul Digby (Colchester United) Substitution at 69'
- 69' Charlie McNeill (Crewe Alexandra) Substitution at 69'
- 54' Adrien Thibaut (Crewe Alexandra) Substitution at 54'
- 46' Calum Agius (Crewe Alexandra) Yellow Card at 46'
- 27' Harry Anderson (Colchester United) Goal at 27'
Recent form
Colchester United
L
L
W
W
D
- D at Accrington Stanley 2-2 EFL League Two
- W Oldham Athletic 2-1 EFL League Two
- W Rochdale 1-0 EFL League Two
- L at Bristol Rovers 2-0 EFL League Two
- L at Swindon Town 3-1 EFL League Two
Crewe Alexandra
D
D
D
L
W
- W Northampton Town 1-0 EFL League Two
- L at Barnsley 3-2 Carabao Cup
- D at Port Vale 0-0 EFL League Two
- D Walsall 2-2 EFL League Two
- D York City 1-1 EFL League Two
Head to head
CAX leads series 1-0-4
- 31 Jan 2026 Crewe Alexandra 1–0 Colchester United 2025-26 English League Two
- 6 Sep 2025 Colchester United 1–1 Crewe Alexandra 2025-26 English League Two
- 18 Apr 2025 Colchester United 0–0 Crewe Alexandra 2024-25 English League Two
- 20 Dec 2024 Crewe Alexandra 0–0 Colchester United 2024-25 English League Two
- 27 Apr 2024 Colchester United 1–1 Crewe Alexandra 2023-24 English League Two