Bookingat 29 minutes
Connor Hall (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
League Two Scores & Fixtures
Friday 22nd December
League Two Table
On Friday 22nd December
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- Salford City, Position 20, Points 23
- Colchester United, Position 21, Points 23
| Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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| 1 | 23 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 51 | 22 | 29 | 49 |
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| 2 | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 16 | 43 |
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| 3 | 21 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 32 | 12 | 40 |
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| 4 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 37 | 18 | 19 | 39 |
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| 5 | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 45 | 36 | 9 | 37 |
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| 6 | 23 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 45 | 43 | 2 | 36 |
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| 7 | 22 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 35 | 23 | 12 | 35 |
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| 8 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 28 | 1 | 32 |
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| 9 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 32 |
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| 10 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 32 | 29 | 3 | 31 |
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| 11 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 33 | 32 | 1 | 31 |
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| 12 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 27 | 6 | 30 |
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| 13 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 43 | 43 | 0 | 30 |
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| 14 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 30 |
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| 15 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 32 | -5 | 27 |
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| 16 | 21 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 23 | 28 | -5 | 27 |
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| 17 | 22 | 7 | 5 | 10 | 32 | 39 | -7 | 26 |
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| 18 | 22 | 5 | 9 | 8 | 30 | 34 | -4 | 24 |
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| 19 | 22 | 7 | 3 | 12 | 26 | 39 | -13 | 24 |
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| 20 | 22 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 31 | 35 | -4 | 23 |
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| 21 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 45 | -13 | 23 |
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| 22 | 22 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 35 | -6 | 21 |
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| 23 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 20 | 37 | -17 | 16 |
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| 24 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 26 | 48 | -22 | 14 |
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Key
- Position 1 - 3 : Promotion
- Position 4 - 7 : Promotion Play-off
- Position 23 - 24 : Relegation
Team Lineups
home team, Colchester United
Manager: Matthew Etherington
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Goodman, Goalkeeper
18, Egbo, Defender
15, Zach Mitchell, Defender
5, Hall, Defender
3, Iandolo, Defender
13, McGeehan, Defensive Midfielder
16, Read, Defensive Midfielder
42, Fevrier, Attacking Midfielder
10, Chilvers, Attacking Midfielder
7, Jay, Attacking Midfielder
25, Taylor, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, O. Goodman
- Number 3, E. Iandolo , substituted for A. Kazeem at 58 minutes
- Number 5, C. Hall , Captain, Yellow Card at 29 minutes, substituted for T. Dallison-Lisbon at 58 minutes
- Number 15, Z. Mitchell , Yellow Card at 74 minutes
- Number 18, M. Egbo
- Number 16, A. Read , Yellow Card at 17 minutes
- Number 13, C. McGeehan
- Number 7, M. Jay , substituted for C. Cooper at 71 minutes
- Number 10, N. Chilvers
- Number 42, J. Fevrier , substituted for W. Greenidge at 94 minutes
- Number 25, J. Taylor , Yellow Card at 31 minutes, substituted for J. Akinde at 71 minutes
Substitutes
home team, Colchester United
- Number 24, J. Akinde , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 3
- Number 37, C. Cooper
- Number 6, T. Dallison-Lisbon
- Number 2, W. Greenidge
- Number 14, T. Hopper
- Number 29, S. Hornby
- Number 30, A. Kazeem
away team, Salford City
Manager: Neil Wood
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Pitch Formation
1, Cairns, Goalkeeper
2, Ingram, Defender
5, Mariappa, Defender
16, Tilt, Defender
3, John, Defender
47, Humbles, Midfielder
6, Watt, Midfielder
7, Watson, Midfielder
11, McLennan, Striker
30, N'Mai, Striker
18, McAleny, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, A. Cairns , Captain
- Number 3, D. John
- Number 16, C. Tilt
- Number 5, A. Mariappa
- Number 2, E. Ingram , Yellow Card at 38 minutes
- Number 7, R. Watson
- Number 6, E. Watt
- Number 47, L. Humbles , substituted for M. Lund at 61 minutes
- Number 18, C. McAleny
- Number 30, K. N’Mai , substituted for M. Smith at 61 minutes
- Number 11, C. McLennan
away team, Salford City
- Number 23, K. Berkoe
- Number 51, S. Da Costa
- Number 53, J. Hamman
- Number 54, J. Luamba
- Number 8, M. Lund
- Number 17, M. Smith
- Number 13, J. Wright
home team, Colchester United
Manager: Matthew Etherington
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Pitch Formation
1, Goodman, Goalkeeper
18, Egbo, Defender
15, Zach Mitchell, Defender
5, Hall, Defender
3, Iandolo, Defender
13, McGeehan, Defensive Midfielder
16, Read, Defensive Midfielder
42, Fevrier, Attacking Midfielder
10, Chilvers, Attacking Midfielder
7, Jay, Attacking Midfielder
25, Taylor, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, O. Goodman
- Number 3, E. Iandolo , substituted for A. Kazeem at 58 minutes
- Number 5, C. Hall , Captain, Yellow Card at 29 minutes, substituted for T. Dallison-Lisbon at 58 minutes
- Number 15, Z. Mitchell , Yellow Card at 74 minutes
- Number 18, M. Egbo
- Number 16, A. Read , Yellow Card at 17 minutes
- Number 13, C. McGeehan
- Number 7, M. Jay , substituted for C. Cooper at 71 minutes
- Number 10, N. Chilvers
- Number 42, J. Fevrier , substituted for W. Greenidge at 94 minutes
- Number 25, J. Taylor , Yellow Card at 31 minutes, substituted for J. Akinde at 71 minutes
Substitutes
- Number 24, J. Akinde , Yellow Card at 90 minutes plus 3
- Number 37, C. Cooper
- Number 6, T. Dallison-Lisbon
- Number 2, W. Greenidge
- Number 14, T. Hopper
- Number 29, S. Hornby
- Number 30, A. Kazeem
away team, Salford City
Manager: Neil Wood
Formation: 4 - 3 - 3
Pitch Formation
1, Cairns, Goalkeeper
2, Ingram, Defender
5, Mariappa, Defender
16, Tilt, Defender
3, John, Defender
47, Humbles, Midfielder
6, Watt, Midfielder
7, Watson, Midfielder
11, McLennan, Striker
30, N'Mai, Striker
18, McAleny, Striker
Starting lineup
- Number 1, A. Cairns , Captain
- Number 3, D. John
- Number 16, C. Tilt
- Number 5, A. Mariappa
- Number 2, E. Ingram , Yellow Card at 38 minutes
- Number 7, R. Watson
- Number 6, E. Watt
- Number 47, L. Humbles , substituted for M. Lund at 61 minutes
- Number 18, C. McAleny
- Number 30, K. N’Mai , substituted for M. Smith at 61 minutes
- Number 11, C. McLennan
Substitutes
- Number 23, K. Berkoe
- Number 51, S. Da Costa
- Number 53, J. Hamman
- Number 54, J. Luamba
- Number 8, M. Lund
- Number 17, M. Smith
- Number 13, J. Wright
- Referee:
- Will Finnie
- Assistant Referee 1:
- David Harrison
- Assistant Referee 2:
- Gareth Viccars
- Fourth Official:
- James Vallance
Match Officials
Season so far
League Two
Key, Colchester v Salford
League position, Colchester United 19th, Salford City 15thTotal points, Colchester United 17, Salford City 21
Goals scored
Colchester United 19Salford City 15Goals conceded
Colchester United 22Salford City 18Shots
Colchester United 151Salford City 120Shots on target
Colchester United 70Salford City 60Shots off target
Colchester United 81Salford City 60Blocked shots
Colchester United 50Salford City 72Passing accuracy %
Colchester United 73.32Salford City 68.84Points gained from a losing position
Colchester United 6Salford City 5Points dropped from a winning position
Colchester United 7Salford City 6Form guide
All competitions
Colchester United lose
v Wrexham
2
1
League Two
Salford City draw
v AFC Wimbledon
0
0
League Two
Colchester United lose
v Crawley Town
1
2
League Two
Salford City draw
v Stockport County
0
0
League Two
Colchester United lose
v West Ham United U21
0
4
EFL Trophy
Salford City lose
v Milton Keynes Dons
2
4
League Two
Colchester United lose
v Doncaster Rovers
3
1
League Two
Salford City lose
v Gillingham
3
1
League Two
Colchester United lose
v Barrow
1
4
League Two
Salford City draw
v Peterborough United
4
4
FA Cup
Previous meetings
All competitions
Colchester United and Salford CityColchester United Won 5Salford City Won 1Draw 2
Played
8
Previous scores
All competitions
League Two
Salford City 0 , Colchester United 1 on the 15th of April 2023
Salford City
Colchester United
15th of April 2023
Colchester United 1 , Salford City 1 on the 24th of January 2023
Colchester United
Salford City
24th of January 2023
Salford City 0 , Colchester United 3 on the 22nd of January 2022
Salford City
Colchester United
22nd of January 2022
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Match Facts
Colchester United have lost just one of their eight previous league matches against Salford City (W5 D2), a 2-0 defeat in October 2021.
After both losing and failing to score on their first two league trips to Colchester United, Salford are unbeaten in their last two such matches (W1 D1).
Colchester United winger Jayden Fevrier has progressed the ball upfield 2,896 metres with ball carries in League Two this season, the furthest of any non-defender. He has created 15 chances following a ball carry, with only Swindon’s Remeao Hutton creating more (29).
Salford City have drawn three of their last six league games goalless – before this, none of their previous 43 games had ended 0-0.