Cambridge United 1:1 Colchester: League Two Match Result

League Two

Cambridge United LWDWDW

1:1

Finished

Kick-off was 17 Feb, 19:45 UTC

Colchester WLLDDL

Venue: Abbey Stadium City: Cambridge

In the League Two game on 17 February 2026, Cambridge United beat Colchester 1:1. Match numbers: shots on target 2:3, corners 5:3.

Key numbers

Possession, % 44 – 56.00

Shots on target 2 – 3

Shots off target 6 – 1

Attacks 15 – 19

⚽ 3' K. Watts — Goal 🟨 22' T. Bishop — Yellow card ⚽ 30' J. Payne — Goal 🟨 43' B. Purrington — Yellow card ⇄ 63' O. Edwards — Substitution ⇄ 71' T. Bishop — Substitution ⇄ 71' S. Tovide — Substitution ⇄ 72' J. Brophy — Substitution ⇄ 72' L. Appere — Substitution ⇄ 72' B. Purrington — Substitution 🟨 84' J. Gibbons — Yellow card 🟨 90+5' A. Read — Yellow card

Match events

3' 1:0 Cambridge United Goal K. Watts assist: B. Knight
22' 1:0 Colchester Yellow card T. Bishop
30' 1:1 Colchester Goal J. Payne
43' 1:1 Cambridge United Yellow card B. Purrington
63' 1:1 Colchester Substitution O. Edwards off: R. Akachukwu
71' 1:1 Colchester Substitution T. Bishop off: F. Barbrook
71' 1:1 Colchester Substitution S. Tovide off: W. Goodwin
72' 1:1 Cambridge United Substitution J. Brophy off: K. Smith
72' 1:1 Cambridge United Substitution L. Appere off: S. Lavery
72' 1:1 Cambridge United Substitution B. Purrington off: L. Bennett
84' 1:1 Cambridge United Yellow card J. Gibbons
90+5' 1:1 Colchester Yellow card A. Read

Statistics

44 Possession, % 56.00

2 Shots on target 3

6 Shots off target 1

15 Attacks 19

5 Corners 3

9 Fouls 11

6 Free kicks 5

2 Offsides 2

2 Yellow cards 2

0 Red cards 0

1 Goal kicks 10

30 Throw-ins 25

All statistics

6 Blocked shots 5

125 Failed passes 136

2 Goalkeeper saves 1

0.14 Shot accuracy 0.33

4 Shots from outside the box 3

10 Shots inside the box 6

358 Total passes 483

Line-ups

Cambridge United

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Jake Eastwood	1
3	Ben Purrington	3
6	Kelland John William James Watts	6
23	Mamadou Jobe	23
26	James Gibbons	26
7	James Brophy	7
11	Sulaiman Borbor Kaikai	11
14	Benjamin Leo Knight	14
17	Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu	17
21	Shane Daniel McLoughlin	21
9	Louis George Appéré	9

Substitutes
#	Player	number
25	Ben Hughes	25
2	Liam Bennett	2
28	Sean Aidan Raggett	28
8	Korey Alexander Sheridan Smith	8
19	Shayne Francis Lavery	19
24	Elliott Nevitt	24

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Colchester

Starting XI
#	Player	number
1	Matthew Ryan Macey	1
2	Robert Donald Hunt	2
5	Jack Robert Tucker	5
24	Harvey Araujo	24
30	Kane Vincent-Young	30
8	Edward James Bishop	8
10	Jack Payne	10
14	Kyreece Joshua Lisbie	14
16	Arthur James Read	16
21	Owura Nsiah Edwards	21
9	Samson Tovide	9