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Southampton beat Colchester United
Southampton 2 – 0 Colchester United
FT · Sat, Aug 8

Match Details

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Commentary

  • ·Match ends, Colchester United 0, Southampton 2.
  • 90'+6'Second Half ends, Colchester United 0, Southampton 2.
  • 90'+5'Attempt blocked. Ryan Manning (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Archer.
  • 90'+5'Attempt blocked. Cameron Archer (Southampton) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Cameron Bragg.
  • 90'+4'Foul by Cyle Larin (Southampton).
  • 90'+4'Jack Payne (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 90'+2'Goal! Colchester United 0, Southampton 2. Romeo Akachukwu (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Finn Azaz with a through ball.
  • 90'+1'Cameron Bragg (Southampton) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1'Foul by Sean Raggett (Colchester United).
  • 90'Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'Foul by James Bree (Southampton).
  • 90'Jake Leake (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.

Line Score

12T
SOU 02 2
COL 00 0

Match Leaders

Southampton
Colchester United

Key Events

90'+2'Goal! Colchester United 0, Southampton 2. Romeo Akachukwu (Southampton) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Finn Azaz with a through ball.
86'Substitution, Southampton. Romeo Akachukwu replaces Kuryu Matsuki because of an injury.
78'Substitution, Colchester United. Jake Leake replaces Ellis Iandolo.
75'Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Archer replaces Léo Scienza.
75'Substitution, Southampton. Finn Azaz replaces Lewis Dobbin.
74'Substitution, Colchester United. Paul Digby replaces Rob Hunt.
72'Goal! Colchester United 0, Southampton 1. Cyle Larin (Southampton) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Ryan Manning with a cross.
68'Substitution, Colchester United. Leon Chiwome replaces Bradley Ihionvien.
68'Substitution, Colchester United. Milton Oni replaces Oscar Thorn.
62'Substitution, Southampton. Cameron Bragg replaces Tom Fellows.
62'Substitution, Southampton. Cyle Larin replaces Ben Brereton.
45'Substitution, Colchester United. Sam Kuffour replaces Jack Tucker.

Team Stats

SouthamptonColchester United
General
74.2 Possession % 25.8
25 Shots 11
5 On Target 4
0 Offsides 0
5 Corners 1
5 Fouls 14
Passing & Defense
657 Passes Completed 177
11 Crosses Won 4
4 Tackles Won 12
5 Interceptions 12
20 Clearances 28
Discipline
0 Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
4 Saves 3

Recent Form

Colchester United W W L L W
Southampton L D W D W

Starting Lineups

Colchester United5-4-1
22 Lo-Tutala
30 Vincent-Young 5 Tucker 20 Raggett 24 Terry 3 Iandolo
27 Thorn 2 Hunt 10 Payne 7 Anderson
9 Ihionvien
22 Brereton Díaz
7 Scienza 11 Dobbin 18 Fellows
27 Matsuki 4 Downes
3 Manning A 5 Stephens 6 Harwood-Bellis 14 Bree
1 Peretz
Southampton4-2-3-1
Full lineups and substitutes

Colchester United

  1. TL #22 Thimothee Lo-TutalaG
  2. SR #20 Sean RaggettCD
  3. FT #24 Frankie TerryCD-L
  4. JT #5 Jack TuckerCD-R
  5. EI #3 Ellis IandoloLB
  6. KV #30 Kane Vincent-YoungRB
  7. JP #10 Jack PayneCM-L
  8. RH #2 Rob HuntCM-R
  9. HA #7 Harry AndersonLM
  10. OT #27 Oscar ThornRM
  11. BI #9 Bradley IhionvienF
Substitutes · 5 used

Southampton

  1. DP #1 Daniel PeretzG
  2. JS #5 Jack StephensCD-L
  3. TH #6 Taylor Harwood-BellisCD-R
  4. RM #3 Ryan ManningLB
  5. JB #14 James BreeRB
  6. LD #11 Lewis DobbinAM
  7. KM #27 Kuryu MatsukiLM
  8. FD #4 Flynn DownesRM
  9. BB #22 Ben Brereton DíazF
  10. LS #7 Léo ScienzaAM-L
  11. TF #18 Tom FellowsAM-R
Substitutes · 5 used

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