Cheltenham Town vs Colchester United

2 May 2026 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee Tom Reeves

Full time 1 – 4

Half-time: 0–3

George Miller 55’

Samson Tovide 3’
Arthur Read 23’
Harry Anderson 31’
Finley Barbrook 90’

Match summary

Colchester United won comfortably, 4-1 away at Cheltenham Town. Colchester United led 3-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Samson Tovide put Colchester United ahead in the 3rd minute, Arthur Read made it 0-2 in the 23rd minute, and Harry Anderson made it 0-3 in the 31st minute. In the second half, George Miller pulled one back to make it 1-3 with a header in the 55th minute and Finley Barbrook made it 1-4 in the 90th minute.

Shots finished 15-11 to Cheltenham Town, with 4 on target for Cheltenham Town and 7 for Colchester United.

Match stats

52% Possession 48%

16 Shots 11

4 Shots on target 8

9 Corners 1

410 Passes 394

83.2% Pass accuracy 76.9%

17 Tackles 12

11 Fouls 8

1 Yellow cards 1

1 Offsides 2

Key events

Cheltenham Town Colchester United

Kick-off

3’

Samson TovideLeft foot shot

0-1

Luke YoungFoul

5’

23’

Arthur ReadLeft foot shot

0-2

31’

Harry AndersonLeft foot shot

0-3

George MillerShot on target

34’

George MillerShot on target

36’

Half-time0-3

47’

Jack PayneShot on target

Second half underway

George MillerHeader

1-3

55’

Mo FaalGeorge Miller

62’

Josh MartinJake Bickerstaff

62’

Ryan BroomJordan Thomas

63’

67’

Finley BarbrookTeddy Bishop

67’

Owura EdwardsKyreece Lisbie

James WilsonShot on target

69’

Arkell Jude-BoydGeorge Nurse

73’

74’

Owura EdwardsFoul

76’

Romeo AkachukwuJack Payne

76’

Jaden WilliamsSamson Tovide

Harry AshfieldLuke Young

86’

87’

Arthur ReadShot on target

88’

Finley BarbrookShot on target

90’

Finley BarbrookRight foot shot

1-4

90’

Arthur ReadShot on target

90+3’

Max JolliffeArthur Read

Full-time1-4

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Colchester United attacking Cheltenham Town attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Cheltenham Town 4-1-4-1 Starting XI

Colchester United 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Joe Day	90′	4	4	26	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Jonathan Tomkinson	90′	4	2	–	11	5	43	2	–	–	–
Sam Sherring	90′	–	–	–	3	2	60	1	–	–	–
James Wilson	90′	2	1	–	7	5	59	1	–	–	–
George Nurse Taken off	73′	2	1	–	3	–	40	2	–	–	–
Arkell Jude-Boyd Came on as a substitute	17′	1	–	–	3	–	9	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Ben Stevenson	90′	–	–	41	–	–	3	–	5	–	–	–
Jordan Thomas Taken off	63′	–	–	16	–	–	2	2	5	1	–	–
Luke Young Taken off	86′	–	1	31	5	–	–	–	1	1	–
Isaac Hutchinson	90′	–	–	31	1	–	–	1	–	–	–	–
Ryan Broom Came on as a substitute	27′	–	–	17	1	–	1	–	2	–	–	–
Harry Ashfield Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	7	–	–	1	2	2	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Jake Bickerstaff Taken off	62′	–	–	1	–	–	–	1	2	1	11	–
George Miller Taken off	62′	1	–	4	3	–	–	1	5	2	7	–
Josh Martin Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	3	–	8	–
Mo Faal Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	1	–	–	–	–	3	1	4	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Matt Macey	90′	3	1	27	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Rob Hunt	90′	2	–	2	5	1	39	1	–	–	–
Samuel Kuffour	90′	1	2	1	4	1	50	1	–	–	–
Jack Tucker	90′	–	–	1	6	6	40	–	–	–	–
Frankie Terry	90′	–	1	–	–	–	45	1	–	1	–

Midfielders8 players


Arthur Read Taken off	89′	1	–	51	2	–	2	–	3	1	1	–
Teddy Bishop Taken off	67′	–	1	41	2	–	2	1	5	1	2	–
Kyreece Lisbie Taken off	67′	–	1	8	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Jack Payne Taken off	76′	–	–	22	–	–	1	1	1	1	–	–
Harry Anderson	90′	1	–	36	–	–	2	1	9	1	1	–
Finley Barbrook Came on as a substitute	23′	1	–	10	1	–	–	–	1	–	1	–
Owura Edwards Came on as a substitute	23′	–	–	5	1	–	–	–	–	1	–
Romeo Akachukwu Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	7	–	–	2	1	4	–	2	–

Forwards2 players


Samson Tovide Taken off	76′	1	–	1	1	–	–	–	1	1	10	–
Jaden Williams Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	1	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Cheltenham Town win 30% Avg odds 3.08

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.51

Colchester United win 44% Avg odds 2.13

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Cheltenham Town W W W L L

Colchester United W W W L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Colchester United 2-0 Cheltenham Town, 29 Nov 25 Next meeting: Colchester United 1-1 Cheltenham Town, 19 Sep 26 All Cheltenham Town vs Colchester United meetings

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