Colchester United vs Wrexham

6 April 2024 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee T Reeves

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–0

  • John Akinde 54’
  • Paul Mullin 62’
  • Max Cleworth 85’

Match summary

Wrexham came from behind to win 2-1 away at Colchester United, with a late winner. It was goalless at half-time.

John Akinde put Colchester United ahead in the 54th minute, Paul Mullin equalised with a header in the 62nd minute, and Max Cleworth won it with a header in the 85th minute.

Shots finished 14-12 to Colchester United, with 2 on target for Colchester United and 2 for Wrexham.

Match stats

Colchester United Wrexham
14 Shots 12
2 Shots on Target 2
3 Corners 7
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Colchester United Wrexham
Kick-off
Half-time0-0
John Akinde1-0 (Colchester United)
54’
62’
Paul Mullin1-1 (Wrexham)
85’
Max Cleworth1-2 (Wrexham)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Wrexham
  • George Evans

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Wrexham attacking Colchester United attacking 
10’ Alistair Smith (Colchester United), open play, off target 12’ Andy Cannon (Wrexham), from a corner, off target 14’ John Akinde (Colchester United), from a corner, off target 15’ Paul Mullin (Wrexham), open play, off target 16’ Connor Hall (Colchester United), open play, off target 16’ Alistair Smith (Colchester United), set piece, blocked 31’ John Akinde (Colchester United), from a corner, off target 35’ Alistair Smith (Colchester United), open play, off target 39’ Cameron McGeehan (Colchester United), open play, saved 41’ Paul Mullin (Wrexham), open play, off target 41’ Ellis Iandolo (Colchester United), open play, blocked 50’ Eoghan O'Connell (Wrexham), set piece, off target 49’ Tom Hopper (Colchester United), open play, blocked 49’ John Akinde (Colchester United), open play, blocked 54’ John Akinde (Colchester United), open play, goal 59’ Cameron McGeehan (Colchester United), open play, blocked 60’ Paul Mullin (Wrexham), open play, off target 62’ Paul Mullin (Wrexham), open play, goal 63’ Andy Cannon (Wrexham), open play, off target 76’ Andy Cannon (Wrexham), set piece, off target 83’ Tom Dallison (Colchester United), set piece, off target 85’ Max Cleworth (Wrexham), set piece, goal 87’ Ollie Palmer (Wrexham), from a corner, blocked 88’ Thomas O'Connor (Wrexham), direct free kick, blocked 90+2’ Andy Cannon (Wrexham), open play, off target 90+4’ Harry Anderson (Colchester United), open play, off target 10’ Alistair Smith (Colchester United), open play, off target 12’ Andy Cannon (Wrexham), from a corner, off target 14’ John Akinde (Colchester United), from a corner, off target 15’ Paul Mullin (Wrexham), open play, off target 16’ Connor Hall (Colchester United), open play, off target 16’ Alistair Smith (Colchester United), set piece, blocked 31’ John Akinde (Colchester United), from a corner, off target 35’ Alistair Smith (Colchester United), open play, off target 39’ Cameron McGeehan (Colchester United), open play, saved 41’ Paul Mullin (Wrexham), open play, off target 41’ Ellis Iandolo (Colchester United), open play, blocked 50’ Eoghan O'Connell (Wrexham), set piece, off target 49’ Tom Hopper (Colchester United), open play, blocked 49’ John Akinde (Colchester United), open play, blocked 54’ John Akinde (Colchester United), open play, goal 59’ Cameron McGeehan (Colchester United), open play, blocked 60’ Paul Mullin (Wrexham), open play, off target 62’ Paul Mullin (Wrexham), open play, goal 63’ Andy Cannon (Wrexham), open play, off target 76’ Andy Cannon (Wrexham), set piece, off target 83’ Tom Dallison (Colchester United), set piece, off target 85’ Max Cleworth (Wrexham), set piece, goal 87’ Ollie Palmer (Wrexham), from a corner, blocked 88’ Thomas O'Connor (Wrexham), direct free kick, blocked 90+2’ Andy Cannon (Wrexham), open play, off target 90+4’ Harry Anderson (Colchester United), open play, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
90′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Tom Dallison Taken off
89′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – – –
Alistair Smith Taken off
80′ – – 3 – – – –
90′ – – – – – – –
Ellis Iandolo Taken off
67′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 2 – – – –
John Akinde Taken off
67′ 1 – 4 – – – –
Tom Hopper Taken off
89′ – – 1 – – – –
Jayden Fevrier Came on as a substitute
23′ – – – – – – –
Samson Tovide Came on as a substitute
23′ – – – – – – –
Noah Chilvers Came on as a substitute
10′ – – – – – – –
Matt Jay Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – – –
Bradley Ihionvien Came on as a substitute
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

Colchester United win 29% Avg odds 3.21
Draw 27% Avg odds 3.50
Wrexham win 44% Avg odds 2.15

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.