Crewe Alexandra vs Colchester United

31 January 2026 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee Elliot Bell

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

Calum Agius 68’

Match summary

Crewe Alexandra won 1-0 at home to Colchester United. It was goalless at half-time.

Calum Agius put Crewe Alexandra ahead in the 68th minute.

Shots finished 18-3 to Colchester United, with 2 on target for Crewe Alexandra and 3 for Colchester United.

Match stats

38% Possession 62%

3 Shots 20

2 Shots on target 3

2 Corners 7

336 Passes 552

71.4% Pass accuracy 82.4%

32 Tackles 9

8 Fouls 12

1 Yellow cards 3

2 Offsides 2

Key events

Crewe Alexandra Colchester United

Kick-off

Half-time0-0

Second half underway

49’

Dominic GapeFoul

Adrien ThibautJosh March

56’

Owen LuntJack Powell

57’

62’

Samson TovideWill Goodwin

Luca MooreMax Sanders

65’

Calum AgiusLeft foot shot

1-0

68’

71’

Jaden WilliamsDominic Gape

74’

Fin BackFoul

Adrien ThibautShot on target

74’

Conor ThomasTommi O'Reilly

76’

78’

Rob HuntShot on target

81’

John-Kymani GordonRob Hunt

Calum AgiusTime wasting

87’

90+1’

Jack TuckerShot on target

90+4’

Jack TuckerShot on target

90+5’

Jack PayneOff the ball foul

Full-time1-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Colchester United attacking Crewe Alexandra attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Crewe Alexandra 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Colchester United 4-2-3-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Ian Lawlor	90′	3	0	28	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Lewis Billington	90′	3	–	–	3	–	40	–	–	–	–
Alfie Pond	90′	2	1	2	3	1	46	1	–	–	–
Mickey Demetriou	90′	4	2	1	5	1	42	–	–	–	–
Reece Hutchinson	90′	3	–	–	6	1	30	–	–	–	–

Midfielders8 players


Jack Powell Taken off	57′	–	–	25	–	–	1	–	2	1	–	–
Max Sanders Taken off	65′	–	–	29	–	–	6	1	8	1	–	–
Tommi O'Reilly Taken off	76′	–	–	21	–	–	4	–	6	1	1	–
Matúš Holíček	90′	–	–	17	–	–	3	1	5	1	1	–
Calum Agius	90′	1	–	21	1	–	–	–	2	2	2
Owen Lunt Came on as a substitute	33′	–	–	16	–	–	4	–	7	–	2	–
Luca Moore Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	6	–	–	1	–	1	1	–	–
Conor Thomas Came on as a substitute	14′	–	–	4	–	–	1	–	2	–	1	–

Forwards2 players


Josh March Taken off	56′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	1	5	–
Adrien Thibaut Came on as a substitute	34′	–	1	1	1	–	–	1	3	1	6	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Matt Macey	90′	1	1	30	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Fin Back	90′	3	3	–	7	3	51	–	–	–
Jack Tucker	90′	–	–	–	6	5	87	–	–	–	–
Harvey Araujo	90′	2	1	–	6	4	96	–	–	–	–
Rob Hunt Taken off	81′	1	1	–	3	–	47	1	–	–	–
John-Kymani Gordon Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	–	3	1	7	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Finley Barbrook	90′	–	–	58	–	–	1	1	3	4	1	–
Dominic Gape Taken off	71′	–	–	28	1	–	–	–	1	2	–
Kyreece Lisbie	90′	–	–	20	3	–	1	1	4	–	2	–
Jack Payne	90′	–	–	65	5	–	–	–	3	1	2
Owura Edwards	90′	–	–	39	2	–	1	1	3	1	–	–

Forwards3 players


Will Goodwin Taken off	62′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	4	–	15	–
Samson Tovide Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	1	–	5	–
Jaden Williams Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–

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

Crewe Alexandra win 36% Avg odds 2.58

Draw 28% Avg odds 3.28

Colchester United win 36% Avg odds 2.60

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

Form going into the game

Crewe Alexandra W D W L D

Colchester United D W W W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Colchester United 1-1 Crewe Alexandra, 06 Sep 25 Next meeting: Colchester United 1-1 Crewe Alexandra, 12 Sep 26 All Crewe Alexandra vs Colchester United meetings

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