Match report

Colchester Defeats Crawley Town 3-1 in League Cup

Crawley Town
Crawley Town
1–3
FT
Colchester
Colchester
Oct 29, 2019

Colchester Town demonstrated resilience to overcome Crawley Town, triumphing 3-1 in the League Cup match held at the Crown Oil Arena. Despite falling behind early through David Bulman's goal, Colchester equalized and then surged ahead with an own goal and a late goal from Leon Gambin.

Key Facts

  • • David Bulman (Crawley Town) scored the opening goal in the 20th minute
  • • Lewis Norris (Colchester) equalized for Colchester in the 22nd minute
  • • Nathan Luyambula (Colchester) scored an own goal in the 53rd minute
  • • Leon Gambin (Colchester) sealed the win with a goal in the 79th minute

Lineups

Crawley Town

Formation: 4-4-1-1

Starting XI

  • 35 N. Luyambula (G)
  • 19 J. Tunnicliffe (D)
  • 6 T. Dallison (D)
  • 18 D. Sesay (D)
  • 21 D. Bulman (M)
  • 3 J. Doherty (D)
  • 12 N. Ferguson (M)
  • 16 M. Enigbokan-Bloomfield (F)
  • 7 R. Grego-Cox (F)
  • 30 B. Lubala (M)
  • 17 T. Allarakhia (M)

Substitutes

  • 9 O. Palmer
  • 2 L. Young
  • 10 A. Nadesan
  • 20 J. Sendles-White
  • 15 A. Nathaniel-George
  • 28 Panutche Camará
  • 1 G. Morris

Colchester

Formation: 4-2-3-1

Starting XI

  • 1 D. Gerken (G)
  • 5 L. Prosser (D)
  • 2 R. Jackson (D)
  • 18 T. Eastman (D)
  • 3 C. Bramall (D)
  • 7 C. Senior (M)
  • 14 B. Comley (M)
  • 24 B. Stevenson (M)
  • 49 K. Poku (M)
  • 45 F. Nouble (M)
  • 9 L. Norris (F)

Substitutes

  • 15 C. Harriott
  • 26 L. Gambin
  • 4 T. Lapslie
  • 6 O. Sowunmi
  • 21 R. Clampin
  • 10 J. Brown
  • 29 E. Ross

Timeline

  1. Crawley Town
    20' Crawley Town Goal · Normal Goal
    D. Bulman · Assist: T. Allarakhia
  2. Colchester
    22' Colchester Goal · Normal Goal
    L. Norris · Assist: F. Nouble
  3. Colchester
    36' Colchester Card · Yellow Card
    F. Nouble
  4. Crawley Town
    52' Crawley Town Card · Yellow Card
    T. Dallison
  5. Colchester
    53' Colchester Goal · Own Goal
    N. Luyambula
  6. Crawley Town
    54' Crawley Town subst · Substitution 1
    Off: M. Enigbokan-Bloomfield · On: O. Palmer
  7. Colchester
    61' Colchester subst · Substitution 1
    Off: L. Norris · On: C. Harriott
  8. Crawley Town
    67' Crawley Town subst · Substitution 2
    Off: D. Sesay · On: Lewis Young
  9. Colchester
    74' Colchester subst · Substitution 2
    Off: K. Poku · On: L. Gambin
  10. Colchester
    79' Colchester Goal · Normal Goal
    L. Gambin · Assist: C. Harriott
  11. Crawley Town
    82' Crawley Town subst · Substitution 3
    Off: T. Allarakhia · On: A. Nadesan
  12. Colchester
    83' Colchester subst · Substitution 3
    Off: C. Senior · On: T. Lapslie

Match Stats

Stat Crawley Town Colchester
Fouls 17 9
Pass Accuracy 62% 70%
Offsides 1 0
Red Cards — —
Total Shots 10 13
Corners 5 5
Total Passes 331 402
Yellow Cards 1 1
Blocked Shots 7 3
Shots on Target 2 6
Shots off Target 1 4
Possession 45% 55%
Accurate Passes 205 281
Shots Inside Box 3 6
Saves 4 1
Shots Outside Box 7 7

Key Match Notes

  • ▸ Colchester equalized within two minutes of Crawley Town scoring, which shifted the momentum in their favor
  • ▸ The own goal by Nathan Luyambula in the 53rd minute provided Colchester with the lead and control over the match