Colchester United vs Luton Town, 2026-27 EFL Trophy, Group Stage

· Luton Town win 4-3 on penalties
Colchester United
  • 90': Bradley Ihionvien
FT - Penalties
1 - 1
Luton Town win 4-3 on penalties
Luton Town
  • 87': Devante Cole

About

Colchester United are hosting Luton Town at JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English EFL Trophy.

Match Commentary

  • 30': Emilio Lawrence (Luton Town) Substitution at 30'
  • 45': Mads Andersen (Luton Town) Substitution at 45'
  • 45': George Johnston (Luton Town) Substitution at 45'
  • 56': Ben Perry (Colchester United) Yellow Card at 56'
  • 61': Jack Tucker (Colchester United) Substitution at 61'
  • 61': Rob Hunt (Colchester United) Substitution at 61'
  • 61': Jaden Williams (Colchester United) Substitution at 61'
  • 68': Frankie Terry (Colchester United) Yellow Card at 68'
  • 70': Daniel Gore (Luton Town) Substitution at 70'
  • 71': Bradley Ihionvien (Colchester United) Substitution at 71'
  • 71': Kien Connolly (Colchester United) Substitution at 71'
  • 76': Kien Connolly (Colchester United) Yellow Card at 76'
  • 80': Ronnie Harvey (Colchester United) Yellow Card at 80'
  • 87': Devante Cole (Luton Town) Goal at 87'
  • 90': Bradley Ihionvien (Colchester United) Goal at 90'
  • 92': Bradley Ihionvien (Colchester United) Penalty - Scored at 92'
  • 93': Jordan Clark (Luton Town) Penalty - Scored at 93'
  • 94': Frankie Terry (Colchester United) Penalty - Missed at 94'
  • 95': Daniel Gore (Luton Town) Penalty - Missed at 95'
  • 96': Paul Digby (Colchester United) Penalty - Scored at 96'
  • 97': Devante Cole (Luton Town) Penalty - Scored at 97'
  • 98': Jaden Williams (Colchester United) Penalty - Scored at 98'
  • 98': Jake Richards (Luton Town) Penalty - Scored at 98'
  • 99': Kien Connolly (Colchester United) Penalty - Missed at 99'
  • 100': Mads Andersen (Luton Town) Penalty - Scored at 100'

Statistics

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8 Fouls 14
0 Yellow Cards 4
0 Red Cards 0
2 Offsides 3
6 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 4
53.1 Possession 46.9
9 SHOTS 10
5 ON GOAL 3
0.6 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
377 Accurate Passes 319
451 Passes 416
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.8
0 Accurate Crosses 0
0 Crosses 0
0.0 Cross % 0.0
0 Long Balls 0
0 Accurate Long Balls 0
0.0 Long Balls % 0.0
2 Blocked Shots 4
9 Effective Tackles 11
20 Tackles 19
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
0 Interceptions 0
0 Effective Clearances 0
30 Clearances 35

Game Information

Competition: English EFL Trophy

Venue: JobServe Community Stadium
Location: Colchester, England
Attendance: 2,549

EFL Trophy Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Peterborough United 2 +5 6
2 Luton Town 2 +6 5
3 Colchester United 2 -2 1
4 Ipswich Town U21 2 -9 0
Full Standings

Line-Ups

COL Colchester United (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
22 Thimothee Lo-Tutala (GK)
24 Frankie Terry Yellow Card
6 Paul Digby
3 Ellis Iandolo
44 Sam Kuffour
27 Oscar Thorn
4 Ben Perry Yellow Card
47 Ronnie Harvey Yellow Card
14 Kylian Kouassi
15 Beryly Lubula
12 Moses Sesay
Colchester United Substitutes:
Oscar Roberts, Kien Connolly, Jaden Williams, Jack Tucker, Rob Hunt, Leon Chiwome, Bradley Ihionvien.

LTN Luton Town (4-1-4-1)

No. Name
1 James Shea (GK)
3 Kal Naismith
2 Hakeem Odofin
8 Liam Walsh
22 Harry Fox
33 Harrison Ashby
7 Jake Richards
18 Jordan Clark
30 Gideon Kodua
17 Tudor Mendel-Idowu
44 Devante Cole
Luton Town Substitutes:
Daniel Gore, Mads Andersen, George Johnston, Emilio Lawrence, Jack Lorentzen-Jones, Dawid Gawel, Lucas Thomas.

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