Colchester vs Reading U21: result 4-4 and analysis
EFL TrophyGroup Stage - 2Kick-off on August 29, 2017 at 06:30 PM (UTC)JobServe Community Stadium, Colchester, Essex
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What was the result of Colchester vs Reading U21?
Colchester and Reading U21 drew 4-4 on August 29, 2017.
Goalscorers
- 5′S. SzmodicsColchester
- 19′J. BarrettReading U21
- 42′B. HouseReading U21
- 87′E. McKeownColchester
Official lineup for Colchester vs Reading U21
The starting elevens fielded at kick-off.
Colchester
- 19M. Mandron
- 31Tariq Issa
- 10S. Szmodics
- 16S. Murray
- 32Diaz Wright
- 3L. Kinsella
- 7D. Wright
- 18T. Eastman
- 22K. Vincent-Young
- 35C. James
- 29Rene Gilmartin
Reading U21
- 39J. Barrett
- 55S. Smith
- 41R. East
- 45B. House
- 51T. Frost
- 58J. Holsgrove
- 37A. Andrésson
- 48Ramarni Medford-Smith
- 49G. Osho
- 57T. Holmes
- 43George Legg
What is the recent form of both teams?
Over their last 15 matches in all competitions, Colchester have 6 wins, 4 draws and 5 defeats; Reading U21 have 0, 0 and 0.
The competition is shown for every match: in pre-season, several of these games are friendlies.
| Date | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2017 | Forest Green(home) | 5-1 | League Two |
| Aug 19, 2017 | Luton(away) | 0-3 | League Two |
| Aug 12, 2017 | Stevenage(home) | 1-1 | League Two |
| Aug 9, 2017 | Aston Villa(home) | 1-2 | League Cup |
| Aug 5, 2017 | Accrington ST(away) | 1-3 | League Two |
Where do both teams sit in the table?
| # | Club | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colchester | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 9 |
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