Football
Walsall vs Colchester United. Sky Bet League Two.
3:00pm, Saturday 2nd September 2023.
Banks's StadiumAttendance: Attendance5,058.
Match ends, Walsall 1, Colchester United 0.
Second Half ends, Walsall 1, Colchester United 0.
Attempt missed. Fiacre Kelleher (Colchester United) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Noah Chilvers with a cross following a corner.
Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Owen Evans.
Attempt saved. Connor Hall (Colchester United) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Arthur Read with a cross.
Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Donervon Daniels.
Attempt blocked. Samson Tovide (Colchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Noah Chilvers.
Attempt saved. Douglas James-Taylor (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Isaac Hutchinson.
Attempt blocked. Freddie Draper (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Ryan Stirk with a headed pass.
Offside, Colchester United. Noah Chilvers tries a through ball, but Bradley Ihionvien is caught offside.
Mauro Bandeira (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Foul by Taylor Allen (Walsall).
Liam Gordon (Walsall) is shown the yellow card.
Ryan Stirk (Walsall) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Noah Chilvers (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Ryan Stirk (Walsall).
Attempt saved. Douglas James-Taylor (Walsall) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner.
Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Connor Hall.
Substitution, Walsall. David Okagbue replaces Priestley Farquharson because of an injury.
Attempt saved. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Liam Gordon.
Al-Amin Kazeem (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Joe Riley (Walsall).
Foul by Oisin McEntee (Walsall).
Attempt missed. Bradley Ihionvien (Colchester United) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Noah Chilvers with a cross following a corner.
Freddie Draper (Walsall) is shown the yellow card.
Fiacre Kelleher (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Freddie Draper (Walsall).
Attempt missed. Noah Chilvers (Colchester United) right footed shot from a difficult angle and long range on the left is too high following a set piece situation.
Attempt saved. Connor Hall (Colchester United) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Noah Chilvers with a cross.
Samson Tovide (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Al-Amin Kazeem (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Douglas James-Taylor (Walsall).
Owen Evans (Walsall) is shown the yellow card.
Attempt missed. Arthur Read (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right from a direct free kick.
Arthur Read (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Attempt blocked. Noah Chilvers (Colchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Al-Amin Kazeem with a cross.
Substitution, Colchester United. Al-Amin Kazeem replaces Jayden Fevrier.
Substitution, Colchester United. Mauro Bandeira replaces William Greenidge.
Owen Goodman (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Priestley Farquharson (Walsall).
Attempt blocked. Freddie Draper (Walsall) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Allen with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Oisin McEntee (Walsall) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Taylor Allen with a cross.
Substitution, Walsall. Joe Riley replaces Tom Knowles.
Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Jayden Fevrier.
Jayden Fevrier (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by Tom Knowles (Walsall).
Substitution, Walsall. Douglas James-Taylor replaces Jamille Matt.
Goal! Walsall 1, Colchester United 0. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) right footed shot from outside the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Ryan Stirk.
Jayden Fevrier (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Colchester United. Bradley Ihionvien replaces Joseph Taylor.
Foul by Joseph Taylor (Colchester United).
Tom Knowles (Walsall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Foul by William Greenidge (Colchester United).
Freddie Draper (Walsall) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Offside, Walsall. Tom Knowles tries a through ball, but Jamille Matt is caught offside.
Joseph Taylor (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
Taylor Allen (Walsall) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Corner, Walsall. Conceded by William Greenidge.
Attempt missed. Jamille Matt (Walsall) right footed shot from the left side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Liam Gordon with a cross.
Attempt missed. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Priestley Farquharson.
Attempt blocked. Samson Tovide (Colchester United) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Mandela Egbo.
Priestley Farquharson (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Second Half begins Walsall 0, Colchester United 0.
First Half ends, Walsall 0, Colchester United 0.
Foul by Fiacre Kelleher (Colchester United).
Oisin McEntee (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Corner, Colchester United. Conceded by Liam Gordon.
Offside, Colchester United. Fiacre Kelleher tries a through ball, but Samson Tovide is caught offside.
Priestley Farquharson (Walsall) is shown the yellow card.
Samson Tovide (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Hand ball by Samson Tovide (Colchester United).
Hand ball by Noah Chilvers (Colchester United).
William Greenidge (Colchester United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Substitution, Colchester United. Matt Jay replaces Alex Newby.
Foul by Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall).
Noah Chilvers (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.
Attempt saved. Tom Knowles (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
Attempt saved. Noah Chilvers (Colchester United) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Alex Newby.
Corner, Walsall. Conceded by Arthur Read.
Noah Chilvers (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt missed. Freddie Draper (Walsall) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Oisin McEntee with a headed pass.
Foul by Connor Hall (Colchester United).
Jamille Matt (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Attempt missed. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Liam Gordon.
Donervon Daniels (Walsall) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
Foul by Samson Tovide (Colchester United).
Attempt blocked. Freddie Draper (Walsall) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Gordon.
Attempt saved. Jamille Matt (Walsall) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Taylor Allen.
Alex Newby (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Attempt saved. Isaac Hutchinson (Walsall) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Knowles with a cross.
Attempt blocked. Ryan Stirk (Walsall) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
First Half begins.
Lineups are announced and players are warming up.