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Chesterfield vs Colchester: match report

Chesterfield hosted Colchester United at SMH Group Stadium on Tuesday 20 October 2026, in the EFL League Two (round 12). Paul Howard is the referee, averaging 3.5 yellow cards a game against a league average of 3.8.

Result and scorers

Chesterfield 1-1 Colchester. Goals: Dilan Kumar Markanday 29' for Chesterfield; Ben Perry 82' for Colchester. Attendance: 6,974.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 29' Goal: Dilan Kumar Markanday (Chesterfield)
  • 34' Yellow card: Lewis Gordon (Chesterfield)
  • 36' Yellow card: Bradley Ihionvien (Colchester)
  • 54' Yellow card: Alfie Pond (Chesterfield)
  • 58' Yellow card: Rob Hunt (Colchester)
  • 79' Yellow card: Ryan Stirk (Chesterfield)
  • 82' Goal: Ben Perry (Colchester)
Match stats (contains the result)
62.4%Possession37.6%
19Shots6
3Shots on target1
7Corners2
9Fouls15
3Offsides3
0Saves1
3Yellow cards2
0Red cards0

Line-ups

Chesterfield 4-2-3-1

Coach: Paul Cook

  1. 23 Ryan Boot GK
  2. 33 Remeao Hutton DEF
  3. 15 Alfie Pond DEF
  4. 6 Jack Simpson DEF
  5. 19 Lewis Gordon DEF
  6. 20 George McEachran MID
  7. 8 Ryan Stirk MID
  8. 24 Dilan Markanday FWD
  9. 18 Louie Marsh MID
  10. 37 Josh Koroma FWD
  11. 10 Lee Bonis FWD

Bench

  • 4 Tom Naylor MID
  • 11 Dylan Duffy FWD
  • 27 Kiano Dyer MID
  • 7 Liam Mandeville MID
  • 9 Fraser Bryden FWD
  • 26 Junior Eccleston DEF
  • 46 Tom Pearce DEF

Colchester 4-2-3-1

Coach: Danny Cowley

  1. 22 Thimothée Lo-Tutala GK
  2. 30 Kane Vincent-Young DEF
  3. 5 Jack Tucker DEF
  4. 24 Frankie Terry DEF
  5. 3 Ellis Iandolo DEF
  6. 26 Jay Williams MID
  7. 2 Rob Hunt DEF
  8. 12 Moses Sesay DEF
  9. 6 Paul Digby MID
  10. 17 Jaden Williams FWD
  11. 9 Bradley Ihionvien FWD

Bench

  • 44 Samuel Kuffour Jr. DEF
  • 27 Oscar Thorn FWD
  • 4 Ben Perry MID
  • 39 Kien Connolly FWD
  • 11 Leon Chiwome FWD
  • 20 Sean Raggett DEF
  • 47 Ronnie Harvey MID
Previous meetings
  • Tuesday 3 March 2026: Chesterfield 3-0 Colchester United
  • Saturday 4 October 2025: Colchester United 6-2 Chesterfield
  • Tuesday 4 March 2025: Colchester United 1-0 Chesterfield
  • Tuesday 22 October 2024: Chesterfield 1-1 Colchester United
  • Saturday 30 December 2017: Chesterfield 0-0 Colchester United