Manchester United v Colchester result

Full-time · Manchester United 3–0 Colchester

League Cup · Wed, 18 Dec 2019 20:00 GMT · Old Trafford

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Manchester United · Colchester

Manchester United 3–0 Colchester — Manchester United won this League Cup match.

Next for Manchester United: Como v Manchester United, Wednesday 21 October — the preview. Next for Colchester: Chesterfield v Colchester, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Manchester United 3–0 Colchester · League Cup
Venue: Old Trafford · Manchester
Referee: David Coote, England
Recent form: Manchester United 3W 2D 0L · Colchester 2W 2D 1L

Manchester United 3–0 Colchester (League Cup): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

2.25 / 1.63

Goals

against 1.38 / 1.13 · 4 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

5.43 / 4.67

Corners

against 6.57 / 4 · 3 of the last 4 over 9.5

over 6 matches

7 / 4.67

Shots on target

against 4.14 / 2.83 · 4 of the last 4 over 8.5

over 6 matches

2 / 2

Cards

against 2.71 / 1.67 · 3 of the last 4 over 3.5

over 6 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 December 2019. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 15 December 2019. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Manchester United for / against	Line	Colchester for / against
Goals scored	2.25 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.63 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	5.43 for · 6.57 against n 7 Last 5	9.5standard	4.67 for · 4 against n 6 Last 5
Shots	16.71 for · 11.43 against n 7 Last 5	19.5standard	14.33 for · 10.83 against n 6 Last 5
Shots on target	7 for · 4.14 against n 7 Last 5	8.5standard	4.67 for · 2.83 against n 6 Last 5
Fouls committed	10 for · 11.71 against n 7 Last 5	21.5standard	12.33 for · 13 against n 6 Last 5
Cards shown	2 for · 2.71 against n 7 Last 5	3.5standard	2 for · 1.67 against n 6 Last 5

Manchester United

Manchester United — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
Jesse Lingard n 8	53.4	2.3 5/4	1.3 5/1	—
Andreas Pereira n 8	55	1.8 5/3	0.8 4/0	L. Norris
S. McTominay n 8	88	1.7 8/4	3.3 7/7	—
Fred n 8	86.6	1.3 6/4	1 5/2	—
B. Williams n 8	67.3	1.3 4/3	1.5 6/3	—

Manchester United — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
M. Rashford n 8	87	4.4 8/7	2.1 6/4
Jesse Lingard n 8	53.4	3.4 7/4	1.1 3/1
Andreas Pereira n 8	55	2.7 5/3	1.2 3/2
M. Greenwood n 8	50.1	2.7 6/2	2 6/2
A. Martial n 8	82.5	2.6 8/5	1.1 6/2

Manchester United — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
M. Greenwood n 8	50.1	1.1 4/1	0.2 1/0
M. Rashford n 8	87	0.8 5/1	0.1 1/0
Juan Mata n 8	64.1	0.2 1/0	0.4 1/1
A. Martial n 8	82.5	0.3 2/0	0.3 1/1
D. James n 8	88.3	0 0/0	0.4 3/0

Manchester United — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
A. Wan-Bissaka n 8	88.9	3.5 7/6
S. McTominay n 8	88	3.1 8/6
N. Matić n 8	71.6	1.9 6/4
B. Williams n 8	67.3	1.8 5/4
Andreas Pereira n 8	55	1.8 6/2

Manchester United — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
David de Gea n 8	90	3.1 6/5
Sergio Romero n 8	90.8	1.9 4/2

Colchester

Colchester — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
L. Norris n 8	67.5	2.8 7/4	2.8 6/5	Andreas Pereira
C. Harriott n 8	35.8	2.5 5/2	1.3 4/0	—
J. Brown n 7	27.1	2.4 2/1	1.4 3/0	—
L. Gambin n 8	15.3	2.2 2/1	0.7 1/0	—
F. Nouble n 8	89.8	2 6/6	1.8 6/4	—

Colchester — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
L. Gambin n 8	15.3	4.4 6/0	1.5 2/0
J. Brown n 7	27.1	3.3 5/2	0.9 2/0
L. Norris n 8	67.5	3.2 7/6	1.3 5/3
C. Senior n 8	72.8	2.8 7/4	1.1 3/2
K. Poku n 8	79.3	2.6 7/6	0.3 2/0

Colchester — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Gambin n 8	15.3	1.5 2/0	0 0/0
T. Robinson n 8	51.1	0.2 1/0	0.4 2/0
H. Pell n 5	71.4	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
C. Senior n 8	72.8	0.3 2/0	0.2 1/0
L. Norris n 8	67.5	0.5 3/0	0 0/0

Colchester — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
B. Comley n 8	90	3 8/7
T. Lapslie n 8	51	2.4 5/2
B. Stevenson n 8	67.8	2.2 5/3
R. Jackson n 8	86.9	1.9 7/4
C. Harriott n 8	35.8	1.6 4/1

Colchester — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 15 December 2019. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
D. Gerken n 8	90	1.9 4/2

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Match statistics & details

Full-time team statistics as recorded by the data provider; – = not recorded.
Manchester United		Colchester
73%	Possession	27%
26	Shots	5
6	Shots on target	2
10	Shots off target	3
10	Blocked shots	0
14	Shots inside the box	2
7	Corners	2
3	Offsides	1
7	Fouls	10
1	Yellow cards	3
0	Red cards	0
2	Saves	4
813	Passes	287
92%	Pass accuracy	77%

Manchester United player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
Sergio Romero	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.3
A. Young	90	0	0	0	0	3	3	Y	7.8
H. Maguire	90	0	0	2	1	1	6	0	8
Andreas Pereira	90	0	0	2	0	4	2	0	8.1
N. Matić	90	0	1	1	0	1	3	0	7.3
M. Greenwood	90	0	0	4	2	2	2	0	7.1
Juan Mata	90	0	0	3	0	2	0	0	7.2
A. Martial	90	1	0	4	1	1	0	0	7.3
A. Tuanzebe	65	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	7.3
L. Shaw	62	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7
M. Rashford	62	1	1	7	2	3	0	0	8.7
B. Williams sub	28	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	6.6
Jesse Lingard sub	28	0	0	1	0	1	3	0	6.9
James Garner sub	25	0	0	0	0	2	2	0	6.6

Colchester player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
D. Gerken	90	0	0	0	0	Y	6.4
R. Jackson	90	1	1	1	0	0	6.4
T. Eastman	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.7
L. Prosser	90	0	0	0	1	0	7.1
C. Bramall	90	1	0	1	0	0	6.2
T. Lapslie	90	0	0	1	4	0	7
F. Nouble	90	0	0	0	1	0	6.3
L. Norris	90	1	1	0	1	0	6.2
C. Harriott	77	2	0	0	3	Y	6.3
B. Comley	73	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
H. Pell	66	0	0	0	0	Y	6.1
B. Stevenson	24	0	0	0	4	0	6.8
L. Gambin	17	0	0	1	0	0	6.5
K. Poku	13	0	0	0	0	0	6.6

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Manchester United v Colchester — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Manchester UnitedDWWWD

Last 5: 3W 2D 0L · 2.2 scored / 1 conceded per game

ColchesterWLDWD

Last 5: 2W 2D 1L · 1.4 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Goals per game

Manchester United scored2.2

Colchester scored1.4

Manchester United conceded1

Colchester conceded1.4

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