Colchester 0-2 Southampton — EFL Cup, 8 Aug 2026
Southampton beat Colchester 2-0 in the EFL Cup Round of 128 on 8 August 2026 at Colchester Community Stadium, Colchester. Cyle Larin, Romeo Akachukwu got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below.
· kickoff·Colchester Community Stadium · Colchester·Match Finished
Match timeline
- Half-time0-0
- 46'Jack Tuckerout: S. Kuffour
- 62'
- 62'out: C. Bragg
- 68'out: Milton Oni
- 68'Bradley Ihionvienout: Leon Chiwome
- 0-172'assist: Ryan Manning
- 73'
- 75'
- 75'
- 78'Ellis Iandoloout: Jake Leake
- 86'
- 0-290'assist: Finn Azaz
- Full-time0-2
Player ratings
8.9
Top rated
Colchester
- 7.3Jack PayneM
- 7.2Bradley IhionvienF
- 7.0Harry AndersonM
- 6.9Robert HuntM
- 6.9Jack TuckerD
- 6.7Ellis IandoloD
- 6.6Thimothée Lo-TutalaG
- 6.5Jake LeakeD
- 6.5Oscar ThornM
- 6.5Leon ChiwomeF
- 6.3Paul DigbyM
- 6.3Frankie TerryD
- 6.3Milton OniM
- 6.2Kane Vincent-YoungD
- 6.0Sean RaggettD
- 5.9Samuel KuffourD
Southampton
- 8.9Daniel PeretzG
- 8.3Ryan ManningD
- 8.0Taylor Harwood-BellisD
- 7.9Romeo AkachukwuM
- 7.5Jack StephensD
- 7.3James BreeD
- 7.3Kuryu MatsukiM
- 7.2Cameron BraggM
- 6.9Cyle LarinF
- 6.7Flynn DownesM
- 6.7Cameron ArcherF
- 6.6Finn AzazM
- 6.5Lewis DobbinM
- 6.5Tom FellowsM
- 6.5Benjamin BreretonF
- 6.2Leo ScienzaM
Line-ups
Southampton4-2-3-1
Colchester5-4-1
Substitutes
ColchesterDanny Cowley
Substitutes
- 6Paul Digby73'M6.3
- 1Tom SmithG
- 21Jake Leake78'D6.5
- 11Leon Chiwome68'F6.5
- 42Milton Oni68'M6.3
- 47Ronnie HarveyM
- 44S. Kuffour46'D5.9
- 34K. LisbieM
- 39K. Connolly
SouthamptonTonda Eckert
Substitutes
- 9Cyle Larin72'62'F6.9
- 15Nathan Wood-GordonD
- 25George LongG
- 19Cameron Archer75'F6.7
- 34WelingtonD
- 10Finn Azaz75'M6.6
- 24Shea CharlesM
- 26C. Bragg62'M7.2
- 29Romeo Akachukwu90'86'M7.9
Team statistics
26%Possession74%
12Total shots23
5Shots on target5
3Shots off target13
4Blocked shots5
1Corners5
14Fouls5
3Goalkeeper saves5
247Total passes725
176Accurate passes653
71%Pass accuracy90%
Colchester
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Payne | 96 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7.3 |
| Bradley Ihionvien | 68 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7.2 |
| Harry Anderson | 96 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.0 |
| Robert Hunt | 74 | – | – | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Jack Tucker | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Ellis Iandolo | 78 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Thimothée Lo-Tutala | 96 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Jake Leake | 18 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Oscar Thorn | 68 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Leon Chiwome | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Paul Digby | 22 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Frankie Terry | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Milton Oni | 28 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 6.3 |
| Kane Vincent-Young | 96 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Sean Raggett | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Samuel Kuffour | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
Southampton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Peretz | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8.9 |
| Ryan Manning | 96 | – | 1 | – | 6 | – | 3 | 8.3 |
| Taylor Harwood-Bellis | 96 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 8.0 |
| Romeo Akachukwu | 10 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 7.9 |
| Jack Stephens | 96 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| James Bree | 96 | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | 7.3 |
| Kuryu Matsuki | 86 | – | – | 3 | 1 | – | 2 | 7.3 |
| Cameron Bragg | 34 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7.2 |
| Cyle Larin | 34 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Flynn Downes | 96 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Cameron Archer | 21 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Finn Azaz | 21 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Lewis Dobbin | 75 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Tom Fellows | 62 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Benjamin Brereton | 62 | – | – | 2 | – | – | 1 | 6.5 |
| Leo Scienza | 75 | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 6.2 |
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