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Colchester United 2-0 Milton Keynes Dons

Colchester ensured their play-off chase will go down to the final day of the season after beating automatic promotion hopefuls MK Dons 2-0.

Sammie Szmodics gave Colchester the lead after 95 seconds, drilling in a low shot from the edge of the area after the Dons had only partially cleared Sam Saunders' corner.

Frank Nouble missed two decent chances for the hosts while David Wheeler's shot rattled the crossbar just before the half hour for the Dons.

Colchester almost doubled their lead just before the break when Courtney Senior capitalised on Dean Lewington's mistake and raced towards goal, only to see his low shot kept out by Lee Nicholls.

And the hosts doubled their lead in the 48th minute through defender Frankie Kent, who slotted confidently past Nicholls from just inside the area after Nouble and Szmodics had done well to set up the chance.

Nicholls foiled Senior when through on goal, while at the other end Chuks Aneke rattled a post for MK Dons as impressive Colchester recorded a notable win.

Match report supplied by the Press Association.

Line-ups

Colchester

Formation 4-2-3-1

  • 29Ross
  • 2Jackson
  • 18Eastman
  • 6KentBooked at 41mins
  • 11Dickenson
  • 36Saunders
  • 4Lapslie
  • 7Senior Substituted forStevensonat 78'minutes
  • 10Szmodics
  • 39Eisa Substituted forMandronat 72'minutes
  • 45Nouble Substituted forNorrisat 90'minutesBooked at 90mins

Substitutes

  • 9Norris
  • 16Wright
  • 19Mandron
  • 24Stevenson
  • 32Vose
  • 35Kensdale
  • 44Clampin

MK Dons

Formation 4-3-3

  • 1Nicholls
  • 25Brittain Substituted forWilliamsat 58'minutes
  • 16Martin
  • 24Houghton
  • 3Lewington
  • 18McGrandles
  • 6Cissé
  • 33Harley Substituted forAnekeat 45'minutes
  • 21Wheeler Substituted forWalkerat 67'minutesBooked at 87mins
  • 14AgardBooked at 34mins
  • 11Hesketh

Substitutes

  • 2Williams
  • 4Walsh
  • 7Watson
  • 10Aneke
  • 20D'Ath
  • 22Moore
  • 34Walker
Referee:
Antony Coggins
Attendance:
5,000

Match Stats

Home TeamColchesterAway TeamMK Dons
Possession
Home51%
Away49%
Shots
Home12
Away9
Shots on Target
Home7
Away1
Corners
Home7
Away6
Fouls
Home13
Away13

Live Text

  1. Post update

    Match ends, Colchester United 2, MK Dons 0.

  2. Full Time

    Second Half ends, Colchester United 2, MK Dons 0.

  3. Post update

    Corner, MK Dons. Conceded by Frankie Kent.

  4. Post update

    Attempt missed. Chuks Aneke (MK Dons) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.

  5. Post update

    Corner, MK Dons. Conceded by Mikael Mandron.

  6. Booking

    Luke Norris (Colchester United) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  7. Post update

    Foul by Luke Norris (Colchester United).

  8. Post update

    (MK Dons) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  9. Post update

    Attempt saved. Luke Norris (Colchester United) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

  10. Substitution

    Substitution, Colchester United. Luke Norris replaces Frank Nouble.

  11. Post update

    Attempt blocked. Mikael Mandron (Colchester United) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

  12. Post update

    Attempt saved. Ben Stevenson (Colchester United) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.

  13. Booking

    Stephen Walker (MK Dons) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

  14. Post update

    Sammie Szmodics (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  15. Post update

    Foul by Stephen Walker (MK Dons).

  16. Post update

    Brennan Dickenson (Colchester United) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  17. Post update

    Foul by Kieran Agard (MK Dons).

  18. Post update

    Foul by Brennan Dickenson (Colchester United).

  19. Post update

    Jake Hesketh (MK Dons) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  20. Post update

    Corner, MK Dons. Conceded by Frank Nouble.

As It Stood

Team P W D L F A GD Pts
1 Lincoln City 45 23 16 6 73 40 33 85
2 Bury 44 22 11 11 80 54 26 77
3 Mansfield 45 20 16 9 69 40 29 76
4 MK Dons 45 22 10 13 70 49 21 76
5 Forest Green 45 20 13 12 68 47 21 73
6 Tranmere 44 20 12 12 61 46 15 72
7 Exeter 45 19 12 14 60 49 11 69
8 Colchester 45 19 10 16 62 53 9 67
9 Carlisle 45 20 7 18 67 62 5 67
10 Stevenage 45 19 10 16 57 55 2 67
11 Newport 44 19 10 15 56 58 -2 67
12 Crewe 45 19 8 18 60 57 3 65
13 Oldham 44 16 14 14 65 53 12 62
14 Swindon 45 15 16 14 56 55 1 61
15 Northampton 45 13 19 13 59 61 -2 58
16 Cheltenham 45 15 12 18 57 66 -9 57
17 Grimsby 45 15 8 22 43 56 -13 53
18 Morecambe 45 14 11 20 53 69 -16 53
19 Crawley 45 14 8 23 48 67 -19 50
20 Port Vale 45 12 12 21 38 54 -16 48
21 Cambridge 45 12 10 23 39 65 -26 46
22 Macclesfield 45 10 13 22 47 73 -26 43
23 Notts County 45 9 14 22 47 81 -34 41
24 Yeovil 45 9 12 24 41 66 -25 39
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