Values are shown with team names exactly as supplied in the event statistics; the difference alone does not establish cause.
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Shots outsideboxSouthampton 8 · Colchester United 1 Scoring sequence2 scoring events · 72 to 90 Shots off GoalSouthampton 13 · Colchester United 3
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Colchester UnitedFinal · Aug 8, 2026 · JobServe Community Stadium England
Postgame analysis
The clearest statistical differences
Cyle Larin opened the supplied scoring feed; Romeo Akachukwu recorded its final scoring event.
Values are shown with team names exactly as supplied in the event statistics; the difference alone does not establish cause.
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Game statistics
5Shots on Goal5
13Shots off Goal3
23Total Shots12
5Blocked Shots4
15Shots insidebox11
8Shots outsidebox1
5Fouls14
5Corner Kicks1
0Offsides0
74Ball Possession26
0Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
5Goalkeeper Saves3
725Total passes247
653Passes accurate176
90Passes %71
0expected_goals0
0goals_prevented0
Timeline
Goal · SouthamptonRomeo Akachukwu Normal Goal
SouthamptonRomeo Akachukwu Normal Goalsubst · SouthamptonKuryu Matsuki Substitution 5
SouthamptonKuryu Matsuki Substitution 5subst · Colchester UnitedEllis Iandolo Substitution 5
subst · SouthamptonLewis Dobbin Substitution 4
SouthamptonLewis Dobbin Substitution 4subst · SouthamptonLéo Scienza Substitution 3
SouthamptonLéo Scienza Substitution 3subst · Colchester UnitedRob Hunt Substitution 4
Goal · SouthamptonCyle Larin Normal Goal
SouthamptonCyle Larin Normal Goalsubst · Colchester UnitedOscar Thorn Substitution 3
subst · Colchester UnitedBradley Ihionvien Substitution 2
subst · SouthamptonBen Brereton Díaz Substitution 2
SouthamptonBen Brereton Díaz Substitution 2subst · SouthamptonTom Fellows Substitution 1
SouthamptonTom Fellows Substitution 1subst · Colchester UnitedJack Tucker Substitution 1
Lineups
Southampton
Starting lineup
Colchester
Starting lineup
Final result
Southampton wins
2Final0
Southampton won by 2.
- Date
- Aug 8, 2026
- Venue
- JobServe Community Stadium
