| 2¹ | A clever pass from MANÉ was blasted goalbound by MENDY only for the 'keeper to claw away. |
| 3¹ | DI MARÍA's shot was well held by TRAPP. |
| 6¹ | HØJLUND rushed through the Aston Villa defence but shot straight at the Aston Villa 'keeper. |
| 8¹ | HØJLUND given a yellow card for a bad foul. |
| 9¹ | A free-kick from DI MARÍA went wide. |
| 13¹ | A looping shot from MANÉ was pushed round the post by the Colchester United 'keeper. |
| 18¹ | A fine piece of skill was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper. |
| 20¹ | DI MARÍA shot wide. |
| 29¹ | PELLEGRINI waltzed round CRESSWELL and rattled a weak shot over the bar. |
| 32¹ | A mix up in the Aston Villa defence enabled CRESSWELL to crack the ball wide. |
| 38¹ | The Colchester United 'keeper was able to palm clear a poor shot from DI MARÍA. |
| 44¹ | GOAL!! The Aston Villa 'keeper got into a muddle with a backpass from BADIASHILE and CRESSWELL managed to scramble the ball home. (1-0 Colchester United)| 4² | CRESSWELL headed over. | | 5² | A header from CRESSWELL was booted off the line by BOEY. | | 16² | BEN YEDDER's shot was well saved by the 'keeper. | | 21² | The referee books ZANIOLO for a cynical challenge. | | 23² | CRESSWELL rasped the ball through a ruck of players but the 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his left. | | 30² | A tame strike from HØJLUND rolled agonisingly wide. | | 33² | A poor foul gets BADIASHILE a yellow card. | | 35² | A header by HØJLUND at the far post was easily collected by the 'keeper. | | 44² | MENDY snapped at an easy chance. | | 47² | A corner found PELLEGRINI who turned an effort over the bar. | |