Date:23 Nov 2010
Kick-off:19:45
Venue:The Weston Homes Community Stadium

Alexander (25) MacDonald (89)

Goal!

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The match has reached full-time.

93mins Charlie MacDonald is penalised for handball and concedes a free kick. Ben Williams takes the free kick.

92mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Brian Wilson on Craig Woodman. Sam Saunders restarts play with the free kick.

90mins Gary Alexander leaves the field to be replaced by Robbie Simpson.

89mins Charlie MacDonald finds the back of the net with a goal from close range to the bottom left corner of the goal. Colchester 0-2 Brentford.Assist by Michael Spillane.

84mins Anthony Wordsworth is brought on as a substitute for Ian Henderson.

83mins Craig Woodman is given a yellow card.

79mins Myles Weston leaves the field to be replaced by Michael Spillane. Karleigh Osborne challenges Liam Henderson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Direct strike on goal from the free kick comes in from Paul Reid, blocked by Leon Legge.

79mins Michael Spillane replaces Myles Weston. Karleigh Osborne challenges Liam Henderson unfairly and gives away a free kick. Paul Reid produces a strike on goal direct from the free kick, Leon Legge gets a block in.

78mins Liam Henderson takes a shot. Richard Lee makes a comfortable save.

76mins Unfair challenge on Karleigh Osborne by David Mooney results in a free kick. Richard Lee restarts play with the free kick.

76mins Sam Saunders takes a shot. Save made by Ben Williams.

71mins Corner taken right-footed by Sam Saunders from the right by-line, Header from close in by Leon Legge misses to the left of the target.

70mins The official flags David Mooney offside. Free kick taken by Richard Lee.

70mins The referee gives a free kick against Gary Alexander for handball. Pat Baldwin restarts play with the free kick.

69mins Myles Weston gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Brian Wilson. Ben Williams restarts play with the free kick.

66mins Unfair challenge on Sam Saunders by Paul Reid results in a free kick. Craig Woodman takes the direct free kick.

65mins The official flags Ian Henderson offside. Free kick taken by Richard Lee.

64mins Myles Weston is brought on as a substitute for Toumani Diagouraga. The offside flag is raised against Liam Henderson. Richard Lee takes the indirect free kick.

63mins Corner taken right-footed by Sam Saunders from the left by-line to the near post, clearance made by Brian Wilson.

61mins Liam Henderson replaces Kayode Odejayi.

61mins David Perkins has an effort at goal from just outside the penalty box which goes wide of the left-hand post.

60mins Corner taken right-footed by Ian Henderson from the left by-line, Karleigh Osborne makes a clearance.

59mins Ian Henderson produces a cross, Karleigh Osborne manages to make a clearance.

58mins Ian Henderson decides to take a short corner.

58mins David Mooney takes a shot. Leon Legge gets a block in.

57mins Ashley Vincent takes a shot from inside the box clearing the bar.

57mins Ashley Vincent produces a right-footed shot from just outside the area that goes harmlessly over the target.

55mins Corner from right by-line taken by Brian Wilson.

53mins The ball is swung over by Sam Saunders, Headed effort from deep inside the area by Marcus Bean misses to the left of the goal.

52mins Brian Wilson produces a drilled right-footed shot from 20 yards. Richard Lee makes a fantastic save.

50mins Gary Alexander gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Andy Bond. Brian Wilson takes the free kick.

50mins Foul by Gary Alexander on Andy Bond, free kick awarded. Direct free kick taken by Pat Baldwin.

48mins The assistant referee flags for offside against Kayode Odejayi. Richard Lee takes the indirect free kick.

The referee starts the second half.

The players leave the pitch at half time.

43mins Shot from deep inside the area by Ashley Vincent clears the bar.

41mins Inswinging corner taken by Ian Henderson.

39mins Ian Henderson takes a short corner.

38mins Kayode Odejayi takes a shot. Save made by Richard Lee.

38mins Ashley Vincent takes a shot. Blocked by Stephen Wright.

37mins Ashley Vincent takes a shot. Marcus Bean gets a block in.

36mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Charlie MacDonald by Pat Baldwin. Sam Saunders produces a cross, Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Gary Alexander goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

35mins The referee blows for offside. Richard Lee takes the indirect free kick.

34mins Stephen Wright gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Ashley Vincent. Direct free kick taken by Ben Williams.

33mins Kayode Odejayi takes a shot. Richard Lee makes a comfortable save.

29mins Sam Saunders takes a shot. Ben Williams makes a comfortable save.

29mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Kevin O'Connor by Kayode Odejayi. Richard Lee takes the free kick.

28mins Foul by Gary Alexander on Brian Wilson, free kick awarded. Ben Williams restarts play with the free kick.

27mins David Mooney is caught offside. Indirect free kick taken by Richard Lee.

25mins Gary Alexander finds the net with a goal from close in low into the middle of the goal. Colchester 0-1 Brentford.Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Sam Saunders from the left by-line, assist on the goal came from Marcus Bean.

24mins Karleigh Osborne fouled by Ashley Vincent, the ref awards a free kick. Richard Lee takes the direct free kick.

23mins Gary Alexander gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on Paul Reid. Direct free kick taken by Ben Williams.

22mins Marc Tierney delivers the ball, clearance by Karleigh Osborne.

21mins The assistant referee signals for offside against Charlie MacDonald. Ben Williams takes the indirect free kick.

20mins The referee blows for offside against Marcus Bean. Ben Williams takes the free kick.

19mins A cross is delivered by Sam Saunders, comfortable save by Ben Williams.

18mins David Perkins takes a shot. Blocked by Karleigh Osborne.

15mins Foul by Karleigh Osborne on David Mooney, free kick awarded. Andy Bond takes the direct free kick.

14mins Gary Alexander takes a shot. Save made by Ben Williams.

13mins Pat Baldwin concedes a free kick for a foul on Charlie MacDonald. Craig Woodman takes the direct free kick.

13mins Sam Saunders takes a shot. Save made by Ben Williams.

12mins Ian Henderson concedes a free kick for a foul on Stephen Wright. Direct free kick taken by Richard Lee.

5mins Centre by Marc Tierney, save made by Richard Lee.

4mins A cross is delivered by Craig Woodman.

4mins David Perkins concedes a free kick for a foul on Marcus Bean. Craig Woodman restarts play with the free kick.

3mins Marc Tierney takes a shot. Leon Legge gets a block in.

3mins Marc Tierney produces a drilled right-footed shot from 25 yards. Leon Legge gets a block in.

The referee gets the match started.

Match Preview

No Izzet for Colchester Colchester will be without captain Kem Izzet when they host Brentford. The combative midfielder collected his fifth booking of the season against Hartlepool on Saturday and serves a one-match ban. Anthony Wordsworth is likely to start on the left wing with Andy Bond taking Izzet's central role. Striker David Mooney missed out at the weekend after picking up a calf injury in training and will be checked over. Ian Henderson started in Mooney's place and could start again after hitting the late winner from the penalty spot. On-loan Bristol City defender Tommy Williams is fit after a groin injury and should be involved but Steven Gillespie (thigh), Simon Hackney (back), John-Joe O'Toole and Morten Knudsen (both knee) are still missing. Brentford hope to welcome Stephen Wright, Myles Weston and Sam Wood back into the squad for the trip. Wright suffered a knee injury against Aldershot in the FA Cup last week which ruled him out of Saturday's win at Plymouth but he is set to return at right-back. Wingers Weston and Wood also missed out at the weekend after both pulled up in training on Friday with leg injuries but they too are expected to be available. Midfielder Kevin O'Connor had to come off towards the end at Home Park but was only suffering with cramp. Striker Carl Cort is the only long-term absentee as he continues his recovery from a torn Achilles.

Formation:442Manager: John Ward

Colchester

Formation: 442Manager: Andrew Scott

Brentford

Ben Williams
Brian Wilson
Paul Reid
Pat Baldwin
Marc Tierney
David Mooney
Andy Bond
David Perkins
Ashley Vincent
Ian Henderson
Kayode Odejayi
SUBS
Mark Cousins
Lee Beevers
Anthony Wordsworth
John White
Lloyd James
Liam Henderson
Matt Heath

Home

Away

Richard Lee
Stephen Wright
Leon Legge
Karleigh Osborne
Craig Woodman
Marcus Bean
Kevin O'Connor
Toumani Diagouraga
Sam Saunders
Charlie MacDonald
Gary Alexander
SUBS
Ben Hamer
Pim Balkestein
Nicky Forster
Myles Weston
Michael Spillane
David Hunt
Robbie Simpson

Match Report

Bees buzzing on the road Brentford secured their fourth successive league away win after sealing a battling 2-0 success at promotion-chasing Colchester. Brentford enjoyed the better of the first half and Colchester keeper Ben Williams parried Gary Alexander's header in the opening 15 minutes. However, Williams could do little to prevent Alexander from giving the Bees a 27th-minute lead. The former Millwall man swept home his sixth goal of the season from close range after Marcus Bean had flicked on Sam Saunders' corner. Brentford keeper Richard Lee denied Kayode Odejayi and Ashley Vincent sliced over just before the break but the visitors deserved their half-time lead. Bean might have doubled the Bees' advantage eight minutes after the break when he glanced Saunders' cross wide from close range. But Charlie MacDonald converted substitute Michael Spillane's low cross in the closing stages to seal Brentford's win.

Form Guide

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Last Meetings

Colchester 3 - 3 Brentford 23/03/2010 Brentford 1 - 0 Colchester 01/12/2009 Colchester 1 - 1 Brentford 01/04/2006 Brentford 0 - 2 Colchester 31/12/2005 Colchester 0 - 1 Brentford 05/03/2005 Brentford 1 - 0 Colchester 18/12/2004

Top Scorers

Colchester A Bond 5 K Odejayi 3 D Mooney 3 A Wordsworth 3 I Henderson 2 M Okuonghae 2 A Vincent 2 M Heath 1 B Wilson 1 T Williams 1 Brentford G Alexander 4 C MacDonald 4 M Bean 2 K O'Connor 1 C Woodman 1 R Simpson 1 M Weston 1 T Diagouraga 1 S Wood 1 L Legge 1

Goals

Colchester Total goals 46 Goals per game 25 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 4 (For) 2 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 1 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 3 (For) 3 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 2 (For) 1 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 1 (For) 1 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 3 (For) 2 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 4 (For) 6 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Brentford Total goals 40 Goals per game 19 4 (For) Period 0-10 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 2 (For) 3 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 2 (For) 2 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 1 (For) 4 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 5 (For) 3 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 1 (For) 3 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 1 (For) Period 81-90 mins