Colchester 2-1 Oldham
Saturday 22 August 2026 17:58, UK
Lewis Temple's late own goal handed Colchester a 2-1 victory over 10-man Oldham.
The deadlock was broken by Keenan Appiah-Forson's debut goal for the visitors. He was given enough space, 25 yards from goal, to strike a delightful effort into the top-right corner.
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However, seconds before the break, Oldham were reduced to 10 men when Gus Scott-Morriss was penalised for a challenge on Ellis Iandolo.
At the beginning of the second half, Mathew Hudson was busy in the visitors' goal. Sean Raggett won a free header, from a corner, which Hudson parried away. Then the Oldham stopper did well to palm away another Raggett header, this time from a more central position.
Harry Anderson pulled the hosts level on the hour mark. Oscar Thorn was active on the right wing, and his delivery was pounced upon by Anderson, who could not miss from a few yards out.
But Hudson, with a quarter of an hour left, was seemingly the hero again. His stretched legs kept out Jack Payne's penalty, after Jaden Williams was brought down in the box.
Colchester continued to probe until Temple's deflection trickled into the back of the net, in the fourth minute of added time, handing them all three points.
