Match reports

The U's made it 4 unbeaten in the league and in doing so have gone into the playoff places after beating Crawley Town 3-1. The U's looked to counter with pace and flair through Mayor, Brophy and Lavery. The windy conditions made it difficult to play long to Kouassi. The U's created chances and played very well. The U's got their deserved goal from a great corner causing pinball 6 yards in front of the goal line which Lavery prodded home to open the scoring. Jubilation at the

The U's looked to take all 3 points to make it 2 wins in 2 from the league campaign. A win against Fleetwood at home saw the U's take all 3 points in a very important game. Harris' men then defended brilliantly and did themselves proud on Tuesday with an unfortunate 1-0 loss to Fulham in the capital. As for Tranmere, without a win in 90 minutes since 23rd August but summer signing Ironside has scored since making the move from Doncaster. Kachunga starts for the U's and Cambri

The U's are on fine form with 4 points and 2 great performance's in their last 2 games. A draw to high flying Grimsby courtesy of a last minute equaliser and a comeback against Fleetwood has given Harris added confidence ahead of Tuesday's carabao cup fixture. As for Fulham, they've started the season extremely well with only 1 loss to London rivals Chelsea. Both sides will make changes to the starting 11 from Saturday's victories. Predicted lineup The U's will likely include

A much needed win was needed from Harris' men after a tough draw in their last outing. Kouassi was introduced to the starting 11 following Appere's 3-4 week hamstring injury. The first half was fairly even. Neither side carving out clear chances but the U's were slightly better with the ball and had some good attacking moves through Kaikai and Kouassi. Ball was booked extremely harshly after a 50/50 clash by the halfway line. The U's had 12 shots with 53% possession but watch

The U's are next at home this Saturday with a 12:30 kick off against Fleetwood Town. The U's have showed signs of quality throughout the opening 6 weeks of the season but have struggled to stay consistent. 3 points have been dropped through our own doing which has frustrated Harris. Most recently against Grimsby, which led to Harris allegedly striking a Grimsby Town player and throwing a water bottle at another. Harris doesn't hide his emotions to the media, fans or players w

The U's travelled up north to face upbeat Grimsby Town. The home side have won 2 of their last 4 games including beating Manchester United on penalties and MK D*ns 3-2 last weekend. Morrison was introduced into the starting 11 alongside Mayor and Gibbons. Kachunga was dropped from the squad and Knight found his way to the bench. A defensive approach was adopted by the U's which was working a treat in the opening half an hour. Appere was subbed off however, due to a hamstring

The U's returned to Bristol aiming to make it 6 points in 1 week. All stats going into the game leaned to the U's. Rovers were without a win this season and to make it even better for the U's, they haven't scored at home all season. Harris' men were coming off a 2-1 win in Essex which gave belief to the travelling Amber Army. The start was lackluster, sloppy and poor. They couldn't keep the ball in the attacking third, lumped it long to nobody and couldn't keep the ball. It t

The battle of the U's saw a sold out away end and a rather empty home show from the Essex unfaithful. A much needed win was needed for Harris' side and his men started superbly. Only 72 seconds into the game it took all 100 Colchester fans to appeal Watts' knee back to Eastwood. In the opening minutes Brophy missed a big chance after he found space and time at the back post. His shot was trickled into the keeper who tipped it side for a corner. However, the U's momentum was h

The U's have gained 4 points from the opening 3 games. A great home win on the opening day was cancelled out by a poor Swindon performance and a game of 2 halves on Saturday which resulted in a disappointing 1-1 draw against Harrogate Town. So far the U's are keeping the lion's share of possession in each of their games, with an average of 57.6%. However the U's are only having 4.1 shots of target on average and will need to improve in order to make the possession count. Havi

A game of 2 halves and the U's threw away a lead once again. A 1-1 draw was a very harsh for the U's after playing extremely well in the first half. The biggest negative from the first half was that the U's hadn't scored more. They could have easily been 2 or 3 goals head come the half time whistle but wasn't. As Morrison was in an ambulance on the way to hospital, the U's saw themselves with their hands on their heads after conceding from Harrogate's first shot on target. Ho

The U's were on the road once again. An away fixture in Round One in the Carabao Cup against fellow relegated side Bristol Rovers. A game with little importance but a win was needed to bounce back from Saturday's 3-2 loss to Swindon. A handful of changes for Harris as well as a formation change with a 3/5 at the back in effect. A solid display in the first half saw the beautiful Scottish no.9 slot past the keeper with his left foot. Nicknamed the Labrador by some has now got

Despite scoring twice the U's conceded 3 goals including 2 in the space of 4 minutes midway through the first half. It wasn't all doom and gloom as Brophy put the U's 1-0 up inside 5 minutes courtesy of a good cross from Kaikai which was poorly dealt with a fell to the fan favourite to hammer home. A fantastic goal and a great start to the game set the U's up for a second win of the season. However, it wasn't meant to be as on the half an hour mark Morrison gave the ball away

What a start to the season for HMS piss the league. A confident display from the U's saw them take the lead through new no.9 Appere before seeing out the game and claiming a brilliant win in front of 6,600 fans at the Abbey. From minute one the tactic was clear, long balls into the channels from Watts towards Appere and either keep the ball wide or win a throw in to build an attack. For the majority of the game we defended well but we still made a few poor mistakes which were

We have now officially finished pre season and with that have we learnt anything about how Harris intends to play this season? The short answer is, thankfully, yes. However, the long answer does seem rather complicated. Fitness levels Most the players seem fit, sharp and ready however players such as Lavery have picked up injuries. Ben Knight was also limping and even refused to stand on his left foot whilst in the car park of the Abbey following the final pre season game of

Pre season has officially started with a 3-1 win against Cambridge City. With 22 players playing in amber today what have we learnt? Dom Ball Dom Ball is going to be vital for us. Wearing the number 4 and having the captain's armband says a lot about the character of Dom. Signing a player and weeks later giving them the captains armband speaks volumes of his leadership and quality that he has been given and earnt over his illustrious career. He looked up for the friendly and

A week after relegation was confirmed for the U's and a record amount of points were confirmed for the blues both sides entered week 46 of the League One campaign with nothing to play for. One side who have spent as much as many Premier League sides battling to a side who haven't been able to train at their training ground this year. Harris brought in Lavery into the starting 11 to the excitment of all 6700 U's fans around the ground. The opening 2 minutes saw 2 chances for K

The U's went into gameweek 45 knowing only a win could see them with a slither of a chance to survive in League One. Bristol Rovers lost their 12:30 kick off against Reading 2-0 to the joy of all U's fans across the country. The job was simple, beat Burton Albion and fight for another day. However, football isn't played on paper or a league table but rather on grass. The 1st half had little chances at either end but after loanee Josh Stokes was subbed off due to a lower back

The U's entered this game knowing a defeat and a win for Burton Albion or Bristol Rovers would see the yellows relegated into League Two. Harris started with a 4-2-3-1 with a loan striker aiming to threaten in behind the Terriers back line. A fairly unentertaining first half saw the home side have 38% possesion yet having a 0.35 xg from their 4 shots that landed off target a poor 64% pass accuracy didn't make the U's first half stats look good and with Bristol Rovers leading

A quiet, tentative opening 25 minutes of the game saw the U's focus their play in the air. Harris aimed to get wingbacks Brophy and Bennet as far forward as possible. This allowed Watts and Gibbons to occupy deeper wide spaces to launch crosses into the box towards Loft. Stevenson dropped deeper to support Morrison at the back. Digby adopted a box to box role, helping support Loft in the air whilst also being able to keep possession in midfield. Gibbons defended really well a

The U's made 2 changes to their lineup following the 1-1 draw against Northampton. Wrexham headed in the evening fixture without making a change from their Saturday win. It was the U's who threatened first with Stokes having low powered shot easily saved by the Wrexham keeper. The U's momentum was swiftly halted after a George Dobson long shot beat Bishop in between the sticks. A shot that wasn't blocked and just evaded Watts was perfectly curled into the far corner as it tri