Colchester ease past promotion rivals Plymouth

Posted Sunday, February 09, 2020 by PA

Colchester roared back to winning ways with a stunning 3-0 victory against Sky Bet League Two promotion rivals Plymouth.

The Essex side had seen their proud 16-match unbeaten run unceremoniously halted at Cambridge last Saturday.

However, they responded in the fine style with three goals in a dynamic, free-flowing first-half performance.

Ben Stevenson and Theo Robinson, with a brace, did the damage and they also hit the woodwork through Brandon Comley and Callum Harriott.

Stevenson swept them into an early lead after a neat cut-back from Harriott.

Robinson doubled their advantage on the half-hour mark, gleefully nodding home from close range after a cross by Frank Nouble.

Six minutes later, it was 3-0. Harry Pell nicked the ball off a defender and Robinson found himself in on goal before confidently slotting past goalkeeper Alex Palmer.

Colchester nearly added to their lead during a breathless first half against opposition that had won five of their previous six games and started the day in the automatic promotion places.

Comley saw a rising, driven shot clip the top of the Pilgrims’ bar, while Harriott worked space for himself on the right but watched his low shot pushed onto the right-hand post by Palmer.