25/07/2026
Colne United 4–0 Chatburn
Colne United continued their impressive pre-season preparations with another outstanding performance, comfortably seeing off Chatburn 4–0 in a dominant display.
With their first-choice goalkeeper ruled out before kick-off, Colne were forced into a late reshuffle, calling on veteran Marcus Duxbury to don the gloves. His afternoon got off to a dramatic start when he conceded a second-minute penalty after a clumsy challenge, but he redeemed himself in style by producing a superb save to keep the scores level. That moment seemed to spark Colne into life, and from then on they completely controlled the first half.
The football on display was excellent, with Colne pressing aggressively from the front while showing real composure playing out from the back. Their dominance was rewarded when Tyler Carroll’s dangerous cross-cum-shot caught everyone out and flew into the top corner to open the scoring.
Andrew Frost then celebrated just his fourth goal in 22 seasons, arriving at the back post to turn home from close range following a corner, much to the delight of his teammates. Carroll doubled his tally before the break, reacting quickest after hesitation in the Chatburn defence to give Colne a commanding 3–0 lead.
The second half followed a similar pattern, with Colne controlling possession and limiting the visitors to very little. Carroll completed a deserved hat-trick from the penalty spot after excellent work down the left by Tom Webb and Brandon Monk created the opportunity.
It was another fantastic all-round team performance from Colne, who have looked stronger with every pre-season outing. Confidence is clearly growing throughout the squad, and the only question now is whether they can carry this outstanding form into the new campaign.
There is now a two-week break before Colne return to action when they welcome Prairie for their second visit of pre-season.
