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Both teams start with six players, which started on the opening day of the season, for City - Adam Drury, Michael Nelson and Gary Doherty in defence and going forward, Wes Hoolahan, Chris Martin and Grant Holt. For Colchester United - goalkeeper Ben Williams, defenders Magnus Okuonghae, Marc Tierney, midfielder David Fox and strikers Clive Platt and Kevin Lisbie.The City supporters have the stand behind one of the goals to themselves, the stand to which the City players are currently warming up. If they stay the same ends to start the match, then City will be kicking towards their fans second half, just like at Southend United and Wycombe Wanderers.Manager Paul Lambert names an unchanged starting line-up from the win over Exeter City last weekend. Onto the bench steps new signing Zak Whitbread, who was ineligible for that match and Stephen Hughes returning from injury:CITY: Forster, Drury, Nelson, R.Martin, Holt (c), Doherty, Hoolahan, C.Martin, Lappin, Russell, Smith. Subs: Rudd (GK), Gill, Hughes, McNamee, McDonald, Whitbread, Johnson.Colchester: Williams, Okuonghae, White, Tierney, Fox, Izzet, Batth, Ifil, Platt, Lisbie, Wordsworth. Subs: Cousins (GK), Baldwin, Hackney, Odejayi, Gillespie, Heath, Henderson.

Posted By: ChengdeCanary, Jan 16, 14:40:23