Preview: Town – Col U

By Aston
January 19 2007

STB brings you team news, manager previews, betting odds and officials ahead of Towns game against Colchester tomorrow (KO 3:00pm).

Town are without Jason De Vos who has broke a bone in his foot and Owen Garvan who suffered a cut foot against Sunderland last week. Sylvain Legwinski has recovered from a dead leg and should play, new signing George O’Callaghan is expected to start on the bench.  

 

Town Squad: Barron, Brittain, Bruce, Casement, Clarke, Harding, Haynes, Lee, Legwinski, Naylor, O'Callaghan, Peters, Price, Richards, Roberts, Supple, Williams, Wilnis, Wright.

 

Town manager Jim Magilton: “They have amazed everyone, everyone that is apart from themselves, they have managed to keep together a stable team with little changes to their line-up every week and that has provided a real foundation for them this year.

 

“George took over the reins at Layer Road from Phil Parkinson in the summer and has made it a very smooth transition. He can be rightly proud of his achievements this season.”

 

Town will be missing Owen Garvan, who is sidelined with a foot injury while Jason De Vos is ruled out for around six weeks.

 

Colchester could be with out striker who has a hamstring injury but Colchester have an otherwise fully fit squad.

 

Colchester Squad: Davison, Gerken, Baldwin, Halford, Brown, White, Elokobi, Richards, Barker, Watson, McLeod, Duguid, Izzet, Jackson, Guy, Iwelumo, Cureton, Garcia, Ephraim.

 

Colchester manager Geraint Williams: no pre-match thoughts currently available.

 

Betting Odds (found using Sportsnetwork Odds Checker):

Town: 6/5

Draw: 9/4

Colchester: 11/4

 

Officials:

Referee: G Laws

Assistants: J D A Hopkins and G J Lewis

Fourth Official: R Beevor

 

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