Preston travel to Colchester for the midweek championship game. The game takes place at Layer Road on the 30th January, Preston`s last game in January which has been a good month for them. At the weekend Preston beat Palace in the FA cup to reach the fifth round, where they will play Man City. Colchester had a rest after being beaten in the third round.
Preston are currently 3rd in the table, joint 2nd, whilst Colchester sit 9th, being the highest ranked promoted team after Southend and Barnsley are both struggling this season.
Colchester have an impressive home record, with 34 points from 14 games and are unbeaten at Layer road since August.
Colchester United Team News:
North End will still be without Youl Mawene (knee), Patrick Agyemang (hip), Jason Jarrett (groin) Callum Davidson (thigh) and Joe Anyinsah (knee) but otherwise Paul Simpson has a full squad to choose from.
Player to watch: David Nugent
The on form striker is unstoppable at the moment and will love to break Colchester amazing home record.
Preston North End Team News:
There is no new team news for Colchester
Player to watch: Karl Duguid
The Colchester captain will want to punish Preston after being linkedwith them over the weekend.
Match Facts & Stats
When the teams met earlie this year, Preston won 1-0 thanks to a David Nugent goal.
Match Prediction:
1-2
Home and away team news mixed up but hey!