Colchester will be hoping to climb off the foot of the table when they take on a Charlton side without a win in four.
Charlton looking to return to winning ways
Colchester will be hoping to climb off the foot of the table when they take on a Charlton side without a win in four.
Charlton boss Alan Pardew is hoping midfielder Darren Ambrose will be fit enough to return.
Ambrose has missed the Christmas programme with a groin injury sustained at West Brom a fortnight ago, but he is expected to be available to face the struggling Us.
Centre-half Jonathan Fortune should be fit despite picking up a knock against Leicester on Saturday.
Fortune was replaced by young right-back Yassin Moutaouakil, who is back from an ankle injury and will be in contention again.
Captain Andy Reid is still out with knee ligament damage and joins Ben Thatcher (knee), Grant Basey (groin), Cory Gibbs (foot) and Svetoslav Todorov (cruciate) on the sidelines.
Sam Sodje serves the second of his four-match ban and Danny Mills - who is also still suspended - has come to the end of his loan spell.
Izzet worry for Colchester
Colchester are once again waiting on the fitness of Kem Izzet as they prepare for the trip to Charlton.
Midfielder Izzet has missed the last two games after suffering a nasty hand injury when he came off worst from a collision with the advertising hoardings at QPR.
Experienced playmaker Kevin Watson is also set to miss out again with the calf problem which has sidelined him over Christmas, while veteran goalkeeper Aidan Davison is still struggling with a shoulder injury.
On-loan defender Matthew Connolly is available for the final time, having been recalled from his spell at Layer Road by Arsenal.
Striker Teddy Sheringham will hope to line up against Addicks boss Alan Pardew, his former manager at West Ham.
