Swindon Town vs Colchester United. Sky Bet League Two.
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Friday 1 March 2019 12:02, UK
Swindon boss Richie Wellens does not expect his side's injury problems to ease ahead of the Sky Bet League Two visit of Colchester on Saturday.
Wellens is still without influential pair Matt Taylor and Michael Doughty, who are suffering from calf and hamstring injuries respectively. Goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux is still ruled out with a shoulder problem while Olly Lancashire is nearing a return after a recent right leg problem.
One bright spot for Wellens is the return of midfielder Toumani Diagouraga, who was on the bench for last week's draw with Grimsby and could push for a starting place.
Play-off hopefuls Colchester will check on midfielders Tom Lapslie and Harry Pell. The duo are back in training following respective hamstring problems, but U's boss John McGreal will not rush them into a first-team return.
Diaz Wright could again feature alongside Ben Stevenson should the midfield pair not be included in the squad. Brandon Comley is expected to be sidelined for another couple of weeks as the midfielder continues his recovery from a knee problem.
Swindon have won only one of their last eight home league games against Colchester (D3 L4) and are without a win in five such matches (D2 L3).
Colchester have kept clean sheets in each of their last two league games against Swindon, as many as they had kept in their previous 11 meetings beforehand.
Swindon are looking to go four league games without defeat for the first time since September 2018 (five games).
Colchester are unbeaten in their last four league matches (W2 D2), last going five without a loss in February 2018
Only Lincoln City (22) have scored more goals from set-piece scenarios in League Two this season than Colchester United (18), despite 10 of the U's last 11 league goals coming from open play (one penalty).
