Preston: Andy Lonergan 6, Eddie Nolan 7, Callumm Davidson (cpt) 6, Sean St Ledger 7, Neill Collins 6, Chris Sedgwick 7, Ross Wallace 8, Richard Chaplow 7 (Veliche Shumulikoski 68 - 6), Darren Carter 7, Chris Brown 7 (Neil Mellor 73 - 6), Jon Parkin 8 (Stephen Elliott 73 - 6).

Stuart Watson

Ratings: Preston NE v Colchester United

Preston: Andy Lonergan 6, Eddie Nolan 7, Callumm Davidson (cpt) 6, Sean St Ledger 7, Neill Collins 6, Chris Sedgwick 7, Ross Wallace 8, Richard Chaplow 7 (Veliche Shumulikoski 68 - 6), Darren Carter 7, Chris Brown 7 (Neil Mellor 73 - 6), Jon Parkin 8 (Stephen Elliott 73 - 6).

Unused Subs: Liam Chilvers, Wayne Henderson, Adam Barton, Danny Mayor.

Colchester: Ben Williams 5, John White 5 (Joel Thomas 34 - 5), Marc Tierney 5, Paul Reid 5, Magnus Okuongahe (cpt) 5, Phil Ifil 5, Simon Hackney 5 (Kemi Izzet 55 - 6), David Fox 5, Anthony Wordsworth 5, Steven Gillespie 5, Kayode Odejayi 5.

Unused Subs: Mark Cousins, Danny Batth, Matt Heath, Medi Elito, Clive Platt.

Booked; Thomas (87).

U's Man-of-the-Match: Colchester fans for making the long journey.

Attendance: 7.621.

Referee: Mr C H Webster.