Colchester United suffered a disappointing 2-1 defeat at the hands of struggling Crewe Alexandra this afternoon.

The U's had looked like they were on their way to getting three points after Luke Garbutt's free-kick had deflected into the net, just before the half hour.

But two goals in the space of three minutes from Chuks Aneke and Tom Hitchcock saw Alex come from behind to claim three precious points and move off the bottom of the League One table.

For a full match report, pictures and reaction to the U's game against Crewe, see Monday's Daily Gazette.