COLCHESTER United were beaten 2-0 at home to Barrow, on Saturday afternoon.

A Tom Dallison own goal and substitute Josh Kay's stoppage-time strike condemned the U's to a fifth straight defeat in all competitions.

Here are the Gazette player ratings, following a miserable day for Hayden Mullins and his players.

JAKE TURNER 6

U's keeper could do little about Barrow's opener and made good saves but might be disappointed with Kay's strike

MILES WELCH-HAYES 5

Played as part of a central defensive trio on his return to the side before being taken off just before the hour

LUKE CHAMBERS 6

U's man of the match. Stand-in skipper hardly put a foot wrong and was unlucky not to score when his shot hit the bar

TOM DALLISON 5

An unfortunate own goal blotted the copybook of what was otherwise a decent debut display for the new U's signing. Booked

JUNIOR TCHAMADEU 6

U's teenager showed bags of commitment and energy on a difficult day for Colchester

COLE SKUSE 5

Experienced midfielder tried to get things going for Colchester in a midfield dominated by Barrow's Ollie Banks

BRENDAN WIREDU 5

Missed an excellent headed opportunity in the first half on a disappointing day all round

Gazette:

CAMERON COXE 5

Produced plenty of running and delivered some decent crosses as left wing-back

ALAN JUDGE 5

Experienced midfielder tried his best to unlock the door with his set-pieces but with little joy

CORIE ANDREWS 5

AFC Wimbledon loanee had little joy and little service on his home debut

FREDDIE SEARS 5

U's leading scorer was denied by Farman early on but little went right for the U's after that

SUBSTITUTES

LUKE HANNANT (for Welch-Hayes, 58) 5

Had his fair share of the ball after coming on just before the hour mark but to little avail

NOAH CHILVERS (for Wiredu, 64) 5

Tried hard to make things happen for Colchester after coming off the bench

FRANK NOUBLE (for Andrews, 81)

Subs (not used): Smith, Eastman, Huws, Gerken.