COLCHESTER United make the short trip to play Leyton Orient in League Two tomorrow.

The U's are set to have a bumper away following at Brisbane Road.

Colchester are aiming to extend their unbeaten run to four matches, under interim boss Wayne Brown.

From team news to line-ups, key men and the referee, all you need to know can be found below ahead of the game (kick-off 3pm).

U's team news

Colchester will be without goalkeeper Shamal George and defender Luke Chambers again today.

The pair are suspended following their red cards against Swindon Town.

Colchester will assess the fitness of Noah Chilvers, who has missed Colchester's last two games with a quad injury.

Skipper Tommy Smith is available again after returning from international duty with New Zealand.

Ryan Clampin remains sidelined with a knee injury.

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U's interim head coach Wayne Brown:

“Being hard to beat is a great trait to have and that’s something we’ll be looking to continue.

“There’s a few being assessed (on Friday) but we’re hoping that everybody will be fit and raring to go."

Predicted line-ups

Colchester United: Hornby, Tchamadeu, Eastman, Dallison, Kenlock, Skuse, Huws, Wiredu, Edwards, Judge, Sears

Leyton Orient: Vigouroux, Beckles, Khan, Mitchell, Pratley, Coleman, Drinan, Kyprianou, Happe, Archibald, Smith

Last meeting

Colchester and Leyton Orient are yet to meet this season.

The last time the two teams played each other was in February 2021, when the U's played out a 0-0 draw at Brisbane Road.

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Opposition view

Leyton Orient boss Kenny Jackett (pictured above):

"All of them are tough and I don't focus too much on the opposition.

"I'm a big believer in we have to get our own side right and if we can, we can beat anybody.

"Similarly, we never underestimate anybody either - we do our homework and preparation on the opposition."

Odds

Colchester are viewed as 16/5 for the win. A Leyton Orient win is 17/20 while a draw is 5/2.

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Referee

Tom Reeves is the man in the middle today.

He has presided over 25 games this season in League Two, showing 85 yellow cards and four red cards, so far.

Fixtures, League Two, today (3pm unless stated):

Harrogate Town v Bradford City (1pm), Barrow v Tranmere Rovers, Crawley Town v Stevenage, Forest Green Rovers v Newport County, Leyton Orient v Colchester United, Rochdale v Carlisle United, Salford City v Port Vale, Scunthorpe United v Oldham Athletic, Sutton United v Bristol Rovers, Swindon Town v Exeter City, Walsall v Northampton Town.