Robins savours ‘overdue’ first away win
Coventry manager Mark Robins was delighted to see his side move into the FA Cup second round – and notch their first away win of the season – with a 2-0 success at Colchester.
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Coventry ease into second round
Former FA Cup winners Coventry made comfortable progress into the second round of this season’s competition after a 2-0 victory at Colchester.
Top scorer Luke Norris doubtful for Colchester’s cup clash with Coventry
Colchester will hope to have forward Luke Norris available when they look to cause another upset in the FA Cup first round against Coventry.
Man arrested on suspicion of murder after car hits Colchester pub
A 40-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a car struck a pub in Essex.
John McGreal hails Colchester resolve after win at Mansfield
In-form Colchester overcame the fatigue of their midweek Carabao Cup exertions to pull off a deserved 3-2 win at Mansfield Town which delighted boss John McGreal.
Colchester leave it late to secure win at Mansfield
Two goals in nine minutes late in the game saw in-form Colchester United win 3-2 at Mansfield.
Pearce looks set to miss out for Mansfield
Mansfield look set to be without injured captain Krystian Pearce for the visit of Colchester.
City’s Guardiola warns against thinking about winning Carabao Cup too soon
Pep Guardiola claimed it was too early to start thinking about winning the Carabao Cup for a third successive year, but his side showed few signs of weakness as they brushed aside Southampton 3-1 to reach the quarter-finals.
McGreal hails ‘cool, calm and collected’ Colchester after cup win over Crawley
Colchester boss John McGreal described his side as “cool, calm and collected” after they advanced into the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup for the second time in the club’s history and first since 1974.
Colchester sink Crawley to reach last eight of Carabao Cup
Colchester came from behind to clinch a place in the quarter-finals of the Carabao Cup for only the second time with a 3-1 win at League Two rivals Crawley.
Crawley likely to make changes against Colchester
Crawley must bounce back from a poor display against Swindon if they are to extend their Carabao Cup run with victory over Colchester.