Preview | Colchester United U21s v Swansea City U21s

Swansea City Under-21s are back on the road as they travel to Essex to take on Colchester United in the Professional Development League at Florence Park on Friday (2pm).

It's the second fixture in five days for the young Swans, after their 2-0 victory over Burnley on Monday evening at the Swansea.com Stadium. 

The Swans come into the fixture with three wins from their last four, after they suffered a 4-0 defeat to high-flying AFC Bournemouth last time out away from home.

Colchester haven't won a league fixture in 12 games, their last victory was against seventh-placed Bristol City in December.

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Coach Anthony Wright: "We're back on the road, and they're all long trips and they're coming thick and fast.

"You could see in the last 20 minutes on Monday that the travelling is catching up, but again, we won't make excuses and we'll hopefully take on that performance to Friday."

Previous meeting - January 12, 2024

Colchester United 1 Swansea City 2

Swansea City Under-21s maintained their unbeaten start to 2024 as they came from behind to beat Colchester United in the Professional Development League.

Kaan Bennett opened the scoring for The U's, despite the Swans having the better of the opening stages, before Ben Lloyd levelled in his first start since returning from injury.

Maliq Cadogan then scored his second goal in a Swans shirt with six minutes remaining, converting from a set-piece to give the visitors all three points.

Swansea City Under-21s: Remy Mitchell, Harry Jones, Lincoln McFayden (captain), Dan Watts, Arthur Parker, Richard Faakye, Maliq Cadogan, Charlie Veevers, Ben Lloyd, Liam Smith, Glory Nzingo.

Substitutes: Kian Jenkins, Ewan Griffiths, Thomas Woodward, Josh Carey, Jack Fanning.