Fox facing fitness test for U's

Midfielder Fox has been troubled by an ongoing rib injury and was replaced by Phil Ifil in the starting line-up at Brighton last week.Ifil found the net in Colchester's 2-1 victory and will hope to keep his place on the right of midfield.Strikers Scott Vernon and Joel Thomas are still missing with knee injuries while defender Lee Beevers (shoulder) and winger Ashley Vincent (ankle) remain long-term absentees.But Boothroyd has no fresh injury worries and could name an unchanged line-up as he goes in search of a third straight win.Loanee Kevin Lisbie, who is due back at Ipswich in January, will start in attack once again.

Source: Team_Talk