Teddy Sheringham is still unable to join Colchester's Championship relegation battle ahead of the vital home game against Sheffield Wednesday.The 41-year-old former England striker, who has announced he will retire at the end of the season, is sidelined with an infected foot and misses out again as the rock-bottom Us continue their unlikely survival bid.

Defender Pat Baldwin is back in training following a knee injury but is short of match fitness.

Captain Karl Duguid came through Saturday's 2-1 defeat at Crystal Palace unscathed following a foot injury and could drop into the back four if boss Geraint Williams opts to tinker with his leaky defence for Tuesday night's visit of the Owls to Layer Road.

Winger Mark Yeates (shoulder) and goalkeepers Mark Cousins (appendicitis) and Aidan Davison (shoulder) are still missing.

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