Colchester boss Geraint Williams welcomes back midfielder Kevin Watson for Tuesday's Championship clash away to Barnsley.Watson returns after over a month out with a calf problem and played over an hour for the reserves against Norwich last week.

Ex-England forward Teddy Sheringham and club skipper Karl Duguid also featured for the second string and could be in line for a recall after being left out of the draw at Bristol City last time out.

Defender Pat Baldwin will face a late fitness test on a knee injury before a decision is made on whether he will travel to Oakwell.

Aidan Davison is still recovering from an operation on his troublesome shoulder but a goalkeeper crisis has been averted as Dean Gerken has fully recovered from the knock which forced him off against Bristol City.

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