Introduction [Music] Contents efl cup Colchester United versus brenford prediction team news lineups preview Colchester United will take on brenford at the job serve Community Stadium on Wednesday evening in the second round of the 2024-25 efl cup the HS narrowly overcame reading 4 to3 on penalties in the first round of the competition while this will be the visitor's first efl Cup match of the Season match preview Colchester stay in the fourth division of English football was extended for a ninth season as they narrowly placed in 22nd in 2023 to 24 just three points above the Drop Zone with 45 points this represents another decline for the you's who have fallen from competing for a playoff spot in 2016-17 2018 to9 and 2019 to 20 to battling against relegation in 2020 to2 2022 to 23 and 2023 to 24 Danny Cy who took charge of the side in January 2024 will be aiming to guide the team clear of the Drop Zone this campaign and they have started the season in reasonable form kie side have experienced a mixed start to the season with a disappointing 4-2 loss to AFC Wimbledon after leading 2 to0 within 9 Minutes followed by a notable 4 to3 penalty win over reading in the efl cup a 2 to0 Victory against MK Don and a 1 to zero defeat to Harrogate Town despite their recent lost to Harrogate colchester's strong performance which saw them hold 63% possession and take 24 Shots compared to their opponents eight indicates plenty of promising signs for cie side they will now face a challenging task against Premier League side brenford who have kicked off their top division campaign with one win and one loss from two games Thomas Frank's side have established themselves as a cons consistent Premier League team since their promotion as Championship Playoff winners in 2020 to 21 placing 13th 9th and 16th last year was undoubtedly brentford's most difficult year in the Top Flight finishing with 20 points fewer than the previous year with just 39 points though they still comfortably cleared the relegation Zone by 13 points Frank's men also endured a tough preseason in preparation for the new term triumphing in just one of their five friendly fixtures but they have had a positive start to the 2024 to 25 season the bees defeated Crystal Palace 2 to1 in a strong opening performance to the new premier league campaign followed by a two to zero defeat to Liverpool in their most recent outing ahead of a challenging run of fixtures that will match brenford against Southampton Manchester City Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United Frank will be hoping his side can secure a confidence boosting Victory against Colchester in this one team news Ben goodliff scored both goals in colchester's eventual 4 to2 defeat to Wimbledon on the opening day of the season but was forced off in the 60th minute due to an injury and the defender is unlikely to feature here despite losing in their most recent match a promising performance could leave cie opting to name a similar starting side against brenford on Wednesday brenford are anticipated to be without Aaron hickey hamstring Thiago Rodriguez miniscus Rico Henry KN and Joshua D Silva due to injury issues elsewhere Frank is likely to rotate his Squad before his team host Southampton in the Premier League at the weekend potentially giving Fabio carvalo and SE van Denberg their first starts for the club Colchester United possible starting lineup Macy hunt Flanigan iandolo Eggo Bishop Woodyard Payne Gordon Hopper toide brenford possible starting lineup fleen rlv me van Denberg AER carvalo norgard Onika damgard shade wiissa we say Colchester United 0 to2 brenford the visitors will be strong favorites for a victory owing to them competing in the top division of English football while the hosts are in the fourth division suggesting a comfortable win for brenford thanks for your watching don't forget to click the subscribed button and hit the Bell icon for more [Music] [Music]