MATCHDAY: Bury 1 Colchester United 2 (From Bury Times)

4:48pm

90 - SUB - Freddie Ladapo on for Michael Smith

4:44pm

85 - SUB - Boos and jeers of "you don't know what you're doing" ring around Gigg Lane as David Healy is brought on for the influential Craig Jones.

4:40pm

81 - Walker denies Bury again with a double save - clawing away a header from his own player, Josh Thompson, before tipping a Nicky Ajose header onto the bar and away to safety.

4:36pm

76 - David Wright improvises to hook a Jonson Clarke-Harris header behind for a corner.

77 - Colchester again clear from under their bar after another vicious Joe Skarz corner.

4:34pm

76 - SUB - Marcus Bean replaces Billy Clifford

4:31pm

72 - SUB - Jonson Clarke-Harris replaces Craig Fagan.

4:30pm

69 - Ajose looked to have squeezed the ball over the line at the back post following an inswinging Joe Skarz corner, but the referee waves away Bury's claim for a goal.

4:28pm

70 - SUB - Tosin Olufemi on for Clinton Morrison

4:26pm

67 - Trevor Carson stands tall to chest away a Gavin Massey shot after the Colchester midfielder rode a couple of challenges to break clear of the Bury defence.

4:21pm

63 - YELLOW - Ethan Ebanks-Landell is booked for a professional foul on Michael Smith 

4:21pm

62 - Andy Bishop has the ball in the net but it is rulled out for offside. The Bury striker pounced after Craig Jones' close-range shot was blocked by keeper Sam Walker.

4:15pm

56 - Sam Walker pulls off a great fingertip save to deny Schumacher after the captain fired in a trademark 25-yard free-kick.

4:13pm

54 - Colchester somehow clear a Joe Skarz cross after a mad scramble on the line.

4:11pm

52 - Michael Smith reminds Bury of the threat Colchester pose on the break after collecting a long clearance before curling a deflected shot narrowly wide.

4:09pm

50 - Bury are giving it a real go as Worrall becomes the latest to miss a decent chance, side-footing over the bar after gambling to get on the end of a dinked Ajose cross at the far post.

4:07pm

48 - Ajose jumps in frustrtation after his low angled drive is turned into the keeper's hands by Bishop as it looked to be heading into the far corner.

4:06pm

47 - Schumacher rockets a right foot shot wide from six yards after a Bishop knockdown falls perfectly for the usually reliable Bury captain.

3:48pm

45+2 - Walker dives to his right to palm away a close-range Andy Bishop toe poke. Moments earlier, David Worrall missed an ideal opportunity to fire at goal, instead choosing to cross and making a hash of it.

3:46pm

45+1 - Schumacher fires a 30-yard shot wide. 

3:41pm

41 - David Worrall fires a right-footed 25 yard shot high and wide after cutting in from the left.

3:35pm

35 - David Worrall turns home a Mark Carrington strike but is ruled offside.

3:24pm

24 - Fagan curls a speculative effort over from just outside the box. 

3:23pm

22 - Craig Fagan misses a sitter for Bury, snatching at a shot on the box after breaking the offside trap. He had time and space to pick his spot but blazes over. An almost carbon copy of his glaring miss at Portsmouth last week. 

3:21pm

21 - Gavin Massey wastes a good chance, missing the target from just inside the Bury box after a shambolic mix-up in the Bury defence.

3:15pm

Colchester have resisted making any subs and haven't changed their shape dramatically - keeping their two strikers and tucking their remainding three midfielders in a bit, allowing their full-backs to provide the width.

3:10pm

10 - A Craig Jones shot from 12 yards is deflected wide after the Bury winger directed an Andy Bishop pull-back on target. The midfielder then heads the resulting corner narrowly wide.

3:09pm

8 - Colchester goalkeeper Sam Walker spills a Steven Schumacher free-kick, but gathers the rebound under pressure from Andy Bishop. 

2:45pm

I'm guessing by the large swathes of empty seats at Gigg Lane today that there will be quite a few Bury fans checking on the scores on the website today.

Don't worry, you won't miss a beat, with live action updates throughout the afternoon.

Fingers crossed I will be able to bring you some good news!

2:40pm

Team news

After failing to score in four of their last six matches, finding the net twice and picking up just three points in that time, Bury boss Kevin Blackwell has decided to throw caution to the wind and play with two strikers from the start.

Craig Fagan has been joined by Andy Bishop in attack, while on-loan Leeds midfielder Zac Thompson has dropped to the bench after starting in 24 consecutive matches.

Captain Steven Schumacher - top scorer with 10 goals in all competitions - drops back into a more traditional central midfield role.

The side is otherwise unchanged from the 2-0 defeat at Portsmouth last time out, meaning Craig Jones keeps his position on the right of midfield, with David Worrall playing on the other flank.

Blackwell again goes into the match with no defensive cover on the bench, although Cameroon midfielder Valery Mezague, who is yet to make his first appearance for Bury since joining on non-contract terms on transfer deadline day, can drop back if needed. 

2:32pm

Full line-ups

BURY: Carson; Regan, Eastham, Ebanks-Landell, Skarz; C Jones, Carrington, Schumacher, Worrall; Fagan, Bishop.

Subs: Ajose, Healy, Clarke-Harris, Belford, Z Thompson, Mezague.

COLCHESTER UNITED: Walker; Wright, Okuonghae, J Thompson, Garmston; Porter, Bond, Clifford, Massey; Smith, Morrison.

Subs: Duguid, Izzet, Bean, Ladapo, Olufemi, Phillips, Wright.

Referee: Robert Madley.

2:06pm

Welcome to readers live from Gigg Lane where Bury take on relegation rivals Colchester United in what has to be a must-win game.

While Bury dropped to the bottom of League One after a 2-0 defeat at Portsmouth last week, they know that a win over Colchester today, followed by victories in the two games they have in had over the Kent strugglers, would take them to within a point of Joe Dunne's side.

It would have to take a dramatic turnaround in form in the final 10 games of the season though, with the Shakers losing five of their last six matches, but funnier things have happened in football.

Kevin Blackwell's side at least go into today's game without any new injuries or suspensions, meaning the Bury boss will have 19 players to choose from.

While Colchester have been it by a virus that could seriously weaken their options here at Gigg Lane.

Full team news will follow shortly.