Port Vale V Colchester - view commentary, squad, and statistics of the game live.Neal banned for ValiantsPort Vale goalkeeper Chris Neal is suspended for the visit of Colchester.Neal was sent off during the defeat at Leyton Orient so Sam Johnson will fill in between the posts while he serves a one-match banThe Valiants have recalled 20-year-old keeper Ryan Boot from his spell at Conference North club Worcester City so he can be on the bench on Friday.Francisco Junior, on loan from Everton, is a doubt with a hamstring injury but fellow midfielder Michael Brown is back after suspension.Vale winger Byron Moore faces around two weeks on the sidelines with a groin strain.Colchester's recent loan signing Richard Brindley could make his debut for the club.Right-back Brindley joined on loan from Rotherham until the end of the season on deadline day and is expected to feature as the U's will be without suspended defender Matthew Briggs following his late dismissal in the draw at Gillingham last time out.Briggs, who made his international debut for Guyana on Sunday, was sent off for two yellow-card offences and his absence could also mean a recall for Ben Gordon, who has not featured since the start of February.Defender Tosin Olufemi is edging closer to a return to first-team action after being sidelined since last July due to a ruptured Achilles tendon
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