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League One, April 4th 2009

COLCHESTER UNITED 0 v 1 LEEDS UNITED Half-time (Becchio 29)

Colchester United: Cousins, Maybury, Trotman, Baldwin, Tierney, Perkins, Dean Hammond, Izzet, Yeates, Platt, Hawley
Subs:Gerken, White, Vincent, Hackney, Goburn.
Booked: Izzet

Leeds United: Ankergren, Douglas, Sodje, Naylor, Parker, Snodgrass, Kilkenny, Howson, Delph, Beckford, Becchio
Subs: Lucas, Marques, Robinson, Hughes, Dickinson.

Referee: A Woolmer

A sell-out crowd at Colchester United say an unchanged Leeds United tean carve out numerous chances in the first half. The biggest culprit for missed chances being Jermaine Beckford.

Leeds fans were happy enough though as they took the lead through Luciano Becchio – who scored with his feet rather than his head – in the 29th minute.

Tresor Kandol returns to Elland Road today despite the attempts of Millwall FC to extend his loan. Tresor has scored eight times in just nineteen appearances for the Lions.

It is that strike rate that has meant that Leeds United are unwilling to leave the striker at the New Den given Millwall’s present position two places above United in League One and in a play-off place.

The release of Malcolm Christie today, by Leeds United also hints strongly that new Leeds manager Simon Grayson wants to take a look at the twenty-seven year-old in a white shirt before making any short or long term decisions about his future. Given Beckford’s recurring injuries this season Grayson needs back-up and Tresor already  knows the ropes at Elland Road.