colchester hosted league one leaders bristol city on 21 february and took the lead after just three minutes when tom lapslie headed in his first professional goal. eleven minutes later, macauley bonne scored his first goal of the season to double the lead. chris porter then made it 3–0 after 26-minutes. city pulled a goal back on 50-minutes, and aden flint scored on 61-minutes to make it 3–2, but the u's held on for a vital win to move them out of the relegation zone for the first time since november.