on 16 september, colchester hosted sheffield united. george moncur scored his third goal of the season on 31-minutes, and in the second-half freddie sears doubled the hosts lead with 13-minutes remaining. however, the blades commenced on a comeback when ben davies scored on 83-minutes, before ryan flynn levelled the score two minutes later. in the 88th-minute, sheffield completed a six-minute salvo when davies converted a penalty after alex gilbey had fouled stefan scougall in the area.