with an opportunity to lift themselves out of the relegation places with a win at home to swindon on 28 april, colchester had the best possible start when jacob murphy tapped in after just 37-seconds of their encounter. colchester were made to pay for missed chances in the first-half however when swindon equalised on 53-minutes. the home side pushed for a winner but settled for a 1–1 draw, leaving them 22nd in league one, one point from safety and relying on a final day win over preston and other results working for them to survive the threat of relegation.