Colchester United have appointed Hayden Mullins as head coach until the end of the season as they bid to avoid relegation from League Two. Mullins, who joined the U's as assistant head coach at the start of the season, has taken over from Wayne Brown, who had been placed in interim charge following the departure of Steve Ball last month. Brown won one of his nine league fixtures in charge to leave the club one point above the relegation zone, with eight games left in their season. "I can't allow those poor results to eat away at the team's confidence to beat the drop, which despite our position remains high." Mullins, who took caretaker charge of Watford's final two Premier League games last season, will begin his tenure away at in-form Bolton on Good Friday.

Source: Sky sports March 31, 2021 10:18 UTC