Richie Wellens praised the professionalism of his Leyton Orient side following their 2-0 win against Sutton which opened up a seven-point lead at the top of Sky Bet League Two.The match was one of only two in the division to beat the cold and that was thanks to Orient’s foresight at the start of the week when they hired a dome that covered the entire pitch.Second-half goals from Paul Smyth...Full Story »

Leyton Orient extended their lead at the top of Sky Bet League Two to seven points as a Paul Smyth stunner and Alastair Smith own goal secured a 2-0 win at home to Sutton.Smyth opened the scoring after 61 minutes when he collected a pass from Theo Archibald and lashed the ball into the top-right corner from 20 yards for his ninth goal of the season.The outcome was settled by an own goal in the 7...Full Story »

Crewe captain Luke Offord will sit out the visit of Sky Bet League Two leaders Leyton Orient through suspension.The defender picked up a fifth booking this season in the 2-1 home defeat to Newport and serves a one-match ban.Striker Connor Evans could feature after returning to an injury-hit Alex squad following a loan spell at Northern Premier League side Marine.Chris Long (ankle), Callum Ainley...Full Story »

Leyton Orient boss Richie Wellens was naturally delighted after his side beat Bradford 3-0 to restore their five-point lead at the top of League Two.The O’s have now won six of their last seven league matches and eight of their 10 games at Brisbane Road in the division this season.Two goals in eight first-half minutes by Charlie Kelman and Tom James paved the way for this latest success be...Full Story »

Charlie Kelman, Tom James and Ruel Sotiriou scored as Leyton Orient restored their five-point lead at the top of League Two following a 3-0 home win over Bradford.QPR loanee Kelman broke the deadlock after 24 minutes when he latched onto a defence-splitting ball from Theo Archibald before rounding Bantams goalkeeper Harry Lewis and slotting home.The Londoners doubled their lead eight minutes lat...Full Story »

Sky Bet League Two leaders Leyton Orient have Craig Clay available for the home clash with Bradford.Midfielder Clay can be called upon again having completed a three-match suspension.Orient have also been without defender Adam Thompson through injury.The O’s, whose boss Richie Wellens this week signed a new contract running to the summer of 2025, have won 14 of their 19 league matches this...Full Story »

Leyton Orient assistant manager Paul Terry saluted a “resilient” performance from his team as they came from behind to claim a 2-1 League Two win at fellow in-form outfit Stockport.A fifth win in six league games extended the O’s lead at the top of the table to five points as boss Richie Wellens was forced to watch from the stands as he had been unwell during the week.“It...Full Story »

Leyton Orient extended their lead at the top of League Two to five points as they came from behind to beat Stockport 2-1.The O’s triumphed in a high-quality encounter as the hosts were beaten for the first time in six league matches.Stockport struck after just four minutes at a packed Edgeley Park.Skipper Paddy Madden flicked the ball beautifully into the path of Myles Hippolyte, who drill...Full Story »

Leyton Orient manager Richie Wellens was delighted to see his side claim a comfortable 2-0 victory at Harrogate after a “brutal” fixture list and felt they could have won by a bigger margin.The O’s returned to winning ways following their first back-to-back defeats of the season with last weekend’s 1-0 FA Cup exit at Crewe followed by a 2-0 midweek league loss to Wimbledo...Full Story »

Key midfielder Alex Pattison will be back for Harrogate as they take on Sky Bet League Two leaders Leyton Orient on Saturday.The 25-year-old missed the midweek draw against Carlisle through illness but will return against the Os.Centre-back Joe Mattock suffered a knock in the Carlisle match but is expected to be fit, while winger George Thomson will be assessed as he recovers from a hamstring in...Full Story »

Ayoub Assal starred as AFC Wimbledon shocked high-flying Leyton Orient with a 2-0 Sky Bet League Two win at Plough Lane.Leaders Orient controlled play early on but Wimbledon took the lead 19 minutes in, Assal’s deflected shot looping past goalkeeper Lawrence Vigouroux for his fifth goal in six matches.And Assal was again involved as the Dons doubled their lead in the 35th minute, his block...Full Story »

League Two leaders Leyton Orient went down to a surprising FA Cup exit at Crewe with Bass Sambou hitting a stoppage-time winner for the hosts in Lee Bell’s first game in charge.Orient were down to 10 men after Craig Clay’s 87th-minute dismissal at Gresty Road and were caught out when Kelvin Mellor charged down the right flank and crossed for Sambou who finished high into the net.Rich...Full Story »

AFC Wimbledon have no fresh injury concerns ahead of the visit of Leyton Orient.The Dons were held to a 1-1 draw by non-league Weymouth in the first round of the FA Cup on Saturday despite fielding a strong side.Lee Brown (calf) and George Marsh (ankle) are still out, as is Will Nightingale.Nathan Young-Coombes returned to parent club Brentford for treatment on a knee issue while long-term absen...Full Story »

Paul Smyth produced a wonder goal to earn Leyton Orient a 1-0 win over Salford at Brisbane Road to extend their lead at the top of League Two.Smyth produced a moment of sublime quality in the 14th minute to notch his seventh goal of the season.The Northern Ireland international took on two defenders before being grounded but retained the ball despite having his penalty appeal turned down by refe...Full Story »

Ruel Sotiriou will hope he has done enough to secure a return to Leyton Orient’s starting line-up against Salford.The forward scored the clinching goal in Tuesday’s 2-0 win over Gillingham after coming off the bench to replace Jayden Wareham, who was making his first league start for the club.Midfielder George Moncur missed that game after having a wisdom tooth removed.Ant Georgiou (...Full Story »

Richie Wellens praised Orient’s second-half display after watching the League Two leaders collect their second win in the space of four days with a 2-0 home win over Gillingham.The O’s had reclaimed top-spot after victory at Carlisle on Saturday and this latest success, their 11th in 15 league matches, maintained their one point advantage ahead of nearest pursuers Stevenage.Paul Smyt...Full Story »

Paul Smyth and substitute Ruel Sotiriou scored second-half goals to earn League Two leaders Leyton Orient a 2-0 home win over Gillingham.Smyth’s fine strike opened the scoring seven minutes into the second half after a drab opening period.Sotiriou added a second 11 minutes after being brought on as Orient recorded an 11th win of the campaign and remained a point clear at the top.Orient&rsq...Full Story »

Theo Archibald will be keen to build on his goalscoring heroics as Leyton Orient face Gillingham on Tuesday.The 24-year-old midfielder scored his first goals since August in Orient’s 3-2 victory over Carlisle on Saturday and will be hoping to carry on the good form in midweek.Forward Aaron Drinan completed another 90 minutes, scoring in the second half of the victory at the weekend and he ...Full Story »

Theo Archibald scored twice as Leyton Orient ended 10-man Carlisle’s nine-game unbeaten Sky Bet League Two run with an incident packed 3-2 victory at Brunton Park.Archibald put the Londoners ahead early and struck again with a brilliant 20-yard chip over giant Czech keeper Tomas Holy two minutes after Ryan Edmondson’s 15th-minute equaliser.Edmondson’s header from Callum Guy&rsq...Full Story »

Carlisle are hoping top-scorer Kristian Dennis and Fin Back are ready to ease their injury problems by returning against Leyton Orient.The pair have missed the last two matches with hamstring complaints but are expected to be in contention on Saturday.Jack Stretton, who scored twice against Doncaster in Dennis’ absence, rolled his ankle against Barrow in midweek and is a doubt, while Corey...Full Story »