Leyton Orient 0 Swansea 0

Ten man Leyton Orient ground out a valuable point in their struggle to stave off relegation in a stalemate at Swansea, writes Ronan Murphy.

The match was not one for the neutrals, with Orient focused merely on keeping out an injury-hit Swansea side.

Swansea’s talisman Lee Trundle was unsurprisingly the focal point of their attacking efforts. Twice in the first half his team-mates spurned chances created by his intelligent passing, as Ian Craney shot wide and Izzy Irikpien missed a free header.

Orient’s attacking threat was negligible, their best effort a weak shot from Shane Tudor after a fine run. The second half saw Trundle failing to convert Leon Brittain’s through ball early on. Swansea dominated possession but could not break through a determined Orient rearguard.

Orient’s Adam Chambers was sent off thirteen minutes from time for a second yellow card and Swansea’s Pawel Abbot had a header cleared off the line, but Martin Ling’s men held on for the point. The result was a blow to Swansea’s bid for promotion, as it left them seventh, still four points off the play-off places.

Team P W D L GD Pts
1. Scunthorpe 36 21 10 5 31 73
2. Forest 35 18 9 8 15 63
3. Bristol City 34 18 8 8 16 62
4. Yeovil 36 17 10 9 14 61
5. Oldham 36 17 8 11 18 59
6. Tranmere 36 15 11 10 10 56
7. Swansea 36 14 10 12 11 52
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18. Leyton Orient 36 10 12 14 -11 42
19. Bournemouth 35 10 10 15 -9 40
20. Chesterfield 35 10 9 16 -3 39
21. Bradford 35 9 11 15 -8 38
22. Cheltenham 35 10 6 19 -16 36
23. Brentford 36 7 12 17 -26 33
24. Rotherham 35 10 8 17 -7 28