Match ends, Leyton Orient 1, Sheffield United 1.
Leyton OrientLeyton Orient1Sheff UtdSheffield United1
Bob Harris secured Sheffield United's place in the League One play-offs with a draw at struggling Leyton Orient.
Orient goalkeeper Alex Cisak made several athletic first-half saves to deny Blades duo Jason Holt and Jamie Murphy from close range.
The home side took the lead after the break when Mathieu Baudry headed home Dean Cox's corner from eight yards.
Harris, however, equalised minutes later with a powerful shot that deflected past Cisak into the net.
United are fifth and guaranteed a play-off place, while the O's must beat Swindon in their final game on 3 May and hope other results go their way if they are to avoid relegation.
Leyton Orient assistant manager Kevin Nugent told BBC London 94.9:
"A draw was probably a fair enough result. What you want to do in this situation is take it down to the last day and not give it away today and not play for nothing next week.
"It's been difficult to put your finger (on what went wrong), teams have come and set up to make them hard to break down and we probably haven't had that bit of magic this season than we have previously.
"For me they've given everything and hopefully we can get that result on Saturday and keep ourselves in this league- it's so important to do that."
Line-ups
Leyton Orient
Formation 4-4-2
- 40Cisak
- 5CuthbertBooked at 90mins
- 6BaudryBooked at 69mins
- 15Clarke
- 2Omozusi
- 14BattBooked at 22minsSubstituted forMcAnuffat 52'minutes
- 8JamesSubstituted forWrightat 62'minutes
- 20BartleySubstituted forMooneyat 86'minutes
- 7Cox
- 23Dagnall
- 27Simpson
Substitutes
- 10Mooney
- 11McAnuff
- 12Lowry
- 17Wright
- 33Woods
- 34Hedges
- 35Taylor
Sheff Utd
Formation 4-3-2-1
- 1Howard
- 26Freeman
- 6Basham
- 5Brayford
- 3HarrisBooked at 86mins
- 11BaxterBooked at 70mins
- 18CouttsBooked at 67minsSubstituted forDoyleat 90+1'minutes
- 35Holt
- 29AdamsSubstituted forCalvert-Lewinat 66'minutesBooked at 82mins
- 9Murphy
- 32DaviesSubstituted forScougallat 66'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Alcock
- 8Doyle
- 10Scougall
- 13Willis
- 16Davies
- 22Reed
- 36Calvert-Lewin
- Referee:
- Seb Stockbridge
- Attendance:
- 7,249
Match Stats
Home TeamLeyton OrientAway TeamSheff Utd
- Possession
- Home47%
- Away53%
- Shots
- Home9
- Away11
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away5
- Corners
- Home13
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home16
- Away7
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Leyton Orient 1, Sheffield United 1.
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Foul by Elliot Omozusi (Leyton Orient).
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Jose Baxter (Sheffield United) wins a free kick on the left wing.
Substitution
Substitution, Sheffield United. Michael Doyle replaces Paul Coutts.
Booking
Scott Cuthbert (Leyton Orient) is shown the yellow card.
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Corner, Leyton Orient. Conceded by Mark Howard.
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Attempt saved. Jay Simpson (Leyton Orient) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
Substitution
Substitution, Leyton Orient. David Mooney replaces Marvyn Bartley.
Booking
Robert Harris (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
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Jobi McAnuff (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Robert Harris (Sheffield United).
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Corner, Leyton Orient. Conceded by Dominic Calvert-Lewin.
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Corner, Leyton Orient. Conceded by Robert Harris.
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Foul by Jay Simpson (Leyton Orient).
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Stefan Scougall (Sheffield United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Sheffield United. Conceded by Nathan Clarke.
Booking
Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Sheffield United) is shown the yellow card.
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Nathan Clarke (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Dominic Calvert-Lewin (Sheffield United).
