Match ends, Leyton Orient 2, Crawley Town 0.
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Armand Gnanduillet scored twice as Leyton Orient secured victory against Crawley Town to keep their promotion hopes alive.
Crawley were unable to trouble Orient in a poor first half, which saw them fail to produce a single shot.
Gnanduillet gave Orient the lead before the break when he chested the ball and turned before volleying into the net.
The former Chesterfield striker worked a second when he stabbed home Sean Clohessy's cross at the far post.
The win lifted Orient into the League Two play-off places and a point clear of AFC Wimbledon in seventh, while Crawley stay 17th.
Leyton Orient player-manager Kevin Nolan told BBC Radio London:
"I asked for a performance and I think I got it today.
"I'm absolutely delighted with the way we've responded to the two defeats that we've suffered in the last two home games with a good performance today.
"We kept at it and that was the most pleasing thing."
Crawley Town boss Mark Yates told BBC Surrey:
"I thought we were pretty pathetic to be honest, because we didn't show any desire, or any hunger. We were just content with giving the ball away and having to defend it.
"We didn't show any bottle to get onto the ball and support our strikers and we didn't have bottle to give quality into our strikers.
"I am not going to rant and rave because the players know I am not happy but I can't keep talking about it. The good thing is we've got a game Tuesday to get out of the way. We have to analyse quickly and see where we went wrong."
Line-ups
Leyton Orient
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Cisak
- 34Hunt
- 6Baudry
- 16Brisley
- 20Binnom-Williams
- 2Clohessy
- 15Atangana
- 44Nolan
- 14MooreSubstituted forJahraldo-Martinat 76'minutes
- 32GnanduilletSubstituted forPalmerat 79'minutes
- 27Simpson
Substitutes
- 3Shaw
- 4Essam
- 9Palmer
- 12Payne
- 18Pritchard
- 21Grainger
- 30Jahraldo-Martin
Crawley
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Jones
- 25Yorwerth
- 16Ashton
- 6Bradley
- 17BawlingSubstituted forDella Verdeat 75'minutes
- 11Atkinson
- 21TomlinSubstituted forFenelonat 64'minutes
- 22Bond
- 20Deacon
- 7Edwards
- 9BarnardSubstituted forHarroldat 63'minutes
Substitutes
- 2Oyebanjo
- 12Preston
- 14Young
- 15Fenelon
- 18Harrold
- 24Sutherland
- 30Della Verde
- Referee:
- Lee Collins
- Attendance:
- 4,610
Match Stats
Home TeamLeyton OrientAway TeamCrawley
- Possession
- Home62%
- Away38%
- Shots
- Home18
- Away1
- Shots on Target
- Home10
- Away1
- Corners
- Home15
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away7
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Leyton Orient 2, Crawley Town 0.
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Corner, Leyton Orient. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.
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Corner, Crawley Town. Conceded by Calaum Jahraldo-Martin.
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Attempt blocked. Jay Simpson (Leyton Orient) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Leyton Orient. Conceded by Paul Jones.
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Attempt saved. Calaum Jahraldo-Martin (Leyton Orient) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner.
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Ollie Palmer (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Lyle Della Verde (Crawley Town).
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Corner, Leyton Orient. Conceded by Jon Ashton.
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Foul by Ollie Palmer (Leyton Orient).
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Sonny Bradley (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Lyle Della Verde (Crawley Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Ollie Palmer (Leyton Orient).
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Attempt missed. Shaun Brisley (Leyton Orient) header from the centre of the box is too high.
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Corner, Leyton Orient. Conceded by Sonny Bradley.
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Attempt blocked. Calaum Jahraldo-Martin (Leyton Orient) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked.
Substitution
Substitution, Leyton Orient. Ollie Palmer replaces Armand Gnanduillet.
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Corner, Leyton Orient. Conceded by Paul Jones.
Substitution
Substitution, Leyton Orient. Calaum Jahraldo-Martin replaces Sammy Moore.
