Nugent left to rue Dawson injury as Leyton Orient are held

Having watched their side wallop Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 on Saturday, Leyton Orient fans could have been forgiven for expecting more of the same at home against MK Dons last night.

As it was, they had to settle for a 2-2 draw, with three of the goals scored in the first 14 minutes.

After trailing to Stephen Gleeson's volley, Scott McGleish and Terrell Forbes were on target for Orient.

But the loss of influential captain Stephen Dawson proved costly and Sean O'Hanlon headed an early second-half equaliser. With Russell Slade recovering from a minor operation, Kevin Nugent was in charge and bemoaned the loss of his skipper.

He said: "Stephen Dawson getting injured was a bit of a turning point."