Next two games are vital, warns Ling

Martin Ling believes that Leyton Orient's next two matches are crucial to their hopes of maintaining a promotion challenge.

A dreadful run of one win in 10 has seen Orient slip from play-off candidates to 11th place in League Two.

But the Orient manager feels that tomorrow's visit of struggling Notts County and the following week's clash away to third-bottom Shrewsbury offer excellent opportunities to get their season back on track.

"The next two games are as big as they come because on paper they are a lot easier than the five that follow," Ling said.

"We need to take at least four points from them."

Orient will again without Wayne Carlisle, Jabo Ibehre, Gabriel Zakuani and Scott Fitzgerald tomorrow.