Match Report: Notts County claim first home league win of season as they beat Leyton Orient

Notts County have finally secured a first home league win of the season, and it came in convincing fashion as Leyton Orient were defeated 3-1 in Saturday's League Two clash at Meadow Lane.

The first half yielded no goals for either side, with both sets of players effectively cancelling each other out, although Jay Simpson, Harry Cornick and Jon Stead all weighed in with dangerous chances.

John Sheridan's side, however, would go on to break the deadlock on 53 minutes, as a ball in from the right by Matt Tootle found the unmarked Jonathan Forte and, while Alex Cisak got a hand to it, the officials confirmed it had crossed the line.

Notts were then two up within a minute of the restart, with Stead cuting in on his left foot and lashing a ferocious drive from 20 yards out past the Orient keeper.

Louis Laing's dismissal for a second booking on 69 minutes and Paul McCallum's close-range header four minutes from time set up a nervy finish for the hosts.

However, substitute Aaron Collins' superb counter-attacking goal in stoppage time put the result beyond doubt.

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