Stevenage 2-2 Leyton Orient

Jay Simpson scored a stoppage-time equaliser to give Leyton Orient a point away at Stevenage.

Jay Simpson scored his 20th goal of the season to salvage a point for Leyton Orient at Stevenage.

The visitors were awarded a penalty when Fraser Franks handled Simpson's shot and he stroked home the spot-kick.

Stevenage drew level when Tom Pett's cross was headed in by Armand Gnaduillet from close range, and the Frenchman then ran onto Ben Kennedy's chip to put them 2-1 ahead.

The O's rescued it right at the death when Simpson fired into the top corner.

Leyton Orient move up to eighth in the table, two points off the play-off places, while Stevenage remain in 19th position.

Stevenage manager Teddy Sheringham told BBC Three Counties Radio:

"We played some very good football to get ourselves back in the game. It was very disappointing to go behind to a penalty decision like that, but we played fantastically after that.

"I wouldn't want to win a penalty that way. You cannot do anything about it when someone shoots from that close and it hits your hand.

"I thought we played some fantastic football in some very difficult conditions. The desire to get back into the game was brilliant and we got our rewards and got back in the game and then in front."

Leyton Orient manager Ian Hendon told BBC Radio London:

"It's poor defending. We work on it all week and we ask the players to go out and do a job and sadly they've got done it again so all that hard work Jay Simpson's doing at the moment is to no avail.

"When they go across that line there's not a lot that we can do about it.

"I shall be speaking with the owner and we'll be trying to do something to bring players in at the back."