Bristol Rovers 1-3 Leyton Orient

Three first-half goals enabled Leyton Orient to cruise to victory at Bristol Rovers and move up to second in League Two.

The visitors took an 18th-minute lead when Rovers allowed Harry Smith a free run to the near post at a Tom James corner and the striker's downward header bounced up into the roof of the net.

It was 2-0 in the 33rd minute. Alex Mitchell's shot from inside the box was blocked and the ball rebounded for Theo Archibald to net with a well-struck volley from 20 yards.

Rovers' poor marking was exposed again four minutes before half-time, with Aaron Drinan rising unmarked in the centre of the box to power home James' right-wing cross.

Brett Pitman reduced the arrears from the penalty spot with a fierce shot in stoppage time after a foul on Harvey Saunders.

But it did not stop home fans chanting "what a load of rubbish" at the final whistle

Joey Barton's much-altered team are failing to improve on the form that brought relegation last season.

They failed to force a single testing save from visiting keeper Lawrence Vigouroux as Kenny Jackett's Orient continued an impressive start to the campaign.

Match report supplied by PA Media.

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