nPower League One Preview - Brentford v Leyton Orient - Sat 20th August 2011 3.00pm KO

So 3 games, and 3 losses. After all the pre season talk of not making the same mistakes and same start as last season, guess what happened? Atfer what has been 3 poor, but by no means completely awful, performances this London derby is a huge match for Orient. Another loss and things start to look grim, including any hopes of a promotion push, a win and all will be cheery in the world.

Leyton Orient:

In what was a frustrating night on Tuesday, O's manager Russell Slade said that we shot ourselves in the foot in regards to when Wycombe scored. To be honest, it couldnt have been at worse times. The first within the first 10 minutes, the second 3 minutes after we equallised and the third at the start of the second half. Orient must do better and for the first time this season our defence looked weak.

Slade has a fairly full squad to choose from. After playing 90 minutes in the last 2 games, Captain Dawson should be now fully fit. Mooney has had breif stints on the pitch and may get a start today while Laird hasnt featured at all but appears to be fit again. O's will again wait on the fitness of Scott Cuthbert who didnt train on Friday but Terrell Forbes will step in if he doesnt make it. Jamie Jones is of course still out and without any hint of a loan signing Butcher will remain in goal this afternoon. Jonathan Tehoue serves the last of his 3 match ban today and Mike Cestor was this week loaned out to non-league outfit Woking for a month.

Brentford:

The Bee's have had a mixed start to the season. They had an opening day win against Yeovil but followed it up with 2 losses, one to lowley league two club Herrford. However, in midweek they beat Exeter away to put them 6th going into todays game.

Brentford are almost at full strength for todays encounter with only full back Shaleum Logan definately out.

Teams Last Time Out:

Leyton Orient: Butcher; Omozusi, Cuthbert, Chorley, Daniels; Spring; Smith (Porter 58), Dawson, Cox; Revell (Mooney 58), Cureton
Subs: Forbes, Laird, Richardson

Brentford: Lee; Logan, Legge, Osborne, Woodman; Saunders (sub Weston 76 mins), Douglas, Reeves (sub O'Connor 61 mins), McGinn (sub Forrester 90 mins); Alexander, Donaldson

Subs (not used): Moore, Eger

Form Watch:

Orient Last 5 - W0 D1 L3 - F2 A6

Wycombe (H) (L1) Lost 3-1
Tranmere (H)(L1) Lost 1-0
Southend (A)(CC) 1-1 aet Won 4-3 on pens
Walsall (A)(L1) Lost 1-0

Brentford Last 5 - W0 D3 L0 - F3 A3

Exeter (A) (L1) Won 2-1
Sheffield Utd (A)(L1) Lost 2-0
Hereford (A)(CC) 1-0
Yeovil (H)(L1) Won 2-0

Last Season:

Leyton Orient 1 - 0 Brentford
Brentford 2-1 Leyton Orient

O's Key Man:

Stephan Dawson. Orients Captian has not been fully fit in the games he has played this year but still put in decent shifts. Orient will need him to fight in midfield and control the pace of the game. If he doesnt I fear we may get overrun.

Keys to the game:

Work as a team. In every game this season they look as though they had never met before. On Tuesday night we didnt defend enough as a team and going forward we were all over the places. Who ever is up front need to work well together and hold the ball up for Cox, Dawson and Smith to get forward.

Prediction:

Every game i have predicted an Orient win so far this season so its not suprising that we have lost every game! I think the O's will have fire in their belly today and an entertaining London derby will end 2-2.

Come on you O's

AS