Leyton Orient 2-0 Wycombe Wanderers: FLW reports as O's beat 10-man Chairboys | OneFootball

League One action from Brisbane Road as Leyton Orient hosted Wycombe Wanderers.

Leyton Orient beat 10-man Wycombe Wanderers at Brisbane Road, thanks to goals from Demitri Mitchell and Idris El Mizouni, after an early Taylor Allen red card.

The game got off to the worst possible start for Wycombe. Taylor Allen hauled down Dom Ballard who was one-on-one from a long ball, which saw Simon Mather reach straight for his back pocket, and show the Chairboys defender the red card.

It got even worse for the visitors just minutes later, when Demitri Mitchell's deflected shot squirmed under the gloves of Norris and into the back of the Wycombe net.

The Chairboys didn't roll over though, and were almost back on level terms when Connor Taylor's shot from a deep Aaron Morley free-kick was brilliantly blocked by Tom James.

On the stroke of half-time, Wycombe had a penalty shout waved away when Will Forrester clipped Fred Onyedinma in the box, but Mather wasn't having any of it, waving the shouts away.

The O's went in with a 1-0 lead at the break, and with the numerical advantage after the early red card for Allen. It was a long way back for their opponents though, despite only trailing by a single goal.

The second half almost started perfectly for Orient, as Ballard's curling shot which looked destined for the top corner was turned behind for a corner to the O's.

Richie Wellens' side looked to use their pace to hurt Wycombe, and almost did when Theo Archibald burst down the right flank and drilled a low cross into the box, which evaded everyone.

Onyedinma was in the wars again with 15 minutes to go. A long ball forward from Norris set Wycombe in two-on-one, but Will Forrester hauled down the Wanderers winger, conceding the yellow card but preventing a goalscoring opportunity.

Leyton Orient then fumbled a great chance to make it 2-0 when Mitchell and Ballard broke, with Niall Huggins the only one back. Mitchell's pass was undersold though, allowing Ewan Henderson to dash back and clear over the bar.

The home side then wrapped up the three points in stoppage time, with a lovely strike from Idris El Mizouni, who curled one in off the far post, putting the result beyond doubt.

Leyton Orient player ratings

W. Dennis - 8

T. James - 8

J. Simpson - 7 (D. Happe 87'(6))

W. Forrester - 7

J. Morris - 7

C. Wellens - 7

T. Bakinson - 5

D. Mitchell - 7 (F. Fawumni 76'(5))

A. Abdulai - 6 (I. El-Mizouni 62'(6))

T. Archibald - 7

D. Ballard - 7

Unused substitutes: K. Cahill, K. Casey, S. Perkins, S. Clare

Wycombe Wanderers player ratings

W. Norris - 2

J. Grimmer - 6 (J. Quitirna 87' (5))

C. Taylor - 6

T. Allen - 2 (Sent off 10')

D. Harvie - 6

A. Morley - 6 (J. Mullins 87' (5))

C. Boyd-Munce - 6 (E. Henderson 68' (5))

F. Onyedinma - 5

C. Woodrow - 5

A. Vidigal - 5 (N. Huggins 15' (6))

N. Lowe - 5 (L. Harris 15' (5))

Unused substitutes: M. van Sas, L. Leahy