Sean Thornton scored late to give Leyton Orient a victory which moved them out of the drop zone at the expense of fellow strugglers Brighton.

Matt Heath gave the visitors the lead when he scrambled the ball in after goalkeeper Jamie Jones had failed to deal with a free-kick.

Orient equalised from the spot through striker Scott McGleish after Heath had upended striker Simon Church.

And it was Orient's day when Thornton fired the winner into the top corner.

Leyton Orient:

Jones, Purches, Mkandawire, Spence, Daniels, Melligan (Wayne Gray 57), Chambers (Terry 46), Thornton, Demetriou (Morgan 70), McGleish, Church.
Subs Not Used: Morris, Saah.

Booked: Chambers, Spence, Thornton.

Goals: McGleish 45 pen, Thornton 88.

Brighton:

Andersen, Whing, El-Abd, Heath, Borrowdale, Bangura, Jarrett, Fraser (Livermore 61), McLeod (Carole 56), Davies, Owusu.
Subs Not Used: Sullivan, Hinshelwood, Gargan.

Booked: Jarrett, Whing, Bangura, Owusu.

Goals: Heath 17.

Att: 5,885

Ref: Richard Beeby (Northamptonshire).

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