Leyton Orient all but secured their League One status as they came back to make it six wins out of eight.

Colchester went ahead when Clive Platt headed home before Charlie Daniels's free-kick levelled for the O's in first half stoppage time.

Colchester's Marc Tierney and Orient's Scott McGleish both hit the crossbar during the second half.

But Jimmy Smith had the final say when he netted the winner for Orient with his first goal for the club.

Leyton Orient:

Jones, Purches, Mkandawire, Spence, Daniels, Melligan (Wayne Gray 66), Thornton, Terry, Smith (Boyd 82), McGleish, Church.
Subs Not Used: Morris, Saah, Cave-Brown.

Booked: Smith, Spence.

Goals: Daniels 45, Smith 80.

Colchester:

Gerken, Maybury, Baldwin, Trotman, Tierney, Gobern (Yeates 66), Izzet, Hammond, Hackney (Wordsworth 76), Platt, Vincent (Wasiu 69).
Subs Not Used: Cousins, Coyne.

Booked: Hammond.

Goals: Platt 43.

Att: 4,685

Ref: Darren Deadman (Cambridgeshire).

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