Leyton Orient v Doncaster preview

Team news for Saturday's League One clash between Leyton Orient and Doncaster at the Matchroom Stadium.

Last Updated: 28/09/12 at 14:04   

Woods: Ankle injury worry

Woods: Ankle injury worry

Boss Dean Saunders will check on midfielder Martin Woods and striker Billy Paynter before Doncaster move on from their Norwich base to London.

Saunders' side played Norwich in the Capital One Cup on Wednesday night and stayed in East Anglia ahead of Saturday's League One game at Brisbane Road.

Woods suffered an ankle injury during the first half of the 1-0 defeat to the Canaries. Paynter has been nursing a thigh problem and did not feature in the third-round tie.

"Woodsy twisted his ankle and that's why I brought him off early in the second half," said Saunders.

"There was no point risking making it worse when there were fit players on the bench looking to get on. I don't think it's too bad but we'll see how he is.

"Hopefully Billy will be okay to play some part [on Saturday], but if he isn't quite ready we aren't going to rush him back. We have to give his thigh injury time to heal if it's not right."

Leyton Orient will be without Anthony Griffith through suspension.

Griffith serves a one-match ban after he was sent off for a second bookable offence in the final minute of last weekend's draw at Crewe.

Fellow midfielder Martin Rowlands will be handed a late fitness test.

The former QPR playmaker, who this week agreed a new contract with the O's, was taken off at half-time on Saturday with a hamstring problem and is rated 50-50 by manager Russell Slade.

Defender Scott Cuthbert (hamstring) and goalkeeper Jamie Jones (shoulder) are still on the sidelines.

Orient are unbeaten in four games and will leapfrog Doncaster in the table with a win.

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npower League 1

Position Team P GD PTS
1 Doncaster 46 18 84
2 Bournemth 46 23 83
3 Brentford 46 15 79
4 Yeovil 46 15 77
5 Sheff Utd 46 14 75
6 Swindon 46 33 74
7 Leyton Or 46 7 71
8 MK Dons 46 17 70
9 Walsall 46 7 68
10 Crawley 46 1 68
11 Tranmere 46 10 67
12 Notts Co 46 12 65
13 Crewe 46 -8 64
14 Preston 46 5 59
15 Coventry 46 7 55
16 Shrewsbury 46 -6 55
17 Carlisle 46 -21 55
18 Stevenage 46 -17 54
19 Oldham 46 -13 51
20 Colchester 46 -21 51
21 Scunthorpe 46 -24 48
22 Bury 46 -28 41
23 Hartlepool 46 -28 41
24 Portsmouth 46 -18 32

Updated Sat, 27 Apr 2013

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