Leyton Orient ended a run of five games without a win to climb back into fifth place in the table after beating 10-man Tranmere 3-0.

Orient broke the deadlock when striker Wayne Gray scrambled the ball home following a Wayne Corden corner after 11 minutes.

But Tranmere were reduced to 10 men five minutes into the second half when, in a game of few free-kicks, Shane Sherriff earned a second yellow card for a foul on Andy Barcham.

Orient, somewhat against the run of play, extended their lead.

Andy Barcham laid on the chance for midfielder Sean Thornton to find the top corner against his former club with six minutes left and substitute Jason Demetriou fired in a low third in added time.

Walsall made it 17 games without defeat as a thoroughly professional performance in atrocious conditions earned them a 2-0 win at Yeovil.

In the second half they pushed forward with the wind at their backs and after they brought on Richard Taundry for the injured Michael Ricketts in the 57th minute, his first touch set up the opening goal as a free-kick 30-yards out was back-headed by Scott Dann past goalkeeper Steve Mildenhall.

Walsall were beginning to find more space against a tiring Yeovil defence and in the 64th minute Alex Nicholls got clear on the left and cut inside to fire past Mildenhall from just inside the box and seal the win.

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