Leyton Orient Held by Burton Albion in Four-Goal Final-Day League One Draw

Leyton Orient FC and Burton Albion FC closed out their League One campaigns with an entertaining 2–2 draw on matchday 46, as both sides traded blows in a four-goal encounter.

The hosts made the perfect start, taking the lead inside two minutes. Defender Will Forrester struck early for Leyton Orient to make it 1–0, giving the home side an immediate advantage.

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Burton worked their way back into the game and were rewarded in the 34th minute. Fabio Tavares found the equaliser for the visitors, levelling the score at 1–1 before the interval.

Orient regained the lead shortly after half-time. In the 51st minute, Dominic Ballard finished off a move created by Michael Craig, whose assist set up the forward to restore the hosts’ advantage at 2–1.

The lead lasted just seven minutes. Burton responded again in the 58th minute when Alex Hartridge struck to make it 2–2, with Jake Beesley credited with the assist as the visitors pulled level for a second time.

The contest grew more competitive around the hour mark. Leyton Orient’s James Morris received a yellow card in the 54th minute, followed by a booking for Burton’s George Evans a minute later. Both managers turned to their benches throughout the second half, with Leyton Orient introducing Idris El Mizouni at the break and later Tyreeq Bakinson, Tom James, Daniel Happe and Sonny Perkins, while Burton brought on Sulyman Krubally, Toby Sibbick, Terence Vancooten and Finn Delap in search of control and a potential winner.

Despite the flurry of substitutions and chances suggested by the end-to-end scoring pattern, neither side could find a decisive goal in the closing stages.

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League One Standings

Season: 2025/26

#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Form
1	Lincoln City FC	46	31	10	5	89	41	48	103	W W W D W
2	Cardiff City FC	46	27	10	9	90	50	40	91	L W W W D
3	Stockport County FC	46	22	11	13	71	58	13	77	W L W L D
4	Bradford City AFC	46	22	11	13	58	51	7	77	W D D D L
5	Bolton Wanderers FC	46	19	18	9	70	52	18	75	L D D W L
6	Stevenage FC	46	21	12	13	49	46	3	75	W D W D L
7	Luton Town FC	46	21	11	14	68	56	12	74	W W W D W
8	Plymouth Argyle FC	46	22	7	17	75	63	12	73	W W D W D
9	Huddersfield Town AFC	46	18	13	15	74	64	10	67	W L D D D
10	Mansfield Town FC	46	16	17	13	62	50	12	65	W D W W D
11	Wycombe Wanderers FC	46	17	12	17	69	58	11	63	W L L D L
12	Reading FC	46	16	15	15	64	60	4	63	L D L L L
13	Blackpool FC	46	17	9	20	54	65	-11	60	W W W W L
14	Doncaster Rovers FC	46	17	9	20	50	69	-19	60	W D L W W
15	Barnsley FC	46	15	14	17	68	73	-5	59	L W L L D
16	Wigan Athletic FC	46	14	14	18	49	58	-9	56	L L D W W
17	Burton Albion FC	46	13	15	18	50	60	-10	54	D D D W D
18	Peterborough United FC	46	15	8	23	64	68	-4	53	L D L D L
19	AFC Wimbledon	46	15	8	23	51	72	-21	53	L W L L L
20	Leyton Orient FC	46	14	10	22	59	71	-12	52	D L L D L
21	Exeter City FC	46	12	13	21	52	61	-9	49	L D D D W
22	Port Vale FC	46	10	12	24	36	61	-25	42	L W L L D
23	Rotherham United FC	46	10	11	25	41	71	-30	41	L D L W L
24	Northampton Town FC	46	9	8	29	39	74	-35	35	L L L L L