Player ratings and match stats from Leyton Orient 1 Rotherham United 0

Millers (4-3-1-2)

Cameron Dawson: 8

If Donald Duck could have made that save then the Walt Disney character is a pretty decent goalkeeper. Two other stops from Dawson – one top-drawer, one more routine.

Joe Rafferty: 6

Solid defensively but didn't get forward like he usually does.

Cameron Humphreys: 5

Not a good night for him. At fault in the game's two big moments and was called out publicly by his manager afterwards.

Zak Jules: 6

Put in a decent shift considering his lack of game-time.

Reece James: 6

Good in possession. Like fellow full-back Rafferty, he didn't make it into the opposition half enough.

Christ Tiehi: 5

Had no real effect in defence or attack.

Liam Kelly: 5

Struggled to get into the game on his return after six weeks out with an injury.

Joe Powell: 6

Some dangerous set-pieces deliveries, but also threw a few stray ones into the mix as well.

Hakeem Odoffin: 6

There's never any lack of effort from Haks. Always somewhere near the action.

Sam Nombe: 6

Worked hard running the channels as he survived on little service.

Mallik Wilks: 5

One or two dangerous moments but his undoubted talent wasn't applied consistently enough,

The subs

Cohen Bramall (for Kelly 59): 6

Made progress down the left flank but didn't deliver the final ball.

Jack Holmes (for Jules 77): NA

There always seems to be a chance that something might happen when the ball is at his feet.

Jordan Hugill (for Tiehi 85): NA

No impact in the short time he was on the pitch.

Subs not used: Dillon Phillips, Alex MacDonald, Shaun McWilliams, Joe Hungbo.

Orient (4-2-3-1): Josh Keeley 6; Tom James 7, Omar Beckles 7, Dan Happe 7, Jack Currie 7; Darren Pratley 6 (Dom Ball 81), Jordan Brown 5; Charlie Kelman 5, Ethan Galbraith 5, Ollie O'Neill 6; Dan Agyei 5 (Jayden Sweeney 90+3). Subs not used: Zach Hemming, Jack Simpson, Brandon Cooper, Sonny Perkins, Zech Obiero.

Goals: Happe 68 (Orient).

Referee: Alex Chilowicz (America).

Attendance: 6,314 (378).

Opposition view “The players have been brilliant. You could feel the edginess at times, but they ground out the result against a good team.

“It was a really scrappy, poor game for the first 20 minutes. We played some decent stuff towards the end of the first half.

“It was a 50-50 game and could have gone either way, so I take my hat off to the players who showed composure and the spirit to fight.”

- Orient boss Richie Wellens

The stats

Possession: Orient 51 per cent, Millers 49

Goal attempts: Orient 12, Millers 11

On target: Orient 5, Millers 2

Touches in opposition box: Orient 13, Millers 17

Corners: Orient 3, Millers 8

Fouls: Orient 12, Millers 14

Final word

A testing night, a concerning night.