Smith sidelined for Orient

Leyton Orient will be without Jimmy Smith for the trip to Sheffield United.

The midfielder this week had an operation on the fractured cheekbone he suffered against Notts County on Good Friday. He will miss the clash with the promotion-chasing Blades, but Orient hope he could return before the end of the season wearing a protective mask. Defender Terrell Forbes will be checked over after missing Monday's defeat by Exeter with a groin problem, while utility man Leon McSweeney (calf) and winger Jamal Campbell-Ryce (ankle) are also still struggling with knocks. Jamie Jones starts in goal with Paul Rachubka on the bench after extending his loan from Leeds until the end of the season. Fellow keeper Lee Butcher (knee) and defender Scott Cuthbert (hamstring) will not figure again this term.