Leyton Orient 0 - 4 Northampton Town: League Two leaders Northampton ease to convincing win at Leyton Orient

Rod McDonald, Ricky Holmes and a brace from James Collins secured Sky Bet League Two leaders Northampton a 4-0 win at Leyton Orient on Saturday.

All the goals came in the second half after a scrappy opening period in which defences were on top.

The deadlock was broken in the 55th minute when a wonderfully executed overhead-kick by McDonald flew into the top-right corner of the net.

Holmes doubled the Cobblers' advantage 10 minutes later when he controlled the ball on his chest before unleashing a powerful 25-yard volley past Orient goalkeeper Alex Cisak.

The league's leading scorer Jay Simpson went close to pulling a goal back when he drilled a shot narrowly wide of the post, but it was Collins who had the final word with two goals in the final six minutes.

He pounced in a crowded penalty area to stab the ball into the net from close range and then rounded off a fine afternoon for the visitors when he lashed home a shot from the edge of the box to complete Northampton's seventh straight league win.