Barnet vs Leyton Orient - Elliot Johnson back as Barnet take on Leyton Orient

Posted Friday, April 08, 2016 by PA

Barnet are set to be boosted by the return of Elliot Johnson for Saturday's game at home to Leyton Orient.

Johnson has missed the Bees' last two matches with a shoulder injury but the defender is fit and available again this weekend.

Another defender, Bira Dembele, is also back from a knee injury and is in contention to start but Gavin Hoyte is yet to recover from his own knee problem and remains out.

Barnet sit 15th, out of the battles for either promotion or survival, and manager Martin Allen may continue to rotate his side while giving a chance to the club's youngsters.

Orient have no fresh injury concerns ahead of the clash but will be glad to have central defender Mathieu Baudry back.

Baudry has sat out the last four matches through suspension but he is available again and likely to be thrown straight back into the Os' back four.

Midfielder Lloyd James is also pushing for a start after coming off the bench to score the equaliser in Saturday's 1-1 draw at York but Dean Cox and Paul McCallum are still out with knee injuries.

Orient have dropped to ninth, a point outside the play-offs, after going three matches without a victory.