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McGhee blow for O's

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LEYTON ORIENT will be without defender Dave McGhee for the rest of the season following an Achilles tendon injury on Tuesday night.

The 26-year-old centre half was carried off the field ten minutes into Tuesday's Worthington Cup clash with QPR and is now waiting for the results of tests.

He has seen a specialist over the problem but it is believed that he has ruptured his Achilles tendon and faces a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

The news will be a huge blow to O's manager Paul Brush (pictured) as he already has centre half Simon Downer on the injured list and has a real problem with defensive cover.

Orient eventually won the game 3-2 and progress into the second round of the Worthington Cup, while R's boss Ian Holloway has yet to take his men beyond the first round of a cup competition..

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