Orient disappointment at point after 0-0 draw with Wrexham

Confidence was high that the O's could make it three wins in four, a sequence that has dragged them away from the foot of the table.

And while the 0-0 draw did make it four unbeaten in a row, Wellens felt there should have been more rewards.

Jack Currie puts in a block for Leyton Orient against Wrexham. Picture: JAMES MANNING/PA (Image: James Manning/PA) The boss said: "I thought first half we dominated the game and we should have been 3-0 up without actually being crisp and really good.

“We were good for 20 minutes of the second half and then we were forced into a few changes.

"Towards the end of the game if there was one team who were going to win, it was probably Wrexham.

“We stopped passing the ball, we kept playing long and made it into a scrappy game which suits them but we should have been out of sight.

“I’m a bit disappointed, but it’s a clean sheet against a good team. Mullin was a threat when he nearly got on a ricochet in our box but other than that, I don’t think our goalkeeper had a save to make.

“We need more impact from our substitutes. Once again, I don’t think it was good enough from our bench.

“We need our front players to be more energetic but if we take the gilt-edge chances then it becomes very different.”

Orient went on the front foot from the first whistle and should have taken the lead within two minutes when Charlie Kelman dragged his shot wide from 12 yards.

Away goalkeeper Arthur Okonkwo produced a reactionary save to beat out a Brandon Cooper shot from inside the six-yard box after 18 minutes and the O’s continued to dominate.

It wasn't until the second minute of added time when keeper Zach Hemming was forced into action, punching away Wrexham's first corner of the game.

Ethan Galbraith went close soon after the resumption but the Red Dragons came into the game after a double substitution in the 65th minute brought Steven Fletcher and Paul Mullin into the action.

The home goal experienced a charmed life in the 77th minute when Fletcher, Mullin and Elliott Lee saw their individual attempts from inside the area get blocked before the ball was scrambled to safety.

That meant Wrexham boss, Phil Parkinson, was happy to leave east London with a point.

“You never devalue a point on your travels," he said. "Orient have had a really good run but we stayed in there.

“We didn’t get the control we would have liked until we made the change on 60 minutes when I felt that George Evans gave us that extra plus that we were crying out for.

“And then in that last 25 or 30 minutes, I thought that we were the team that was going to go on and win the game.

"A couple of chances fell to us but we couldn’t quite get that finishing touch to it.

“But it can be tough when you go away from home and it’s about making sure that you get back up the road with something.

“I think having the quality of the two strikers, Steve Fletcher and Paul Mullin, gave us a lift when they came on.

"They were excellent and the other substitutes we used worked tirelessly for us as well.

“All the lads that came off the bench gave us a huge lift.”