Forest Green Rovers bounced back from their first home defeat since August with a 4-2 win away to Leyton Orient.

FGR raced into a three-goal first-half lead thanks to a brace from former Leyton Orient man Ebou Adams and a strike from Matty Stevens.

However, the introduction of Jordan MaGuire-Drew at the break sparked the home side into life and after he assisted the first for Matt Harrold, he scored the second to set up a tense end to proceedings.

However, substitute Junior Mondal ensure that FGR would return from the capital with all three points as he scored in the 89th minute.

Head coach Mark Cooper was forced into one change to his starting XI from a week prior, with Liam Kitching picking up his 5th yellow card in the defeat to Plymouth Argyle.

In came the experience of Matt Mills, making his first start since a lengthy lay-off, only managing appearances off the bench in the last two games.

The tone for the game was set early on as both sides went close to opening the scoring with two minutes.

In the first minute, Matt Mills played a hopeful ball over the top that Aaron Collins could latch onto and drive into the box but his shot on the half volley troubled the pigeons nested in the roof of the stand more so than the goal itself.

It was a much closer chance for the hosts as they rattled the woodwork in the second minute, the ball dropping kindly for Dale Gorman on the edge of the area and while he connected well and was able to beat the full stretch of Joseph Wollacott, his shot came back off the far post to the relief of the FGR back line.

It was always going to be an emotional game for Adams returning to his former club, and the fans had made their views on their former midfielder abundantly clear, especially after a few early fouls on the 23-year-old.

However, he was able to silence those heckles 15 minutes in when he showed good feet on the left to make space for Liam Shephard, and although Dean Brill got down well to save the full-back's effort, Adams nipped back in to smash home the rebound from close range.

In the wake of the goal, Orient caretaker manager Ross Embleton was sent to the stands, while Mark Cooper was shown a yellow card, but it was difficult to see what for from our lofty position in the stand above the dugouts.

On the half hour mark, an Orient attack that was looking potent without the cutting edge needed saw a good chance go begging.

A free-kick was taken short and worked left, before a good delivery was only half flicked clear by Joseph Mills, but Josh Coulson couldn’t control in the box and FGR’s defence could re-group.

Forest Green’s and Adams’ second of the game came in the 33rd minute when Stevens’ powerful drive from the left was charged down, and the Gambian midfielder swept the ball into the bottom corner with his left peg.

Farrend Rawson came agonisingly close to getting his first goal of the season as he connected superbly with a Joseph Mills free-kick form the left, his header looking destined for the far corner, if not for the intervention of Brill to turn behind his far post.

The resulting corner, Jack Aitchison was found in space in the box from the short corner routine, but his shot was well as he tried desperately to find an angle that would be good enough to beat Brill.

The young scotsman played a pivotal in FGR’s third that came two minutes before the break.

Aitchison was able to get down the right and fire a low ball across the face of goal to Stevens, the striker sliding in to prod the ball into an empty net.

Skipper Joseph Mills was forced into a superb intervention in first half added time, the ball delivered into the box and after Matt Mills made the initial block, the ball bounced around the area and brother Joseph was there to deny Jamie Turley at full stretch.

The hosts, who made a change at the break, introducing MaGuire-Drew to proceedings, made a spirited start to the second period and were rewarded in no small part to the half-time sub.

A free-kick was delivered in by MaGuire-Drew in the 55th minute and Harrold climbed highest in the area, with a powerful header to give Orient a goal back.

Aitchison almost had the perfect riposte just two minutes later with a great run into the box, drilling in a low shot but was denied well by the outstretched left leg of Brill.

Orient continued to push for a second to really put the pressure on the visitors and in the 65th minute Wollacott had to be at his sharpest to pulls out a great save to deny Josh Wright, the Orient man's header looking destined to sneak in at the far post.

That second did come in the 78th minute courtesy of a horrible deflection off Matt Mills.

Lee Angol’s ball came in from the left and MaGuire-Drew got ahead of his man, the ball coming off the leg of the FGR defender to wrong-foot Wollacott and find the bottom corner.

Orient came within the width of the goal line in the 87th minute of equalising, Coulson clattering his shot against the crossbar and it bounced the right side for Forest Green, who were able to hurry the ball away from danger.

FGR were able to breath easier in the 89th minute when Mondal netted to secure all three points for the visitors.

After some fantastic build-up play, Stevens did well to hold up the ball in the area before teeing up Mondal, burying it into the far corner.

Leyton Orient XI: Brill, Ling (Alabi 89’), Gorman (MaGuire-Drew 45’), Coulson (c), Clay, Happe, Brophy, Harrold, Angol, Turley, Wright

Unused subs: Sargeant, Ekpiteta, Dennis, Marsh, Ogie,

Forest Green XI: Wollacott, Shephard, Bernard, M Mills, Rawson, Winchester, Stevens (McGinley 90’), Collins (Mondal 67’), Adams, J.Mills (c), Aitchison (Dawson 78’)

Unused sub: Thomas, Morton, Godwin-Malife, Taylor

Referee: Christopher Sarginson

Attendance: 4,614 (264 away)

Man of the match: Ebou Adams

Next up: Crewe Alexandra, The New Lawn, Tuesday, November 26, 7.45pm