Burton Albion boss Gary Bowyer has said the Brewers have made a "phenomenal" start to the League One campaign considering the circumstances they have been operating under.

The Brewers are 14th in the table after taking 14 points from their opening 12 matches.

They currently have up to eight players out injured, with just six fully fit first-teamers able to train on Thursday, and two or three more hoping to complete a full session on Friday.

Bowyer, 55, delivered a plea for help during the summer transfer window with the club limited in their transfer activity until eventually 11 new faces came through the door, either on loan or permanent deals.

They also sold seven players, including last season's top scorer Tyrese Shade to Portsmouth on transfer deadline day

Bowyer told BBC Radio Derby: "How we play and how we've adapted with the players we've been given is phenomenal to say that with 12 games in, all our opponents have been hugely complimentary to us about how we've played.

"I still think there are areas of the game where we can improve for sure, and it's a 'no-brainer' for me that we don't have that experience at the top end of the pitch.

"That would have made a massive difference for us. We've just got to work with the strikers that we've got."

Following Tuesday's impressive home draw with League One leaders at the time Bradford City, Burton welcome Richie Wellens' Leyton Orient to Pirelli Stadium on Saturday (15:00 BST).

This will be Burton's third league fixtures in eight days, and Bowyer laughs when asked about possibly rotating the squad.

"I don't feel we can even afford that luxury when everybody is fully fit to be honest. There will be no rotating," he added.

"Ironically, in a couple of weeks' time its the FA Cup and I just said to the staff we won't be rotating for that competition either. We'll go as strong as we possibly can, and that's we where we are."