LONDON. Leyton Orient prevails over Carlisle United 1-0 after J. Mellish scored an own goal 73min. Leyton Orient was surely better in terms of ball possession (61%) and that was among the factors of its victory.​

Leyton Orient remained in players after Charlie Kelman received a double yellow card in the 77′. Still, Leyton Orient still succeeded in win this match competing only with 10 players​.

The match was played at the Brisbane Road stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Ben Speedie with the support of Joseph Stokes and Daniel Cook. The 4th official was James Vallance. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 9.9 degrees Celsius or 49.87 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 80%.​

Match Statistics​

Ball possession

Leyton Orient was in firm control of the ball 61% while Carlisle United was struggling with a 39% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Carlisle United was more pushing with 44 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Even so, Leyton Orient was able to find the solution to win this contest.​

Leyton Orient shot 12 times, 3 on target, 5 off target. Talking about the opposition, Carlisle United shot 7 times, 2 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Leyton Orient received 5 yellow cards (Charlie Kelman, Darren Pratley, George Moncur, Omar Beckles and Lawrence Vigouroux). On the other side, Carlisle United received 1 yellow card (Jack Armer).

Charlie Kelman (Leyton Orient) was sent off after receiving a second yellow card (77′).

Standings

After this contest, Leyton Orient will have 77 points to hold in the 1st place. Regarding the opposition, Carlisle United will stay with 66 points to remain in the 4th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Leyton Orient will play away with Gillingham on the 18th of April with a 6-5 head to head record in favor of Leyton Orient (4 draws).

Carlisle United will host Stockport County on the 18th of April with a 3-2 head to head record in favor of Stockport County (2 draws).

Leyton Orient – Formation

Leyton Orient started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

The manager Richard Wellens decided to play with the following team: Lawrence Vigouroux, Omar Beckles, Rob Hunt, Idris El Mizouni, Ed Turns, Jayden Sweeney, Darren Pratley, Kieran Sadlier, George Moncur, Paul Smyth and Charlie Kelman.

The home team had on the bench: Jordan Brown, Aaron Drinan, Jordan Lyden, Sam Sargeant, Jamie Mccart, Thomas James and Ruel Sotiriou.

Substitutions

Leyton Orient made 4 changes: Darren Pratley for Jordan Brown (46′), Kieran Sadlier for Ruel Sotiriou (70′), George Moncur for Aaron Drinan (79′) and Paul Smyth for Jordan Lyden (80′).

Carlisle United – Formation

Carlisle United started with a 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).

Paul Simpson played with: Tomáš Holý, Paul Huntington, Morgan Feeney, Jack Armer, Finley Back, Owen Moxon, Omari Patrick, Callum Guy, Alfie John Mccalmont, Jon Mellish and Kristian Dennis.

These were the players on the bench: Ryan Edmondson, Jordan Gibson, Michael Kelly, Jamie Devitt, Jack Robinson, Joe Garner and Ben Barclay.

Carlisle United could not rely on the presence of Ben Barclay (injured) and Jordan Gibson (injured).

Substitutions

Carlisle United made 5 changes: Morgan Feeney for Ben Barclay (7′), Fin Back for Jordan Gibson (39′), A. McCalmont for Jack Robinson (67′), Omari Patrick for Ryan Edmondson (67′) and Kristian Dennis for Joe Garner (67′).

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​

• Walsall – Sutton United – 1-1
• Northampton Town – Stevenage – 1-1
• Mansfield Town – Crawley Town – 4-1
• Leyton Orient – Carlisle United – 1-0
• Hartlepool United – Swindon Town – 2-1
• Doncaster Rovers – Crewe Alexandra – 0-2
• Colchester United – Newport County – 0-0
• Bradford City – Grimsby Town – 3-2
• Barrow – Gillingham – 2-1
• AFC Wimbledon – Rochdale – 0-1