Leyton Orient overcomes Northampton Town 4-3. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Leyton Orient had a close win over Northampton Town.

February 15, 2024

LONDON. Leyton Orient had a close win over Northampton Town. Leyton Orient capitalized on its superior ball possession (58%).

The match was played at the Brisbane Road stadium in London on Tuesday and it started at 7:45 pm local time. The referee was Ben Atkinson with the support of Leigh Crowhurst and Jon Block. The 4th official was Daniel Bonneywell. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was cold at 9.48 degrees Celsius or 49.06 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 91%.

Match Statistics

Leyton Orient

4 - 3

Northampton Town

58 Ball Possession 42

Shots

19 Total 9
8 On Target 3
5 Off Target 2
6 Shots blocked 4

123 Attack 111
53 Dangerous attack 34
139 Ball safe 125

0 Penalties 0
8 Corners 2

Fouls

10 Total 10
2 Yellow Cards 2
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Leyton Orient was in firm control of the ball 58% while Northampton Town was struggling with a 42% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Leyton Orient was more aggressive with 53 dangerous attacks and 19 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Leyton Orient won the match.

Leyton Orient shot 19 times, 8 on target, 5 off target. Regarding the opposition, Northampton Town shot 9 times, 3 on target, 2 off target.

Cards

Leyton Orient received 2 yellow cards (Jordan Brown and Idris El Mizouni). On the opposite side, Northampton Town received 3 yellow cards (Dominic Gape, Jon Guthrie and J. Brady).

Match Timeline

Idris El Mizouni- Yellow

21'

31'

Dominic Gape- Yellow

O. O'Neill(goal)George Moncur

35'

Jordan Brown- Yellow

41'

45'

Marc Leonard(goal)William Hondermarck

Rob Hunt- sub ->Thomas James

46'

53'

Ben Fox- sub ->Dominic Gape

Shaqai Forde(goal)

58'

Darren Pratley - sub ->Jordan Brown

60'

71'

Tyreece Simpson- sub ->Louis Appéré

73'

T. Springett- sub ->Harvey Lintott

77'

K. Bowie(goal)Mitchell Pinnock

Daniel Adu-Adjei- sub ->Khayon Edwards

76'

Ruel Sotiriou- sub ->George Moncur

77'

Ruel Sotiriou(goal)Oliver O\'Neill

80'

83'

Tyreece Simpson(goal)

Ruel Sotiriou(goal)Brandon Cooper

90'

Jon Guthrie- Yellow

Jayden Sweeney- sub ->Shaqai Forde

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Leyton Orient has 48 points to sit in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Northampton Town will stays with 41 points to hold in the 12th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Leyton Orient will host Blackpool on the 6th of January with a 4-0 head to head stats in favor of Blackpool (1 draw).

Northampton Town will play away against Peterborough United on the 6th of January with a 8-2 head to head in favor of Peterborough United (1 draw).

Leyton Orient – Formation

Leyton Orient

Sol Brynn 1.England

6.0

Tom James 2.Wales

6.1

46'

Brandon Cooper 12.Wales

7.1

Omar Beckles 19.Grenada

6.7

Ethan Galbraith 22.Northern Ireland

7.5

Jordan Brown 8.England

7.5

60'

41'

George Moncur 14.England

7.3

77'

Idris El Mizouni 15.Tunisia

7.0

21'

Shaqai Forde 17.England

7.3

90'

58'

O. O'Neill 21.England

9.1

35'

Khayon Edwards 47.England

7.0

76'

Substitutes

Sam Howes 13.England

Jayden Sweeney 3.England

90'

Rob Hunt 32.England

7.0

46'

Darren Pratley 18.England

6.4

60'

Daniel Adu-Adjei 20.England

6.3

76'

Charlie Pegrum 34.England

Ruel Sotiriou 10.Cyprus

9.1

77'

80', 90'

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: Solomon Brynn (6.0), Ethan Galbraith (7.5), Omar Beckles (6.7), Brandon Cooper (7.1), Thomas James (6.1), Jordan Brown (7.5), Idris El Mizouni (7.0), Shaqai Forde (7.3), George Moncur (7.3), Oliver O’Neill (9.1) and Khayon Edwards (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Jayden Sweeney, Ruel Sotiriou (9.1), Samuel Howes, Darren Pratley (6.4), Daniel Adu-Adjei (6.3), Rob Hunt (7.0) and Charlie Pegrum.

Substitutions

Leyton Orient made 5 changes: Thomas James for Rob Hunt (46′), Jordan Brown for Darren Pratley (60′), Shaqai Forde for Jayden Sweeney (90′), Khayon Edwards for Daniel Adu-Adjei (76′) and George Moncur for Ruel Sotiriou (77′).

Player of the match: Ruel Sotiriou

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Leyton Orient was Ruel Sotiriou.

His rating is 9.1 with 2 goals, 3 passes (67% accurate) and 0 key passes.

His performance was sensational also because he began the encounter from the bench before entering in the 77′.

Northampton Town – Formation

Northampton Town

Louie Moulden 31.England

6.4

Jon Guthrie 5.England

6.7

90'

Jordan Willis 15.England

6.3

Harvey Lintott 20.England

6.4

73'

Patrick Brough 33.England

6.8

Marc Leonard 21.Scotland

8.1

45'

William Hondermarck 23.France

7.0

Dominic Gape 29.England

6.6

53'

31'

Louis Appéré 9.Scotland

6.3

71'

Mitch Pinnock 11.England

7.0

K. Bowie 19.Scotland

7.1

77'

Substitutes

James Dadge 36.England

Manny Monthe 12.Cameroon

Liam Moore 26.Jamaica

Ben Fox 8.England

6.4

53'

Peter Abimbola 27.England

Tyreece Simpson 16.England

7.3

71'

83'

T. Springett 28.England

6.4

73'

Northampton Town started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Jon Brady played with: Louie Moulden (6.4), Harvey Lintott (6.4), Jordan Willis (6.3), Jon Guthrie (6.7), Patrick Brough (6.8), Marc Leonard (8.1), Dominic Gape (6.6), William Hondermarck (7.0), Mitchell Pinnock (7.0), Louis Appéré (6.3) and Kieron Bowie (7.1).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ben Fox (6.4), Emmanuel Monthe, Tyreece Simpson (7.3), Liam Moore, Peter Abimbola, Tony Springett (6.4) and James Dadge.