Leyton Orient tops Cheltenham Town 3-1. HIGHLIGHTS

LONDON. Leyton Orient defeats Cheltenham Town 3-1.

April 7, 2024

LONDON. Leyton Orient tops Cheltenham Town 3-1. Leyton Orient was just to good to grab a decisive 3-0 lead with Ethan Galbraith (34′), O. O’Neill (44′) and Ruel Sotiriou (85′). Cheltenham Town reduced the distance with a goal (90′ + 7′) by Joe Nuttall, but there was not much to do for them. Leyton Orient took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).

The match was played at the Brisbane Road stadium in London on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 7,804 spectators. The referee was Simon Mather who was helped by Adrian Tranter and Samuel Ogles. The 4th official was Daniel D’Urso. The weather was overcast clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 17.87 degrees Celsius or 64.17 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 60%.

Match Statistics

Leyton Orient

3 - 1

Cheltenham Town

57 Ball Possession 43

Shots

16 Total 12
5 On Target 4
6 Off Target 3
5 Shots blocked 5

72 Attack 107
36 Dangerous attack 55
167 Ball safe 111

0 Penalties 0
6 Corners 5

Fouls

10 Total 9
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

Leyton Orient was in firm control of the ball 57% while Cheltenham Town was struggling with a 43% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cheltenham Town had a more offensive attitude with 55 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. Even so, Leyton Orient found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Leyton Orient shot 16 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Regarding the opposition, Cheltenham Town shot 12 times, 4 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Leyton Orient received 3 yellow cards (O. O’Neill, Ethan Galbraith and Jordan Brown). On the other side, Cheltenham Town received 1 yellow card (Lewis Freestone).

Match Timeline

Ethan Galbraith(goal)George Moncur

34'

35'

Lewis Freestone- Yellow

O. O'Neill(goal)Jordan Brown

44'

46'

Jordan Thomas- sub ->Lewis Freestone

Jordan Brown- Yellow

53'

Ethan Galbraith- Yellow

59'

61'

Joe Nuttall- sub ->Aidan Keena

Jack Simpson- sub ->Omar Beckles

62'

O. O'Neill- Yellow

65'

68'

Josh Harrop- sub ->George Lloyd

Dan Agyei- sub ->Khayon Edwards

70'

Shaqai Forde- sub ->O. O\'Neill

70'

Max Sanders- sub ->George Moncur

77'

Rob Hunt- sub ->Zech Obiero

78'

Ruel Sotiriou(goal)Dan Agyei

85'

90'

Joe Nuttall(goal)

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Leyton Orient has 61 points to hold in the 10th place. Regarding the opposition, Cheltenham Town will stays with 38 points to sit in the 22nd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Leyton Orient will host Exeter City on the 9th of April with a 8-4 head to head record in favor of Exeter City (4 draws).

Cheltenham Town will play away against Burton Albion on the 6th of February with a 6-5 head to head in favor of Burton Albion (5 draws).

Leyton Orient – Formation

Leyton Orient

Sol Brynn 1.England

7.1

Tom James 2.Wales

7.3

Brandon Cooper 12.Wales

6.7

Omar Beckles 19.Grenada

7.0

62'

Ethan Galbraith 22.Northern Ireland

7.5

59'

34'

Jordan Brown 8.England

7.1

53'

Ruel Sotiriou 10.Cyprus

7.7

85'

George Moncur 14.England

7.0

77'

O. O'Neill 21.England

7.3

70'

65'

44'

Zech Obiero 29.Kenya

7.3

78'

Khayon Edwards 47.England

6.7

70'

Substitutes

Sam Howes 13.England

Jack Simpson 4.England

7.0

62'

Rob Hunt 32.England

6.3

78'

Max Sanders 23.England

6.6

77'

Dan Agyei 7.England

6.8

70'

Joe Pigott 9.England

Shaqai Forde 17.England

6.4

70'

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: Sol Brynn (7.1), Ethan Galbraith (7.5), Omar Beckles (7.0), Brandon Cooper (6.7), Tom James (7.3), Zech Obiero (7.3), Jordan Brown (7.1), Ruel Sotiriou (7.7), George Moncur (7.0), O. O’Neill (7.3) and Khayon Edwards (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Dan Agyei (6.8), Joe Pigott, Sam Howes, Shaqai Forde (6.4), Max Sanders (6.6), Rob Hunt (6.3) and Jack Simpson (7.0).

Substitutions

Leyton Orient made 5 changes: Khayon Edwards for Dan Agyei (70′), O. O’Neill for Shaqai Forde (70′), Omar Beckles for Jack Simpson (62′), George Moncur for Max Sanders (77′) and Zech Obiero for Rob Hunt (78′).

Player of the match: Ruel Sotiriou

The player that probably impressed the most for Leyton Orient was Ruel Sotiriou.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 25 passes (83% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 2 duels out of 8.

Cheltenham Town – Formation

Cheltenham Town

Luke Southwood 1.England

6.1

Andy Smith 5.England

6.3

Lewis Freestone 6.England

6.4

46'

35'

Curtis Davies 33.England

7.0

Sean Long 2.Republic of Ireland

7.0

Liam Kinsella 7.Republic of Ireland

7.0

Liam Sercombe 8.England

7.3

Will Ferry 15.Republic of Ireland

7.3

Tom Pett 34.England

7.5

Aidan Keena 10.Republic of Ireland

6.6

61'

George Lloyd 19.England

7.0

68'

Substitutes

Jamie Pardington 21.England

Ben Williams 3.Wales

Tom Bradbury 4.England

Elliot Bonds 23.Guyana

Josh Harrop 25.England

6.4

68'

Jordan Thomas 27.England

7.0

46'

Joe Nuttall 26.England

7.5

61'

90'

Cheltenham Town started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

Darrell Clarke played with: Luke Southwood (6.1), Andy Smith (6.3), Curtis Davies (7.0), Lewis Freestone (6.4), Tom Pett (7.5), Sean Long (7.0), Liam Sercombe (7.3), Liam Kinsella (7.0), Will Ferry (7.3), Aidan Keena (6.6) and George Lloyd (7.0).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Ben Williams, Tom Bradbury, Jamie Pardington, Elliot Bonds, Josh Harrop (6.4), Joe Nuttall (7.5) and Jordan Thomas (7.0).

Cheltenham Town could not rely on the presence of Joe Nuttall (injured).