Match Programme: Southampton U21s

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THE GAFFER

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THE O’S DOMINATING DISPLAY V OLDHAM “I thought we played very well.

Credit to the players. They applied themselves very well and could even have scored more goals, which is good to see. There was a little bit of a lull at the beginning of the second-half where we didn’t quite get going, but fair play to the lads they didn’t let Oldham back into it and we finished the match strong. It’s a good win that will encourage our supporters” THEO ARCHIBALD’S FUTURE “He’s on a season long loan, that’s the situation. We will see what the future holds. He will be with us this year. That’s what we’re concentrating on and we’ve been pleased with him. If you’ve got a song, it does help you, particularly as a forward.”

The O’s outclassed the visiting Oldham Athletic to jump into the automatic promotion places. Aaron Drinan opened the scoring with a neat tap in after a great run from Theo Archibald.

Tom James netted the pick of the goals, after chopping inside Carl Piergianni to strike home with his left-foot.

Archibald found the net midway through the second-half to set up a strong finish from the home team and it was the in-form Harry Smith who nodded the final goal, and his fifth of the season.

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HARRY SMITH “He’s getting fitter the more he plays. There’s been a couple of times where he’s got tired by the last 20 minutes. He is such a strong player from set-pieces.

He will get fitter playing more 90 minutes. He had quite a upset pre-season.”

“He signed late, had an injury and then had Covid. He’s pushing himself and he has brought a lot to the team since he’s been with us.”

TONIGHT’S MATCH “It will be a very similar group. Adam Thompson won’t make it but I do expect him to train next week. I do want to blend in some young players, but with experience.”

“Bristol Rovers is of course the priority, however, we want to play the fixture. There will be a mixture. We haven’t got that big of a squad, so it’s a situation where they’ll all need to pull together.”

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MATCH SUMMARY The O’s were in fine form at the weekend, and comfortably beat Oldham Athletic 4-0 at home. There were two goals in each half, with Aaron Drinan, Tom James, Theo Archibald and Harry Smith all netting.

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We welcome Southampton U21s to The Breyer Group Stadium for our opening Papa John’s Trophy group match.

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Dave Horseman joined Southampton in August of 2019 after an experienced coaching career at the likes of Bristol City and Watford.

Having seen many young players through to firstteam football, Horseman took the reigns of the Under-23s side for the majority of the 2019/20 season and now leads the B team as their Head Coach.

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FULHAM 3-0 SOUTHAMPTON The Saints have endured a tough start to the season, losing three and drawing one of their opening four fixtures.

Last time out, Southampton were defeated 3-0 by Fulham, which included a brace from Jay Stansfield.

Starting XI: Bycroft, Otseh-Taiwo, Lancashire, Simeu, Carson, Chauke, Doyle, Olaigbe, Payne, Mitchell, Smith

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LAST YEAR

LEYTON ORIENT 1-2 BRISTOL ROVERS

The O’s were eliminated in the first knock out round of the competition by Bristol Rovers, last season.

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GIVE US SOME BACKGROUND ON YOUR FOOTBALL CAREER TO DATE? “I’ve been at Orient since the age of eight. Orient has been all I’ve known. It was my first academy. I’m still here aged 17, I’ve literally grew up at Orient.”

WHO WAS YOUR INSPIRATION TO PLAY FOOTBALL GROWING UP? “Cristiano Ronaldo. His story and everything – I’ve always been inspired by him!”

HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE YOURSELF AS A FOOTBALLER? “I’m a creative, attacking and direct player who likes to score and assist goals.”

WHO DO YOU WATCH AND TRY AND LEARN FROM? “I’d say Ousmane Dembélé. People say we’re similar.

Oh, Patrick Bamford! My nickname at Orient is black Bamford, whenever I’m with the first team! That’s pretty recent to be fair, but yeah that’s what Omar and the lads call me, so I’ve been watching a lot of his clips.”

WHO DO YOU SUPPORT AND WHO IS YOUR FAVOURITE PLAYER FROM THAT TEAM? “I’m a United fan, so, of course my favourite player is Ronaldo! Before that it was Pogba. He’s been at it at the start of this season. What a player.”

WHO DO YOU THINK WILL WIN THE PREMIER LEAGUE THIS YEAR? “I’m going to back United. The aura of having Ronaldo in the team will boost the whole dressing room. It just seems like everyone is on form because he’s in the team.”

MESSI OR RONALDO? “Do you know what, Messi is probably better in terms of footballing ability, but I just love Ronaldo’s work ethic, it’s just so inspirational. I just like Ronaldo on and off the pitch.”

WHAT OTHER PASSIONS DO YOU HAVE BESIDES FOOTBALL? “I’m very faithful. Religion is important. I do read my Bible a lot. My family are religious, but it is through my own choice. Omar and I will always go out onto the pitch before a game and pray.”

TV SHOW OR A FILM THAT YOU WOULD RECOMMEND… “I’m currently watching Money Heist. I would recommend it. It’s top man, a top show. It’s mad.”

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WHAT WAS YOUR FAVOURITE SUBJECT AT SCHOOL? “RE. There’s no right or wrong answer, it’s based on opinions and you’re free to express yourself.”

WHAT’S YOUR FAVOURITE FOOD? “It’s an African one. Jollof rice. I do love a lasagne as well to be honest.”

IF YOU COULD TIME TRAVEL, WHERE WOULD YOU GO FIRST? “Wow. So, I can go back and forward? Damn. I don’t know. What do I want to see? Maybe I’d go back to the 2008 Champions League Final to see United win.”

IF YOU COULD HAVE ONE SUPERPOWER, WHAT WOULD IT BE? “Teleportation. So, I could get to anywhere in the world.”

DO YOU HAVE ANY MATCH DAY SUPERSTITIONS? “I don’t do anything like putting certain socks on first. I just pray.”

WHAT’S YOUR CURRENT PAIR OF FOOTBALL BOOTS? “Puma Future. I’m a big, big fan. As long as they’re out – they’ll be my only boot.”

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HOW WAS PRE-SEASON FOR YOU? “It was amazing to be around so much first team experience. I got the chance to play too, against three amazing clubs: Dundee, West Ham and Tottenham. I got to start against West Ham and Tottenham, which was a massive achievement for me and my family.”

“I thought I did well, which topped it all off. It was a great experience.”

WHAT WAS IT LIKE SHARING THAT EXPERIENCE WITH A GROUP OF ACADEMY LADS? “It made me feel a lot more at ease.

When I first went away with the first team, it was my first time away.

Having other youth team players around just helped me settle. There’s nothing like seeing your good friends shine. I was buzzing to go out to Scotland with them.”

YOU’VE TRAINED REGULARLY WITH THE FIRST TEAM LADS – WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN FIRST TEAM AND ACADEMY, AND WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED? “I’m learning so much. The attention to detail is unreal, everyone is on it. If

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the ball goes out in youth team, you just get the next ball, not in first team – someone like Darren Pratley will give you a wakeup call.”

“Physically, it’s a lot more demanding and technically everything’s a little bit cleaner.”

WHO IMPRESSES YOU IN TRAINING? “Dan Kemp, Hector Kyprianou and Darren Pratley. Prats does not stop running and he’s screaming as well!

When you’re tired, usually you can’t speak, but Darren can run and shout all day! Even in training, but that’s what you need from a skipper. He’s a great leader.”

FINALLY, WHAT’S THE GOAL FOR YOU NOW? “I want to get as much first team experience as possible and get my first professional goal as quickly as I can. That’s a big goal of mine. When I get the opportunity to play, which I know I will eventually, I have to take it. I want to make it a difficult decision for the gaffer. I want to make him realise I could be a potential starter for the team.”

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Last time out, goals from Stevenage’s Giroud, Johnson and Middleton, with Orient’s Tanga getting two goals with one apiece for both Obiero and Charlie Pegrum.

Stevenage found the net inside five minutes, after a ball from the left found its way to Johnson, whose effort deflected and ended up in the back of the net.

The next threatening attack came down the right-hand side for Orient with a ball in behind for Smith-Kouassi. After some good trickery to beat his man he took a shot, but the player on the line blocked it. However, the attack was still alive as Tanga converted from close range.

Despite Orient’s domination in the game, Stevenage found a goal against the run of play. A shot blocked

by Saponara found its way back to the attacker Middleton, whose shot hit the post and landed into the back of the net.

Not long after, Stevenage extended their lead again after a ball rolled to Giroud on the edge of the

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box, before seeing his effort fly into the top right corner.

The second-half started with Orient finding their second, as a superb ball from Reggie Pegrum found Obiero unmarked in the box. He took the ball down wonderfully allowing him to apply the finish past the keeper.

Soon after, Orient were able to find the equaliser, a great ball from Clements found its way to Tanga who smashed his shot past the keeper. No saving that one.

The young O’s gained the lead, with a great run from Tanga on the right-hand side, he played a ball into Charlie Pegrum who tapped the ball into the back of the net.

Brian Saah and Alex Lawless sure do know how to give their players some words of encouragement.

After good time management, Orient won the game completing an inspiring comeback. The O’s now look towards MK Dons at home.

CONTRIBUTOR KYNAN FOSTER

ZECH OBIERO Can you just tell us a little bit about your footballing background and when you joined Leyton Orient?

“I was at Tottenham from a young age from U8s all the way to U14. I got released at U14 and I took a year out, to just play a bit of football, and to get the feel of football again; just to relax and have fun with it. Then U16s I came to Orient and from there I’ve been in the U16s and a first year now.”

What position do you play, and what made you want to play there?

“I play Central Attacking Midfielder, and what made me want to play there is that I like to be creative on the ball, I like to make stuff happen, assist people and also goals.”

If you had to compare yourself to a player in your position that best resembles your playing style, who would it be and why?

“I don’t think I play like anyone; I feel like I have my own playing style.

But I like players in the 10 role, like how Neymar rolls into the 10 role and Ozil used to play in the 10. I like players like that.”

What would you say is your best attribute?

“I’d say creativity and ball striking ability.”

Do you have any goals that you want to achieve with your time at Leyton Orient?

“I’d like to push into the first team, in the future maybe be a regular in the first team. From there just kick on my career really.”

Can you remember what your first pair of football boots were?

“It might’ve been a pair of Nike Tiempos, they were black with an orange tick. Ronaldinho was wearing them; my dad is a fan of players like that, so I was too young to be watching them, but he just adopted that into me really.”

What football team do you support and who’s your favourite player?

“Arsenal unfortunately… my favourite player is probably Neymar.”

What is your favourite food?

“I don’t really have a favourite food I just have a standard maybe pasta, rice and chicken stuff like that.”

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What sort of music do you listen to?

“I listen to a bit of everything really, you’ve got afrobeat’s, you’ve got gospel, American rap. A bit of everything, whatever I’m in the mood for.”

What is your favourite song to listen to before a game?

“Not a particular song, whatever the boys have on at the time. Who’s in charge of the stereo? I normally am, I’m the DJ *laughs* but yeah I just throw on whatever the boys are feeling really.”

Who inspires you as a young person?

“I’m inspired by Bukayo Saka, I like his character, and how he plays the game at such a young age, and Jude Bellingham. I think them two are mature in how they play the game and how they carry themselves.”

What’s your all-time favourite TV show or film?

“You know what I like the Fast and Furious series. That’s a bit of class that. I’m finishing Money Heist and I’m trying not to hear from people that are spoiling it, but nah that’s really good.”

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LOFC WOMEN The start of the season has begun! The girls had an eventful game on Sunday against Ridgeway Rovers Ladies, which had to be abandoned on the 38th minute due to an injury to a Rovers player.

Moments later, weak defending from the O’s allowed Rovers centre forward a shot which seemed destined for the bottom left corner until Livi’s fingertip save pushed the ball out for a corner.

The 10am game against Ridgeway Rovers Ladies saw Tara Copeland captaining for the first game of the season, and winger Giulia Livi drafted in as an emergency keeper, with Lola Durojaiye ruled out.

The emergency keeper’s save spurred Orient into action and in the 38th minute Almeida almost doubled their lead, only for the shot to be blocked at the last moment. Unfortunately, this incident brought the game to an early end as Rover’s goalie and a defender collided. The resulting injury required medical treatment and lead to the game being abandoned.

After a slow start to the game, with Rovers dominating possession for the first ten minutes, the O’s pick up the pace and saw their first chance as Copeland’s shot drew a fine save from Rovers’ GK. In the 23rd minute the O’s took the lead, with Eve Pearson’s precise pass releasing Liliana Almeida who finished with a swerving shot deceiving the Rovers’ GK before hitting the back of the net.

The O’s failed to deal with a Rovers free kick and stand-in keeper Livi showed quick reactions, making a fine double save from close range, maintaining Orient’s narrow lead.

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“Obviously not the way you ever want any game to end. Thanks to the Orient fans who came to support. We wish the injured player well and hope it’s not too serious” – Olivia Worsfold.

Despite the unfortunate ending to the game, LOFC Women had given a good account of themselves in their first competitive fixture and can be proud of their performance. Currently we are unsure as to what will happen regarding this game – but keep an eye on social media for any updates.

CONTRIBUTOR EMILY FORD

LILIANA ALMEIDA What position do you play?

“I play up front, a striker.

Actually, I usually play striker up front but recently I’ve been playing a new position - like behind the striker, so it depends what formation we play. But yeah, usually up front – striker.”

What would you say is your best attribute?

“My speed, my strength and my positivity.”

Do you have any goals you want to achieve with your time at Leyton Orient?

“Definitely get us to progress as high as we can in the league we’re in. Hopefully win the league and see what the future holds for next season.

And personally, see what opportunities come from me playing for Leyton Orient this is my first season playing 11-aside ever,it will be great to see what comes about.”

What team do you support and who’s your favourite player?

“Manchester United. People always say ‘Why do you support United – you’re not even from there?’ It’s because Cristiano Ronaldo was at Manchester United, and because I’m Portuguese, I was always a fan of him. Then when he left I was like ‘I can’t keep switching teams’ so I stuck with United. My favourite player is probably Ronaldo or Marcus

Rashford, just because of the things he does off the pitch as well – he’s a really good guy.”

What’s your favourite food?

“You can’t ask me that – there’s too many things to even name!

Probably pasta, I love anything to do with pasta. I love arrabbiata – so a tomato sauce with garlic and chilli, it’s really popular in Italy.”

What kind of music do you listen to?

“R&B, hip-hop, I love old-school music too. Anything that my mum used to play on Saturday mornings cleaning up! I just like genres in general, no particular favourite artist.”

What’s your favourite song to listen to before a game?

“I don’t really have like a pre-game ritual. I think it’s something that I do need to do – because with playing basketball we had playlists we used to listen to, but I haven’t started anything for football yet - so when I do have one I’ll let you know.”

What were your first pair of football boots?

“Total 90s – red ones.”

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Who inspired you as a young player?

“My step-dad definitely, because I was born in Portugal and when I came over here when I was five, he always got me into doing sports. On Saturday mornings he would wake me up and take me to athletics, and I was always in so many different sports in school.

He would always push me to play football, play basketball, play all these different sports.

And my mum too; both of them used to take me to all these different sporting activities when I was younger.”

What’s your favourite movie about sport/ football?

“Coach Carter is one of my favourite sport movies and Bend It Like Beckham is my favourite football movie. I used to watch that on repeat so many times.”

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E10 NEWS

CASH CONVERTERS NAMED AS TOMMY JOHNSTON STAND SPONSOR

LEYTON ORIENT IS PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT CASH CONVERTERS HAVE SIGNED A 2-YEAR DEAL TO TAKE EXCLUSIVE NAMING RIGHTS OF THE TOMMY JOHNSTON STAND. The South Stand was originally renamed after legendary O’s forward Tommy Johnston in 2007 and Cash Converters, with local links and O’s fans in their leadership team, have always been adamant that the O’s Hall of Fame member would continue to be commemorated in the stand’s name.

The iconic stand, home to some of Orient’s most passionate fans and with a capacity of 1336, will now be known as the Cash Converters Tommy Johnston Stand.

Cash Converters, with local branches in Leyton, Walthamstow, Stratford and into Essex, offer buying, selling and loan services against most items of value, with knowledgeable and friendly staff in their branches all across the UK. Pa Lette, Commercial Sales Executive at Leyton Orient, said: “We are thrilled that Cash Converters have chosen to sponsor the Tommy Johnston

Stand. As soon as we spoke to Gary, we knew that he understands the values of the Club and that it is close to his heart. We very much look forward to welcoming Gary and the Cash Converters team as one of the partners of Leyton Orient Football Club.”

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watching recent Hall of Fame inductees Laurie Cunningham and Peter Kitchen as well as following the 77/78 FA Cup run. More recently he has carried on the family visits to Orient with his 3 sons, experiencing Cup runs and play-off finals.

He said: “It is an honour to sponsor the Tommy Johnston Stand and join the Leyton Orient family.”

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Nigel Travis with Bruce Mandell at partner club Hartford Athletic last Tuesday night. Unfortunately, Hartford lost to table leading Louisville City 4-2 in a USL championship game.

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Lee Goulding: @bryan_dangerous we will have to start bringing this kid every week! In the 2 games she’s been to we’ve won 3-0 & 4-0! #GoodLuckCharm #LOFC

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Sat 30th October KO: 15:00

07

11

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DRINAN

OMOTOYE

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FULL KIT

STEPHEN BLACKMAN

AVAILABLE

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HOME KIT

HOME KIT

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AVAILABLE

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JUNIOR KIT

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AVAILABLE

40

THEODORE RUMBLE

TYRESE

AARON

AVAILABLE

MITCHELL

AWAY KIT

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AVAILABLE

ARCHIBALD

IVOR EPSTEIN

17

16 ALEX

JUNIOR KIT

HOME KIT

LOTTE GATWARD

JUNIOR KIT

KEMP

NATHAN HARRISON

15 THEO

DAN

NIGEL, DIANE & DAWN SMITH & LAURA & JOHN WATKINS

JUNIOR KIT

10

RACHEL MCMILLAN

SMITH

CLAY

JUNIOR KIT

ARLO GLYNN

JUNIOR KIT

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CIARAN DERRY

HARRY

CRAIG

SMYTH FULL KIT

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HAPPE

09

08 PAUL

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ADAM

JUNIOR KIT

06 DAN

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HOME & OWAY

REILLY

WOOD

JUNIOR KIT

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AVAILABLE

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CONNOR

JAMES

JUNIOR KIT

FULL KIT

TYLER SHORT

04

03 TOM

SARGEANT

05

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02 SAM

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26 SHADRACH

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25 JAYDEN

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YOUNG

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23

ALEX BRADLEY

JUNIOR KIT

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22 MATT

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BECKLES ANDREW SMITH

21 RUEL

OMAR

PRATLEY

JUNIOR KIT

20

19 DARREN

JUNIOR KIT

18

28

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FIXTURES & RESULTS 21/22 DATE

OPPOSITION

AUGUST 2021 Sat 7 Salford City Wed 11 Queens Park Rangers Sat 14 Exeter City Sat 21 Carlisle United Tue 24 Harrogate Town Sat 28 Bradford City SEPTEMBER 2021 Sat 4 Newport County Sat 11 Oldham Athletic Tue 14 Southampton U21s Sat 18 Bristol Rovers Sat 25 Mansfield Town OCTOBER 2021 Sat 2 Port Vale Tue 5 Crawley Town Sat 9 Barrow Sat 16 Walsall Tue 19 Forest Green Rovers Sat 23 Stevenage Sat 30 Hartlepool United NOVEMBER 2021 Tue 9 Charlton Athletic Sat 13 Rochdale Sat 20 Sutton United Tue 23 Scunthorpe United Sat 27 Northampton Town DECEMBER 2021 Tue 7 Swindon Town Sat 11 Crawley Town Sat 18 Tranmere Rovers Sun 26 Colchester United Wed 29 Newport County JANUARY 2022 Sat 1 Bristol Rovers Sat 8 Bradford City Sat 15 Oldham Athletic Sat 22 Port Vale Sat 29 Mansfield Town FEBRUARY 2022 Sat 5 Colchester United Tue 8 Exeter City Sat 12 Salford City Sat 19 Harrogate Town Sat 26 Carlisle United MARCH 2022 Sat 5 Stevenage Sat 12 Hartlepool United Tue 15 Forest Green Rovers Sat 19 Rochdale Sat 26 Barrow APRIL 2022 Sat 2 Walsall Sat 9 Sutton United Fri 15 Scunthorpe United Mon 18 Swindon Town Sat 23 Northampton Town Sat 30 Crawley Town MAY 2022 Sat 7 Tranmere Rovers

A H H A H H

COMP

RES

ATT

L2 CC1 L2 L2 L2 L2

1-1 1-1* 3-0 1-1 0-2 2-0

1,968 4,071 4,860 4.597 3,942 4,901

475 tbc 646 259 78 752

10 5 11 11 6

Vigouroux Vigouroux Vigouroux Vigouroux Vigouroux Vigouroux

James James James James James James

Beckles Beckles Beckles Beckles Beckles Beckles

Happe Happe Happe Happe Happe Ogie

Wood Wood Wood Sweeney Ogie Wood

3,845 5,315

396 379

6 3

Vigouroux Vigouroux

James James

Beckles Beckles

Mitchell Mitchell

Ogie Happe

A L2 2-2 H L2 4-0 H PJTG 19:00 A L2 15:00 H L2 15:00

AWAY POS

STARTING XI

A L2 15:00 A PJTG 19:00 A L2 15:00 H L2 15:00 H L2 19:45 A L2 15:00 H L2 15:00 H PJTG 19:00 A L2 15:00 H L2 15:00 A L2 19:45 A L2 15:00 H H A A H

L2 L2 L2 L2 L2

19:45 15:00 15:00 15:00 19:45

H A A H A

L2 L2 L2 L2 L2

15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00

H A H A H

L2 L2 L2 L2 L2

15:00 19:45 15:00 15:00 15:00

H A A H H

L2 L2 L2 L2 L2

15:00 15:00 19:45 15:00 15:00

A A H A H A

L2 L2 L2 L2 L2 L2

15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00 15:00

H

L2

15:00

*lost 3-5 on penalties

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USED SUBS Kyprianou Kyprianou Kyprianou Kyprianou Kyprianou Kyprianou

Pratley Pratley Pratley Pratley Pratley Pratley

Clay Kemp Kemp Kemp Kemp Clay

Kemp Sotiriou Sotiriou Sotiriou Omotoye Sotiriou

Smyth Archibald Archibald Archibald Archibald Archibald

Drinan Drinan Drinan Drinan Smith Smith

Archibald, Sweeney, Sotiriou

Wood Wood

Pratley Pratley

Clay Clay

Drinan Drinan

Archibald Archibald

Smith2 Smith

Kemp, Reilly Kyprianou, Sotiriou, Kemp

43

Sweeney, Smith Ogie, Smith , Clay Wood, Sotiriou Omotoye

AS IT STANDS WLEY TOWN FC CRA WEST

SU

SSEX

NOLI CEDERE

18

96

1

Forest Green Rovers

P 7

W 5

D 1

L 1

F 14

A 8

GD 6

P TS 16

W

F ORM GUIDE W W L D

2 3

Harrogate Town Leyton Orient

6 7

4 3

2 3

0 1

13 13

7 6

6 7

14 12

W

W W

D

W

D

W

D

L

W

D

W

4 5

Hartlepool United Rochdale

6 7

4 3

0 2

2 2

8 11

5 9

3 2

12 11

W

L

W W

L

W

D

L

W

D

W W

6 7

Bradford City Swindon Town

7 7

3 3

2 2

2 2

10 8

8 6

2 2

11 11

W

W W

L

D

L

D

W W

D

8 9

Exeter City Northampton Town

7 6

2 3

4 1

1 2

L

9 5

5 4

4 1

10 10

L

D

W

D

D

W

10

Colchester United

6

2

3

W

W

L

D

W

L

1

7

6

1

9

D

L

D

W

D

W

W

L

11

Port Vale

7

2

3

2

7

6

1

9

D

D

D

W

L

W

12

Carlisle United

7

2

3

2

7

7

0

9

W

D

D

L

W

L

13

Barrow

7

2

2

3

10

9

1

8

W

D

L

D

W

L

14

Salford City

7

2

2

3

7

6

1

8

D

L

L

W

L

W

15

Tranmere Rovers

7

2

2

3

2

3

-1

8

D

D

L

L

W

L

16

Newport County

6

2

2

2

7

9

-2

8

L

D

L

W

D

W

17

Stevenage

7

2

2

3

7

9

-2

8

W

L

W

L

D

D

18

Walsall

7

2

2

3

7

9

-2

8

W

L

D

L

D

L

Crawley Town

6

2

1

3

7

10

-3

7

L

W

L

D

L

W

20

Mansfield Town

7

2

1

4

9

13

-4

7

W

D

L

L

L

L

21 22

Bristol Rovers Scunthorpe United

7 7

2 1

1 3

4 3

5 4

10 11

-5 -7

7 6

L

W

L

D

W

L

D

D

D

W

L

L

23 24

Sutton United Oldham Athletic

5 7

1 1

2 0

2 6

5 4

6 14

-1 -10

5 3

L

D

D

L

W

-

L

L

L

W

L

L

WEST

SU

SSEX

NOLI CEDERE

18

96

SATURDAY 4TH SEPTEMBER Bradford City 1-1 Walsall Bristol Rovers 1-0 Crawley Town Carlisle United 2-1 Salford City Exeter City 0-0 Forest Green Rovers Mansfield Town 1-3 Harrogate Town Newport County 2-2 Leyton Orient Northampton Town 2-0 Scunthorpe United Oldham Athletic 0-3 Barrow Port Vale 2-3 Rochdale Stevenage 1-1 Swindon Town Tranmere Rovers 1-0 Hartlepool United

FIXTURES

WLEY TOWN FC CRA

RESULTS

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SATURDAY 11TH SEPTEMBER Crawley Town 2-1 Carlisle United Forest Green Rovers 1-0 Northampton Town Hartlepool United 1-0 Bristol Rovers Leyton Orient 4-0 Oldham Athletic Rochdale 1-0 Tranmere Rovers Salford City 1-0 Bradford City Scunthorpe United 0-4 Exeter City Sutton United 2-1 Stevenage Swindon Town 1-2 Port Vale Walsall 3-1 Mansfield Town

TUESDAY 14TH SEPTEMBER Newport County v Northampton Town Sutton United v Hartlepool United SATURDAY 18TH SEPTEMBER Bradford City v Barrow Bristol Rovers v Leyton Orient Carlisle United v Scunthorpe United Colchester United v Crawley Town Exeter City v Sutton United Mansfield Town v Rochdale Newport County v Walsall Northampton Town v Swindon Town Oldham Athletic v Hartlepool United Port Vale v Harrogate Town Stevenage v Forest Green Rovers Tranmere Rovers v Salford City TUESDAY 21ST SEPTEMBER Crawley Town v Harrogate Town FRIDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER Barrow v Newport County

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LEYTON ORIENT ROLL-CALL TOP GOALSCORERS

5

HARRY SMITH

3

MOST ASSISTS

2

AARON DRINAN

2

THEO ARCHIBALD

2

THEO ARCHIBALD

2021/22 SEASON APPEARANCES

2

AARON DRINAN

DARREN PRATLEY

LEYTON ORIENT CAREER GOALS

APPEARANCES

GOALS

LEAGUE

CUP

TOTAL

LEAGUE

CUP

TOTAL

LEAGUE

CUP

TOTAL

LEAGUE

CUP

TOTAL

1 Sam Sargeant

0

0

0

0

0

0

30

12

42

0

0

0

2 Tom James

7

1

8

1

0

1

7

1

8

1

0

1

3 Connor Wood

5(1)

1

7

0

0

0

6

1

7

0

0

0

4 Callum Reilly

(1)

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

5 Dan Happe

5

1

6

0

0

0

125

23

148

5

2

7

6 Adam Thompson

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

0

6

0

0

0

7 Paul Smyth

1

0

1

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

0

0

8 Craig Clay

4(1)

0

5

0

0

0

165

20

185

5

1

6

9 Harry Smith

4(2)

0

6

5

0

5

6

0

6

5

0

5

10 Dan Kemp

4(2)

1

7

0

0

0

30

1

31

5

0

5

11 Theo Archibald

6(1)

1

8

2

0

2

7

1

8

2

0

2

2

0

2

0

0

0

2

0

2

0

0

0

15 Alex Mitchell 16 Aaron Drinan 17 Tyrese Omotoye

5

1

6

2

1

3

5

1

6

2

1

3

1(1)

0

2

0

0

0

2

0

2

0

0

0

18 Darren Pratley

7

1

8

0

0

0

7

1

8

0

0

0

19 Omar Beckles

7

1

8

2

0

2

7

1

8

2

0

2

20 Ruel Sotiriou

3(3)

1

7

1

0

1

42

6

48

7

0

7

21 Matt Young

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

2

0

0

0

22 Lawrence Vigouroux

7

1

8

0

0

0

59

4

63

0

0

0

23 Antony Papadopolous

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

24 Jayden Sweeney

1(2)

0

3

0

0

0

4

0

4

0

0

0

25 Shad Ogie

3(1)

0

4

0

0

0

4

5

9

0

0

0

26 Hector Kyprianou

5(1)

1

7

0

0

0

28

6

34

0

1

1

27 Rhys Byrne

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

28 Dan Nkrumah

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

29 Zech Obiero

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

30 Jephte Tanga

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

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MATCH OFFICIALS REFEREE: Trevor Kettle

LEYTON ORIENT MANAGER Kenny Jackett 01 Sam SARGEANT

ASSISTANTS: Nicholas Cooper Greg Read FOURTH OFFICIAL: Leigh Crowhurst

SOUTHAMPTON U21s HEAD COACH Dave Horseman 36 Olly LANCASHIRE

02 Tom JAMES

38 Dynel SIMEU

03 Connor WOOD

42 Dare OLUFUNWA

04 Callum REILLY 05 Dan HAPPE 06 Adam THOMPSON

UPCOMING FIXTURES

46 Caleb WATTS 47 Ollie WRIGHT 48 Kgaogelo CHAUKE

07 Paul SMYTH

49 Ramello MITCHELL

08 Craig CLAY

50 Ryan FINNIGAN

09 Harry SMITH 10 Dan KEMP 11 Theo ARCHIBALD

BRISTOL ROVERS (A) Saturday 18th September Kick-off: 3.00pm

51 Jack BYCROFT 52 Sam BELLIS 53 Kazeem OLAIGBE

15 Alex MITCHELL

55 Jack TURNER

16 Aaron DRINAN

56 Zuriel OTSEH-TAIWO

17 Tyrese OMOTOYE 18 Darren PRATLEY (C) 19 Omar BECKLES

MANSFIELD TOWN (H) Saturday 25th September Kick-off: 3.00pm

57 Jayden SMITH 58 Will TIZZARD 59 Ethan BURNETT

20 Ruel SOTIRIOU

60 Luke PEARCE

21 Matt YOUNG

61 Lewis PAYNE

22 Lawrence VIGOUROUX 23 Antony PAPADOPOULOS 24 Jayden SWEENEY 25 Shadrach OGIE

PORT VALE (A) Saturday 2nd October Kick-off: 3.00pm WLEY TOWN FC CRA WEST

SU

26 Hector KYPRIANOU 27 Rhys BYRNE 28 Daniel NKRUMAH 29 Zech OBIERO 30 Jephte TANGA

SSEX

NOLI CEDERE

18

96

CRAWLEY TOWN (A) Tuesday 5th October Kick-off: 7.00pm Papa John’s Trophy

62 Teddy DAVEY 64 Sam BAILEY 65 Kami DOYLE 66 Dominic BALLARD 67 Matt CARSON 68 Josh LETT 69 Fedel ROSS-LANG 70 Leon PAMBOU