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Northampton Clinches Narrow Victory at BetWright Stadium
London, England – In a hard-fought match at the BetWright Stadium, Northampton Town secured a 1-0 victory against Leyton Orient in the sixth round of League One.
Leyton Orient dominated possession with 66%, but struggled to convert their control into goals. Of their six shots, only three were on target, highlighting a lack of cutting edge in attack. They also won a total of six corners.
Northampton, on the other hand, capitalized on their opportunities despite having only 34% possession. With eight shots, four directed at the opposition’s goal, they showed greater precision. The winning goal came in the 58th minute, scored by S. Hoskins after an assist from T. Fornah, sparking elation on the visiting bench. An earlier goal by E. Wheatley was disallowed by VAR in the fifth minute due to a prior foul.
The match was also marked by disciplinary issues, with five yellow cards shown to Leyton Orient, while Northampton managed to remain clean in this aspect. Leyton Orient committed 15 fouls, compared to Northampton’s nine. The game concluded with two yellow cards for Leyton Orient in the 90th minute, highlighting the home team’s frustration at being unable to turn the score around.
Substitutions northampton: at minute 46 N. Guinness-Walker came in and J. Thorniley went out., at minute 71 T. Fornah came in and E. List went out., at minute 72 J. Perkins came in and M. Forbes went out., at minute 80 E. Wheatley came in and T. Eaves went out.
Substitutions leyton orient: at minute 59 D. Jaiyesimi came in and J. Moorhouse went out., at minute 72 T. Adaramola came in and M. Craig went out., at minute 72 O. O’Neill came in and D. Mitchell went out., at minute 78 T. Bakinson came in and C. Wellens went out.
The teams lined up as follows:
Leyton Orient
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