skip to content

  • Kick-off: 19:45
  • Venue: Leyton Stadium
  • Attendance: 3447
  • Referee: Marriner, A

Live Commentary

90 mins

The ref has blown his whistle for full time.

90 mins

Goal!! Jason Demetriou scores for Leyton Orient.

86 mins

Wayne Gray is replaced by Efe Echanomi.

84 mins

Goal!! Leyton Orient have scored with Sean Thornton putting it in the back of the net.

83 mins

Leyton Orient are replacing Wayne Corden with Jason Demetriou.

72 mins

Tranmere are replacing Gareth Taylor with Craig Curran.

70 mins

Tamika Mkandawire goes into the referees book for dissent.

53 mins

Tranmere are replacing Chris Greenacre with Carl Tremarco.

52 mins

Paul McLaren goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

50 mins

It's red. He's off. Shane Sherriff has been sent off.

46 mins

The second half is under way with the score currently at 1 v 0.

45 mins

Half time whistle is blown by A Marriner

17 mins

Shane Sherriff goes into the referees book for unsporting behaviour.

11 mins

Goal!! Wayne Gray scores for Leyton Orient.

0 mins

It's 7:45pm on Tuesday, January 8th, the match has kicked off.

Match Report

Leyton Orient climbed back into the play-off places with their first win in six games thanks to goals from Wayne Gray, Sean Thornton, and Jason Demetriou.

But Tranmere, who had looked dangerous in the first half, suffered more away-day misery when central defender Shane Sherriff saw red early in the second half to put paid to their hopes.

Orient made a bright start and on-loan striker Andy Barcham should have scored his first goal for the club on nine minutes. Aiden Palmer sent the striker through, but Danny Coyne in the visiting goal made a fine save.

But the O's took the lead when Gray, who missed the last five matches with a thigh strain, took just 11 minutes to make his mark.

Rovers failed to clear Wayne Corden's left-wing corner and Gray fired home from four yards.

But Tranmere came storming back and forced nine first-half corners as only home keeper Stuart Nelson stood between them and a leveller.

First he denied Gareth Taylor, but his best save came on 32 minutes when Sherriff's shot from the edge of the box took a wicked deflection off Corden, but Nelson tipped the goalbound effort away.

Nelson then denied Paul McLaren as Rovers continued to press.

After the break Orient started on the front foot and Gray forced Coyne into a smart stop, before Sherriff, booked in the first half, picked up a second yellow card for another foul on Barcham.

With a man advantage Orient took control and Thornton went close with a free-kick before Tranmere almost conjured an equaliser out of nothing, when Calvin Zola sent an effort inches past the post.

But ten-man Rovers gradually run out of steam and Thornton scored with a delicious lob from 18 yards six minutes from time, then substitute Demetriou wrapped things up with another in stoppage time.

Leyton Orient Team

Tranmere Rovers Team

Leyton Orient

Tranmere Rovers

Corners

14 9

Fouls

8 11

Goal attempts

13 8

Shots off target

5 4

Offsides

0 2

advertisment

advertisement