Walsall 0-0 Leyton Orient · Carabao Cup
Walsall drew 0-0 with Leyton Orient in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Walsall and Leyton Orient met in the Carabao Cup at Bescot Stadium in Walsall on Tuesday, 25 August 2026.
How the match went
Leyton Orient saw more of the ball, 60% of it. Walsall had 13 shots with 4 on target, Leyton Orient 20 with 5 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 2 to Walsall and 8 to Leyton Orient. Walsall conceded 18 fouls, Leyton Orient 14. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Walsall, 1 for Leyton Orient).
Line-ups
Walsall started in a 4-2-3-1: Jed Ward, Rico Browne, Harrison Burke, James Connolly, James Furlong, Isaac Moore, Charlie Crew, Albert Adomah, Andy Dallas, Reece Smith, Tai Sodje.
Leyton Orient started in a 3-4-2-1: Noah Phillips, Alfie Gilchrist, William Forrester, Phillip Chinedu, Theo Archibald, Zech Obiero, Dylan Levitt, James Morris, Demetri Mitchell, Charlie Wellens, Nicholas Oyekunle.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Walsall 0-0 Leyton Orient.
- 90'Full-time. Walsall 0-0 Leyton Orient.
Full commentary (63 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Walsall vs Leyton Orient.
- 8'Corner, Leyton Orient.
- 10'Corner, Leyton Orient.
- 10'Attempt blocked. T. Archibald (Leyton Orient), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 10'Attempt saved. D. Mitchell (Leyton Orient), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 10'Attempt blocked. Z. Obiero (Leyton Orient), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 13'Attempt saved. R. Smith (Walsall), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
- 16'Attempt blocked. A. Dallas (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.23.
- 16'Attempt blocked. T. Sodje (Walsall), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.25.
- 20'Corner, Leyton Orient.
- 20'Attempt saved. C. Wellens (Leyton Orient), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 21'Attempt missed. T. Archibald (Leyton Orient), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 23'Corner, Walsall.
- 29'Attempt missed. T. Sodje (Walsall), header. xG 0.05.
- 30'Attempt saved. A. Dallas (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 32'Corner, Walsall.
- 33'Attempt saved. N. Oyekunle (Leyton Orient), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.16.
- 33'Attempt blocked. R. Smith (Walsall), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 38'Attempt saved. A. Dallas (Walsall), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
- 41'Attempt missed. A. Dallas (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45+1'Offside, Walsall.
- 45'Half-time. Walsall 0-0 Leyton Orient.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Leyton Orient: J. Olowu comes on for A. Gilchrist.
- 46'Substitution, Leyton Orient: I. Hayden comes on for P. Chinedu.
- 46'Attempt missed. I. Moore (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 47'Attempt missed. D. Mitchell (Leyton Orient), header. xG 0.14.
- 48'Attempt missed. C. Crew (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 48'Attempt missed. D. Levitt (Leyton Orient), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 49'Yellow card for I. Hayden (Leyton Orient) for time wasting.
- 51'Yellow card for T. Sodje (Walsall) for foul.
- 57'Substitution, Walsall: A. Pressley comes on for A. Dallas.
- 57'Substitution, Walsall: C. Clarke comes on for A. Adomah.
- 58'Attempt blocked. T. Archibald (Leyton Orient), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
- 59'Corner, Leyton Orient.
- 60'Substitution, Walsall: M. Hancock comes on for J. Furlong.
- 60'Substitution, Leyton Orient: I. E. Mizouni comes on for D. Levitt.
- 65'Attempt saved. C. Wellens (Leyton Orient), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 65'Attempt blocked. N. Oyekunle (Leyton Orient), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 65'Corner, Leyton Orient.
- 66'Attempt blocked. Z. Obiero (Leyton Orient), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 67'Substitution, Leyton Orient: J. Kabia comes on for N. Oyekunle.
- 67'Substitution, Walsall: D. Skura comes on for J. Connolly.
- 67'Substitution, Walsall: L. Simper comes on for R. Smith.
- 68'Attempt missed. W. Forrester (Leyton Orient), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 70'Attempt blocked. L. Simper (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 72'Attempt missed. C. Wellens (Leyton Orient), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 75'Substitution, Leyton Orient: F. Stevens comes on for W. Forrester.
- 83'Attempt missed. D. Mitchell (Leyton Orient), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 85'Attempt saved. C. Clarke (Walsall), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
- 88'Attempt saved. J. Kabia (Leyton Orient), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
- 90'Offside, Leyton Orient.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt blocked. T. Sodje (Walsall), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.
- 90+2'Corner, Leyton Orient.
- 90+2'Attempt blocked. T. Archibald (Leyton Orient), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 90+2'Attempt blocked. J. Morris (Leyton Orient), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 90+3'Corner, Leyton Orient.
- 90+3'Attempt missed. T. Archibald (Leyton Orient), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 90+5'Yellow card for I. Moore (Walsall) for foul.
- 90+6'Attempt missed. J. Olowu (Leyton Orient), header from a set piece. xG 0.05.
- 90'Full-time. Walsall 0-0 Leyton Orient.