League Two (Week 26) : Leyton Orient beats Newport 1-0
ENGLAND, Jan. 26, 2016 (AMP) — League Two / Match day 26: Two wins in a row for Leyton Orient. After their 0-2 win against Wycombe Wanderers on January 23, the O's continued their sensational form in the League Two with a 1-0 victory over Newport County this Tuesday.
Newport County made Leyton Orient doubt themselves for forty-five minutes. 0-0 at half time. Everything was decided in the second period with a saving goal by Simpson Jay on penalty with just 5 minutes remaining in regulation time.
Leyton Orient FC climbed to 6th place with 43 points from 28 games, only one point behind Portsmouth FC, which has two games in hand.
View : Full League Two table (as of January 12, 2016) »
| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton Town | 27 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 49 | 31 | 18 | 58 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 28 | 17 | 5 | 6 | 43 | 25 | 18 | 56 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 27 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 42 | 23 | 19 | 51 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 28 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 47 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 26 | 11 | 11 | 4 | 44 | 23 | 21 | 44 |
| 6 | Leyton Orient | 28 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 44 | 38 | 6 | 43 |
| 7 | Accrington Stanley | 24 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 42 | 29 | 13 | 42 |
| 8 | AFC Wimbledon | 27 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 40 | 32 | 8 | 42 |
| 9 | Mansfield Town | 28 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 38 | 31 | 7 | 41 |
| 10 | Wycombe Wanderers | 26 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 27 | 5 | 40 |
| 11 | Carlisle United | 25 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 43 | 40 | 3 | 39 |
| 12 | Cambridge United | 28 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 40 | 40 | 0 | 38 |
| 13 | Exeter City | 27 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 40 | -3 | 37 |
| 14 | Morecambe | 27 | 10 | 5 | 12 | 47 | 48 | -1 | 35 |
| 15 | Luton Town | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 40 | 38 | 2 | 34 |
| 16 | Crawley Town | 28 | 10 | 4 | 14 | 34 | 47 | -13 | 34 |
| 17 | Notts County | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 46 | -8 | 33 |
| 18 | Barnet | 28 | 9 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 44 | -8 | 33 |
| 19 | Stevenage | 28 | 6 | 10 | 12 | 37 | 50 | -13 | 28 |
| 20 | Newport County | 27 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 42 | -12 | 24 |
| 21 | Hartlepool United | 24 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 39 | -16 | 24 |
| 22 | Yeovil Town | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 41 | -15 | 20 |
| 23 | Dagenham & Redbridge | 27 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 29 | 49 | -20 | 20 |
| 24 | York City | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 27 | 49 | -22 | 17 |
Fixtures and Results : League Two 2015-2016
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Overview
Leyton Orient FC
- Position: 6 +2
- Best performance of the season:Leyton Orient 3-0 Stevenage (18 Aug.)
- Previous game:Wycombe Wanderers 0-2 Leyton Orient (23 Jan.)
- Next game:Leyton Orient - Cambridge United (30 Jan.)
Newport County AFC
- Position: 20
- Best performance of the season:Bristol Rovers 1-4 Newport County (24 Oct.)
- Previous game:Newport County 2-2 Dagenham & Redbridge (23 Jan.)
- Next game:Morecambe - Newport County (30 Jan.)
Leyton Orient
1:0
Newport County
1:0 (0:0)
- 26 January 2016
- 19:45
- Leyton
Table
| Pos | Team | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northampton Town | 58 |
| 2 | Plymouth Argyle | 56 |
| 3 | Oxford United | 51 |
| 4 | Bristol Rovers | 47 |
| 5 | Portsmouth | 44 |
Week 26 Results
| Saturday 9 January 2016 | ||||
| Crawley Town | 1-0 | Cambridge United | ||
| Barnet | 1-0 | Bristol Rovers | ||
| Tuesday 12 January 2016 | ||||
| Plymouth Argyle | 1-2 | Northampton Town | ||
| Tuesday 26 January 2016 | ||||
| Leyton Orient | 1-0 | Newport County | ||
| Tuesday 2 February 2016 | ||||
| Luton Town | 19:45 | Yeovil Town | ||
| Morecambe | 19:45 | Portsmouth | ||
| Tuesday 9 February 2016 | ||||
| Dagenham & Redbridge | 19:45 | Wycombe Wanderers | ||
| Oxford United | 19:45 | Mansfield Town | ||
| Hartlepool United | 19:45 | Stevenage | ||
| Tuesday 16 February 2016 | ||||
| York City | 19:45 | Exeter City | ||
| Tuesday 23 February 2016 | ||||
| Accrington Stanley | 19:45 | Notts County | ||
| AFC Wimbledon | 19:45 | Carlisle United | ||