Leyton Orient 2-0 Southend United: result and report

League Two · Tuesday 29 December 2020

Result

Leyton Orient 2-0 Southend United

League Two · Tuesday 29 December 2020, 19:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Leyton Orient 2-0 Southend United: match report

Leyton Orient won against Southend United 2-0 in the League Two on Tuesday 29 December 2020. The half-time score was 0-0.

Jobi McAnuff opened the scoring in the 53rd minute. Leyton Orient's goals came from Jobi McAnuff (53') and Conor Wilkinson (78'). Southend United did not score.

Discipline: Leyton Orient received 2 yellow cards; Southend United received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Leyton Orient were 12th on 27 points from 20 and Southend United 24th on 16 points from 19. Leyton Orient went on to finish that season 11th with 61 points, and Southend United 23rd with 45.

Leyton Orient lined up in a 4-3-3 and Southend United in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Jobi McAnuff of Leyton Orient (8.7), ahead of Sam Hart (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Leyton Orient win, 2 draws and 3 for Southend United.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 52'Yellow card · Timothée DiengSouthend United
  • 53'Goal · Jobi McAnuffLeyton Orient · 1-0
  • 53'Yellow card · E. BwomonoSouthend United
  • 78'Goal · Conor WilkinsonLeyton Orient · 2-0
  • 90'Yellow card · Lee AngolLeyton Orient
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Danny JohnsonLeyton Orient

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Leyton Orient 1, draws 2, Southend United 3.

Team news

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Leyton Orient line-up (4-3-3)

Lawrence Vigouroux, Sam Ling, Tunji Akinola, Daniel Happe, James Brophy, Craig Clay, Ousseynou Cissé, Jobi McAnuff, Conor Wilkinson, Danny Johnson, Lee Angol

Southend United line-up (4-2-3-1)

Mark Oxley, Elvis Bwomono, Shaun Hobson, John White, Sam Hart, T. Dieng, Jason Demetriou, Terrell Egbri, James Olayinka, Ashley Nathaniel-George, Simeon Akinola