Wigan Athletic 0-2 Leyton Orient: result and report
League One · Saturday 22 August 2026
Result
Wigan Athletic 0-2 Leyton Orient
League One · Saturday 22 August 2026, 14:00 UTC · The DW Stadium, Wigan · half-time 0-1
Wigan Athletic 0-2 Leyton Orient: match report
Wigan Athletic lost to Leyton Orient 0-2 in the League One on Saturday 22 August 2026 at The DW Stadium. The half-time score was 0-1.
Tony Springett opened the scoring in the 15th minute. Wigan Athletic did not score. Leyton Orient scored through Tony Springett (15') and Yusuf Akhamrich (58').
Discipline: Wigan Athletic received 1 yellow card; Leyton Orient received 3 yellow cards.
In the current table Wigan Athletic are 21st on 11 points and Leyton Orient are 14th on 17 points.
Wigan Athletic lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Leyton Orient in a 4-1-4-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Tony Springett of Leyton Orient (7.8), ahead of Max Power (7.5).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Wigan Athletic win, 3 draws and 2 for Leyton Orient.
Key events
- 15'Goal · Tony Springett
- 18'Yellow card · Max Power
- 35'Yellow card · Jaze Kabia
- 58'Goal · Yusuf Akhamrich
- 73'Yellow card · Isaac Hayden
- 90+2'Yellow card · Idris El Mizouni
Form and table
- Wigan AthleticLast five: L
- Leyton OrientLast five: L
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Form |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Leyton Orient | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 17 | DWLLW |
| 21 | Wigan Athletic | 14 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 22 | -11 | 11 | LLLWD |
Head-to-head
Team news
Wigan Athletic line-up (3-4-2-1)
Joe Walsh, James Carragher, Finley Burns, Jon Mellish, Jensen Weir, Reggie Walsh, Max Power, Fraser Murray, Dara Costelloe, Sonny Perkins, Akeel Higgins
Leyton Orient line-up (4-1-4-1)
Nathan Baxter, Fin Stevens, Joseph Olowu, Phil Chinedu, James Morris, Isaac Hayden, Yusuf Akhamrich, Charlie Wellens, Idris El Mizouni, Tony Springett, Jaze Kabia
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