Second Visit Of Orient To The Ricoh

Last updated : 26 March 2015 By Covwupport News Service

Wednesday night will see Leyton Orient’s second visit to the Ricoh Arena for a league fixture.

The O’s only visit to the Ricoh Arena saw the East London side leave with a 1-0 win on April 20th 2013.

City have beaten Orient once at Sixfields and twelve more times at Highfield Road where they have also had six draws and a loss in February 1922.

In matches played in Coventry and Northampton against Orient, City have scored fifty goals compared to Orient’s sixteen.

City's biggest win in Coventry was a 5-0 victory against Clapham Orient in February 1933.

Last season, City beat Leyton Orient 3-1 at Sixfields. Goals from Carl Baker, Franck Moussa with a goal that was voted the Football League’s Goal Of The Season and Leon Clarke had City 3-0 up against the league leaders before Yohann Lasiment scored a consolation goal in the 92nd minute.

The teams that day were:

City:Murphy (GK), Adams, Webster, J. Clarke, Willis, Moussa (Barton 82), Thomas, Fleck, Baker (C) (Garner 86), Wilson (Manset 91), L. Clarke. Subs: Burge (GK), Phillips, Haynes, Rankin.  

Leyton Orient: Jones (GK), Omozusi (Sawyer 82), Vincelot, Cuthbert, Baundry, Cox, James, Mooney (Lasiment 76), Odubajo, Batt (Stockley 68, Clarke (C). Subs: Larkins, Gorman, Bartley, Sutherland.