Leyton Orient vs Wigan Athletic
SKY BET League One – 09/08/2025
Brisbane Road
Team Sheets:
Leyton Orient: Tommy Simkin, Tom James, Tayo Adarmola, Dan Happe, Ollie O’neill, Idris El Mizouni, Aaron Connolly, Josh Koroma, Omar Beckles, Diallang Jaiyesimi, Sean Clare
Subs: Killian Cahill, Jack Simpson, Michael Craig, Tyreeq Bakinson, Jack Moorhouse, Azeem Abdulai, Joe White
Wigan Athletic: Sam Tickle, Steven Sessegnon, Jensen Weir, Fraser Murray, Christian Saydee, Dara Costello, James Carragher, Tobias Brenan, Tyrece Francois, Joseph Hungbo
Subs: Thomas Watson, Isaac Mabaya, Callum Wright, Paul Mullin, Ryan Trevitt, Jon Mellish, Maleace Asamoah JR
First Half:
- Wigan got the game underway for the first home game of the 25/26 League One season here in E10.
4) The Tics are forced into an early change through injury as James Carragher is replaced by Jon Mellish.
18) GOAL! The O’s broke sharply with El Mizouni bursting through the middle, he slipped through Koroma out wide who whipped a teasing ball across the six-yard box only for Wigan defender Steven Sessegnon to chest the ball into his own net.
Orient 1 Wigan 0
30) The Os are looking very dangerous on the counter attack, a quick break combination between Adarmola and O’Neill down the left created space for Jaiyesimi who dragged his effort wide of the post.
37) Sessegnon is the first player to receive a yellow card this afternoon.
39) Orient were really pushing for a second here, with O’Neill and Adarmola combining excellently down the left flank.
Half Time Orient 1 Wigan 0
45) The Os got the second half started.
Wigan made one change at the interval with Callum Wright replacing Tobias Brenan.
55) Orient make their first change of the game as Sean Clare was replaced by Tyreeq Bakinson
60) GOAL! Adarmola did superbly well to win the ball high up the pitch, he played a short pass into Jaiyesimi who slid through Koroma, Koroma bursts into the box and unleashed a powerful strike that arrowed into the top right corner. Orient 2 Wigan 0
62) The O’s almost added a third, O’Neill beat his man down the byline, he cut it back to Jaiyesimi who did everything right with the finish but was denied after a brilliant save from Tickle.
67) Triple substitution from Wigan:
Off: Hungbo, Saydee, Costello
On: Mullin, Mabaya, Asamoah JR
80) Orient make another change with goalscorer Josh Koroma making way for Azeem Abdulai
85) RED CARD! A long ball forward caused the Wigan defence all kinds of problems, Connolly raced through for a 1v1 against Tickle but is hacked down by last man Sessegnon, who received a straight red card.
86) The Os make a triple substitution:
Off: Jaiyesimi, Connolly, Adarmola
On: White, Moorhouse, Craig
87) The resulting free kick on the edge of the eighteen yard box was struck well from Joe White with his first touch of the game but once again Tickle pulled off a smart save.
90) The fourth official added on six minutes of injury time.
Full Time Leyton Orient 2 Wigan Athletic 0
Player Ratings:
Simkin – 7
James – 6
Happe – 8
Beckles – 7
Adarmola – 7
El Mizouni – 7
Clare – 6
Jaiyisemi – 7
Koroma – 8* – Man of the Match
O’Neill – 8
Connolly – 6
Subs:
Bakinson – 6
Abdulai – N/A
Moorhosue – N/A
White – N/A
Craig – N/A
