Northampton vs Leyton Orient

League One 21 Feb 2026, 15:00
Northampton
Northampton
1–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
🏟 Sixfields Stadium 👤 E. Duckworth Round 34

Match report

Leyton Orient edged past Northampton 2-1 in the League One on 21 February 2026.

Leyton Orient dominated possession with 85% of the ball, while Northampton had 15 shots to Leyton Orient's 9.

The match was played at Sixfields Stadium, with E. Duckworth in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 15% - 85% Shots 15 - 9 On target 3 - 6 Corners 7 - 4 Fouls 8 - 13 Yellow cards 3
8
Player of the match
Tom Eaves
Northampton · 1 goal
8 James Morris 1 goal
8 Dominic Ballard 1 goal, 1 assist
7 Max Dyche captained the side
7 Elliott Moore captained the side
First half vs second half
Northampton stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 5 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 5–5 10–4
Shots On Goal 0–3 3–3
Ball Possession 52–48 —
Corners 1–3 6–1
Attacks 82–26 67–26
Match statistics
7 Corners 4
3 Substitution 3
149 Attacks 52
78 Dangerous Attacks 23
3 On Target 6
11 Off Target 4
15% Ball Possession 85%
15 Shots Total 9
3 Shots On Goal 6
5 Shots Off Goal 0
7 Shots Blocked 3
12 Shots Inside Box 6
3 Shots Outside Box 3
8 Fouls 13
7 Corners 4
4 Offsides 2
58% Ball Possession 42%
1 Yellow Cards 2
4 Saves 2
350 Passes Total 269
251 Passes Accurate 181
Line-ups 3-4-3  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Northampton · 3-4-3
34 R. Fitzsimons
35 M. Dyche 24 E. Moore 21 J. Perkins
7 S. Hoskins 23 T. Taylor 4 D. Campbell 12 N. Guinness-Walker
8 C. McGeehan 9 T. Eaves 14 T. Fornah
Leyton Orient · 3-4-2-1
12 W. Dennis
16 K. Casey 6 W. Forrester 4 J. Simpson
14 M. Craig 24 D. Levitt 28 S. Clare 3 J. Morris
19 F. Fawunmi 7 O. O'Neill
32 D. Ballard
Northampton
Coach
Kevin Nolan
Substitutes
  • 2 Jack Burroughs
  • 10 Elliott List
  • 15 Jake Evans
  • 1 Lee Burge
  • 3 Conor McCarthy
  • 11 Kamarai Swyer
  • 26 Kyle McAdam
Leyton Orient
Coach
Richie Wellens
Substitutes
  • 5 Daniel Happe
  • 44 Theodore Archibald
  • 22 Azeem Abdulai
  • 33 Killian Cahill
  • 20 Sonny Perkins
  • 25 Charlie Wellens
  • 17 Josh Koroma
Substitutions
  • 46' ↑ J. Burroughs ↓ J. Perkins Northampton
  • 70' ↑ D. Happe ↓ J. Simpson Leyton Orient
  • 77' ↑ T. Archibald ↓ F. Fawunmi Leyton Orient
  • 84' ↑ A. Abdulai ↓ D. Levitt Leyton Orient
  • 89' ↑ E. List ↓ T. Fornah Northampton
  • 89' ↑ J. Evans ↓ T. Taylor Northampton
Cards
  • 45' M. Craig Leyton Orient
  • 65' N. Guinness-Walker Northampton
  • 72' W. Dennis Leyton Orient
Head-to-head
Northampton 6 2 draws 2 Leyton Orient
2026-02-21 Northampton vs Leyton Orient 1 - 2
2025-08-30 Leyton Orient vs Northampton 0 - 1
2025-03-08 Leyton Orient vs Northampton Town 1 - 2
2024-10-19 Northampton Town vs Leyton Orient 1 - 0
2024-02-13 Leyton Orient vs Northampton Town 4 - 3
2023-10-24 Northampton Town vs Leyton Orient 2 - 2
Recent form
Northampton D D D L L
Leyton Orient D L D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Northampton vs Leyton Orient?
Northampton lost 1-2 against Leyton Orient on 21 February 2026.
Who won Northampton vs Leyton Orient?
Leyton Orient won the match 2-1.
Where was Northampton vs Leyton Orient played?
The match was played at Sixfields Stadium.
Who had more possession in Northampton vs Leyton Orient?
Leyton Orient had 85% of possession, compared to 15% for the other side.