Leyton Orient vs Reading

League One 17 Jan 2026, 15:00
Leyton Orient
Leyton Orient
3–1
HT 1–0
FULL TIME
Reading
Reading
🏟 Brisbane Road Round 27

Match report

Leyton Orient beat Reading 3-1 in the League One on 17 January 2026. It was 1-0 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Leyton Orient had 15 shots to Reading's 7.

The match was played at Brisbane Road.

Half-time 1-0 Shots 15 - 7 On target 5 - 1 Corners 6 - 1 Fouls 13 - 17 Yellow cards 6
10
Player of the match
Dominic Ballard
Leyton Orient · 3 goals
8 Jack Marriott 1 goal
7 Thomas James captained the side
7 William Forrester captained the side
7 Jack Simpson captained the side
First half vs second half
Leyton Orient stepped it up after the break, with 9 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–3 9–4
Shots On Goal 2–0 3–1
Ball Possession 47–53 —
Corners 3–1 3–0
Attacks 46–39 41–24
Match statistics
6 Corners 1
3 Substitution 4
87 Attacks 63
51 Dangerous Attacks 16
5 On Target 1
10 Off Target 6
15 Shots Total 7
5 Shots On Goal 1
5 Shots Off Goal 6
5 Shots Blocked 0
11 Shots Inside Box 6
4 Shots Outside Box 1
13 Fouls 17
6 Corners 1
7 Offsides 1
46% Ball Possession 54%
3 Yellow Cards 3
0 Saves 2
303 Passes Total 380
201 Passes Accurate 260
Line-ups 3-1-4-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Leyton Orient · 3-1-4-2
33 K. Cahill
2 T. James 6 W. Forrester 4 J. Simpson
15 T. Bakinson
28 S. Clare 25 C. Wellens 7 O. O'Neill 44 T. Archibald
9 A. Matthews 32 D. Ballard
Reading · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Pereira
17 A. Yiadom 12 F. Burns 15 P. O’Connor 3 J. Dorsett
10 L. Wing 8 C. Savage
30 M. Ritchie 29 K. Doyle 11 D. Kyerewaa
7 J. Marriott
Leyton Orient
Coach
Richard Paul Wellens
Substitutes
  • 22 Azeem Abdulai
  • 16 Kaelan Casey
  • 5 Daniel Happe
  • 14 Michael Craig
  • 11 Demetri Mitchell
  • 21 Jack Moorhouse
  • 17 Josh Koroma
Reading
Coach
Noel Hunt
Substitutes
  • 6 Liam Fraser
  • 27 Will Keane
  • 9 Kelvin Ehibhatiomhan
  • 32 Paddy Lane
  • 25 Jack Stevens
  • 22 Michael Stickland
  • 39 Ashqar Ahmed
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ A. Abdulai ↓ A. Matthews Leyton Orient
  • 60' ↑ L. Fraser ↓ M. Ritchie Reading
  • 73' ↑ K. Ehibhatiomhan ↓ K. Doyle Reading
  • 73' ↑ W. Keane ↓ C. Savage Reading
  • 82' ↑ K. Casey ↓ S. Clare Leyton Orient
  • 84' ↑ P. Lane ↓ F. Burns Reading
  • 85' ↑ D. Happe ↓ W. Forrester Leyton Orient
Cards
  • 7' A. Yiadom Reading
  • 39' C. Savage Reading
  • 57' T. Archibald Leyton Orient
  • 77' P. O'Connor Reading
  • 78' S. Clare Leyton Orient
  • 90+9' K. Cahill Leyton Orient
Head-to-head
Leyton Orient 4 1 draws 1 Reading
2026-01-17 Leyton Orient vs Reading 3 - 1
2025-09-20 Reading vs Leyton Orient 2 - 1
2025-01-25 Leyton Orient vs Reading 2 - 0
2024-09-14 Reading vs Leyton Orient 0 - 1
2024-01-27 Reading vs Leyton Orient 1 - 1
2023-10-07 Leyton Orient vs Reading 2 - 1
Recent form
Leyton Orient D L D D D
Reading D D L D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Leyton Orient vs Reading?
Leyton Orient won 3-1 against Reading on 17 January 2026.
Who won Leyton Orient vs Reading?
Leyton Orient won the match 3-1.
Where was Leyton Orient vs Reading played?
The match was played at Brisbane Road.