Wigan 0–2 Leyton Orient

EFL League One 2026/27 Matchweek 2 · 22 Aug 2026

Wigan vs Leyton Orient in the EFL League One 2026/27.

At The Brick Community Stadium, Wigan.

Referee: R. Martin.

Leyton Orient beat Wigan 2–0.

What the result changed

Wigan went into the match 20th and came out of it 24th, on 0 points. Leyton Orient went into the match 21st and came out of it 10th, on 3 points.

Places from the table below, worked out from the results played before and after this match.

Goalscorers

Leyton Orient: T. Springett 15'

Wigan starting lineup (3-4-2-1)

1 J. Walsh (G)
23 J. Carragher (D)
5 F. Burns (D)
22 J. Mellish (D)
6 J. Weir (M)
10 R. Walsh (M)
8 M. Power (M)
7 F. Murray (M)
11 D. Costelloe (F)
9 S. Perkins (F)
17 A. Higgins (F)

Leyton Orient starting lineup (4-1-4-1)

1 N. Baxter (G)
2 F. Stevens (D)
5 J. Olowu (D)
34 P. Chinedu (D)
3 J. Morris (D)
14 I. Hayden (M)
22 Y. Akhamrich (M)
25 C. Wellens (M)
8 I. El Mizouni (M)
27 T. Springett (M)
9 J. Kabia

Match events

15′ Leyton Orient: Normal Goal, T. Springett
18′ Wigan: Yellow Card, Max Power
35′ Leyton Orient: Yellow Card, Jaze Kabia
42′ Leyton Orient: Substitution, N. Phillips, N. Baxter
46′ Leyton Orient: Substitution, A. Gilchrist, J. Morris
56′ Leyton Orient: Substitution, D. Mitchell, C. Wellens
58′ Leyton Orient: Normal Goal, Y. Akhamrich, J. Kabia
65′ Wigan: Substitution, L. Harris, S. Perkins
66′ Wigan: Substitution, C. Barrett, A. Higgins
73′ Leyton Orient: Yellow Card, Isaac Hayden
79′ Wigan: Substitution, A. Harris, J. Carragher
79′ Wigan: Substitution, R. Trevitt, J. Weir
80′ Wigan: Substitution, C. Sze, D. Costelloe
80′ Leyton Orient: Substitution, T. Archibald, T. Springett
80′ Leyton Orient: Substitution, N. Oyekunle, J. Kabia
90+2′ Leyton Orient: Yellow Card, Idris El Mizouni

Match statistics

Statistic	Wigan	Leyton Orient
Total Shots	16	9
Shots on Goal	2	3
Ball Possession	61%	39%
Expected goals	1.36	0.94
Corner Kicks	4	3
Fouls	11	17
Passes accurate	361	189
Goalkeeper Saves	1	2

The table as it stood on 22 Aug 2026

#	Team	P	GD	Pts
1	Bradford	2	+3	6
2	Huddersfield	2	+3	4
3	Luton	2	+1	4
4	Cambridge United	2	+1	4
5	Oxford United	2	+1	4
6	Blackpool	2	+1	4
7	Burton Albion	2	+1	4
8	Bromley	2	+1	4
9	Stockport County	2	+1	3
10	Leyton Orient	2	+1	3
11	Mansfield Town	2	0	3
12	Sheffield Wednesday	2	0	3
13	Peterborough	2	-1	3
14	Milton Keynes Dons	2	0	2
15	Notts County	2	0	2
16	Wycombe	2	0	2
17	Reading	2	-1	1
18	Leicester	2	-1	1
19	Stevenage	2	-1	1
20	Doncaster	2	-1	1
21	Barnsley	2	-1	1
22	Plymouth	2	-2	1
23	AFC Wimbledon	2	-3	1
24	Wigan	2	-3	0

Worked out from the results played by then, ordered by points, then goal difference, then goals scored. Where clubs are level on all three, the order between them is ours and not the competition's.

Wigan before this match

at Cambridge United 2–3 (Cambridge United) · Matchweek 1, 15 Aug 2026

Leyton Orient before this match

vs Sheffield Wednesday 1–2 (Sheffield Wednesday) · Matchweek 1, 15 Aug 2026