Preview: Leyton Orient vs. Derby County - prediction, team news, lineups

Following an upturn successful League One signifier implicit the festive period, Leyton Orient power their attentions to the FA Cup connected Saturday afternoon, erstwhile Championship outfit Derby County sojourn Gaughan Group Stadium.

The O's enjoyed plentifulness of Christmas cheer and look acceptable for an improbable playoff propulsion successful the 3rd tier, whilst the Rams are nervously looking implicit their enarthrosis astatine the second-tier relegation zone.

Match preview

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After a run of consolidation successful the 3rd tier of English shot past play pursuing their title-winning word of 2022-23, Leyton Orient are threatening to vie against the large boys for promotion to the Championship, a large accomplishment for a nine who were plying their commercialized successful the National League arsenic precocious arsenic 2019.

The O's burst into beingness during the festive period, signaling 5 consecutive successes successful League One pursuing a lifeless goalless gully with relegation candidates Burton Albion connected December 14, meaning that the London-based broadside are present 10 games unbeaten crossed each competitions.

Courtesy of their one-goal triumph implicit Gareth Ainsworth's Shrewsbury Town connected January 4, Leyton Orient person moved themselves up to eighth successful the League One standings astatine the halfway point, conscionable 4 points down Reading who are presently guarding introduction to the playoff spots.

Despite being drawn against Championship absorption successful the 3rd round, the O's should beryllium comparatively assured of securing progression considering their awesome caller signifier astatine their Gaughan Group Stadium base, wherever Richie Wellens's men are unbeaten successful six matches, winning connected 5 occasions.

That being said, Leyton Orient volition request to emergence to the situation of second-tier prime connected Saturday day aft 2 encounters with non-league clubs during the archetypal and 2nd rounds of this year's competition, with the League One broadside narrowly making it past the situation of Boreham Wood and Oldham Athletic.

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Derby question to the superior this play successful request of a interruption from the stresses of Championship football, with the East Midlands outfit losing 3 consecutive games astatine the decision of the festive period, meaning that a relegation conflict is simply a chiseled anticipation for the newly-promoted side.

The latest of those antagonistic results arrived astatine the West Country basal of Bristol City past Saturday, erstwhile a first-half effort from centre-back Luke McNally was capable to down the visiting Rams, who appeared fatigued amid a raft of injuries and illnesses successful their camp.

Collecting conscionable 3 points from their past 5 second-tier encounters, Derby person dropped down to 18th spot successful the Championship standings up of an FA Cup-shaped interruption this weekend, with Paul Warne's troops conscionable 4 points up of Hull City successful the highest of the relegation spots.

The Rams are backmost connected the roadworthy aft a brace of distant defeats successful the Championship and person struggled to nutrient regular results distant from Pride Park this term, with the newly-promoted broadside victorious successful conscionable 1 of their 14 league outings to date, whilst they besides mislaid astatine League Two Barrow successful the EFL Cup during August.

Winning the FA Cup astatine the decision of the 1945-46 campaign, Derby person pedigree successful this contention arsenic they question an improbable occurrence successful 2025, though Warne's men person failed to impressment implicit caller years, seeing their advancement halted by fourth-tier Crewe Alexandra successful the archetypal circular past season.

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Team News

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Finding the nett to determine the contention versus Shrewsbury past clip out, Tottenham Hotspur loanee Jamie Donley volition beryllium hopeless to marque the headlines for Leyton Orient successful the FA Cup this weekend.

Another impermanent signing is besides doing the concern for the O's astatine the apical extremity of the transportation this term, Charlie Kelman has scored 7 goals successful the 3rd tier and volition beryllium looking to marque an interaction against Championship visitors.

Derby stay without the services of prima centre-back Eiran Cashin, who has been sidelined with a troubling hamstring wounded since the mediate of December.

The Rams' options astatine the backmost are further reduced by the lack of Ryan Nyambe, with the erstwhile Blackburn Rovers antheral picking up a genu contented successful October.

Warne is acceptable to rotate his broadside somewhat pursuing a gruelling festive schedule, truthful expect youngsters specified arsenic Tawanda Chirewa and Dajaune Brown to gain minutes successful the capital.

Leyton Orient imaginable starting lineup:
Keeley; Galbraith, Beckles, Simpson, Currie; Pratley, Brown, Perkins, Donley, Jaiyesimi; Kelman

We say: Leyton Orient 1-2 Derby County

Following a five-game winning streak successful League One, Leyton Orient volition not fearfulness the accomplishment of Derby astatine Gaughan Group Stadium connected Saturday afternoon.

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