Walsall vs Leyton Orient - prediction, team news, lineups

Leyton Orient volition question to the West Midlands connected Tuesday evening erstwhile they look Walsall successful the 2nd circular of the EFL Cup, with some sides dreaming of a imaginable necktie against Premier League oppostion. 

The Saddlers produced 1 of the shocks of the archetypal circular by beating Championship broadside Bristol City 1-0, portion the O's near it precocious against Oxford United, scoring doubly successful the last 5 minutes to unafraid a 2-0 victory. 

Match preview

Walsall began their play with a daunting travel to Ashton Gate, wherever they faced a Bristol City broadside expected to person excessively overmuch for their League Two opponents, but Lee Grant's Saddlers had different ideas.

Aaron Pressley struck soon aft half-time to enactment the visitors up and, contempt having conscionable 28.3% possession and facing 32 shots, Walsall held steadfast to unafraid a memorable triumph and publication their spot successful the 2nd round.

Goalkeeper Jed Ward was instrumental successful that success, producing a drawstring of awesome saves successful Bristol, and the shot-stopper has continued that signifier by keeping cleanable sheets successful each of Walsall's opening 2 League Two matches.

Grant's broadside followed up their cupful triumph with a 3-0 triumph distant to Gillingham, with Isaac Moore, James Connolly and Pressley each uncovering the nett successful the 2nd half, earlier being held to a goalless gully by Grimsby Town astatine the weekend.

While Ward's performances person been a large positive, Grant volition beryllium alert that Walsall are allowing opponents excessively galore opportunities, having faced 63 shots crossed their opening 3 matches, an mean of 21 per game.

Nevertheless, the Saddlers person made an encouraging commencement and beryllium 3rd successful League Two aft 2 matches, with their attraction present turning to a cupful tally and a imaginable instrumentality to League One for the archetypal clip since 2019.

As for Leyton Orient, Richie Wellens remains astatine the helm aft guiding the nine to information past season, and helium volition present beryllium hoping to instrumentality the O's backmost towards the apical extremity of League One aft they finished successful the playoff places 2 seasons ago.

Orient person already enjoyed a engaged commencement to the campaign, beating Oxford United successful the archetypal circular of the EFL Cup earlier overcoming AFC Wimbledon connected penalties successful the EFL Trophy and securing a 2-0 league triumph implicit Wigan Athletic astatine the weekend.

Their lone decision came connected the opening time of the League One season, erstwhile they suffered a constrictive nonaccomplishment to precocious relegated Sheffield Wednesday.

The triumph implicit Wigan was peculiarly invited for Wellens, with close-range finishes from Tony Springett and Yusuf Akhamrich securing 3 points connected the road.

It was Orient's archetypal League One triumph successful 9 matches and a peculiarly encouraging effect fixed their struggles connected the roadworthy past season, erstwhile they managed conscionable six victories successful 23 distant league outings, with Wellens present hoping his broadside tin transportation that affirmative commencement into Tuesday's cupful tie.

The 2 sides volition conscionable for the archetypal clip successful much than 3 years, with their past brushwood coming successful February 2023 erstwhile they played retired a 1-1 gully successful League Two.

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Team News

Walsall person nary caller wounded concerns aft their goalless gully with Grimsby and could sanction an unchanged broadside arsenic they look to assertion different cupful upset.

The Saddlers' defence has yet to concede this season, with Ward expected to proceed successful extremity down a backmost 4 of Elicha Ahui, Declan Skura, James Connolly and Mason Hancock.

Pressley has scored doubly successful 3 appearances and should erstwhile again pb the enactment for Grant.

Leyton Orient, meanwhile, could beryllium forced into a alteration aft goalkeeper Nathan Baxter was withdrawn earlier half-time during Saturday's 2-0 triumph implicit Wigan owed to injury.

Noah Phillips replaced him and could deputise again connected Tuesday, having already started the EFL Trophy triumph implicit AFC Wimbledon past week.

New signing and skipper Isaac Hayden is expected to clasp his spot successful midfield alongside the manager's son, Charlie, portion the brag whitethorn different look to support the halfway of the broadside that impressed astatine the weekend.

Walsall imaginable starting lineup:

Ward; Ahui, Skura, Connolly, Hancock; Moore, Sprangler; Simper, Clarke, Dallas; Pressley

Leyton Orient imaginable starting lineup:

Phillips; Stevens, Olowu, Chindu, Morris; Hayden; Akhamrich, C. Wellens, El Mizouni, Springett; Kabia

We say: Walsall 0-1 Leyton Orient

Walsall produced 1 of the biggest shocks of the archetypal circular and person besides made an unbeaten commencement to their League Two campaign, but they look a measurement up successful prime against a Leyton Orient broadside from the part above.

The Saddlers person yet to concede this play and should marque beingness hard for the visitors, but we expect Orient to person capable attacking prime to yet breach Walsall's defence and unafraid a spot successful the 3rd round.

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