Cambridge United 2-1 Leyton Orient: result and report

League Two · Saturday 26 December 2020

Result

Cambridge United 2-1 Leyton Orient

League Two · Saturday 26 December 2020, 13:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Cambridge United 2-1 Leyton Orient: match report

Cambridge United beat Leyton Orient 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 26 December 2020. It was 0-1 at half-time.

Danny Johnson opened the scoring in the 23rd minute. Cambridge United's goals came from Wesley Hoolahan (55') and Paul Mullin (57'). Leyton Orient scored through Danny Johnson (23').

Discipline: Cambridge United received 2 yellow cards; Leyton Orient received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Cambridge United were 9th on 28 points from 18 and Leyton Orient 12th on 27 points from 19. Cambridge United went on to finish that season 3rd with 80 points, and Leyton Orient 11th with 61.

Cambridge United lined up in a 4-4-2 and Leyton Orient in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Paul Mullin of Cambridge United (7.8), level with Wesley Hoolahan (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Cambridge United wins, 2 draws and 2 for Leyton Orient.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 23'Goal · Danny JohnsonLeyton Orient · 0-1
  • 33'Yellow card · Luke HannantCambridge United
  • 55'Goal · Wesley HoolahanCambridge United · 1-1
  • 57'Goal · Paul MullinCambridge United · 2-1
  • 63'Yellow card · Dan HappeLeyton Orient
  • 84'Yellow card · Adam MayCambridge United

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Cambridge United 2, draws 2, Leyton Orient 2.

Team news

Cambridge United line-up (4-4-2)

Callum Burton, Kyle Knoyle, Harry Darling, Greg Taylor, Jack Iredale, Luke Hannant, Adam May, Paul Digby, Wesley Hoolahan, Paul Mullin, Joe Ironside

Leyton Orient line-up (4-3-3)

Lawrence Vigouroux, Sam Ling, Josh Coulson, Daniel Happe, Joe Widdowson, Craig Clay, Ousseynou Cissé, Jobi McAnuff, Conor Wilkinson, Danny Johnson, James Brophy