Match ends, Leyton Orient 2, Coventry City 0.
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Dean Cox and David Mooney earned Leyton Orient a deserved victory against Coventry to further boost their automatic promotion prospects.
Kevin Lisbie saw his penalty saved by Coventry keeper Joe Murphy following Andy Webster's foul on Chris Dagnall.
But Cox soon made it 1-0 with a shot on the turn from 12 yards after Coventry failed to clear a long throw in.
Mooney sealed it when his shot from 20 yards was spilled by Murphy, who watched the ball roll into the net.
Coventry's 18-goal top scorer Leon Clarke, who has been the subject of two bids from League One rivals Wolves, missed the game with a foot injury sustained in Friday night's FA Cup fourth round defeat at Arsenal.
With Clarke's strike partner Callum Wilson still sidelined through injury, that allowed a debut for 16-year-old Sky Blues striker George Thomas.
VIEW FROM THE DRESSING ROOM
Sky Blues manager Steven Pressley told BBC Coventry & Warwickshire:
"Young George Thomas acquitted himself very well. Make no mistake, he will be a star for this club in the future. But we're asking a lot of a boy of his age.
"Because of the Callum Wilson injury and the Leon Clarke situation, and his failure to support this group just now, we find ourselves with no real strikers in the building.
"We kept going, created some good chances and their keeper made a number of saves. But, when we haven't got Callum's pace we lose the ability to stretch teams.
"And credit to Leyton Orient. They're a really hard-working side and I hope for Russell Slade they are one of the sides that go up. They are an example to everybody about how to build a football club."
Line-ups
Leyton Orient
Formation 4-4-2
- 31Jakupovic
- 5CuthbertSubstituted forSawyerat 89'minutes
- 2Omozusi
- 8James
- 15Clarke
- 6Baudry
- 7CoxSubstituted forNessat 75'minutes
- 4Vincelot
- 23Dagnall
- 9LisbieSubstituted forMooneyat 77'minutes
- 11Odubajo
Substitutes
- 3Sawyer
- 10Mooney
- 12Larkins
- 21Bartley
- 22Loza
- 25Simpson
- 29Ness
Coventry
Formation 4-5-1
- 1Murphy
- 2Christie
- 3Adams
- 6Thomas
- 4Webster
- 15Seaborne
- 8BakerBooked at 21mins
- 7Fleck
- 37ThomasSubstituted forClarkeat 45'minutes
- 17DanielsSubstituted forSlagerat 62'minutes
- 14MoussaSubstituted forBartonat 87'minutes
Substitutes
- 12Slager
- 13Burge
- 16Barton
- 18Phillips
- 19Willis
- 24Clarke
- 31Haynes
- Referee:
- Michael Bull
- Attendance:
- 5,077
Match Stats
Home TeamLeyton OrientAway TeamCoventry
- Possession
- Home53%
- Away47%
- Shots
- Home12
- Away7
- Shots on Target
- Home6
- Away5
- Corners
- Home12
- Away5
- Fouls
- Home10
- Away12
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Leyton Orient 2, Coventry City 0.
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Attempt missed. Carl Baker (Coventry City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
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Adam Barton (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
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Foul by Moses Odubajo (Leyton Orient).
Substitution
Substitution, Leyton Orient. Gary Sawyer replaces Scott Cuthbert.
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Corner, Leyton Orient. Conceded by Daniel Seaborne.
Substitution
Substitution, Coventry City. Adam Barton replaces Franck Moussa.
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Corner, Leyton Orient. Conceded by Blair Adams.
Goal!
Goal! Leyton Orient 2, Coventry City 0. David Mooney (Leyton Orient) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner.
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Corner, Leyton Orient. Conceded by Daniel Seaborne.
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Chris Dagnall (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Andy Webster (Coventry City).
Substitution
Substitution, Leyton Orient. David Mooney replaces Kevin Lisbie.
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Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Elliot Omozusi.
Substitution
Substitution, Leyton Orient. Jamie Ness replaces Dean Cox.
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Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Eldin Jakupovic.
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Attempt saved. Carl Baker (Coventry City) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Corner, Coventry City. Conceded by Eldin Jakupovic.
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Attempt saved. Franck Moussa (Coventry City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
