Match ends, Leyton Orient 1, Tranmere Rovers 3.
Leyton OrientLeyton Orient1TranmereTranmere Rovers3
Tranmere recorded their seventh win in nine league outings with a victory at Leyton Orient, which signalled the end of Ross Embleton's reign in east London.
The O's parted company with Embleton after defeat left them 14th in the League Two table and without a victory in their past seven games, while Tranmere moved within a point of the automatic promotion places.
The deadlock was broken on 24 minutes when Orient failed to deal with a cross sent in by Jay Spearing and Paul Lewis stabbed the ball in from close range.
Orient did not register a shot on target before the break and their plight got worse on 56 minutes when Rovers doubled their advantage.
James Vaughan robbed defender Adam Thompson and slipped a pass to Kaiyne Woolery, who raced clear before planting the ball low into the corner for his 10th goal of the campaign.
And seven minutes later, half-time substitute Kieron Morris was left unmarked and stooped low to head a Warren Feeney corner into the net.
Orient reduced the deficit on 68 minutes when substitute Jamie Turley netted with his first touch heading in a free-kick from James Brophy but the visitors comfortably held out.
Match report supplied by PA Media.
Line-ups
Leyton Orient
Formation 4-3-3
- 22Vigouroux
- 18AkinolaBooked at 71mins
- 29ThompsonSubstituted forKyprianouat 57'minutes
- 5Happe
- 16Brophy
- 7McAnuffBooked at 41mins
- 4CisséSubstituted forAbrahamsat 59'minutes
- 28FreemanSubstituted forClayat 60'minutes
- 15KempSubstituted forTurleyat 67'minutes
- 39Johnson
- 9Wilkinson
Substitutes
- 1Sargeant
- 3Widdowson
- 8Clay
- 11Dayton
- 23Turley
- 26Kyprianou
- 35Abrahams
Tranmere
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Davies
- 2O'Connor
- 26Clarke
- 21Ray
- 18MacDonald
- 22Lewis
- 8Spearing
- 19FeeneyBooked at 90mins
- 35Lloyd-McGoldrickSubstituted forMorrisat 45'minutes
- 9VaughanBooked at 73minsSubstituted forNugentat 83'minutes
- 14WoolerySubstituted forRidehalghat 74'minutes
Substitutes
- 3Ridehalgh
- 7Morris
- 11Blackett-Taylor
- 13Murphy
- 15Crawford
- 16Kirby
- 28Nugent
- Referee:
- Antony Coggins
Match Stats
Home TeamLeyton OrientAway TeamTranmere
- Possession
- Home59%
- Away41%
- Shots
- Home13
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away4
- Corners
- Home6
- Away2
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away16
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Leyton Orient 1, Tranmere Rovers 3.
Booking
Liam Feeney (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
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Corner, Tranmere Rovers. Conceded by Lawrence Vigouroux.
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Attempt missed. David Nugent (Tranmere Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jay Spearing.
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Jobi McAnuff (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Liam Feeney (Tranmere Rovers).
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Attempt saved. James Brophy (Leyton Orient) header from the left side of the six yard box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Conor Wilkinson with a cross.
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Offside, Tranmere Rovers. Lee O'Connor tries a through ball, but David Nugent is caught offside.
Substitution
Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. David Nugent replaces James Vaughan because of an injury.
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Attempt saved. Paul Lewis (Tranmere Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Peter Clarke.
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Foul by Daniel Happe (Leyton Orient).
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James Vaughan (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Foul by Daniel Happe (Leyton Orient).
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James Vaughan (Tranmere Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
Substitution
Substitution, Tranmere Rovers. Liam Ridehalgh replaces Kaiyne Woolery.
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Attempt saved. Tristan Abrahams (Leyton Orient) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Daniel Happe.
Booking
James Vaughan (Tranmere Rovers) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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James Brophy (Leyton Orient) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by James Vaughan (Tranmere Rovers).
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