A Bright Night for the O's in the Black Country
26.08.26, 11:00 Updated 01.09.26, 12:29 5 Minute Read
Doris Fothergill
On a pleasant evening within earshot of the M6, as expected Orient fielded a changed side for this Carabao Cup second round tie, which was seen as unambitious by some given the potential value of a berth in the third round.
Only Phil Chinedu and James Morris remained from the team that started against Wigan Athletic, with Noah Phillips keeping his place in the absence of anyone else to go in the nets. The cavalry (and Alfie Wellens) warmed the bench in case they were needed (spoiler alert: they were).
Walsall's manager also named a somewhat changed side, that included a player signed only a few hours before kick-off. I was also thrilled to see the great Ghanaian international Albert Adomah, now 38 and still plying his trade to good effect for the Saddlers.
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Doris Fothergill Doris has been involved with the Orientear for many of its forty years, variously providing match reports, articles and opinion pieces, managing the database, acting as FSA liaison and editorial team member. Doris is from Yorkshire, so she's never short of an opinion and is always right. Up the Os!