CITY'S magnificent run goes on after Callum Cooke's late penalty sunk Leyton Orient at Valley Parade.
T&A chief sports writer SIMON PARKER has the match stats and player ratings as Mark Trueman and Conor Sellars made a winning start in their permanent role as joint managers.
MAN OF THE MATCH: Callum Cooke has been outstanding in City’s charge up the table – and topped off another strong performance with the no-nonsense winner from the penalty spot.
MOMENT OF THE MATCH: ‘Ave it! Lawrence Vigouroux played well in the Leyton Orient goal but nobody was stopping that Cooke thunderbolt from the spot.
MOAN OF THE MATCH: The first half was too slow and sluggish. City were frustrated by Leyton Orient’s game plan and struggled to find a way through.
TACTICS: Mark Trueman and Conor Sellars made just the one change for their first game as full-time bosses, replacing Andy Cook up front with Danny Rowe.
REFEREE: James Adcock
BOOKINGS: P O’Connor, Sutton (City); Cisse (Leyton Orient)
SHOTS ON TARGET: City 5, Leyton Orient 0
SHOTS OFF TARGET: City 4, Leyton Orient 8
CORNERS: City 1, Leyton Orient 6
FOULS: City 12, Leyton Orient 9
PLAYER RATINGS
CITY: Hornby 6, A O’Connor 6, P O’Connor 7, Canavan 7, Wood 6, Sutton 6, Watt 6, Vernam 6 (Stevens 75min), Cooke 8 (Donaldson 89min), Evans 6 (Crankshaw 63min, 7), Rowe 6 (Cook 63min, 7). Subs (not used): Cousin-Dawson, Scales, O’Donnell.
LEYTON ORIENT: Vigouroux 8, Akinola 6, Thompson 6, Happe 7, Brophy 6, Freeman 6, Cisse 6 (Dayton 88min), McAnuff 6, Wilkinson 7, Johnson 6, Kemp 7 (Abrahams 75min). Subs (not used): Sergeant, Widdowson, Coulson, Young, Turley.
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