Match Report
The table read 4th (Leyton Orient, 2 pts) against 2nd (Fulham U21, 5 pts), 3 points apart. On recent form Leyton Orient sat only 35th league-wide over the last five rounds, well short of their 4th overall. Scoring rates set the scale: Leyton Orient 1.33 scored and 2 conceded per game, Fulham U21 2 and 1.67, with the league averaging 1.7.
Fulham U21 arrived on a run of three straight wins, having scored in 15 consecutive games. The last-five ledger: Leyton Orient 7/15, Fulham U21 13/15.
The venue was Brisbane Road in London, with room for 9,271 spectators. On the scoreboard, it was 1-1 at the break; 2 second-half goals set the final 2-2.