FanSided World Football
·18 janvier 2025
FanSided World Football
·18 janvier 2025
In the third tier of English football, there were eleven games taking place on Saturday. This included games for Tottenham Hotspur loanees. Josh Keeley, Jamie Donley, and their Leyton Orient side travelled to face Peterborough United - whilst Matthew Craig and Mansfield Town hosted Wycombe Wanderers.
One of three early kick-offs in League One was Orient's trip to Peterborough. As usual, Keeley - fresh off winning the PFA fans League One player of the month award - and Donley were both named in the starting XI.
Unfortunately for the O's, they could not capitalise on their recent good form - being held to a 0-0 draw in what was a pretty lowkey affair. Playing two hours on Tuesday night, whilst Peterborough had not played since last Thursday, probably did not help things either.
Despite his recent good form, it was one of Donley's quieter days in an Orient shirt, and he was substituted after 59 minutes. On a brighter note, yet another clean sheet for Keeley, who made three saves, five clearances, and completed 3/3 successful run outs, showing just how much of a modern keeper he is.
After this shutout, only Murphy Mahoney of Stevenage (13) has kept more clean sheet's than Keeley's 11. This is despite missing 10 league games this season. That's right. The young goalkeeper has kept 11 clean sheets in 15 league games. Add to that a penalty save and an assist. Some season it has been for him so far.
This draw leaves Orient 8th in the League One table, with 38 points from their 25 games to date. They have still not lost in the league since the 26th of November, winning seven and drawing two in that time - with the two goals conceded at Bristol Rovers the only times Keeley has been beaten - with one being a penalty.
Meanwhile, Craig was on the bench as Mansfield hosted Wycombe. After 57 minutes, he came on for his league debut, whilst the Stags were losing 1-0. They would equalise eleven minutes later, but fell to an 87th minute winner, and were condemned to a 2-1 defeat.
This defeat leaves Nigel Clough's side in 10th place in League One, with 37 points from their 24 games so far.
Next up for Orient is a game in the Bristol St Motors trophy against Stevenage at home. Given the importance the two Spurs loanees have to the team, we may not see them involved in this game, at least not from the start - with managers usually rotating in this competition.
In terms of the league, they face Reading at home on Saturday, with a 15:00 GMT kick off. Meanwhile, Mansfield face Cambridge United on the road, in one of the early 12:30 GMT slots.