Richie Wellens backs Leyton Orient’s Sonny Perkins after victory

By Paul Hiscock

LEYTON ORIENT 3
Perkins 34, Kelman 71, James 76

BLACKPOOL 0
RICHIE Wellens felt his team got the reward they deserved after watching his Leyton Orient side record a comfortable 3-0 win over Blackpool, taking the hosts two points clear of the drop zone.
The Os’ second home league win of the season arrived after Sonny Perkins, on loan from Leeds, scored on his Orient league debut in the first half, before Charlie Kelman and Tom James put the game to bed with two goals in five second-half minutes.
“We’ve been good at home and sometimes the results haven’t represented our ...

Continue reading...

Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day!

Already a subscriber to our website? Login