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FA Cup second round: Salford City 4-0 Leyton Orient Karl Robinson's side upset their League One opponents to reach the third round Salford took lead after own goal from Orient keeper Killian Cahill Kelly N'Mai doubled Salford's lead in the second half Fabio Borini added a third goal for Ammies late on N'Mai scored his second for hosts in stoppage time Ben Ashton & Tim Durrans Salford 1-0 Leyton Orient Ollie Turton joins the Salford attack from the back and has a pop from range but can only drag his shot well wide. Salford 1-0 Leyton Orient Orient's Sean Clare slides into Salford's Kallum Cesay from behind midway inside the O's half and that's a clear foul. Into the book Clare goes, too. Salford 1-0 Leyton Orient Liam Hogan Former Salford defender on BBC Radio Manchester I hope Salford have learnt from the way Leyton Orient went about their business, trying to play long and quite direct in that first half. It didn't quite work. I want them to continue to pass as they were doing, as there were some brilliant passages of play, playing lots of one-touch though the lines. Salford 1-0 Leyton Orient Leyton Orient are playing some better football so far in the opening stages of this second half. Aaron Connolly is convinced his side should have a corner as he challenges with Haji Mnoga and it goes behind. Goal-kick is the decision. On we go. Salford 1-0 Leyton Orient Wow, this is wild from Orient's Aaron Connolly as he cuts into the area and swipes a long way wide. A little better from the visitors, at least in terms of territory. Salford 1-0 Leyton Orient If the pitch was cutting up in the warm-up, it'll be interesting to see how it copes now the rain is coming down again. Orient boss Richie Wellens likes his side to play on the deck, so I'm sure he's not best pleased with the surface. Good old FA Cup tie. Salford 1-0 Leyton Orient Karl Robinson was enjoying a cuppa on the bench just as this second half was restarting. The Salford boss cuts a calm figure at the moment. The rain is absolutely pouring down now. Salford 1-0 Leyton Orient Away we go again for the second half at the Peninsula Stadium. Will Salford see out victory and reach the FA Cup third-round for just the second time in their history? Or will Leyton Orient bounce back to avoid an upset? We're about to find out. .. HT: Salford 1-0 Leyton Orient Matt Hiscock BBC Radio London reporter Its a first half to forget from a Leyton Orient perspective. Big team-talk ahead for Richie Wellens. He'll be reminding them of the importance of this result. This isn't good enough. He won't be happy with the standards. Not so long ago, a 4-0 victory at Burton Albion, but at the moment they're looking a long way from that side. Certainly, they have to listen to their manager, and come out with a much better response. Class will tell in the end. O's to win 2-1. Ray Webber, Bury St Edmunds HT: Salford 1-0 Leyton Orient Liam Hoganformer Salford defender on BBC Radio Manchester I would say Salford manager Karl Robinson's team-talk will be "more of the same", using those effective players like Kadeem Harris, trying to get the ball out wide to get him in those one-on-one scenarios. They'll want to try to get the territory and entries into the box, and get more shots at Killian Cahill. I don't think he could ask for any more, but I know he will ask for more. He's a motivator. He won't want this to drop off and his team to let Leyton Orient get their patterns of play. HT: Salford 1-0 Leyton Orient For those of you who love a stat or two. .. Salford City produced 0. 51 x G in that first half, compared to just 0. 14 for Leyton Orient. Karl Robinson will feel his side have had the better of it for sure. Work to do for the O's in the second 45. Salford 1-0 Leyton Orient League Two Salford City lead League One Leyton Orient at the break. An upset on the cards? Killian Cahill's own goal is the difference, allowing the ball to squeeze through his legs after Kadeem Harris' low drive across the area. Salford 1-0 Leyton Orient Just the one minute added on at the end of the first half. Salford 1-0 Leyton Orient A great half by Salford so far, it must be said. Salford 1-0 Leyton Orient Liam Hoganformer Salford defender on BBC Radio Manchester Cahill's having a tough time. It could be that playing in such a big occasion feels bigger than a league match, over-thinking stuff that you would think would be really comfortable. He's spilling stuff. If you were Salford, you'd be saying, "Put it on the keeper again. " I'm a Villa fan. I was working away in the 80s, I went to see LO play Enfield in an FA Cup replay. It was sub-zero temp, Leyton Orient gave us free Bovril. .. and again in extra time. I have always looked out for them since. Brian, Birmingham Salford 1-0 Leyton Orient Talking of warming people up. .. Salford 1-0 Leyton Orient Salford City co-owner and Manchester United legend Paul Scholes is watching on this evening. He looks pretty cold. But I'm sure this performance will have warmed him up. Must've enjoyed what he's seen so far. Salford 1-0 Leyton Orient Jorge Grant curls the free-kick with pace over the wall and O's keeper Killian Cahill spills it yet again. It drops to Daniel Udoh on the rebound who hammers a close-range effort off the outside of the post via a slight deflection. Salford City will play in the FA Cup third round for the second successive season after thumping Leyton Orient 4-0 League Two side Salford City reached the third round of the FA Cup for a second successive season with a 4-0 upset against League One club Leyton Orient at the Peninsula Stadium. On a tricky pitch, Orient goalkeeper Killian Cahill diverted Kadeem Harris's first-half cross between his legs after the forward had entered the box from the left and played in a delivery that took a deflection off visiting defender Michael Craig. Kallum Cesay added Salford's second with a curling shot after another productive run by Harris created the opportunity. Former Italy forward Borini slotted home eight minutes after coming on as a substitute, before N'Mai added a fourth after collecting a long ball over the top and beating Cahill from the edge of the box. Salford dominated throughout, almost going ahead two minutes before the opening goal when Cahill tipped Luke Garbutt's fizzing drive over the crossbar. City threatened to doubled their lead shortly before half-time when Cahill spilled Jorge Grant's free-kick into the path of Daniel Udoh, but his close-range shot hit the outside of a post. After Cesay doubled the lead, he teed up Josh Austerfield to lash a presentable chance over the crossbar. Ex-Sampdoria striker Borini and Dutch midfielder N'Mai's late efforts ensured Salford have now won their past three FA Cup ties against League One opponents, ousting Shrewsbury Town 2-1 in the 2024-25 season and beating Lincoln City on penalties in the first round this season. History and upsets - five things to watch for in FA Cup How to follow the FA Cup on the BBC this weekend Karl Robinson's team occupy the final play-off position in the fourth tier and were able to contain third-tier top scorer Aaron Connolly, who has eight goals and four assists in 18 league appearances for the O's. The Ammies drew then-reigning Premier League champions Manchester City on their last appearance in the third round, losing 8-0 at Etihad Stadium. They will discover their opponents at the same stage this season on Monday, when the draw will be made at approximately 18: 40 GMT, before the televised tie between Brackley Town and Burton Albion. Salford manager Karl Robinson, speaking to BBC Radio Manchester: "We've now beaten Lincoln, who were top of League One, and Orient, who are the top scorers in League One. We've just got to get into that division. "There's a little cheeky swagger to us – it's not arrogance, it's the humility the players carry, which allows them to have fun. I've got a smile from ear to ear. "I put Kallum Cesay in my top three best players, in relation to personality. Last year, he was playing non-league football and had three jobs. For a kid who'd never played professional football, he's got an unbelievable future. "Who do I want? What I don't want is Man City away. " Comments can not be loaded To load Comments you need to enable Java Script in your browser Manager: Karl Robinson Formation: 3 - 1 - 4 - 2 Manager: Richie Wellens Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 Manager: Karl Robinson Formation: 3 - 1 - 4 - 2 Manager: Richie Wellens Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1 FA Cup All competitions All competitions All competitions Salford City lost both meetings with Leyton Orient the last time the sides faced in the 2022-23 League Two campaign, failing to score a single goal. This is the first ever FA Cup meeting between the sides. Leyton Orient have progressed from 18 of their last 23 ties in the FA Cup proper against sides from a lower division than themselves, including the last three in a row since a 0-1 loss to Chesterfield at this stage in 2023-24. Salford City – who reached the third round of the FA Cup for the first time ever last season – have won their last two FA Cup ties against League One opponents, beating Shrewsbury 2-1 in last season’s first round, and Lincoln on penalties this season. Leyton Orient – eliminated at the fourth round stage by Man City last season – are looking to reach the third round of the FA Cup in consecutive campaigns for the first time since 2012-13/2013-14. Copyright © 2025 BBC. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external sites. Read about our approach to external linking.