CITY suffered some capital punishment from league leaders Leyton Orient this afternoon.

T&A chief sports writer SIMON PARKER was in east London and provides the match stats and his player ratings.

MAN OF THE MATCH

His pre-match prediction may have backfired spectacularly but Harry Lewis prevented it becoming even more painful for City with a couple of good saves in the second half.

MOMENT OF THE MATCH

Andy Cook shanked a presentable chance wide in the opening exchanges - an early goal then might have made it a very different story.

MOAN OF THE MATCH

It was bad enough being caught out badly by one corner but there was no excuse to let it happen again.

TACTICS

Two changes from Northampton as Timi Odusina comes in at centre half for Yann Songo’o and Tyreik Wright replaces Abo Eisa.

Jamie Walker is on the bench for his first involvement in the league since the opening day. Lee Angol also returned after his recent illness but there was no place for Dion Pereira, although he did travel.

REFEREE: Darren Drysdale (Lincolnshire)

BOOKING: Platt (City)

ATTENDANCE: 8,671

SHOTS ON TARGET: Leyton Orient 7 City 2

SHOTS OFF TARGET: Leyton Orient 3 City 6

CORNERS: Leyton Orient 5 City 3

FOULS: Leyton Orient 14 City 9

PLAYER RATINGS

LEYTON ORIENT: Vigouroux 6, Brown 7, Beckles 7, Happe 7, James 7, Pratley 7, El Mizouni 7, Archibald 8, Moncur 8 (Clay 75min), Smyth 7 (Sotiriou 81min), Kelman 8 (Drinabn 71min). Subs (not used): Ogie, Sweeney, Wareham, Sargeant.

CITY: Lewis 6, Halliday 6, Platt 5, Odusina 5, Foulds 6, Gilliead 5, Smallwood 5, Banks 5 (Eisa 65min), Chapman 5 (Walker 65min), Wright 6, Cook 5 (Angol 65min). Subs (not used): Oliver, Songo’o, East, Doyle.