Four West Bromwich Albion players helped their loan clubs pick up victories over the weekend.
Two defenders featured in the first round of the Emirates FA Cup. Alfie Gilchrist completed the full game for Sky Bet League One outfit Leyton Orient who cruised to a 5-1 triumph at home to Enterprise National League North side Harborough Town.
Armando Dobra, Aaron Connolly, Idris El Mizouni (2) and Tony Springett all scored for the O’s, with Paul Malone notching the visitors’ solitary goal.
Gilchrist and Leyton Orient have been drawn away at Port Vale in round two.
⏹️ Into the next round 🔥 #LOFC #OneOrient https://t.co/eOINBEczUy
— Leyton Orient FC (@leytonorientfc) November 7, 2026
Noah DuPont played a key role in guiding Salisbury through to the second round, playing the entirety of their convincing 6-0 success at home to Southern League Premier Division South side Sholing.
Nathan Odokonyero bagged a brace for the National League South hosts, with Josh Hedges, Jeremy Sivi, Luke Russe and Jaiden Bartolo also on the scoresheet at The Raymond McEnhill Stadium.
The reward for Saturday’s storming victory is a home tie against Sky Bet League One Blackpool in the next stage of the tournament.
Eslewhere, right-back Alex Williams delivered an eye-catching display for Hibernian in their 4-0 win at Aberdeen in the Scottish Professional Football League.
The defender started on the bench but was called into action after just nine minutes following Felix Passlack’s injury.
All four of Hibs’ strikes came in the second period – Jamie McGrath, Callum Wright, Nicky Cadden and Thibault Klidje grabbing the goals. The result pushed the Edinburgh club up to 10th ahead of Aberdeen and Kilmarnock having started the weekend bottom.
Finally, goalkeeper Brian Okonkwo made a number of important saves to earn himself a clean sheet and Leamington a 1-0 victory in the M40 derby at Banbury United.
Kai Tonge scored the only goal of the game, bagging the winner just three minutes into the contest.
Leamington are 19th in the Southern League Premier Central Division, sitting on 13 points from 16 games played.
