A. Gilchrist

Leyton Orient player focus Defender / Centre/Right Right half-space 2026-08-15 to 2026-08-25

Role Snapshot

Minutes1073 match samples

Touches10185.0 p90

Passes7882% complete

Progressive Passes1714.3 p90

Line Breaks21.7 p90

xA0.010 shot assists

Build-Up Payoff13%8/63 deep passes

Danger Leaks00.00 xG after losses

What He Gives Orient

RoleRight Half-Space build-up platform

A. Gilchrist is one of the players who can turn deep possession into actual progression.

He is part of the possession chain that decides whether Orient play through pressure or hit early hopeful exits.

System DependencyNeeds midfield to show

He sees enough early possession, but the chain after his pass is not producing enough pressure. That may be his decision, the receiving structure ahead of him, or both; the video check is whether midfielders are genuinely available inside.

Deep passes that found an inside connection: 37%; deep passes dying before pressure: 79%.

RiskNot a free pass defensively

Because so much build-up is routed through his zone, poor spacing around him can make his turnovers look worse than they are.

14 losses in the sample, with 0 becoming dangerous transition leaks.

Related Clips

Line Break Direct involvement 11:17

11:17 line break: A. Gilchrist

Central/progressive line-break pass by A. Gilchrist. xT+ 8.0.

2026-08-25 | A v Walsall: Pass 11:17, Pass 11:17 Open MP4

Line Break Direct involvement 7:08

7:08 line break: A. Gilchrist

Central/progressive line-break pass by A. Gilchrist. xT+ 47.7.

2026-08-25 | A v Walsall: Pass 7:08, Pass 7:08 Open MP4

Transition Leak Progression Direct involvement 40:48

40:22 transition leak: A. Gilchrist

Orient loss by A. Gilchrist led to progression within the next sequence.

2026-08-25 | A v Walsall: Pass 40:22 Open MP4

Transition Leak Progression Direct involvement 54:08

53:45 transition leak: A. Gilchrist

Orient loss by A. Gilchrist led to progression within the next sequence.

2026-08-22 | A v Wigan Athletic: Pass 53:45 Open MP4

Big Chance Sequence involvement 15:15

15:15 Attempt Saved: T. Sodje

Attempt Saved by T. Sodje. xG 0.19.

2026-08-25 | A v Walsall: Pass 14:56 Open MP4

Line Break Sequence involvement 19:08

19:08 line break: W. Forrester

Central/progressive line-break pass by W. Forrester. xT+ 14.0.

2026-08-25 | A v Walsall: Pass 19:06 Open MP4

Line Break Sequence involvement 37:11

37:11 line break: W. Forrester

Central/progressive line-break pass by W. Forrester. xT+ 8.0.

2026-08-25 | A v Walsall: Pass 36:53 Open MP4

Deep Error Shot Sequence involvement 15:15

15:05 deep loss: D. Levitt to T. Sodje shot

Pass by D. Levitt in the defensive half led to attempt saved by T. Sodje. xG against 0.19.

2026-08-25 | A v Walsall: progressive pass 14:46 Open MP4

Transition Leak Progression Sequence involvement 39:21

39:17 transition leak: N. Oyekunle

Orient loss by N. Oyekunle led to progression within the next sequence.

2026-08-25 | A v Walsall: Pass 39:03 Open MP4

Transition Leak Progression Sequence involvement 4:47

4:39 transition leak: J. Morris

Orient loss by J. Morris led to progression within the next sequence.

2026-08-25 | A v Walsall: Pass 4:32 Open MP4

Transition Leak Progression Sequence involvement 5:42

5:38 transition leak: T. Archibald

Orient loss by T. Archibald led to progression within the next sequence.

2026-08-25 | A v Walsall: Pass 5:22 Open MP4

Transition Leak Progression Sequence involvement 6:48

6:38 transition leak: T. Archibald

Orient loss by T. Archibald led to progression within the next sequence.

2026-08-25 | A v Walsall: progressive pass 7:08 Open MP4

Action Map

Where His Influence Happens

Red lines are progressive passes. Gold dots are entry actions, teal dots are defensive actions and grey dots are losses. The orientation uses the corrected football-facing right/left mapping.

Deep Build-Up Decisions

This is the key Orient-context question: is Gilchrist being used to connect through midfield, or to release the next phase as early as possible?

Trend

Passing Relationships

Who Finds Him

Player	Links
Forrester	12
Phillips	8
Archibald	7
Olowu	6
Mitchell	5
Obiero	5

Who He Finds

Player	Links
Phillips	12
Forrester	12
Obiero	8
Olowu	6
Mitchell	5
Archibald	4

Match Log

#	Match	Mins	Touches	Passes	Pass %	Prog	Line Breaks	FT Entries	xA	Def Actions	Losses
1	2026-08-15 \| H v Sheffield Wednesday	17	15	8	75%	1	0	0	0.00	4	2
2	2026-08-22 \| A v Wigan Athletic	45	31	20	70%	3	0	2	0.00	1	6
3	2026-08-25 \| A v Walsall	45	55	50	88%	13	2	3	0.01	3	6

Built from licensed event data with player-minute and expected-value enrichment where available. This is an event-data profile, so off-ball marking, exact tactical instruction and body shape still need video validation.