Cambridge United vs Walsall · League Two
Cambridge United
11-8-5
2 – 0
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Walsall
13-4-7
Cledara Abbey Stadium · Cambridge · England
The game ended Cambridge United 2, Walsall 0 at Cledara Abbey Stadium (crowd 7,277). The goal that settled it came from Ben Knight in added time before the break and it went to 2-0 when Ben Knight scored after 53 minutes. Cambridge kept the ball 55% of the time and shot 8 times, Walsall 11. 3 of the 8 shots by Cambridge were on target.
Overview
- Kicks off
- Event
- League Two England
- Campaign
- 2025-26 English League Two, Regular Season
- Ground
- Cledara Abbey Stadium · Cambridge · England
- Crowd
- 7,277
- Referee
- Wayne Cartmel
- Cambridge form
- WWDLD
- Walsall form
- DWDWD
Each half
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Walsall | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Side by side
14Fouls18
0Yellow Cards1
0Red Cards0
0Offsides0
2Corner Kicks6
3Saves1
55.1%Possession44.9%
8Shots11
3On Goal3
40%On Target %30%
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken1
0Accurate Passes0
0Passes0
0%Pass Completion %0%
0Accurate Crosses0
0Crosses0
0%Cross %0%
0Long Balls0
0Accurate Long Balls0
0%Long Balls %0%
0Blocked Shots5
0Effective Tackles0
0Tackles0
0%Tackle %0%
0Interceptions0
0Effective Clearances0
0Clearances0
Timeline
Full time · 2-0
90'+2'
🟨Rico Browne
90'
❌Aaron PressleyPenalty missed
82'
🔁Vincent Harperreplacing Daniel Kanu
82'
🔁Brandon Comleyreplacing Ryan Finnigan
🔁Elias Kachungareplacing Ben Knight
82'
🔁Shayne Laveryreplacing Louis Appere
73'
🔁Ben Purringtonreplacing James Brophy
73'
69'
🔁Albert Adomahreplacing Connor Barrett
69'
🔁Courtney Clarkereplacing Jamie Jellis
🔁Pelly Ruddock Mpanzureplacing Shane McLoughlin
65'
🔁George Hoddlereplacing Dominic Ball
65'
⚽Ben Knight
53'2 - 0
Half-time · 1-0
⚽Ben Knight
45'+2'1 - 0
32'
🔁Aaron Pressleyreplacing Jamille Matt
Kick-off
Teams
Cambridge United3-4-2-1
9↓Appere
11Kaikai
14⚽⚽↓Knight
7↓Brophy
21↓McLoughlin
2Bennett
4↓Ball
6Watts
16Rossi
23Jobe
1Eastwood
Bench
- 19Shayne Laveryon for Louis Appere, 73'
- 3Ben Purringtonon for James Brophy, 73'
- 10Elias Kachungaon for Ben Knight, 82'
- 25Ben Hughes
- 38George Hoddleon for Dominic Ball, 65'
- 26James Gibbons
- 17Pelly Ruddock Mpanzuon for Shane McLoughlin, 65'
Walsall3-5-2
15↓Kanu
9↓Matt
25Okeke
29↓Finnigan
2↓Barrett
22↓Jellis
8Lakin
30Weir
4Flint
33🟨Browne
1Roberts
Bench
- 12Sam Hornby
- 17Courtney Clarkeon for Jamie Jellis, 69'
- 37Albert Adomahon for Connor Barrett, 69'
- 19Aaron Pressleyon for Jamille Matt, 32'
- 20Daniel Cox
- 18Vincent Harperon for Daniel Kanu, 82'
- 14Brandon Comleyon for Ryan Finnigan, 82'
Standings
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Salford City | 13 | 9 | 1 | 3 | +9 | 28 |
| 2 |  Barnet | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +10 | 25 |
| 3 |  Cheltenham Town | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 |
| 4 |  Crewe Alexandra | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| 5 |  York City | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | +6 | 20 |
| 6 |  Walsall | 12 | 4 | 7 | 1 | +7 | 19 |
| 7 |  Chesterfield | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +6 | 19 |
| 8 |  Exeter City | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 19 |
| 9 |  Accrington Stanley | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 18 |
| 10 |  Shrewsbury Town | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 18 |
| 11 |  Grimsby Town | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | +3 | 17 |
| 12 |  Gillingham | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 |
| 13 |  Tranmere Rovers | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 |
| 14 |  Swindon Town | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 16 |
| 15 |  Bristol Rovers | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 16 |
| 16 |  Newport County | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 |
| 17 |  Rochdale | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 15 |
| 18 |  Fleetwood Town | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 14 |
| 19 |  Northampton Town | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| 20 |  Oldham Athletic | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 12 |
| 21 |  Colchester United | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -5 | 12 |
| 22 |  Rotherham United | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -6 | 12 |
| 23 |  Port Vale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 12 |
| 24 |  Crawley Town | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 6 |
Meetings
3Cambridge wins
0Level
1Walsall wins
Last times they met
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Cambridge
2–0
Walsall · 2021-22 EFL Trophy
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Cambridge
1–0
Walsall · 2020-21 English League Two
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Walsall
0–2
Cambridge · 2020-21 English League Two
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Walsall
2–1
Cambridge · 2019-20 English League Two
Form
Last games: Cambridge
D1-1D1-1W2-0D1-1W1-0
Last games: Walsall
W1-0D1-1D0-0W1-0L2-1
