Accrington Stanley vs Cheltenham Town, 2025-26 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

Accrington Stanley

8': Shaun Whalley
45'+2': Donald Love
59': Devon Matthews

FT
3 - 1

Cheltenham Town

73': Jordan Thomas

About

Accrington Stanley are hosting Cheltenham Town at Wham Stadium, Accrington, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Timeline

8': Shaun Whalley (Accrington Stanley) Goal at 8'
45'+1': Robbie Cundy (Cheltenham Town) Yellow Card at 46'
45'+2': Donald Love (Accrington Stanley) Goal at 47'
55': Alex Henderson (Accrington Stanley) Yellow Card at 55'
59': Devon Matthews (Accrington Stanley) Goal at 59'
60': Josh Davison (Cheltenham Town) Substitution at 60'
66': Freddie Sass (Accrington Stanley) Substitution at 66'
66': Conor Grant (Accrington Stanley) Substitution at 66'
69': Josh Martin (Cheltenham Town) Substitution at 69'
69': Sam Sherring (Cheltenham Town) Substitution at 69'
72': Dave Abimbola (Accrington Stanley) Substitution at 72'
73': Luke Butterfield (Accrington Stanley) Substitution at 73'
73': Jordan Thomas (Cheltenham Town) Goal at 73'
77': Josh Davison (Cheltenham Town) Yellow Card at 77'

Statistics

CHL		ACC
10	Fouls	7
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
0	Offsides	0
8	Corner Kicks	10
5	Saves	3
57.3	Possession	42.7
13	SHOTS	16
4	ON GOAL	8
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
0	Accurate Passes	0
0	Passes	0
0.0	Pass Completion %	0.0
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	5
0	Effective Tackles	0
0	Tackles	0
0.0	Tackle %	0.0
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
0	Clearances	0

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Wham Stadium
Location: Accrington, England
Attendance: 2,052

EFL League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bromley	29	+21	59
2	Cambridge United	28	+16	53
3	Salford City	28	+7	52
4	Milton Keynes Dons	29	+25	51

Full Table

Line-Ups

Accrington Stanley (3-5-2)

No.	Name
13	Oliver Wright (GK)
5	Farrend Rawson
17	Devon Matthews
2	Donald Love
10	Alex Henderson
11	Isaac Sinclair
28	Seamus Conneely
30	Isaac Heath
38	Connor O'Brien
7	Shaun Whalley
39	Josh Woods

Accrington Stanley Substitutes:

Freddie Sass, Dave Abimbola, Luke Butterfield, Michael Kelly, Charlie Brown, Conor Grant, Charlie Caton.

Cheltenham Town (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Joe Day (GK)
5	James Wilson
6	Robbie Cundy
26	Ben Stevenson
21	George Nurse
27	Jonathan Tomkinson
7	Cole Deeming
8	Luke Young
11	Jordan Thomas
2	Arkell Jude-Boyd
20	Jake Bickerstaff

Cheltenham Town Substitutes:

Tommy Backwell, Josh Davison, Sam Sherring, Josh Martin, George Harmon, Mamadou Diallo, George Miller.

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