Accrington ST 3–1 Cheltenham
Accrington ST
3–1HT 2–0
Cheltenham
Accrington ST played Cheltenham in the League Two on 31 January 2026 at The Wham Stadium. The match finished 3–1.
Goals and cards
- 8'S. Whalley
- 45'D. Love (assist by S. Whalley)
- 45+1'Robbie Cundy — Yellow card
- 55'Alex Henderson — Yellow card
- 59'D. Matthews (assist by S. Whalley)
- 73'J. Thomas
- 77'Josh Davison — Yellow card
Line-ups
Accrington ST 3-4-2-1
- O. Wright
- D. Love
- F. Rawson
- D. Matthews
- C. O'Brien
- S. Conneely
- I. Sinclair
- I. Heath
- S. Whalley
- A. Henderson
- J. Woods
- SUBSTITUTES
- D. Abimbola
- C. Brown
- L. Butterfield
- C. Caton
- C. Grant
- M. Kelly
- F. Sass
- COACHES: John Doolan
Cheltenham 4-1-4-1
- J. Day
- J. Tomkinson
- R. Cundy
- J. Wilson
- G. Nurse
- B. Stevenson
- A. Jude-Boyd
- L. Young
- C. Deeming
- J. Thomas
- J. Bickerstaff
- SUBSTITUTES
- T. Backwell
- J. Davison
- M. Diallo
- G. Harmon
- J. Martin
- G. Miller
- S. Sherring
- COACHES: Steve Cotterill
Match statistics
| Accrington ST | Cheltenham | |
|---|---|---|
| 8 | Shots on goal | 4 |
| 4 | Shots off goal | 6 |
| 16 | Total shots | 13 |
| 4 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 6 | Shots inside box | 10 |
| 10 | Shots outside box | 3 |
| 7 | Fouls | 10 |
| 10 | Corners | 8 |
| 43% | Possession | 57% |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 3 | Saves | 5 |
| 299 | Total passes | 400 |
| 191 | Accurate passes | 282 |
| 64% | Pass accuracy | 71% |
| 0.67 | Expected Goals (xG) | 1.20 |