Cambridge United vs Tranmere Rovers

Cambridge United beat Tranmere Rovers 4-2 in the England League Two on Saturday 24 January 2026, 0-1 at half-time. In their last 4 meetings, including this one, Cambridge United won 1, Tranmere Rovers won 0 and 3 were drawn.

England League Two Sat 24 Jan 2026, 15:00 Save

Cambridge United

HT 0-1

Tranmere Rovers

Abbey Stadium, Cambridge Ross Martin

Cambridge United vs Tranmere Rovers timeline

15' Nathan Smith Yellow card · Foul, Tranmere Rovers
19' Yellow card Cambridge United · Foul
19' George Hoddle Yellow card · Foul, Cambridge United
35' James Brophy Yellow card · Foul, Cambridge United
45' Dylan Jones 0-1 Goal · Assist Patrick Brough · Header, Tranmere Rovers
54' Billy Blacker Yellow card · Foul, Tranmere Rovers
58' Shayne Francis Lavery 1-1 Goal · Assist James Brophy · Right foot shot, Cambridge United
63' Charlie Whitaker 1-2 Goal · Assist Joe Ironside · Right foot shot, Tranmere Rovers
67' Kelland Watts 2-2 Goal · Assist James Brophy · Header, Cambridge United
77' Kelland Watts 3-2 Goal · Assist James Gibbons · Header, Cambridge United
86' Aaron McGowan Yellow card · Foul, Tranmere Rovers
90+6' Ben Knight 4-2 Goal · Assist Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu · Left foot shot, Cambridge United

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Cambridge United vs Tranmere Rovers stats

1st Half 2nd Half

Cambridge UnitedTranmere Rovers

1.26 Expected goals (xG) 0.96

1.77 xG on target 2.16

62% Possession 38%

103 Attacks 91

56 Dang. Attacks 32

15 Shots 9

6 Shots On Target 5

3 Big Chances 1

7 Corners 1

74% Pass Accuracy 58%

2 Saves 2

9 Fouls 17

2 Yellow Cards 3

2 Offsides 1

1.26 Expected goals (xG) 0.96

1.77 xG on target 2.16

103 Attacks 91

56 Dang. Attacks 32

15 Shots 9

6 Shots On Target 5

4 Shots Off Target 2

5 Shots Blocked 2

12 Shots Inside Box 6

3 Shots Outside Box 3

10 Goal Attempts 6

3 Big Chances 1

2 Big Chances Missed 0

7 Corners 1

5 Dribbles 9

2 Successful Dribbles 4

40% Dribble Success 44%

2 Offsides 1

Cambridge United vs Tranmere Rovers lineups

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Cambridge United 3-4-2-1

1 Jake Eastwood

26 James Gibbons
23 Mamadou Jobe
6 Kelland Watts 2

14 Ben Knight
11 Sullay Kaikai

9 L. Appéré

Substitutes

3 B. Purrington 83'
4 Dominic Ball 58'
16 Zeno Ibsen Rossi 84'
19 Shayne Francis Lavery 57'
21 Shane McLoughlin
24 Elliott Nevitt 72'
25 Ben Hughes

Tranmere Rovers 3-4-2-1

13 Joe Murphy

14 Jayden Joseph
24 Billy Blacker
8 Sam Finley
2 Cameron Norman

18 Connor Jennings
27 Dylan Jones

29 Joe Ironside

Substitutes

6 Richard Smallwood
7 Charlie Whitaker 55'
9 Kristian Dennis
11 Omari Patrick 74'
12 Jack Barrett
30 Aaron McGowan 21'
42 N. Kenneh 74'

Cambridge United and Tranmere Rovers player stats

Cambridge United player stats

1 Jake Eastwood GK	90	0	0	0	0	22	0	0	0	22	0
6 Kelland Watts DEF	90	2	0	2	2	75	1	2	2	75	1
23 Mamadou Jobe DEF	90	0	0	0	0	68	2	0	0	68	2
26 James Gibbons DEF	90	0	1	0	0	52	0	0	0	52	0
17 Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu MID	90	0	1	0	0	24	0	0	0	24	0
7 James Brophy MID	84	0	2	0	0	29	2	0	0	29	2
38 George Hoddle MID	58	0	0	0	0	25	1	0	0	25	1
2 Liam Bennett MID	57	0	0	0	0	20	1	0	0	20	1
14 Ben Knight FWD	90	1	0	3	1	35	0	3	1	35	0
11 Sullay Kaikai FWD	83	0	0	3	1	21	2	3	1	21	2
9 L. Appéré FWD	72	0	0	4	0	6	1	4	0	6	1
3 B. Purrington DEF Sub	7	0	0	0	0	4	0	0	0	4	0
16 Zeno Ibsen Rossi DEF Sub	6	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
4 Dominic Ball MID Sub	32	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	20	0
19 Shayne Francis Lavery FWD Sub	33	1	0	2	2	3	0	2	2	3	0
24 Elliott Nevitt FWD Sub	18	0	0	1	0	4	0	1	0	4	0

Tranmere Rovers player stats

13 Joe Murphy GK	90	0	0	0	0	36	0	0	0	36	0
3 Patrick Brough DEF	90	0	1	1	0	28	2	1	0	28	2
5 Nathan Smith DEF	90	0	0	0	0	14	1	0	0	14	1
15 William Tamen DEF	90	0	0	2	0	10	0	2	0	10	0
2 Cameron Norman MID	90	0	0	0	0	19	4	0	0	19	4
8 Sam Finley MID	90	0	1	0	0	18	1	0	0	18	1
24 Billy Blacker MID	74	0	0	1	1	21	1	1	1	21	1
14 Jayden Joseph MID	21	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	0
29 Joe Ironside FWD	90	0	1	1	1	20	2	1	1	20	2
18 Connor Jennings FWD	74	0	0	1	1	35	2	1	1	35	2
27 Dylan Jones FWD	55	1	0	1	1	6	1	1	1	6	1
30 Aaron McGowan DEF Sub	69	0	0	0	0	25	2	0	0	25	2
7 Charlie Whitaker MID Sub	35	1	0	1	1	15	0	1	1	15	0
42 N. Kenneh MID Sub	16	0	0	0	0	7	0	0	0	7	0
11 Omari Patrick FWD Sub	16	0	0	1	0	9	1	1	0	9	1

Min: Minutes played
G: Goals
A: Assists
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
Pass: Passes
Fls: Fouls committed
Rtg: Rating
Sh: Shots
SoT: Shots on target
xG: Expected goals
xGoT: Expected goals on target
KP: Key passes
BCC: Big chances created
BCM: Big chances missed
Drb: Successful dribbles
Off: Offsides
Pass: Passes
Pass%: Pass accuracy
KP: Key passes
F3rd: Passes in the final third
Crs: Crosses
ACrs: Accurate crosses
LB: Long balls
Tch: Touches
Tkl: Tackles
Int: Interceptions
Clr: Clearances
Blk: Shots blocked
Rec: Ball recoveries
Duel: Duels won
Aer: Aerials won
DrbP: Dribbled past
Fls: Fouls committed
FlsD: Fouls won
YC: Yellow cards
Disp: Dispossessed
Lost: Possession lost
Err: Errors leading to a shot
Sv: Saves
SvIn: Saves inside the box
HC: High claims
Tch: Touches
LB: Long balls
Pass%: Pass accuracy

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Cambridge United vs Tranmere Rovers team news

Cambridge United had no reported absences and Tranmere Rovers were without 1 player.

Cambridge United 0 out

No reported absences.

Tranmere Rovers 1 out

Josh Williams Cruciate Ligament Injury · Missed 52 games Injured

Cambridge United vs Tranmere Rovers form

Cambridge United All venues

3 W · 1 D · 1 L

Points per game: 2.00
Scored per game: 1.6
Conceded per game: 1.0
Both teams scored: 60%
Over 2.5 goals: 40%

Tranmere Rovers All venues

2 W · 0 D · 3 L

Points per game: 1.20
Scored per game: 1.0
Conceded per game: 1.6
Both teams scored: 40%
Over 2.5 goals: 40%

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Cambridge United vs Tranmere Rovers head to head

1 Cambridge United wins 3 draws 0 Tranmere Rovers wins

2.0 goals per game 50% both teams scored 25% over 2.5 goals

Cambridge United vs Tranmere Rovers standings

League Two table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Salford City	14	10	1	3	25	15	+10	31
2	Barnet	13	7	5	1	28	18	+10	26
3	Walsall	13	5	7	1	21	12	+9	22
4	Crewe Alexandra	14	5	7	2	17	17	0	22
5	Cheltenham Town	14	6	3	5	23	25	-2	21
6	Grimsby Town	14	5	5	4	24	18	+6	20
7	York City	14	5	5	4	24	21	+3	20
8	Gillingham	14	5	5	4	20	19	+1	20
9	Accrington Stanley	14	4	7	3	23	17	+6	19
10	Chesterfield	14	5	4	5	24	21	+3	19
11	Tranmere Rovers	14	4	7	3	19	17	+2	19
12	Exeter City	14	5	4	5	11	9	+2	19
13	Swindon Town	14	5	4	5	15	17	-2	19
14	Newport County	14	4	6	4	20	17	+3	18
15	Shrewsbury Town	14	5	3	6	17	22	-5	18
16	Fleetwood Town	14	4	5	5	18	18	0	17
17	Bristol Rovers	14	5	1	8	17	23	-6	16
18	Oldham Athletic	14	4	3	7	15	19	-4	15
19	Port Vale	12	4	3	5	10	14	-4	15
20	Rochdale	14	4	3	7	17	26	-9	15
21	Northampton Town	13	3	5	5	9	10	-1	14
22	Rotherham United	14	2	6	6	18	25	-7	12
23	Colchester United	13	2	6	5	12	19	-7	12
24	Crawley Town	12	2	3	7	13	21	-8	9

League Two home table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Cambridge United	23	15	6	2	43	15	+28	51
2	Bromley	23	14	9	0	41	21	+20	51
3	Notts County	25	14	5	6	48	25	+23	47
4	Salford City	24	14	5	5	36	26	+10	47
5	Milton Keynes Dons	23	13	6	4	41	20	+21	45
6	Grimsby Town	24	12	5	7	42	24	+18	41
7	Chesterfield	24	11	8	5	38	25	+13	41
8	Crewe Alexandra	23	12	5	6	34	28	+6	41
9	Swindon Town	23	11	6	6	38	27	+11	39
10	Oldham Athletic	23	10	8	5	30	18	+12	38
11	Bristol Rovers	23	12	1	10	31	28	+3	37
12	Colchester United	23	10	6	7	35	23	+12	36
13	Barnet	23	10	6	7	38	29	+9	36
14	Fleetwood Town	23	8	9	6	34	34	0	33
15	Shrewsbury Town	23	9	6	8	22	27	-5	33
16	Accrington Stanley	23	9	5	9	27	27	0	32
17	Cheltenham Town	23	9	4	10	28	33	-5	31
18	Gillingham	23	8	7	8	29	36	-7	31
19	Walsall	23	8	5	10	23	30	-7	29
20	Crawley Town	23	5	10	8	26	28	-2	25
21	Newport County	23	6	4	13	24	37	-13	22
22	Barrow	23	5	4	14	18	34	-16	19
23	Tranmere Rovers	23	4	6	13	22	37	-15	18
24	Harrogate Town	23	4	3	16	16	38	-22	15

League Two away table
#	Team	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
1	Milton Keynes Dons	23	11	8	4	45	25	+20	41
2	Barnet	23	11	7	5	32	24	+8	40
3	Notts County	24	12	4	8	30	27	+3	40
4	Chesterfield	24	10	9	5	33	32	+1	39
5	Grimsby Town	24	10	8	6	35	30	+5	38
6	Salford City	25	12	2	11	29	31	-2	38
7	Walsall	23	10	6	7	33	26	+7	36
8	Bromley	23	10	6	7	30	25	+5	36
9	Swindon Town	23	11	3	9	32	32	0	36
10	Cambridge United	23	7	10	6	23	18	+5	31
11	Oldham Athletic	23	8	6	9	30	26	+4	30
12	Colchester United	23	8	6	9	27	26	+1	30
13	Fleetwood Town	23	7	7	9	23	24	-1	28
14	Crewe Alexandra	23	7	5	11	30	30	0	26
15	Bristol Rovers	23	7	4	12	25	37	-12	25
16	Harrogate Town	23	6	6	11	23	30	-7	24
17	Tranmere Rovers	23	6	5	12	32	42	-10	23
18	Gillingham	23	5	7	11	24	36	-12	22
19	Accrington Stanley	23	5	6	12	20	31	-11	21
20	Newport County	23	6	3	14	24	40	-16	21
21	Cheltenham Town	23	5	6	12	25	46	-21	21
22	Barrow	23	4	5	14	27	44	-17	17
23	Shrewsbury Town	23	4	4	15	20	42	-22	16
24	Crawley Town	23	3	6	14	18	40	-22	15

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League Two 2025/2026 standings as of 14 Nov 2026, 12:21 UK. Last 5 shows the most recent result first.

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Venue: Abbey Stadium, Cambridge Capacity 10,847 · Grass
Weather: 7°C, overcast clouds Wind 25 km/h · Humidity 82%
Managers: Neil Harris Cambridge United Andy Crosby Tranmere Rovers
Officials: Referee Ross Martin 1st Assistant C. Farrell 2nd Assistant J. Block 4th Official M. Wilson

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