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Cambridge United 3-1 Charlton Athletic · Carabao Cup

Cambridge United beat Charlton Athletic 3-1 in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Cambridge United and Charlton Athletic met in the Carabao Cup at Cledara Abbey Stadium in Cambridge on Tuesday, 26 August 2025.

Goalscorers

Cambridge United: J. Brophy 15'; K. Kouassi 29'; Z. Bradshaw 55'. Charlton Athletic: I. Fullah 44'.

How the match went

Charlton Athletic saw more of the ball, 56% of it. Cambridge United had 12 shots with 5 on target, Charlton Athletic 13 with 4 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 3 to Cambridge United and 4 to Charlton Athletic. Cambridge United conceded 7 fouls, Charlton Athletic 15. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (0 for Cambridge United, 5 for Charlton Athletic).

Line-ups

Cambridge United started in a 4-4-2: Jake Eastwood, James Gibbons, Zeno Ibsen Rossi, Kell Watts, Zak Bradshaw, James Brophy, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, Shane McLoughlin, Ben Knight, Kylian Kouassi, Elias Kachunga.

Charlton Athletic started in a 3-5-2: Ashley Maynard-Brewer, Josh Laqeretabua, Zach Mitchell, Macauley Gillesphey, Oliver Hobden, Harvey Knibbs, Joe Rankin-Costello, Karoy Anderson, Ibrahim Fullah, Tanto Olaofe, Charlie Kelman.

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Minute by minute

  1. 15'Goal! Cambridge United 1-0 Charlton Athletic. J. Brophy (Cambridge United) scores, assisted by E. Kachunga.
  2. 29'Goal! Cambridge United 2-0 Charlton Athletic. K. Kouassi (Cambridge United) scores, assisted by Z. Bradshaw.
  3. 44'Goal! Cambridge United 2-1 Charlton Athletic. I. Fullah (Charlton Athletic) scores.
  4. 55'Goal! Cambridge United 3-1 Charlton Athletic. Z. Bradshaw (Cambridge United) scores.
  5. 90'Second yellow card for K. Anderson (Charlton Athletic), who is sent off.
Full commentary (42 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Cambridge United vs Charlton Athletic.
  2. 1'Attempt blocked. J. Brophy (Cambridge United), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  3. 2'Attempt blocked. B. Knight (Cambridge United), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  4. 7'Attempt blocked. I. Fullah (Charlton Athletic), left-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  5. 11'Attempt missed. I. Olaofe (Charlton Athletic), header. xG 0.04.
  6. 15'Goal! Cambridge United 1-0 Charlton Athletic. J. Brophy (Cambridge United) scores, assisted by E. Kachunga.
  7. 23'Attempt blocked. C. Kelman (Charlton Athletic), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.05.
  8. 29'Goal! Cambridge United 2-0 Charlton Athletic. K. Kouassi (Cambridge United) scores, assisted by Z. Bradshaw.
  9. 33'Yellow card for I. Olaofe (Charlton Athletic).
  10. 38'Attempt blocked. C. Kelman (Charlton Athletic), header from a set piece. xG 0.12.
  11. 39'Attempt blocked. H. Knibbs (Charlton Athletic), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  12. 43'Attempt saved. K. Anderson (Charlton Athletic), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  13. 44'Goal! Cambridge United 2-1 Charlton Athletic. I. Fullah (Charlton Athletic) scores.
  14. 44'Attempt blocked. C. Kelman (Charlton Athletic), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.12.
  15. 45'Yellow card for M. Gillesphey (Charlton Athletic).
  16. 45+3'Attempt missed. E. Kachunga (Cambridge United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.08.
  17. 46'The second half is under way.
  18. 49'Attempt missed. K. Anderson (Charlton Athletic), header. xG 0.10.
  19. 54'Attempt saved. H. Knibbs (Charlton Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  20. 55'Goal! Cambridge United 3-1 Charlton Athletic. Z. Bradshaw (Cambridge United) scores.
  21. 55'Attempt saved. E. Kachunga (Cambridge United), right-footed shot. xG 0.29.
  22. 55'Attempt missed. K. Kouassi (Cambridge United), right-footed shot. xG 0.18.
  23. 57'Yellow card for O. Hobden (Charlton Athletic).
  24. 60'Yellow card for K. Anderson (Charlton Athletic).
  25. 62'Substitution, Cambridge United: D. Ball comes on for P. Mpanzu.
  26. 63'Substitution, Charlton Athletic: H. Rylah comes on for C. Kelman.
  27. 63'Substitution, Cambridge United: L. Appéré comes on for K. Kouassi.
  28. 63'Substitution, Cambridge United: S. Kaikai comes on for J. Brophy.
  29. 64'Substitution, Charlton Athletic: M. Mbick comes on for O. Hobden.
  30. 64'Substitution, Charlton Athletic: A. Nwamba comes on for J. Rankin-Costello.
  31. 65'Substitution, Charlton Athletic: K. Enslin comes on for H. Knibbs.
  32. 66'Attempt missed. M. Mbick (Charlton Athletic), header from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  33. 72'Substitution, Cambridge United: G. McConnell comes on for B. Knight.
  34. 74'Attempt missed. M. Mbick (Charlton Athletic), header. xG 0.09.
  35. 75'Substitution, Charlton Athletic: K. Gough comes on for M. Gillesphey.
  36. 76'Attempt missed. Z. I. Rossi (Cambridge United), header from a throw-in. xG 0.01.
  37. 77'Attempt saved. M. Mbick (Charlton Athletic), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  38. 82'Substitution, Cambridge United: L. Bennett comes on for E. Kachunga.
  39. 86'Attempt saved. Z. I. Rossi (Cambridge United), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
  40. 87'Attempt missed. D. Ball (Cambridge United), header from a corner. xG 0.13.
  41. 87'Attempt blocked. J. Gibbons (Cambridge United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.10.
  42. 90'Second yellow card for K. Anderson (Charlton Athletic), who is sent off.
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