Accrington Stanley 2-0 Cheltenham Town · League Two
Accrington Stanley beat Cheltenham Town 2-0 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Accrington Stanley and Cheltenham Town met in the League Two at The Crown Ground in Accrington on Saturday, 3 October 2026.
Goalscorers
Accrington Stanley: C. Warren 78', 87'. Cheltenham Town did not score.
How the match went
Cheltenham Town saw more of the ball, 56% of it. Accrington Stanley had 22 shots with 6 on target, Cheltenham Town 6 with 1 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 8 to Accrington Stanley and 2 to Cheltenham Town. Accrington Stanley conceded 15 fouls, Cheltenham Town 11. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (3 for Accrington Stanley, 3 for Cheltenham Town).
Line-ups
Accrington Stanley started in a 3-1-4-2: Louie Moulden, Devon Matthews, Seamus Conneely, Joseph Anderson, Donald Love, Connor O'Brien, Alex Henderson, Stefan Mols, David Tutonda, Tyler Walton, Josh Woods.
Cheltenham Town started in a 4-2-3-1: Wyll Stanway, Jonathan Tomkinson, Robbie Cundy, Pierce Sweeney, Joseph Tomlinson, Jordan Shipley, Ben Stevenson, Jake Evans, Charlie McCann, Ryan Broom, Andreas Weimann.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Accrington Stanley 0-0 Cheltenham Town.
- 78'Goal! Accrington Stanley 1-0 Cheltenham Town. C. Warren (Accrington Stanley) scores, assisted by C. O'Brien.
- 87'Goal! Accrington Stanley 2-0 Cheltenham Town. C. Warren (Accrington Stanley) scores.
- 90+3'Second yellow card for C. McCann (Cheltenham Town), who is sent off.
- 90'Full-time. Accrington Stanley 2-0 Cheltenham Town.
Full commentary (57 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Accrington Stanley vs Cheltenham Town.
- 6'Corner, Accrington Stanley.
- 6'Attempt missed. D. Matthews (Accrington Stanley), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 10'Attempt saved. J. Tomlinson (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 11'Attempt missed. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 13'Attempt blocked. A. Henderson (Accrington Stanley), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 13'Corner, Accrington Stanley.
- 18'Corner, Accrington Stanley.
- 19'Attempt missed. D. Matthews (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.12.
- 20'Attempt missed. A. Henderson (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 21'Attempt missed. P. Sweeney (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 26'Attempt blocked. A. Henderson (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 26'Corner, Accrington Stanley.
- 29'Attempt saved. A. Henderson (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 29'Corner, Accrington Stanley.
- 31'Attempt missed. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), header. xG 0.08.
- 32'Attempt missed. A. Henderson (Accrington Stanley), header. xG 0.05.
- 34'Attempt saved. S. Mols (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.32.
- 34'Attempt blocked. A. Henderson (Accrington Stanley), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
- 40'Attempt saved. J. Anderson (Accrington Stanley), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 40'Corner, Accrington Stanley.
- 42'Yellow card for C. McCann (Cheltenham Town) for foul.
- 43'Attempt missed. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
- 44'Attempt missed. J. Anderson (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
- 45'Corner, Accrington Stanley.
- 45'Offside, Accrington Stanley.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45+3'Attempt blocked. C. McCann (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 45'Half-time. Accrington Stanley 0-0 Cheltenham Town.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 48'Yellow card for T. Walton (Accrington Stanley) for argument.
- 51'Attempt blocked. J. Evans (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 51'Corner, Cheltenham Town.
- 52'Attempt missed. C. O'Brien (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
- 55'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: G. Nurse comes on for J. Tomlinson.
- 62'Substitution, Accrington Stanley: C. Warren comes on for T. Walton.
- 63'Attempt missed. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.27.
- 69'Corner, Cheltenham Town.
- 69'Attempt blocked. R. Cundy (Cheltenham Town), header from a corner. xG 0.41.
- 71'Attempt saved. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 71'Attempt blocked. J. Shipley (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 71'Corner, Accrington Stanley.
- 74'Yellow card for J. Woods (Accrington Stanley) for foul.
- 76'Attempt missed. A. Henderson (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
- 78'Goal! Accrington Stanley 1-0 Cheltenham Town. C. Warren (Accrington Stanley) scores, assisted by C. O'Brien.
- 80'Yellow card for D. Tutonda (Accrington Stanley) for foul.
- 81'Attempt missed. S. Mols (Accrington Stanley), header. xG 0.04.
- 84'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: J. Bickerstaff comes on for R. Broom.
- 84'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: G. Miller comes on for J. Shipley.
- 86'Attempt missed. C. Warren (Accrington Stanley), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.05.
- 86'Corner, Accrington Stanley.
- 87'Goal! Accrington Stanley 2-0 Cheltenham Town. C. Warren (Accrington Stanley) scores.
- 90'7 minutes of added time.
- 90+3'Second yellow card for C. McCann (Cheltenham Town), who is sent off.
- 90+5'Yellow card for A. Weimann (Cheltenham Town) for foul.
- 90+6'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: K. Otchere comes on for A. Weimann.
- 90'Full-time. Accrington Stanley 2-0 Cheltenham Town.