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Cheltenham Town 3-1 Shrewsbury Town · League Two

Cheltenham Town beat Shrewsbury Town 3-1 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

Cheltenham Town fixtures and results · Shrewsbury Town fixtures and results · League Two table

Match report

Cheltenham Town and Shrewsbury Town met in the League Two at Whaddon Road in Cheltenham on Friday, 26 December 2025.

Goalscorers

Cheltenham Town: H. Adelakun 14'; J. Bickerstaff 31'; I. Hutchinson 54'. Shrewsbury Town: J. Marquis 63'.

How the match went

Shrewsbury Town saw more of the ball, 54% of it. Cheltenham Town had 16 shots with 6 on target, Shrewsbury Town 7 with 3 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 4 to Cheltenham Town and 5 to Shrewsbury Town. Cheltenham Town conceded 13 fouls, Shrewsbury Town 15. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (2 for Cheltenham Town, 3 for Shrewsbury Town).

Line-ups

Cheltenham Town started in a 4-3-3: Joe Day, Arkell Jude-Boyd, Robbie Cundy, James Wilson, Jonathan Tomkinson, Luke Young, Ben Stevenson, Isaac Hutchinson, Jordan Thomas, Jake Bickerstaff, Hakeeb Adelakun.

Shrewsbury Town started in a 3-4-1-2: Will Brook, Luca Hoole, Tom Anderson, William Boyle, Ismeal Kabia, Taylor Perry, Josh Ruffels, Sam Clucas, Anthony Scully, George Lloyd, John Marquis.

More from this competition: League Two fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 14'Goal! Cheltenham Town 1-0 Shrewsbury Town. H. Adelakun (Cheltenham Town) scores, assisted by J. Thomas.
  2. 31'Goal! Cheltenham Town 2-0 Shrewsbury Town. J. Bickerstaff (Cheltenham Town) scores, assisted by H. Adelakun.
  3. 45'Half-time. Cheltenham Town 2-0 Shrewsbury Town.
  4. 54'Goal! Cheltenham Town 3-0 Shrewsbury Town. I. Hutchinson (Cheltenham Town) converts the penalty.
  5. 63'Goal! Cheltenham Town 3-1 Shrewsbury Town. J. Marquis (Shrewsbury Town) scores, assisted by W. Boyle.
  6. 90'Full-time. Cheltenham Town 3-1 Shrewsbury Town.
Full commentary (39 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Cheltenham Town vs Shrewsbury Town.
  2. 3'Attempt missed. B. Stevenson (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  3. 3'Attempt missed. H. Adelakun (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  4. 6'Attempt blocked. L. Young (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  5. 8'Attempt missed. I. Hutchinson (Cheltenham Town), header from a throw-in. xG 0.16.
  6. 9'Attempt saved. G. Lloyd (Shrewsbury Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  7. 14'Goal! Cheltenham Town 1-0 Shrewsbury Town. H. Adelakun (Cheltenham Town) scores, assisted by J. Thomas.
  8. 28'Attempt missed. W. Boyle (Shrewsbury Town), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  9. 31'Goal! Cheltenham Town 2-0 Shrewsbury Town. J. Bickerstaff (Cheltenham Town) scores, assisted by H. Adelakun.
  10. 34'Attempt blocked. H. Adelakun (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  11. 34'Attempt blocked. I. Hutchinson (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
  12. 38'Attempt saved. I. Hutchinson (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  13. 41'Attempt blocked. I. Hutchinson (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
  14. 42'Attempt missed. J. Bickerstaff (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  15. 45'1 minute of added time.
  16. 45'Half-time. Cheltenham Town 2-0 Shrewsbury Town.
  17. 46'The second half is under way.
  18. 51'Attempt blocked. S. Clucas (Shrewsbury Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  19. 52'Attempt missed. W. Boyle (Shrewsbury Town), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
  20. 54'Goal! Cheltenham Town 3-0 Shrewsbury Town. I. Hutchinson (Cheltenham Town) converts the penalty.
  21. 63'Goal! Cheltenham Town 3-1 Shrewsbury Town. J. Marquis (Shrewsbury Town) scores, assisted by W. Boyle.
  22. 63'Attempt saved. A. Scully (Shrewsbury Town), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
  23. 68'Attempt saved. I. Hutchinson (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  24. 69'Substitution, Shrewsbury Town: T. McDermott comes on for A. Scully.
  25. 70'Yellow card for J. Day (Cheltenham Town) for time wasting.
  26. 72'Attempt saved. A. Jude-Boyd (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  27. 73'Yellow card for W. Boyle (Shrewsbury Town) for off the ball foul.
  28. 75'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: E. Archer comes on for I. Hutchinson.
  29. 78'Substitution, Shrewsbury Town: T. Sang comes on for G. Lloyd.
  30. 86'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: T. Taylor comes on for J. Bickerstaff.
  31. 88'Attempt missed. E. Archer (Cheltenham Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  32. 89'Yellow card for A. Jude-Boyd (Cheltenham Town) for foul.
  33. 89'Substitution, Cheltenham Town: J. Martin comes on for J. Thomas.
  34. 90'Yellow card for T. Perry (Shrewsbury Town) for foul.
  35. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  36. 90+1'Attempt blocked. J. Martin (Cheltenham Town), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.05.
  37. 90+2'Yellow card for T. McDermott (Shrewsbury Town) for foul.
  38. 90+3'Attempt blocked. T. McDermott (Shrewsbury Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  39. 90'Full-time. Cheltenham Town 3-1 Shrewsbury Town.
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