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Cambridge United 1-0 Shrewsbury Town · League Two

Cambridge United beat Shrewsbury Town 1-0 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Cambridge United and Shrewsbury Town met in the League Two at Cledara Abbey Stadium in Cambridge on Tuesday, 27 January 2026.

Goalscorers

Cambridge United: B. Knight 90'. Shrewsbury Town did not score.

How the match went

Cambridge United saw more of the ball, 64% of it. Cambridge United had 10 shots with 7 on target, Shrewsbury Town 2 with 0 on target. There were 5 corners in total, 2 to Cambridge United and 3 to Shrewsbury Town. Cambridge United conceded 8 fouls, Shrewsbury Town 11. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (1 for Cambridge United, 2 for Shrewsbury Town).

Line-ups

Cambridge United started in a 3-4-2-1: Jake Eastwood, Mamadou Jobe, Kell Watts, James Gibbons, Liam Bennett, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, George Hoddle, James Brophy, Ben Knight, Sullay Kaikai, Louis Appéré.

Shrewsbury Town started in a 4-2-3-1: Matthew Cox, Luca Hoole, Tom Anderson, William Boyle, Josh Ruffels, Taylor Perry, Ojinnaka Temple, Thomas Sang, Iwan Morgan, Sam Clucas, Trey Samuel Ogunsuyi.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Cambridge United 0-0 Shrewsbury Town.
  2. 90+1'Goal! Cambridge United 1-0 Shrewsbury Town. B. Knight (Cambridge United) converts the penalty.
  3. 90'Full-time. Cambridge United 1-0 Shrewsbury Town.
Full commentary (29 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Cambridge United vs Shrewsbury Town.
  2. 6'Attempt saved. S. Kaikai (Cambridge United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.
  3. 9'Attempt saved. P. Mpanzu (Cambridge United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  4. 26'Attempt saved. L. Appéré (Cambridge United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  5. 45'3 minutes of added time.
  6. 45+2'Attempt saved. B. Knight (Cambridge United), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  7. 45'Half-time. Cambridge United 0-0 Shrewsbury Town.
  8. 46'The second half is under way.
  9. 46'Substitution, Cambridge United: D. Ball comes on for G. Hoddle.
  10. 46'Substitution, Cambridge United: B. Purrington comes on for L. Bennett.
  11. 47'Attempt blocked. S. Kaikai (Cambridge United), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
  12. 49'Attempt saved. L. Appéré (Cambridge United), right-footed shot. xG 0.56.
  13. 51'Attempt missed. M. Jobe (Cambridge United), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  14. 54'Substitution, Shrewsbury Town: G. Lloyd comes on for T. S. Ogunsuyi.
  15. 55'Attempt missed. J. Ruffels (Shrewsbury Town), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.06.
  16. 59'Yellow card for L. Appéré (Cambridge United) for foul.
  17. 62'Substitution, Cambridge United: E. Nevitt comes on for L. Appéré.
  18. 62'Substitution, Cambridge United: S. Lavery comes on for J. Brophy.
  19. 73'Substitution, Shrewsbury Town: I. Kabia comes on for I. Morgan.
  20. 74'Substitution, Cambridge United: S. McLoughlin comes on for P. Mpanzu.
  21. 74'Substitution, Shrewsbury Town: J. Marquis comes on for T. Ojinnaka.
  22. 78'Attempt saved. B. Knight (Cambridge United), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  23. 79'Attempt blocked. E. Nevitt (Cambridge United), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  24. 90'Yellow card for S. Clucas (Shrewsbury Town) for argument.
  25. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  26. 90+1'Goal! Cambridge United 1-0 Shrewsbury Town. B. Knight (Cambridge United) converts the penalty.
  27. 90+3'Yellow card for T. Perry (Shrewsbury Town) for foul.
  28. 90+8'Attempt missed. T. Sang (Shrewsbury Town), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.07.
  29. 90'Full-time. Cambridge United 1-0 Shrewsbury Town.
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