Cambridge United 1-0 Salford City · League Two
Cambridge United beat Salford City 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 Salford City met in the League Two at Cledara Abbey Stadium in Cambridge on Saturday, 21 March 2026.
Goalscorers
Cambridge United: J. Gibbons 49'. Salford City did not score.
How the match went
Salford City saw more of the ball, 56% of it. Cambridge United had 13 shots with 7 on target, Salford City 9 with 3 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 5 to Cambridge United and 3 to Salford City. Cambridge United conceded 10 fouls, Salford City 12. The referee showed 6 yellow cards (2 for Cambridge United, 4 for Salford City).
Line-ups
Cambridge United started in a 3-4-2-1: Jake Eastwood, James Gibbons, Mamadou Jobe, Kell Watts, Liam Bennett, Dominic Ball, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, James Brophy, Ben Knight, Sullay Kaikai, Louis Appéré.
Salford City started in a 5-3-2: Matthew Young, Haji Mnoga, Ollie Turton, Adebola Oluwo, Zach Awe, Luke Garbutt, Josh Austerfield, Matt Butcher, Jorge Grant, Ryan Graydon, Cole Stockton.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Cambridge United 0-0 Salford City.
- 49'Goal! Cambridge United 1-0 Salford City. J. Gibbons (Cambridge United) scores, assisted by J. Brophy.
- 90'Full-time. Cambridge United 1-0 Salford City.
Full commentary (42 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Cambridge United vs Salford City.
- 9'Attempt missed. J. Gibbons (Cambridge United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.14.
- 22'Yellow card for H. Mnoga (Salford City) for foul.
- 25'Attempt saved. M. Jobe (Cambridge United), header from a corner. xG 0.12.
- 30'Attempt saved. S. Kaikai (Cambridge United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.
- 30'Attempt blocked. M. Butcher (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 33'Substitution, Salford City: B. Cooper comes on for Z. Awe.
- 38'Attempt missed. S. Kaikai (Cambridge United), shot from a throw-in. xG 0.20.
- 38'Attempt missed. L. Appéré (Cambridge United), header from a throw-in. xG 0.20.
- 39'Attempt missed. S. Kaikai (Cambridge United), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45+3'Attempt blocked. P. Mpanzu (Cambridge United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 45'Half-time. Cambridge United 0-0 Salford City.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 49'Goal! Cambridge United 1-0 Salford City. J. Gibbons (Cambridge United) scores, assisted by J. Brophy.
- 51'Attempt saved. J. Brophy (Cambridge United), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 54'Substitution, Salford City: F. Borini comes on for M. Butcher.
- 54'Substitution, Salford City: D. Udoh comes on for C. Stockton.
- 54'Substitution, Salford City: P. Ehibhatiomhan comes on for H. Mnoga.
- 56'Attempt saved. J. Brophy (Cambridge United), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 57'Attempt blocked. P. Ehibhatiomhan (Salford City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 58'Attempt saved. S. Kaikai (Cambridge United), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 62'Yellow card for J. Grant (Salford City) for foul.
- 63'Attempt missed. S. Kaikai (Cambridge United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 68'Substitution, Cambridge United: A. Mayor comes on for J. Brophy.
- 68'Substitution, Cambridge United: K. Smith comes on for S. Kaikai.
- 68'Substitution, Cambridge United: S. Lavery comes on for L. Appéré.
- 71'Yellow card for P. Mpanzu (Cambridge United) for time wasting.
- 75'Attempt saved. P. Ehibhatiomhan (Salford City), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 79'Attempt saved. R. Graydon (Salford City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.14.
- 79'Attempt missed. P. Ehibhatiomhan (Salford City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 81'Yellow card for F. Borini (Salford City) for off the ball foul.
- 83'Substitution, Salford City: R. Longelo comes on for R. Graydon.
- 83'Yellow card for J. Gibbons (Cambridge United) for argument.
- 83'Yellow card for R. Graydon (Salford City) for argument.
- 85'Attempt saved. S. Lavery (Cambridge United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.15.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Attempt missed. F. Borini (Salford City), header. xG 0.06.
- 90+1'Attempt blocked. F. Borini (Salford City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.01.
- 90+6'Attempt saved. R. Longelo (Salford City), header from a set piece. xG 0.07.
- 90+6'Attempt missed. R. Longelo (Salford City), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 90'Full-time. Cambridge United 1-0 Salford City.