Cambridge Utd vs Tranmere

League Two 24 Jan 2026, 15:00
Cambridge Utd
Cambridge Utd
4–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Tranmere
Tranmere
🏟 Abbey Stadium 👤 R. Martin Round 28

Match report

Cambridge Utd beat Tranmere 4-2 in the League Two on 24 January 2026. It was 0-1 at half-time, with 5 more goals in the second half.

Cambridge Utd dominated possession with 64% of the ball and had 15 shots to Tranmere's 9.

The match was played at Abbey Stadium, with R. Martin in charge.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 64% - 36% Shots 15 - 9 On target 6 - 5 Corners 7 - 1 Fouls 9 - 16 Yellow cards 5
9
Player of the match
Kelland Watts
Cambridge Utd · 2 goals
8 Ben Knight 1 goal
8 Charlie Whitaker 1 goal
7 Shayne Lavery 1 goal
7 Dylan Jones 1 goal
First half vs second half
Cambridge Utd stepped it up after the break, with 12 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–3 12–6
Shots On Goal 1–2 5–3
Ball Possession 62–38 —
Corners 2–1 5–0
Attacks 39–58 64–33
Match statistics
7 Corners 1
5 Substitution 4
103 Attacks 91
56 Dangerous Attacks 32
6 On Target 4
9 Off Target 4
64% Ball Possession 36%
15 Shots Total 9
6 Shots On Goal 5
4 Shots Off Goal 2
5 Shots Blocked 2
12 Shots Inside Box 6
3 Shots Outside Box 3
9 Fouls 16
7 Corners 1
2 Offsides 1
62% Ball Possession 38%
2 Yellow Cards 3
2 Saves 2
410 Passes Total 262
301 Passes Accurate 154
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  3-4-1-2
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Cambridge Utd · 3-4-2-1
1 J. Eastwood
26 J. Gibbons 23 M. Jobe 6 K. Watts
2 L. Bennett 17 P. Mpanzu 38 G. Hoddle 7 J. Brophy
14 B. Knight 11 S. Kaikai
9 L. Appéré
Tranmere · 3-4-1-2
13 J. Murphy
5 N. Smith 15 W. Tamen 3 P. Brough
2 C. Norman 24 B. Blacker 8 S. Finley 14 J. Joseph
18 C. Jennings
27 D. Jones 29 J. Ironside
Cambridge Utd
Coach
Neil Harris
Substitutes
  • 19 Shayne Lavery
  • 4 Dominic Ball
  • 24 Elliott Nevitt
  • 3 Ben Purrington
  • 16 Zeno Ibsen Rossi
  • 25 Ben Hughes
  • 21 Shane McLoughlin
Tranmere
Coach
Andrew Crosby
Substitutes
  • 30 Aaron McGowan
  • 7 Charlie Whitaker
  • 11 Omari Patrick
  • 42 Nohan Kenneh
  • 12 Jack Barrett
  • 6 Richard Smallwood
  • 9 Kristian Dennis
Substitutions
  • 21' ↑ A. McGowan ↓ J. Joseph Tranmere
  • 55' ↑ C. Whitaker ↓ D. Jones Tranmere
  • 57' ↑ S. Lavery ↓ L. Bennett Cambridge Utd
  • 58' ↑ D. Ball ↓ G. Hoddle Cambridge Utd
  • 72' ↑ E. Nevitt ↓ L. Appere Cambridge Utd
  • 74' ↑ O. Patrick ↓ C. Jennings Tranmere
  • 74' ↑ N. Kenneh ↓ B. Blacker Tranmere
  • 83' ↑ B. Purrington ↓ S. Kaikai Cambridge Utd
  • 84' ↑ Z. Ibsen Rossi ↓ J. Brophy Cambridge Utd
Cards
  • 15' N. Smith Tranmere
  • 19' G. Hoddle Cambridge Utd
  • 35' J. Brophy Cambridge Utd
  • 54' B. Blacker Tranmere
  • 86' A. McGowan Tranmere
Head-to-head
Cambridge Utd 1 3 draws 0 Tranmere
2026-01-24 Cambridge Utd vs Tranmere 4 - 2
2025-09-27 Tranmere vs Cambridge Utd 0 - 0
2021-04-05 Tranmere Rovers vs Cambridge United 1 - 1
2020-09-26 Cambridge United vs Tranmere Rovers 0 - 0
Recent form
Cambridge Utd D D D W D
Tranmere D D D D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Cambridge Utd vs Tranmere?
Cambridge Utd won 4-2 against Tranmere on 24 January 2026.
Who won Cambridge Utd vs Tranmere?
Cambridge Utd won the match 4-2.
Where was Cambridge Utd vs Tranmere played?
The match was played at Abbey Stadium.
Who had more possession in Cambridge Utd vs Tranmere?
Cambridge Utd had 64% of possession, compared to 36% for the other side.