Fleetwood vs Cambridge Utd

League Two 17 Jan 2026, 15:00
Fleetwood
Fleetwood
1–2
HT 0–1
FULL TIME
Cambridge Utd
Cambridge Utd
🏟 Highbury Stadium Round 27

Match report

Cambridge Utd edged past Fleetwood 2-1 in the League Two on 17 January 2026.

Cambridge Utd dominated possession with 86% of the ball and had 12 shots to Fleetwood's 7.

The match was played at Highbury Stadium.

Half-time 0-1 Possession 14% - 86% Shots 7 - 12 On target 3 - 5 Corners 2 - 5 Fouls 17 - 5 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
James Gibbons
Cambridge Utd · 1 goal
9 Sullay Kaikai 1 goal
7 Ethan Ennis 1 goal
7 Shaun Rooney captained the side
7 Matthew Virtue-Thick captained the side
First half vs second half
Fleetwood stepped it up after the break, with 5 shots in the second half compared to 2 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 2–7 5–5
Shots On Goal 1–2 2–3
Ball Possession 37–63 —
Corners 1–3 1–2
Attacks 56–73 61–46
Match statistics
2 Corners 5
1 Penalty 0
4 Substitution 4
117 Attacks 119
44 Dangerous Attacks 62
4 On Target 5
4 Off Target 7
14% Ball Possession 86%
7 Shots Total 12
3 Shots On Goal 5
2 Shots Off Goal 5
2 Shots Blocked 2
6 Shots Inside Box 8
1 Shots Outside Box 4
17 Fouls 5
2 Corners 5
1 Offsides 1
45% Ball Possession 55%
3 Yellow Cards 0
3 Saves 3
343 Passes Total 434
207 Passes Accurate 320
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  3-4-2-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Fleetwood · 3-4-1-2
13 J. Lynch
26 S. Rooney 18 H. Holgate 32 K. Hughes
16 E. Ennis 8 M. Virtue-Thick 6 E. Bonds 22 J. Powell
10 M. Helm
9 W. Davies 17 C. Evans
Cambridge Utd · 3-4-2-1
1 J. Eastwood
26 J. Gibbons 23 M. Jobe 6 K. Watts
2 L. Bennett 38 G. Hoddle 17 P. Mpanzu 7 J. Brophy
14 B. Knight 11 S. Kaikai
9 L. Appéré
Fleetwood
Coach
Peter Wild
Substitutes
  • 34 Liam Roberts
  • 44 Toby Mullarkey
  • 20 Harrison Neal
  • 29 Owen Devonport
  • 37 Luke Hewitson
  • 35 Conor Haughey
  • 23 George Morrison
Cambridge Utd
Coach
Neil Harris
Substitutes
  • 4 Dominic Ball
  • 3 Ben Purrington
  • 19 Shayne Lavery
  • 21 Shane McLoughlin
  • 25 Ben Hughes
  • 16 Zeno Ibsen Rossi
  • 27 Glenn McConnell
Substitutions
  • 64' ↑ D. Ball ↓ B. Knight Cambridge Utd
  • 70' ↑ L. Roberts ↓ W. Davies Fleetwood
  • 75' ↑ T. Mullarkey ↓ H. Holgate Fleetwood
  • 75' ↑ H. Neal ↓ M. Virtue-Thick Fleetwood
  • 77' ↑ B. Purrington ↓ L. Bennett Cambridge Utd
  • 77' ↑ S. Lavery ↓ G. Hoddle Cambridge Utd
  • 87' ↑ S. McLoughlin ↓ L. Appere Cambridge Utd
  • 90' ↑ O. Devonport ↓ M. Helm Fleetwood
Cards
  • 39' C. Evans Fleetwood
  • 53' M. Helm Fleetwood
  • 90+6' T. Mullarkey Fleetwood
Head-to-head
Fleetwood 0 2 draws 5 Cambridge Utd
2026-01-17 Fleetwood vs Cambridge Utd 1 - 2
2025-09-20 Cambridge Utd vs Fleetwood 2 - 1
2024-01-13 Cambridge United vs Fleetwood Town 2 - 1
2023-12-02 Cambridge United vs Fleetwood Town 4 - 0
2023-08-12 Fleetwood Town vs Cambridge United 0 - 2
2022-01-29 Fleetwood Town vs Cambridge United 1 - 1
Recent form
Fleetwood D D L W D
Cambridge Utd D D D L D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Fleetwood vs Cambridge Utd?
Fleetwood lost 1-2 against Cambridge Utd on 17 January 2026.
Who won Fleetwood vs Cambridge Utd?
Cambridge Utd won the match 2-1.
Where was Fleetwood vs Cambridge Utd played?
The match was played at Highbury Stadium.
Who had more possession in Fleetwood vs Cambridge Utd?
Cambridge Utd had 86% of possession, compared to 14% for the other side.