Cheltenham 3-1 Shrewsbury — League Two, 26 Dec 2025
Cheltenham beat Shrewsbury 3-1 in the League Two on 26 December 2025 at Whaddon Road, Cheltenham. Hakeeb Adelakun, J. Bickerstaff, Isaac Hutchinson, J. Marquis got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Cheltenham have won 3 and Shrewsbury 2.
Match timeline
- 1-014'assist: Jordan Thomas
- 2-031'assist: Hakeeb Adelakun
- Half-time2-0
- 3-054'Penalty
- 3-163'assist: William Boyle
- 69'
- 70'Time wasting
- 73'Off the ball foul
- 75'
- 78'
- 86'
- 89'Foul
- 89'
- 90'Foul
- 90+2'Foul
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Cheltenham
- 8.2Hakeeb AdelakunF
- 7.5Jake BickerstaffF
- 7.5Robbie CundyD
- 7.2Ben StevensonM
- 7.0James WilsonD
- 6.9Luke YoungM
- 6.9Arkell Jude-BoydD
- 6.9Jordan ThomasF
- 6.9Ethon ArcherM
- 6.9Jonathan TomkinsonD
- 6.7Josh MartinF
- 6.5Tom TaylorM
- 6.3Joseph DayG
- 5.9Isaac HutchinsonM
Shrewsbury
- 6.9Thomas SangD
- 6.9Tommy McDermottM
- 6.7John MarquisF
- 6.7Anthony ScullyF
- 6.6Sam ClucasM
- 6.6Taylor PerryM
- 6.5Will BrookG
- 6.5Luca HooleD
- 6.5William BoyleD
- 6.3Joshua RuffelsM
- 6.3Tom AndersonD
- 6.3Ismeal KabiaM
- 6.2George LloydF
Line-ups
Shrewsbury3-4-1-2
Cheltenham4-3-3
Substitutes
CheltenhamMichael John Flynn
Substitutes
- 4L. KinsellaM
- 12Darragh PowerD
- 16J. Martin89'F6.7
- 3G. HarmonD
- 22Ethon Archer75'M6.9
- 15T. Taylor86'M6.5
- 41M. Diallo
ShrewsburyMichael Antony Appleton
Substitutes
- 15C. AnekeF
- 3M. BenningD
- 10Thomas Sang78'D6.9
- 7T. McDermott69'M6.9
- 1E. HarrisonG
- 38I. EnglandD
- 43W. GrayF
Team statistics
45%Possession55%
2.21Expected goals (xG)0.75
16Total shots7
6Shots on target3
5Shots off target2
5Blocked shots2
4Corners5
2Offsides1
13Fouls15
2Yellow cards3
2Goalkeeper saves3
285Total passes338
182Accurate passes200
64%Pass accuracy59%
Cheltenham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakeeb Adelakun | 90 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Jake Bickerstaff | 86 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Robbie Cundy | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Ben Stevenson | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7.2 |
| James Wilson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 7.0 |
| Luke Young | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| Arkell Jude-Boyd | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Jordan Thomas | 89 | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Ethon Archer | 15 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jonathan Tomkinson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Josh Martin | 8 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Tom Taylor | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Joseph Day | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Isaac Hutchinson | 75 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | – | 5.9 |
Shrewsbury
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Sang | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Tommy McDermott | 21 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| John Marquis | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Anthony Scully | 69 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 6.7 |
| Sam Clucas | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6.6 |
| Taylor Perry | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Will Brook | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Luca Hoole | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6.5 |
| William Boyle | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.5 |
| Joshua Ruffels | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Tom Anderson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Ismeal Kabia | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| George Lloyd | 78 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
Recent Form
CheltenhamWDWWL
- W19 Dec 25ABarrow2-1
- D13 Dec 25HHarrogate Town1-1
- W09 Dec 25ASwindon Town1-0
- W06 Dec 25HBuxton6-2
- L29 Nov 25AColchester0-2
ShrewsburyLDDWD
- L20 Dec 25HChesterfield0-1
- D13 Dec 25AWalsall1-1
- D09 Dec 25HGrimsby1-1
- W06 Dec 25ASutton Utd2-1
- D29 Nov 25HGillingham3-3
Head-to-head
- 26 Dec 23Cheltenham2-0Shrewsbury
- 05 Aug 23Shrewsbury1-0Cheltenham
- 29 Dec 22Shrewsbury0-1Cheltenham
- 01 Oct 22Cheltenham2-0Shrewsbury
- 18 Dec 21Shrewsbury3-1Cheltenham
- 20 Nov 21Cheltenham2-1Shrewsbury
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