Accrington ST 3-1 Cheltenham — League Two, 31 Jan 2026
Accrington ST beat Cheltenham 3-1 in the League Two on 31 January 2026 at The Wham Stadium, Accrington. S. Whalley, Donald Love, D. Matthews, Jordan Thomas got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Accrington ST have won 1 and Cheltenham 2, 2 draws.
· kickoff·The Wham Stadium · Accrington·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 1-08'S. Whalley
- 2-045'assist: S. Whalley
- 45+1'Foul
- Half-time2-0
- 55'Foul
- 3-059'D. Matthewsassist: S. Whalley
- 60'
- 66'out: C. Grant
- 66'out: F. Sass
- 69'
- 69'
- 73'out: D. Abimbola
- 73'
- 3-173'
- 77'Foul
- Full-time3-1
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Accrington ST
- 8.2Devon MatthewsD
- 8.0Shaun WhalleyF
- 7.7Farrend RawsonD
- 7.7Isaac HeathM
- 7.7Donald LoveD
- 6.9Séamus ConneelyM
- 6.9Connor O'BrienM
- 6.7David Ogundele AbimbolaF
- 6.7Oliver WrightG
- 6.5Conor GrantM
- 6.3Freddie SassD
- 6.3Luke ButterfieldM
- 6.2Isaac SinclairM
- 6.0Alex HendersonF
- 6.0Josh WoodsF
Cheltenham
- 8.2Jordan ThomasM
- 6.9James WilsonD
- 6.9Robbie CundyD
- 6.9Arkell Jude-BoydM
- 6.9Joseph DayG
- 6.7Ben StevensonM
- 6.7Josh MartinF
- 6.6Sam SherringD
- 6.2Cole DeemingM
- 6.2Luke YoungM
- 6.0George NurseD
- 6.0Jonathan TomkinsonD
- 5.9Joshua DavisonF
- 5.3Jake BickerstaffF
Line-ups
Cheltenham4-1-4-1
Accrington ST3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Accrington STJohn Doolan
Substitutes
- 4C. Grant66'M6.5
- 1M. KellyG
- 20Charlie BrownF
- 18Charlie CatonF
- 24L. Butterfield73'M6.3
- 3F. Sass66'
- 27D. Abimbola73'
CheltenhamSteve Cotterill
Substitutes
- 10George MillerF
- 16J. Martin69'F6.7
- 9Joshua Davison77'60'F5.9
- 24Sam Sherring69'D6.6
- 3G. HarmonD
- 28T. Backwell
- 41M. Diallo
Team statistics
43%Possession57%
0.67Expected goals (xG)1.20
16Total shots13
8Shots on target4
4Shots off target6
4Blocked shots3
10Corners8
7Fouls10
1Yellow cards2
3Goalkeeper saves5
299Total passes400
191Accurate passes282
64%Pass accuracy71%
Accrington ST
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devon Matthews | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 8.2 |
| Shaun Whalley | 90 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | – | 1 | 8.0 |
| Farrend Rawson | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 7.7 |
| Isaac Heath | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7.7 |
| Donald Love | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 7.7 |
| Séamus Conneely | 73 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Connor O'Brien | 66 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| David Ogundele Abimbola | 18 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Oliver Wright | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Conor Grant | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Freddie Sass | 24 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Luke Butterfield | 17 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| Isaac Sinclair | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | – | 6.2 |
| Alex Henderson | 66 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Josh Woods | 72 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6.0 |
Cheltenham
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Thomas | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8.2 |
| James Wilson | 69 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 6.9 |
| Robbie Cundy | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Arkell Jude-Boyd | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Joseph Day | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Ben Stevenson | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Josh Martin | 21 | – | 0 | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | 6.7 |
| Sam Sherring | 21 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.6 |
| Cole Deeming | 60 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Luke Young | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | – | 6.2 |
| George Nurse | 69 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.0 |
| Jonathan Tomkinson | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| Joshua Davison | 30 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 5.9 |
| Jake Bickerstaff | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 5.3 |
Recent Form
Accrington STWDLWW
- W27 Jan 26ANewport County4-1
- D24 Jan 26AWalsall0-0
- L17 Jan 26HMilton Keynes Dons0-2
- W01 Jan 26ANotts County1-0
- W29 Dec 25HHarrogate Town1-0
Head-to-head
- 06 Sept 25Cheltenham1-0Accrington ST
- 28 Jan 25Accrington ST0-0Cheltenham
- 01 Oct 24Cheltenham2-1Accrington ST
- 11 Feb 23Cheltenham0-0Accrington ST
- 17 Sept 22Accrington ST1-0Cheltenham
- 02 Apr 22Accrington ST4-4Cheltenham
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