Grimsby 1-0 Fleetwood Town — League Two, 17 Mar 2026
Grimsby beat Fleetwood Town 1-0 in the League Two on 17 March 2026 at Blundell Park, Cleethorpes. J. Kabia scored. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Grimsby have won 2 and Fleetwood Town 3.
Match timeline
- Half-time0-0
- 55'Foul
- 59'Foul
- 61'
- 61'W. Daviesout: J. Norwood
- 72'Argument
- 72'out: J. Amaluzor
- 77'Foul
- 86'
- 86'
- 87'
- 89'
- 89'out: C. McLean
- 1-090'J. Kabiaassist: Kieran Green
- 90+4'Foul
- 90+8'Argument
- Full-time1-0
Player ratings
8.2
Top rated
Grimsby
- 8.2Jaze KabiaM
- 8.2Reece StauntonD
- 7.7Harvey RodgersD
- 7.7Maldini KacurriD
- 7.3James WalkerM
- 6.9Géza TuriM
- 6.9Kieran GreenM
- 6.9Cameron McJannetD
- 6.9Jackson SmithG
- 6.7Darragh BurnsM
- 6.7Jude Soonsup-BellF
- 6.7Andrew CookF
- 6.7George McEachranM
- 6.3Justin AmaluzorF
Fleetwood Town
- 7.2Elliott BondsM
- 7.2Conor HaugheyD
- 7.2Mitchell ClarkM
- 7.2Jay LynchG
- 7.0Josh PowellM
- 6.9Harrison NealM
- 6.6Mark HelmM
- 6.5Rhys BennettD
- 6.5James NorwoodF
- 6.3Finley PotterD
- 6.3Crispin McLeanM
- 6.3Detlef Esapa OsongF
- 6.2Matthew Virtue-ThickM
- 6.2Shaun RooneyD
- 6.2Chedwyn EvansF
- 6.2Will DaviesF
Line-ups
Fleetwood Town3-1-4-2
Grimsby4-1-4-1
Substitutes
GrimsbyDavid Artell
Substitutes
- 20George McEachran87'M6.7
- 1Christy PymG
- 3Jayden SweeneyD
- 29C. OduorM
- 21T. WarrenD
- 10J. Soonsup-Bell86'F6.7
- 14J. Amaluzor72'
Fleetwood TownMatthew Lawlor
Substitutes
- 11J. Norwood61'F6.5
- 8Matthew Virtue-Thick61'M6.2
- 2Rhys Bennett89'D6.5
- 7D. E. Osong86'F6.3
- 34L. RobertsM
- 37L. Hewitson
- 38C. McLean89'
Team statistics
61%Possession39%
2.80Expected goals (xG)0.51
19Total shots5
5Shots on target1
6Shots off target2
8Blocked shots2
10Corners1
1Offsides2
6Fouls15
1Yellow cards5
1Goalkeeper saves4
369Total passes252
234Accurate passes135
63%Pass accuracy54%
Grimsby
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaze Kabia | 90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 | 8.2 |
| Reece Staunton | 90 | – | 0 | – | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8.2 |
| Harvey Rodgers | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.7 |
| Maldini Kacurri | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 6 | – | 7.7 |
| James Walker | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Géza Turi | 87 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.9 |
| Kieran Green | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Cameron McJannet | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Jackson Smith | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Darragh Burns | 72 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Jude Soonsup-Bell | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Andrew Cook | 86 | – | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| George McEachran | 11 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Justin Amaluzor | 18 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
Fleetwood Town
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott Bonds | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 4 | – | 7.2 |
| Conor Haughey | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Mitchell Clark | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Jay Lynch | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Josh Powell | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 4 | – | 7.0 |
| Harrison Neal | 61 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Mark Helm | 89 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6.6 |
| Rhys Bennett | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| James Norwood | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.5 |
| Finley Potter | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Crispin McLean | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Detlef Esapa Osong | 12 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Matthew Virtue-Thick | 29 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Shaun Rooney | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.2 |
| Chedwyn Evans | 86 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Will Davies | 61 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
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