Accrington vs Cheltenham

League Two 31 Jan 2026, 15:00
Accrington
Accrington
3–1
HT 2–0
FULL TIME
Cheltenham
Cheltenham
🏟 The Wham Stadium 👤 S. Parkinson Round 30

Match report

Accrington beat Cheltenham 3-1 in the League Two on 31 January 2026.

Accrington had 16 shots to Cheltenham's 13.

The match was played at The Wham Stadium, with S. Parkinson in charge.

Half-time 2-0 Shots 16 - 13 On target 8 - 4 Corners 11 - 9 Fouls 7 - 10 Yellow cards 3
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Player of the match
Donald Love
Accrington · 1 goal
8 Devon Matthews 1 goal
8 Shaun Whalley 1 goal, 2 assists
8 Jordan Thomas 1 goal
8 Farrend Rawson captained the side
First half vs second half
Cheltenham came out stronger after half-time, with 9 second-half shots against 4 before the break.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 8–4 8–9
Shots On Goal 3–1 5–3
Ball Possession 50–50 —
Corners 3–3 8–6
Match statistics
11 Corners 9
4 Substitution 3
103 Attacks 102
54 Dangerous Attacks 64
7 On Target 4
9 Off Target 9
16 Shots Total 13
8 Shots On Goal 4
4 Shots Off Goal 6
4 Shots Blocked 3
6 Shots Inside Box 10
10 Shots Outside Box 3
7 Fouls 10
10 Corners 8
43% Ball Possession 57%
1 Yellow Cards 2
3 Saves 5
296 Passes Total 390
190 Passes Accurate 274
Line-ups 3-4-2-1  vs  4-1-4-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Accrington · 3-4-2-1
13 O. Wright
2 D. Love 5 F. Rawson 17 D. Matthews
38 C. O'Brien 28 S. Conneely 11 I. Sinclair 30 I. Heath
7 S. Whalley 10 A. Henderson
39 J. Woods
Cheltenham · 4-1-4-1
1 J. Day
27 J. Tomkinson 6 R. Cundy 5 J. Wilson 21 G. Nurse
26 B. Stevenson
2 A. Jude-Boyd 8 L. Young 7 C. Deeming 11 J. Thomas
20 J. Bickerstaff
Accrington
Coach
John Doolan
Substitutes
  • 3 Freddie Sass
  • 4 Conor Grant
  • 27 David Ogundele Abimbola
  • 24 Luke Butterfield
  • 1 Michael Kelly
  • 20 Charlie Brown
  • 18 Charlie Caton
Cheltenham
Coach
Michael John Flynn
Substitutes
  • 9 Josh Davison
  • 24 Sam Sherring
  • 16 Josh Martin
  • 41 Mamadou Diallo
  • 3 George Harmon
  • 28 Tommy Backwell
  • 10 George Miller
Substitutions
  • 60' ↑ J. Davison ↓ C. Deeming Cheltenham
  • 66' ↑ C. Grant ↓ A. Henderson Accrington
  • 66' ↑ F. Sass ↓ C. O'Brien Accrington
  • 69' ↑ J. Martin ↓ G. Nurse Cheltenham
  • 69' ↑ S. Sherring ↓ J. Wilson Cheltenham
  • 73' ↑ D. Abimbola ↓ J. Woods Accrington
  • 73' ↑ L. Butterfield ↓ S. Conneely Accrington
Cards
  • 45+1' R. Cundy Cheltenham
  • 55' A. Henderson Accrington
  • 77' J. Davison Cheltenham
Head-to-head
Accrington 1 3 draws 3 Cheltenham
2026-01-31 Accrington vs Cheltenham 3 - 1
2025-09-06 Cheltenham vs Accrington 1 - 0
2025-01-28 Accrington Stanley vs Cheltenham Town 0 - 0
2024-10-01 Cheltenham Town vs Accrington Stanley 2 - 1
2023-02-11 Cheltenham Town vs Accrington Stanley 0 - 0
2022-04-02 Accrington Stanley vs Cheltenham Town 4 - 4
Recent form
Accrington D L W L L
Cheltenham D D W L L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Accrington vs Cheltenham?
Accrington won 3-1 against Cheltenham on 31 January 2026.
Who won Accrington vs Cheltenham?
Accrington won the match 3-1.
Where was Accrington vs Cheltenham played?
The match was played at The Wham Stadium.