Accrington Stanley vs Cheltenham Town

31 January 2026 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee Stephen Parkinson

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 2–0

Shaun Whalley 8’
Donald Love 45+2’
Devon Matthews 59’

Jordan Thomas 73’

Match summary

Accrington Stanley won 3-1 at home to Cheltenham Town. Accrington Stanley led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Shaun Whalley put Accrington Stanley ahead in the 8th minute and Donald Love made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Devon Matthews made it 3-0 with a header in the 59th minute and Jordan Thomas pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 73rd minute.

Shots finished 16-13 to Accrington Stanley, with 8 on target for Accrington Stanley and 4 for Cheltenham Town.

Match stats

43% Possession 57%

16 Shots 13

8 Shots on target 4

10 Corners 8

296 Passes 401

64.2% Pass accuracy 70.3%

11 Tackles 10

7 Fouls 10

1 Yellow cards 2

Key events

Accrington Stanley Cheltenham Town

Kick-off

Shaun WhalleyRight foot shot

1-0

8’

25’

Jake BickerstaffShot on target

Alex HendersonShot on target

44’

45+1’

Robbie CundyFoul

Donald LoveRight foot shot

2-0

45+2’

Half-time2-0

Second half underway

Farrend RawsonShot on target

52’

Alex HendersonFoul

55’

Devon MatthewsHeader

3-0

59’

60’

Josh DavisonCole Deeming

Conor GrantAlex Henderson

66’

Freddie SassConnor O'Brien

66’

69’

Sam SherringJames Wilson

69’

Josh MartinGeorge Nurse

David Ogundele AbimbolaJosh Woods

72’

73’

Jordan ThomasLeft foot shot

3-1

Luke ButterfieldSeamus Conneely

73’

76’

Josh MartinShot on target

77’

Josh DavisonFoul

Luke ButterfieldShot on target

78’

Shaun WhalleyShot on target

83’

Isaac SinclairShot on target

84’

88’

Jonathan TomkinsonShot on target

Full-time3-1

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Cheltenham Town attacking Accrington Stanley attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Accrington Stanley 3-5-2 Starting XI

Cheltenham Town 4-1-4-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Oliver Wright	90′	3	1	23	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


Donald Love	90′	1	–	–	3	2	44	–	1	–	–
Farrend Rawson	90′	3	–	1	10	6	16	–	–	–	–
Devon Matthews	90′	–	3	–	8	7	31	–	1	–	–
Connor O'Brien Taken off	66′	–	–	–	3	1	14	1	–	–	–
Freddie Sass Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	1	2	2	4	–	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Isaac Sinclair	90′	–	–	37	1	–	2	–	5	1	1	–
Seamus Conneely Taken off	73′	–	–	37	1	–	2	2	6	1	1	–
Alex Henderson Taken off	66′	–	–	10	–	–	–	–	1	2	1
Isaac Heath	90′	–	–	20	1	–	–	2	4	–	2	–
Conor Grant Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Luke Butterfield Came on as a substitute	17′	–	–	5	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards3 players


Josh Woods Taken off	72′	–	–	1	–	–	–	2	7	1	19	–
Shaun Whalley	90′	1	2	4	2	–	–	3	2	–	29	–
David Ogundele Abimbola Came on as a substitute	18′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	1	1	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Joe Day	90′	5	3	35	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders7 players


Jonathan Tomkinson	90′	1	1	–	3	2	30	1	–	–	–
Robbie Cundy	90′	–	2	2	10	10	56	1	–	–
James Wilson Taken off	69′	4	2	1	5	1	42	–	–	–	–
George Nurse Taken off	69′	–	–	–	6	4	36	–	–	–	–
Arkell Jude-Boyd	90′	1	1	1	4	1	26	2	–	–	–
Sam Sherring Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	–	–	–	19	–	–	–	–
Josh Martin Came on as a substitute	21′	–	–	–	3	–	13	1	–	–	–

Midfielders4 players


Ben Stevenson	90′	–	–	40	–	–	2	2	8	–	–	–
Luke Young	90′	–	–	39	2	–	–	–	4	1	1	–
Cole Deeming Taken off	60′	–	–	20	–	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
Jordan Thomas	90′	1	–	22	2	–	1	–	9	2	2	–

Forwards2 players


Jake Bickerstaff	90′	–	–	1	1	–	–	1	2	–	17	–
Josh Davison Came on as a substitute	30′	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	1	–	6

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Accrington Stanley win 48% Avg odds 1.93

Draw 28% Avg odds 3.29

Cheltenham Town win 24% Avg odds 3.92

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Accrington Stanley W W L D W

Cheltenham Town L L W L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Cheltenham Town 1-0 Accrington Stanley, 06 Sep 25 Next meeting: Accrington Stanley 2-0 Cheltenham Town, 03 Oct 26 All Accrington Stanley vs Cheltenham Town meetings

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