Cambridge United vs Crawley Town

4 October 2025 · League Two · 2025/26 · Referee Carl Brook

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

Shayne Lavery 13’
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu 50’
Kylian Kouassi 57’

Kabongo Tshimanga 66’

Match summary

Cambridge United won 3-1 at home to Crawley Town. Cambridge United led 1-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Shayne Lavery put Cambridge United ahead from a corner in the 13th minute. In the second half, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu made it 2-0 in the 50th minute, Kylian Kouassi made it 3-0 in the 57th minute, and Kabongo Tshimanga pulled one back to make it 3-1 in the 66th minute.

Shots finished 14-7 to Crawley Town, with 5 on target for Cambridge United and 3 for Crawley Town.

Match stats

29% Possession 71%

7 Shots 14

5 Shots on target 3

2 Corners 10

198 Passes 487

52.0% Pass accuracy 83.8%

16 Tackles 11

11 Fouls 16

2 Yellow cards 5

0 Offsides 3

Key events

Cambridge United Crawley Town

0’

S. LindseyManagerArgument

Kick-off

6’

Gavan HolohanFoul

Shayne LaveryLeft foot shot

1-0

13’

Shayne LaveryShot on target

25’

Adam MayorShot on target

39’

42’

Gavan HolohanShot on target

Half-time1-0

46’

Jack RolesHarry Forster

Second half underway

49’

Charlie BarkerFoul

Pelly Ruddock MpanzuRight foot shot

2-0

50’

55’

Kabongo TshimangaKaheim Dixon

Kylian KouassiRight foot shot

3-0

57’

66’

Kabongo TshimangaRight foot shot

3-1

66’

Harry McKirdyShot on target

72’

Kyle ScottArgument

Korey SmithShayne Lavery

74’

75’

Reece BrownKyle Scott

Ben KnightJames Brophy

79’

Liam BennettAdam Mayor

80’

87’

Reece BrownFoul

Liam BennettFoul

88’

Jake EastwoodTime wasting

90+2’

Jack RolesFoul

Full-time3-1

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Crawley Town attacking Cambridge United attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Cambridge United 4-4-2 Starting XI

Crawley Town 3-5-2 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Jake Eastwood	90′	2	1	33	2	–	–	–

Defenders5 players


James Gibbons	90′	3	2	–	6	–	16	–	–	–	–
Michael Morrison	90′	2	–	1	7	5	12	1	–	–	–
Kell Watts	90′	–	2	1	4	4	19	–	–	–	–
Zak Bradshaw	90′	3	1	1	5	–	22	–	–	–	–
Liam Bennett Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	2	–	3	1	–	–

Midfielders4 players


James Brophy Taken off	79′	–	1	14	1	–	–	1	2	1	1	–
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu	90′	1	–	16	–	–	1	–	1	1	–	–
Shane McLoughlin	90′	–	–	26	1	–	1	–	4	1	3	–
Adam Mayor Taken off	80′	–	–	13	–	–	2	1	3	1	1	–

Forwards4 players


Kylian Kouassi	90′	1	–	1	1	–	–	1	8	1	10	–
Shayne Lavery Taken off	74′	1	–	2	2	–	–	1	3	2	6	–
Korey Smith Came on as a substitute	16′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	7	–
Ben Knight Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Joe Wollacott	90′	2	3	23	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Charlie Barker	90′	1	2	1	6	3	65	1	–	–
Josh Flint	90′	2	3	–	9	4	73	–	–	–	–
Dion Conroy	90′	2	1	–	6	2	77	–	–	–	–
Geraldo Bajrami	90′	2	–	–	8	4	56	2	–	–	–

Midfielders6 players


Dion Pereira	90′	–	–	30	3	–	–	3	2	1	1	–
Gavan Holohan	90′	–	–	41	1	–	–	–	6	2	–
Kyle Scott Taken off	75′	–	–	41	–	–	2	1	3	–	1
Harry Forster Taken off	45′	–	–	17	1	–	–	–	2	1	1	–
Jack Roles Came on as a substitute	45′	–	–	24	–	–	1	–	3	2	1
Reece Brown Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	12	–	–	–	–	1	1	–

Forwards3 players


Kaheim Dixon Taken off	55′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	14	–
Harry McKirdy	90′	–	–	4	1	–	–	1	1	–	12	–
Kabongo Tshimanga Came on as a substitute	35′	1	–	1	1	–	–	–	1	–	2	–

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

Cambridge United win 55% Avg odds 1.70

Draw 25% Avg odds 3.67

Crawley Town win 20% Avg odds 4.58

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

Form going into the game

Cambridge United W L D W D

Crawley Town D W W L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Crawley Town 0-2 Cambridge United, 01 Mar 25 Next meeting: Crawley Town 0-3 Cambridge United, 10 Feb 26 All Cambridge United vs Crawley Town meetings

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