Tranmere Rovers vs Cheltenham Town

31 October 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee R Martin

Full time 3 – 1

Half-time: 3–1

  • Dylan Jones 23’, 39’
  • Charlie Whitaker 45+3’
  • Charlie McCann 1’

Match summary

Tranmere Rovers came from behind to win 3-1 at home to Cheltenham Town. Tranmere Rovers led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Charlie McCann put Cheltenham Town ahead in the first minute, Dylan Jones equalised in the 23rd minute, Jones put Tranmere Rovers in front in the 39th minute, and Charlie Whitaker made it 3-1 in first-half stoppage time.

Shots finished 17-10 to Tranmere Rovers, with 9 on target for Tranmere Rovers and 2 for Cheltenham Town.

Match stats

41% Possession 59%
17 Shots 10
9 Shots on target 2
1 Corners 4
61 Attacks 60
28 Dangerous attacks 21
356 Passes 513
68.0% Pass accuracy 80.5%
17 Tackles 17
7 Fouls 8
2 Yellow cards 2
2 Offsides 8

Key events

Tranmere Rovers Cheltenham Town
Kick-off
1’
Charlie McCannRight foot shot0-1 (Cheltenham Town)
Jordan TurnbullShot on target
9’
Dylan JonesLeft foot shot1-1 (Tranmere Rovers)
23’
32’
Dylan JonesLeft foot shot2-1 (Tranmere Rovers)
39’
Charlie WhitakerShot on target
44’
Jordan TurnbullArgument
45+1’
Charlie WhitakerRight foot shot3-1 (Tranmere Rovers)
45+3’
Half-time3-1
Dylan JonesShot on target
46’
Second half underway
Charlie WhitakerShot on target
54’
57’
Corner
57’
Corner
59’
Corner
60’
Tom InceShot on target
61’
Corner
65’
69’
Corner
78’
Charlie WhitakerShot on target
79’
90+4’
Jake EvansShot on target
Full-time3-1

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Cheltenham Town attacking Tranmere Rovers attacking 
1’ Charlie McCann (Cheltenham Town), open play, goal 9’ Jordan Turnbull (Tranmere Rovers), set piece, saved 23’ Dylan Jones (Tranmere Rovers), open play, goal 31’ Charlie McCann (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 38’ Will Vaulks (Tranmere Rovers), open play, blocked 39’ Dylan Jones (Tranmere Rovers), open play, goal 41’ Will Vaulks (Tranmere Rovers), open play, off target 41’ Dylan Jones (Tranmere Rovers), open play, blocked 42’ Charlie McCann (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 44’ Charlie Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers), open play, saved 48’ Charlie Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers), set piece, goal 46’ Dylan Jones (Tranmere Rovers), open play, saved 54’ Charlie Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers), open play, saved 61’ Charlie Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers), open play, off target 61’ Tom Ince (Tranmere Rovers), open play, saved 63’ Tom Ince (Tranmere Rovers), open play, off target 69’ Jake Evans (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 70’ Jake Evans (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 75’ Charlie Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers), open play, blocked 79’ Dylan Jones (Tranmere Rovers), open play, off target 79’ Charlie Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers), set piece, saved 81’ Ben Stevenson (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 81’ Jake Bickerstaff (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 84’ Shaun McWilliams (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 84’ Dylan Jones (Tranmere Rovers), open play, off target 86’ Jake Evans (Cheltenham Town), set piece, off target 90+4’ Jake Evans (Cheltenham Town), direct free kick, saved 1’ Charlie McCann (Cheltenham Town), open play, goal 9’ Jordan Turnbull (Tranmere Rovers), set piece, saved 23’ Dylan Jones (Tranmere Rovers), open play, goal 31’ Charlie McCann (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 38’ Will Vaulks (Tranmere Rovers), open play, blocked 39’ Dylan Jones (Tranmere Rovers), open play, goal 41’ Will Vaulks (Tranmere Rovers), open play, off target 41’ Dylan Jones (Tranmere Rovers), open play, blocked 42’ Charlie McCann (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 44’ Charlie Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers), open play, saved 48’ Charlie Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers), set piece, goal 46’ Dylan Jones (Tranmere Rovers), open play, saved 54’ Charlie Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers), open play, saved 61’ Charlie Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers), open play, off target 61’ Tom Ince (Tranmere Rovers), open play, saved 63’ Tom Ince (Tranmere Rovers), open play, off target 69’ Jake Evans (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 70’ Jake Evans (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 75’ Charlie Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers), open play, blocked 79’ Dylan Jones (Tranmere Rovers), open play, off target 79’ Charlie Whitaker (Tranmere Rovers), set piece, saved 81’ Ben Stevenson (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 81’ Jake Bickerstaff (Cheltenham Town), open play, blocked 84’ Shaun McWilliams (Cheltenham Town), open play, off target 84’ Dylan Jones (Tranmere Rovers), open play, off target 86’ Jake Evans (Cheltenham Town), set piece, off target 90+4’ Jake Evans (Cheltenham Town), direct free kick, saved
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Tranmere Rovers 4-4-1-1 Starting XI
McGee
Senior
Faulkner
Turnbull 46’
Slater
Jones 2 89’
Vaulks
Conlon
Whitaker
Ince
Ironside
Cheltenham Town 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Stanway
Sweeney
Wilson
Stevenson
Tomkinson
McWilliams
McCann
Shipley 68’
Broom 68’
Evans
Weimann 80’

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
90′ 1 1 41 – – – – –
Defenders6 players
90′ 5 1 – 11 – 29 1 – – –
90′ 2 2 3 7 3 22 – – – –
Jordan Turnbull Taken off
45′ – 1 – 2 2 25 – – –
90′ 4 2 – 7 2 32 – – 1 –
Nathan James Smith Came on as a substitute
45′ – – – 2 2 12 1 – – –
Lee O'Connor Came on as a substitute
1′ – – – – – 3 – – – –
Midfielders4 players
Dylan Jones Taken off
89′ 2 – 14 1 – – 1 5 1 1 –
90′ – – 54 2 – 3 – 7 – 1 –
90′ – – 43 1 – – 2 2 2 1
90′ 1 – 16 1 – 2 – 4 1 – –
Forwards2 players
90′ – 1 2 1 – – 3 3 – 33 –
90′ – – – – – – – 10 – 29 –
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

Tranmere Rovers win 48% Avg odds 1.95
Draw 26% Avg odds 3.53
Cheltenham Town win 26% Avg odds 3.56

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

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