Cambridge United 1-0 Salford City: result and report
League Two · Saturday 21 March 2026
Result
Cambridge United 1-0 Salford City
League Two · Saturday 21 March 2026, 12:30 UTC · half-time 0-0
Cambridge United 1-0 Salford City: match report
Cambridge United won against Salford City 1-0 in the League Two on Saturday 21 March 2026. It was 0-0 at half-time.
The only goal came from James Gibbons of Cambridge United in the 49th minute.
Discipline: Cambridge United received 2 yellow cards; Salford City received 4 yellow cards.
Going into the game Cambridge United were 3rd on 69 points from 37 and Salford City 5th on 67 points from 38. Cambridge United went on to finish that season 4th with 82 points, and Salford City 5th with 82.
Cambridge United lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Salford City in a 5-3-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Matty Young of Salford City (8.0), ahead of Kell Watts (7.7).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Cambridge United wins, 1 draw and 0 for Salford City.
Going into the match Cambridge United's last five read D-W-D-D-W and Salford City's W-W-W-W-L.
Key events
- 22'Yellow card · Haji Mnoga
- 49'Goal · James Gibbons
- 62'Yellow card · J. Grant
- 71'Yellow card · Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
- 81'Yellow card · Fabio Borini
- 83'Yellow card · James Gibbons
- 83'Yellow card · Ryan Graydon
Head-to-head
Team news
Cambridge United line-up (3-4-2-1)
Jake Eastwood, James Gibbons, Mamadou Jobe, Kell Watts, Liam Bennett, Dominic Ball, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, James Brophy, Ben Knight, Sullay Kaikai, Louis Appéré
Salford City line-up (5-3-2)
Matty Young, Haji Mnoga, Ollie Turton, Adebola Oluwo, Zach Awe, Luke Garbutt, Josh Austerfield, Matt Butcher, Jorge Grant, Ryan Graydon, Cole Stockton