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

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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.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 22'Yellow card · Haji MnogaSalford City
  • 49'Goal · James GibbonsCambridge United · 1-0
  • 62'Yellow card · J. GrantSalford City
  • 71'Yellow card · Pelly Ruddock MpanzuCambridge United
  • 81'Yellow card · Fabio BoriniSalford City
  • 83'Yellow card · James GibbonsCambridge United
  • 83'Yellow card · Ryan GraydonSalford City

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Cambridge United 0, draws 1, Salford City 0.

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