Cambridge United 1-0 Shrewsbury Town: result and report
League Two · Tuesday 27 January 2026
Result
Cambridge United 1-0 Shrewsbury Town
League Two · Tuesday 27 January 2026, 19:45 UTC · half-time 0-0
Cambridge United 1-0 Shrewsbury Town: match report
Cambridge United beat Shrewsbury Town 1-0 in the League Two on Tuesday 27 January 2026. The half-time score was 0-0.
The only goal came from Ben Knight of Cambridge United in the 90th minute, from the penalty spot.
Discipline: Cambridge United received 1 yellow card; Shrewsbury Town received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Cambridge United were 4th on 47 points from 26 and Shrewsbury Town 21st on 22 points from 26. Cambridge United went on to finish that season 4th with 82 points, and Shrewsbury Town 19th with 49.
Cambridge United lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Shrewsbury Town in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Ben Knight of Cambridge United (7.8), level with Matthew Cox (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Cambridge United wins, 1 draw and 1 for Shrewsbury Town.
Going into the match Cambridge United's last five read W-W-W-W-D and Shrewsbury Town's L-W-L-L-L.
Key events
- 59'Yellow card · L. Appéré
- 90'Yellow card · Sam Clucas
- 90+1'Yellow card
- 90+1'Penalty goal · Ben Knight
Head-to-head
Team news
Cambridge United line-up (3-4-2-1)
Jake Eastwood, Mamadou Jobe, Kell Watts, James Gibbons, Liam Bennett, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, George Hoddle, James Brophy, Ben Knight, Sullay Kaikai, Louis Appéré
Shrewsbury Town line-up (4-2-3-1)
Matthew Cox, Luca Hoole, Tom Anderson, Will Boyle, Josh Ruffels, Taylor Perry, Temple Ojinnaka, Tom Sang, Iwan Morgan, Sam Clucas, Trey Samuel-Ogunsuyi