Cambridge United 4-2 Tranmere Rovers: result and report
League Two · Saturday 24 January 2026
Result
Cambridge United 4-2 Tranmere Rovers
League Two · Saturday 24 January 2026, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-1
Cambridge United 4-2 Tranmere Rovers: match report
Cambridge United won against Tranmere Rovers 4-2 in the League Two on Saturday 24 January 2026. It was 0-1 at half-time.
Dylan Jones opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Cambridge United's goals came from Shayne Francis Lavery (58'), Kelland Watts (67'), Kelland Watts (77') and Ben Knight (90+6'). Tranmere Rovers scored through Dylan Jones (45') and Charlie Whitaker (63').
Discipline: Cambridge United received 3 yellow cards; Tranmere Rovers received 3 yellow cards.
Going into the game Cambridge United were 7th on 44 points from 25 and Tranmere Rovers 17th on 32 points from 26. Cambridge United went on to finish that season 4th with 82 points, and Tranmere Rovers 21st with 41.
Cambridge United lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Tranmere Rovers in a 3-4-2-1. The highest match rating in our data went to Kell Watts of Cambridge United (8.4), ahead of Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (7.6).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Cambridge United wins, 1 draw and 0 for Tranmere Rovers.
Key events
- 15'Yellow card · Nathan Smith
- 19'Yellow card
- 19'Yellow card · George Hoddle
- 35'Yellow card · James Brophy
- 45'Goal · Dylan Jones
- 54'Yellow card · Billy Blacker
- 58'Goal · Shayne Francis Lavery
- 63'Goal · Charlie Whitaker
- 67'Goal · Kelland Watts
- 77'Goal · Kelland Watts
- 86'Yellow card · Aaron McGowan
- 90+6'Goal · Ben Knight
Head-to-head
Team news
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Cambridge United line-up (3-4-2-1)
Jake Eastwood, James Gibbons, Mamadou Jobe, Kell Watts, Liam Bennett, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, George Hoddle, James Brophy, Ben Knight, Sullay Kaikai, Louis Appéré
Tranmere Rovers line-up (3-4-2-1)
Joe Murphy, Nathan Smith, William Tamen, Patrick Brough, Cameron Norman, Sam Finley, Billy Blacker, Jayden Joseph, Dylan Jones, Connor Jennings, Joe Ironside