Cambridge United 2-0 Walsall: result and report

League Two · Thursday 1 January 2026

Result

Cambridge United 2-0 Walsall

League Two · Thursday 1 January 2026, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Cambridge United 2-0 Walsall: match report

Cambridge United won against Walsall 2-0 in the League Two on Thursday 1 January 2026. The half-time score was 1-0.

Ben Knight opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Cambridge United's goals came from Ben Knight (45+2') and Ben Knight (53'). Walsall did not score.

Discipline: Cambridge United received no yellow cards; Walsall received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Cambridge United were 8th on 38 points from 23 and Walsall 3rd on 43 points from 23. Cambridge United went on to finish that season 4th with 82 points, and Walsall 13th with 65.

Cambridge United lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Walsall in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Ben Knight of Cambridge United (8.6), ahead of Zeno Ibsen Rossi (7.8).

Going into the match Cambridge United's last five read W-D-W-D-D and Walsall's L-W-D-D-W.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 45+2'Goal · Ben KnightCambridge United · 1-0
  • 53'Goal · Ben KnightCambridge United · 2-0
  • 90'Missed penalty · Aaron PressleyWalsall
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Rico BrowneWalsall

Team news

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Cambridge United line-up (3-4-2-1)

Jake Eastwood, Mamadou Jobe, Zeno Ibsen Rossi, Kell Watts, Liam Bennett, Dominic Ball, Shane McLoughlin, James Brophy, Ben Knight, Sullay Kaikai, Louis Appéré

Walsall line-up (3-5-2)

Myles Roberts, Rico Browne, Aden Flint, Evan Weir, Connor Barrett, Jamie Jellis, Charlie Lakin, Ryan Finnigan, Jid Okeke, Jamille Matt, Daniel Kanu