Cambridge United vs Northampton Town, 2026-27 EFL Trophy, Group Stage

· English EFL Trophy

Cambridge United

29': Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
62': Gassan Ahadme (P)

FT
2 - 1

Northampton Town

51': Matthew Warhurst

About

Cambridge United are hosting Northampton Town at Cledara Abbey Stadium, Cambridge, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English EFL Trophy.

Match Commentary

29': Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu (Cambridge United) Goal at 29'
45': Owen Moxon (Cambridge United) Substitution at 45'
45': Sam Hoskins (Northampton Town) Substitution at 45'
45': Jon Guthrie (Northampton Town) Substitution at 45'
45': Max Dyche (Northampton Town) Substitution at 45'
51': Matthew Warhurst (Northampton Town) Goal at 51'
62': Gassan Ahadme (Cambridge United) Penalty - Scored at 62'
62': Dominic Ball (Cambridge United) Substitution at 62'
62': Ben Knight (Cambridge United) Substitution at 62'
62': Shayne Lavery (Cambridge United) Substitution at 62'
72': Josh Powell (Northampton Town) Yellow Card at 72'
72': Nathaniel Opoku (Northampton Town) Substitution at 72'
72': Kamarai Simon-Swyer (Northampton Town) Substitution at 72'
73': Kelland Watts (Cambridge United) Yellow Card at 73'
78': Daniel Herd (Cambridge United) Substitution at 78'
82': Connor Lemonheigh-Evans (Northampton Town) Yellow Card at 82'

Statistics

NHT		CAM
20	Fouls	13
2	Yellow Cards	1
0	Red Cards	0
1	Offsides	1
5	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	2
46.8	Possession	53.2
10	SHOTS	11
3	ON GOAL	5
0.3	On Target %	0.5
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
278	Accurate Passes	332
406	Passes	455
0.7	Pass Completion %	0.7
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
5	Blocked Shots	2
14	Effective Tackles	13
22	Tackles	18
0.6	Tackle %	0.7
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
29	Clearances	32

Game Information

Competition: English EFL Trophy

Venue: Cledara Abbey Stadium
Location: Cambridge, England
Attendance: 888

EFL Trophy Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Cambridge United	2	+4	6
2	Brighton & Hove Albion U21	2	+2	3
3	Gillingham	2	-2	3
4	Northampton Town	2	-4	0

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Cambridge United (4-2-3-1)

No.	Name
13	Gabriel Breeze (GK)
6	Kelland Watts
5	Patrick Bauer
22	Zak Bradshaw
15	Cathal Heffernan
44	Raees Bangura-Williams
17	Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu
38	George Hoddle
14	Gassan Ahadme
7	Isaac Heath
11	Sullay Kaikai

Cambridge United Substitutes:

Glenn Mcconnell, Daniel Herd, Ben Knight, Owen Moxon, Dominic Ball, Ben Hughes, Shayne Lavery.

Northampton Town (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Zach Jeacock (GK)
22	Josh Powell
6	Elliott Moore
8	Lee Evans
20	Logan Briggs
44	Janoi Donacien
24	Connor Lemonheigh-Evans
16	Joe Wormleighton
4	Joseph O'Brien-Whitmarsh
19	Owen Dale
9	Matthew Warhurst

Northampton Town Substitutes:

Sam Hoskins, Max Dyche, Elliott List, Kamarai Simon-Swyer, Jon Guthrie, Nathaniel Opoku, James Dadge.

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