SHREWSBURY. Shrewsbury Town overcomes Cheltenham Town 3-1. Cheltenham Town was truly superior in terms of ball possession (69%).​

Shrewsbury Town remained in players after T. Bloxham received a red card in the 40′. Even so, Shrewsbury Town still was able to win this contest playing only in players​.

The match was played at the Montgomery Waters Meadow stadium in Shrewsbury on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Andrew Kitchen with the support of Peter Gooch and David Hunt. The 4th official was Daniel Flinn. The weather was mist. The temperature was quite cold at 6 degrees Celsius or 42.85 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 98%.​

Match Statistics​

Shrewsbury Town

3 - 1

Cheltenham Town

  • ! 31 Ball Possession 69
Shots
  • 10 Total 27
  • 5 On Target 9
  • 5 Off Target 18
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 80 Attack 121
  • 35 Dangerous attack 70
  • 152 Ball safe 159
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 5
Fouls
  • 8 Total 5
  • 0 Yellow Cards 3
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 1 Red Card 0
Other
  • 4 Substitutions 1

Ball possession

Cheltenham Town was in firm control of the ball 69% while Shrewsbury Town was struggling with a 31% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cheltenham Town had a more offensive attitude with 70 dangerous attacks and 27 shots of which 9 were on target. Anyway, Shrewsbury Town found a way to find the solution to win this match.​

Shrewsbury Town shot 10 times, 5 on target, 5 off target. On the opposite side, Cheltenham Town shot 27 times, 9 on target, 18 off target.

Cards

Shrewsbury Town didn’t receive any yellow card. On the opposite side, Cheltenham Town received 3 yellow cards (A. May, C. Hussey and E. Chapman).

(Shrewsbury Town) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (40′).

Match Timeline

Daniel Udoh(goal)T. Bloxham
10'
16'
25'
Tom Bloxham- Red
40'
40'
45'
46'
Daniel Udoh(goal)
48'
Aaron Pierre- sub ->N. Ogbeta
68'
70'
78'
Ryan Bowman- sub ->D. Udoh
80'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Wigan Athletic
92
46
Rotherham United
90
46
Milton Keynes Dons
89
46
Sheffield Wednesday
85
46
Sunderland
84
46
Wycombe Wanderers
83
46
Plymouth Argyle
80
46
Oxford United
76
46
Bolton Wanderers
73
46
Portsmouth
73
46
Ipswich Town
70
46
Accrington Stanley
61
46
Charlton Athletic
59
46
Cambridge United
58
46
Cheltenham Town
56
46
Burton Albion
53
46
Lincoln City
52
46
Shrewsbury Town
50
46
Morecambe
42
46
Fleetwood Town
40
46
Gillingham
40
46
Doncaster Rovers
38
46
AFC Wimbledon
37
46
Crewe Alexandra
29
46

After playing this encounter, Shrewsbury Town will have 22 points like Fleetwood Town and Lincoln City to remain in the 20th place. Regarding the opposition, Cheltenham Town will stay with 28 points like Burton Albion to remain in the 14th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Shrewsbury Town will play away with Fleetwood Town on the 26th of December with a 7-2 head to head stats in favor of Fleetwood Town (5 draws).

Cheltenham Town will host Plymouth Argyle on the 26th of December with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Plymouth Argyle (1 draw).

Shrewsbury Town – Formation

Shrewsbury Town
G
Marko Marosi 1.Slovakia
7.6
D
Luke Leahy 3.England
7.4
D
Matthew Pennington 5.England
7.2
D
George Nurse 23.England
6.8
M
Elliott Bennett 17.England
6.4
M
David Davis 16.England
8.1
78'
M
Josh Vela 10.England
7.1
M
Nathanael Ogbeta 14.England
6.1
68'
M
Joshua Daniels 22.Northern Ireland
6.4
46'
F
Tom Bloxham 18.England
6.4
40'
F
Daniel Udoh 11.Nigeria
8.3
80' 10', 48'
Substitutes
G
Harry Burgoyne 13.England
D
Aaron Pierre 6.Grenada
6.7
68'
M
T. Leshabela 24.South Africa
F
Rekeil Pyke 15.England
6.5
46'
F
Ryan Bowman 12.England
6.5
80'
F
Charlie Caton 19.England
F
Sam Cosgrove 9.England

Shrewsbury Town started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Steve Cotterill decided to play with the following team: Marko Maroši (7.6), Matthew Pennington (7.2), Luke Leahy (7.4), George Nurse (6.8), Joshua Daniels (6.4), Elliott Bennett (6.4), David Davis (8.1), Josh Vela (7.1), Nathanael Ogbeta (6.1), Daniel Udoh (8.3) and Tom Bloxham (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Rekeil Pyke (6.5), Ryan Bowman (6.5), T. Leshabela, Aaron Pierre (6.7), C. Caton, H. Burgoyne and S. Cosgrove.

Substitutions

Shrewsbury Town made 3 changes: J. Daniels for R. Pyke (46′), N. Ogbeta for A. Pierre (68′) and D. Udoh for R. Bowman (80′).

Best player: Daniel Udoh​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Shrewsbury Town was Daniel Udoh.

His rating is (8.3) with 2 goals, 18 passes (66% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 9.

Cheltenham Town – Formation

Cheltenham Town
G
Owen Evans 1.Wales
6.3
D
Chris Hussey 3.England
6.6
40'
D
Charlie Raglan 5.England
6.7
D
Sean Long 2.Republic of Ireland
7.1
D
M. Blair 17.England
6.7
M
Liam Sercombe 8.England
7.4
M
Dan Crowley 28.England
7.6
M
Ellis Chapman 11.England
6.6
45'
M
Alfie May 10.England
6.6
25'
M
Kyle Joseph 21.Scotland
6.4
70'
F
Andy Williams 14.England
7.3
16'
Substitutes
G
Scott Flinders 20.England
D
Mattie Pollock 4.England
D
Lewis Freestone 6.England
D
Grant Horton 24.England
M
Conor Thomas 7.England
M
Callum Wright 16.England
6.1
70'

Cheltenham Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Michael Duff played with: Owen Evans (6.3), Matty Blair (6.7), Charlie Raglan (6.7), Sean Long (7.1), Chris Hussey (6.6), Liam Sercombe (7.4), Ellis Chapman (6.6), Kyle Joseph (6.4), Daniel Crowley (7.6), Alfie May (6.6) and Andy Williams (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: C. Thomas, M. Pollock, L. Freestone, S. Flinders, G. Horton and Callum Wright (6.1).

Substitutions

Cheltenham Town made only 1 change substituting K. Joseph for C. Wright (70′)​.

Best player: Daniel Crowley​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Cheltenham Town was Daniel Crowley.

His rating is (7.6) with 78 passes (93% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League One.​