CHELTENHAM. Cheltenham Town tops Shrewsbury Town with a 2-0 win with a goal from S. Long (45′) and a goal from A. May (46′).
The match was played at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium stadium in Cheltenham on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Carl Brook with the collaboration of Dean Treleaven and Daniel Flynn. The 4th official was Gareth Viccars. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 17.4 degrees Celsius or 63.34 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 64%.
Match Statistics
- 48 Ball Possession 52
Shots
- 10 Total 4
- 3 On Target 0
- 7 Off Target 4
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 70 Attack 107
- 33 Dangerous attack 37
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 4 Corners 2
- 1 Off Sides 3
Fouls
- 17 Total 11
- 1 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 2 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
The ball possession was not so different. Cheltenham Town was in possession of the ball for 48% of the time vs. Shrewsbury Town that controlled the ball for 52% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Shrewsbury Town was more pushing with 37 dangerous attacks and 4 shots of which 0 were on target. Notwithstanding, Cheltenham Town succeeded in find the solution to win this match.
Cheltenham Town shot 10 times, 3 on target, 7 off target. On the other side, Shrewsbury Town shot 4 times, 0 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Cheltenham Town received 1 yellow card (L. Sercombe). On the opposite side, Shrewsbury Town received 1 yellow card (T. Flanagan).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Cheltenham Town will have 11 points like Oxford United and Wycombe Wanderers to hold in the 17th place. On the other side, Shrewsbury Town will stay with 15 points like Exeter City to sit in the 12th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Cheltenham Town will host Charlton Athletic on the 6th of May with a 2-0 head to head stats in favor of Cheltenham Town (1 draw).
Shrewsbury Town will play away agasint Lincoln City on the 6th of May with a 7-4 head to head statistic in favor of Shrewsbury Town (8 draws).
Cheltenham Town – Formation
Cheltenham Town started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Wade Elliott decided to play with the following team: Luke Southwood, Ryan Jackson, Sean Long, Lewis Freestone, Liam Sercombe, Ryan Broom, Will Ferry, Elliott Bonds, Caleb Taylor, Alfie May and Dan Nlundulu.
The home team had on the bench: Taylor Perry, George Lloyd, Benjamin Williams, Shaun MacDonald, Charlie Brown, Christian Norton and Thomas Bradbury.
Substitutions
Cheltenham Town made 3 changes: D. N’Lundulu for G. Lloyd (84′), A. May for T. Perry (90′) and A. May for T. Perry (90′).
Shrewsbury Town – Formation
Shrewsbury Town started with a christmas tree line-up (4-3-2-1).
Steve Cotterill played with: Harry Burgoyne, Tom Flanagan, Cheyenne Dunkley, Luke Leahy, Matthew Pennington, Taylor Moore, Elliott Bennett, Carl Winchester, Tom Bayliss, Ryan Bowman and Christain Saydee.
These were the players on the bench: Tom Bloxham, Aiden O’Brien, Charlie Caton, Rekeil Pyke, Julien Da Costa, Robert Street and Jaden Bevan.
Substitutions
Shrewsbury Town made 2 changes: R. Bowman for R. Pyke (67′) and E. Bennett for J. Dacosta (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Plymouth Argyle – 0-1
- Port Vale – Sheffield Wednesday – 0-1
- Milton Keynes Dons – Peterborough United – 2-3
- Ipswich Town – Portsmouth – 3-2
- Fleetwood Town – Barnsley – 0-1
- Exeter City – Bristol Rovers – 2-2
- Cheltenham Town – Shrewsbury Town – 2-0
- Charlton Athletic – Oxford United – 1-1
- Cambridge United – Derby County – 0-2
- Burton Albion – Forest Green Rovers – 3-2
- Bolton Wanderers – Lincoln City – 2-0
- Accrington Stanley – Morecambe – 3-1