Cambridge United vs Northampton result: 2–1
Stats, match flow, line-ups and summaryEFL Trophy Group South · Matchday 7
EFL Trophy · Group South · Matchday 7UTCAbbey Stadium
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Match summary
Cambridge United beat Northampton 2–1. Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu 29', Matthew Warhurst 51', Gassan Ahadme 62'. Cambridge United led 1–0 at half-time. Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu opened the scoring in minute 29.
Match timeline
- 29'
Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu1–0 - 45'Owen Moxon · for George Hoddle
- 45'
Sam Hoskins · for Lee Evans - 45'Jon Guthrie · for Janoi Donacien
- 45'Max Dyche · for Logan Briggs
- 51'Matthew Warhurst1–1
- 62'Gassan Ahadme2–1
- 62'Dominic Ball · for Patrick Bauer
- 62'Ben Knight · for Sullay Kaikai
- 62'Shayne Lavery · for Gassan Ahadme
- 72'Josh Powell
- 72'Nathaniel Opoku · for Matthew Warhurst
- 72'Kamarai Simon-Swyer · for Owen Dale
- 73'Kelland Watts
- 78'Daniel Herd · for Raees Bangura-Williams
- 82'Connor Lemonheigh-Evans
How was this match?
Match stats
Cambridge UnitedNorthampton
Overview
53%Possession %47%
11Shots10
5Shots on target3
4Corners5
13Fouls20
1Offsides1
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards0
Shots
2Blocked shots5
Passing
332/455 (73%)Passes278/406 (68%)
Defence
13/18 (72%)Tackles won14/22 (64%)
0Interceptions0
0Clearances0
2Saves3
Starting lineups
4-2-3-1 · 4-1-4-1
Cambridge United4-2-3-1
14⚽↓Ahadme
7Heath
44↓Bangura-Williams
11↓Kaikai
17⚽Mpanzu
38↓Hoddle
22Bradshaw
6Watts
5↓Bauer
15Heffernan
13Breeze
- 13Gabriel BreezeG
- 6Kelland WattsCD-L
- 5Patrick Bauer↓ 62'CD-R
- 22Zak BradshawLB
- 15Cathal HeffernanRB
- 44Raees Bangura-Williams↓ 78'AM
- 17Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu⚽LM
- 38George Hoddle↓ 45'RM
- 14Gassan Ahadme⚽↓ 62'F
- 7Isaac HeathAM-L
- 11Sullay Kaikai↓ 62'AM-R
Substitutes
- 8Owen Moxon↑ 45'
- 10Ben Knight↑ 62'
- 4Dominic Ball↑ 62'
- 19Shayne Lavery↑ 62'
- 33Daniel Herd↑ 78'
Northampton4-1-4-1
9⚽↓Warhurst
4O'Brien-Whitmarsh
24Lemonheigh-Evans
16Wormleighton
19↓Dale
8↓Evans
20↓Briggs
22Powell
6Moore
44↓Donacien
1Jeacock
- 1Zach JeacockG
- 22Josh PowellCD-L
- 6Elliott MooreCD-R
- 8Lee Evans↓ 45'DM
- 20Logan Briggs↓ 45'LB
- 44Janoi Donacien↓ 45'RB
- 24Connor Lemonheigh-EvansCM-L
- 16Joe WormleightonCM-R
- 4Joseph O'Brien-WhitmarshLM
- 19Owen Dale↓ 72'RM
- 9Matthew Warhurst⚽↓ 72'F
Substitutes
- 7Sam Hoskins↑ 45'
- 35Max Dyche↑ 45'
- 5Jon Guthrie↑ 45'
- 11Kamarai Simon-Swyer↑ 72'
- 17Nathaniel Opoku↑ 72'
Recent form
Cambridge United
Form points 5/15
Northampton
Form points 8/15
Head-to-head
1
Cambridge United
1
Draw
0
Northampton
Last 2 meetings
- Oct 6, 2026Cambridge United2–1Northampton
- Jul 28, 2026Cambridge United0–0Northampton
Venue
Abbey Stadium
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- When is Cambridge United vs Northampton?
- Cambridge United vs Northampton was played on Tuesday, October 6, 2026 at 18:00 UTC.
- Where is Cambridge United vs Northampton played?
- Cambridge United vs Northampton was played at Abbey Stadium.
- What competition is Cambridge United vs Northampton in?
- Cambridge United vs Northampton was part of the EFL Trophy.
- What was the final score of Cambridge United vs Northampton?
- Cambridge United vs Northampton ended 2–1.