EFL Trophy
Cambridge United beat Northampton 2-1
6 Oct 2026 · Group South - 7
EFL Trophy · Group South - 7
Match result
Cambridge United
2 - 1
Northampton
6 Oct 2026 · Abbey Stadium
League position
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Cambridge United | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 20 |
Form (last 5 matches)
Cambridge UnitedDWWDL
Goalscorers
Cambridge United
- Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu 29' (assist: Isaac Heath)
- Gassan Ahadme 62' (pen.)
Northampton
- M. Warhurst 51' (assist: josh powell)
Lineups
Cambridge United
Formation 4-2-3-1 · Coach: N. Harris
- 13G. Breeze
- 15Cathal Séan Heffernan Andrews
- 5P. Bauer
- 6K. Watts
- 22Z. Bradshaw
- 38G. Hoddle
- 17P. Mpanzu
- 11S. Kaikai
- 44Raees Bangura-Williams
- 7Isaac Heath
- 14G. Yahyai
Bench
G. McConnell, D. Ball, D. Herd, Ben Hughes, B. Knight, S. Lavery, O. Moxon
Northampton
Formation 4-4-2 · Coach: C. Hogg
- 1Z. Jeacock
- 44J. Donacien
- 6E. Moore
- 22Joshua Alan Powell
- 20L. Briggs
- 16J. Wormleighton
- 8L. Evans
- 24C. Lemonheigh-Evans
- 4J. O'Brien-Whitmarsh
- 19O. Dale
- 9Matthew Warhurst
Bench
J. Guthrie, M. Dyche, J. Dadge, S. Hoskins, E. List, N. Opoku, K. Simon-Swyer
Substitutions
Cambridge United
- 45'▲ Owen Moxon ▼ George Hoddle
- 62'▲ Dominic Ball ▼ Patrick Bauer
- 62'▲ Ben Knight ▼ Sullay Kaikai
- 62'▲ Shayne Lavery ▼ Gassan Ahadme
- 78'▲ Daniel Herd ▼ Raees Bangura-Williams
Northampton
- 45'▲ Jon Guthrie ▼ Janoi Donacien
- 45'▲ Sam Hoskins ▼ Lee Evans
- 45'▲ Max Dyche ▼ Logan briggs
- 72'▲ Nathaniel Opoku ▼ M. Warhurst
- 72'▲ Kamarai Simon-Swyer ▼ Owen Dale
Cards
Cambridge United
- 73' Kelland Watts
Northampton
- 72' josh powell
- 82' Connor Lemonheigh-Evans
Match statistics
| Cambridge United | Northampton | |
|---|---|---|
| Possession | 53% | 47% |
| Shots | 11 | 10 |
| Shots on goal | 5 | 3 |
| Corners | 4 | 5 |
| Fouls | 13 | 20 |
| Offsides | 1 | 1 |
| Yellow cards | 1 | 2 |
| Red cards | 0 | 0 |
| Saves | 2 | 3 |
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