Accrington Stanley 2-0 Cheltenham Town: result and goals
Accrington Stanley beat Cheltenham Town 2-0 on Saturday, 3 October 2026 in the League Two.
Goals: Charlie Warren 78', Charlie Warren 87'.
Accrington Stanley sit 9th on 18 points.
Cheltenham Town sit 3rd on 21 points.
Accrington Stanley have 2 wins, 2 draws and 1 defeat in their last 5 matches.
Cheltenham Town have 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Accrington Stanley won 1, Cheltenham Town won 2, 2 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL League Two
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 3 October 2026, 15:00 (UK time)
- Venue
- Wham Stadium, Accrington
- 👥
- 2127
Match events
ACCCHL42'Charlie McCann
48'Tyler Walton
55'⇄▲ George Nurse ▼ Joe Tomlinson
62'⇄▲ Charlie Warren ▼ Tyler Walton
74'Josh Woods
78'⚽Charlie Warren ast. Connor O'Brien 1-0
80'David Tutonda
84'⇄▲ George Miller ▼ Jordan Shipley
84'⇄▲ Jake Bickerstaff ▼ Ryan Broom
87'⚽Charlie Warren 2-0
90+3'Charlie McCann
90+5'Andreas Weimann
90+6'⇄▲ Kirsten Otchere ▼ Andreas Weimann
Live commentary
- 90'+6'Kirsten Otchere (Cheltenham Town) Substitution at 90'+6'
- 90'+5'Andreas Weimann (Cheltenham Town) Yellow Card at 90'+5'
- 90'+3'Charlie Mccann (Cheltenham Town) Red Card at 90'+3'
- 87'Charlie Warren (Accrington Stanley) Goal at 87'
- 84'Jake Bickerstaff (Cheltenham Town) Substitution at 84'
- 84'George Miller (Cheltenham Town) Substitution at 84'
- 80'David Tutonda (Accrington Stanley) Yellow Card at 80'
- 78'Charlie Warren (Accrington Stanley) Goal at 78'
- 74'Josh Woods (Accrington Stanley) Yellow Card at 74'
- 62'Charlie Warren (Accrington Stanley) Substitution at 62'
- 55'George Nurse (Cheltenham Town) Substitution at 55'
- 48'Tyler Walton (Accrington Stanley) Yellow Card at 48'
- 42'Charlie Mccann (Cheltenham Town) Yellow Card at 42'
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
ACCCHL
General
44%Possession56%
5Big chances1
3Big chances missed1
8Corners2
Shots
23Total shots6
13Shots off target1
6Shots on target1
4Blocked shots4
0Hit woodwork0
16Shots inside box1
7Shots outside box5
Expected goals (xG)
2.59xG0.34
2.02xG open play0.07
0.56xG set play0.27
2.59Non-penalty xG0.34
1.71xG on target (xGOT)0.08
Passes
338Passes462
231 (68%)Accurate passes349 (76%)
108Own half229
123Opposition half120
36 (43%)Accurate long balls31 (40%)
11 (35%)Accurate crosses2 (29%)
18Throw-ins30
36Touches in opposition box5
1Offsides0
Defence
11Tackles7
7Interceptions2
4Shot blocks4
24Clearances36
1Keeper saves4
Duels
65Duels won49
27 (53%)Ground duels won24 (47%)
38 (60%)Aerial duels won25 (40%)
5 (63%)Successful dribbles2 (25%)
Discipline
3Yellow cards1
0Red cards1
15Fouls committed11
General
44%Possession56%
2Big chances0
2Big chances missed0
6Corners0
Shots
15Total shots3
8Shots off target1
3Shots on target1
4Blocked shots1
0Hit woodwork0
10Shots inside box0
5Shots outside box3
Expected goals (xG)
1.02xG0.08
0.71xG open play0.03
0.30xG set play0.05
1.02Non-penalty xG0.08
0.42xG on target (xGOT)0.08
Passes
166Passes232
121 (73%)Accurate passes179 (77%)
60Own half124
61Opposition half55
18 (49%)Accurate long balls13 (42%)
8 (50%)Accurate crosses1 (25%)
6Throw-ins17
19Touches in opposition box1
1Offsides0
Defence
8Tackles5
5Interceptions1
1Shot blocks4
12Clearances18
1Keeper saves3
Duels
37Duels won24
15 (52%)Ground duels won14 (48%)
22 (69%)Aerial duels won10 (31%)
2 (50%)Successful dribbles1 (17%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
8Fouls committed5
General
44%Possession56%
3Big chances1
1Big chances missed1
2Corners2
Shots
8Total shots3
5Shots off target0
3Shots on target0
0Blocked shots3
0Hit woodwork0
6Shots inside box1
2Shots outside box2
Expected goals (xG)
1.57xG0.26
1.31xG open play0.04
0.26xG set play0.22
1.57Non-penalty xG0.26
1.29xG on target (xGOT)0.00
Passes
172Passes230
110 (64%)Accurate passes170 (74%)
48Own half105
62Opposition half65
18 (39%)Accurate long balls18 (39%)
3 (20%)Accurate crosses1 (33%)
12Throw-ins13
17Touches in opposition box4
0Offsides0
Defence
3Tackles2
2Interceptions1
3Shot blocks0
12Clearances18
0Keeper saves1
Duels
28Duels won25
12 (55%)Ground duels won10 (45%)
16 (52%)Aerial duels won15 (48%)
3 (75%)Successful dribbles1 (50%)
Discipline
3Yellow cards0
0Red cards1
7Fouls committed6
Accrington StanleyCheltenham Town
Expected goals (xG)
2.59–0.34
xG on target (xGOT)
1.71–0.08
Shots
23–6
Big chances
5–1
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
← Cheltenham (6)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedAccrington (23) →
xG: chance of each shot becoming a goal from its position and type. xGOT: the same once the shot is on target.
Player of the match
Charlie Warren
Accrington Stanley
Ratings
Accrington Stanley7.6
- 8.730Charlie Warren⚽⚽▲62'
- 8.138Connor O'BrienA
- 7.917Devon Matthews
- 7.822Joseph Anderson
- 7.814Stefan Mols
- 7.839Josh Woods
- 7.72Donald Love
- 7.628Séamus Conneely
- 7.41Louie Moulden
- 7.233David Tutonda
- 7.010Alex Henderson
- 6.623Tyler Walton
Cheltenham Town6.1
- 6.75Robbie Cundy
- 6.74Joe Tomlinson
- 6.53Jonathan Tomkinson
- 6.426Jordan Shipley
- 6.325Pierce Sweeney
- 6.321George Nurse▲55'
- 6.119Jake Evans
- 5.97Ben Stevenson
- 5.918Andreas Weimann
- 5.714Ryan Broom
- 5.323Wyll Stanway
- 5.38Charlie McCann
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
Accrington · Substitutes
- 30Charlie Warren▲62'8.7
- 21James Rogerson
- 25Josh Smith
- 3Oliver Smith
- 20Charlie Brown
- 8Conor Grant
- 27Joel Catesby
Manager: John Doolan
Cheltenham · Substitutes
- 21George Nurse▲55'6.3
- 10George Miller▲84'
- 11Jake Bickerstaff▲84'
- 9Kirsten Otchere▲90'
- 1Joe Day
- 33Freddy Willcox
- 6James Wilson
Manager: Steve Cotterill
Last 5 matches
Accrington Stanley
WCrawley Town3-25 Sept 2026
L@ Barnet2-112 Sept 2026
DNewport County0-019 Sept 2026
WSunderland U213-322 Sept 2026
D@ Swindon Town1-126 Sept 2026
Cheltenham Town
DGrimsby Town2-25 Sept 2026
W@ Crawley Town3-112 Sept 2026
D@ Colchester United1-119 Sept 2026
WExeter City2-222 Sept 2026
WChesterfield2-126 Sept 2026
Head-to-head record
1
Accrington
2
Draws
2
Cheltenham
Last meetings
31 Jan 2026Accrington Stanley3 – 1Cheltenham Town
6 Sept 2025Cheltenham Town1 – 0Accrington Stanley
28 Jan 2025Accrington Stanley0 – 0Cheltenham Town
1 Oct 2024Cheltenham Town2 – 1Accrington Stanley
11 Feb 2023Cheltenham Town0 – 0Accrington Stanley
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Salford City | 12 | 8 | 1 | 3 | +7 | 25 | WWWWW |
| 2 |  Barnet | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | +8 | 22 | WWWLD |
| 3 |  Cheltenham | 13 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 21 | DWDWW |
| 4 |  Crewe | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 21 | WWWLL |
| 5 |  York City | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +8 | 20 | WDDDW |
| 6 |  Walsall | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | +9 | 19 | DDDDW |
| 7 |  Chesterfield | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +6 | 19 | WDLDW |
| 8 |  Exeter | 13 | 5 | 4 | 4 | +3 | 19 | WWDWW |
| 9 |  Accrington | 13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | +6 | 18 | WLDWD |
| 10 |  Shrewsbury | 13 | 5 | 3 | 5 | -4 | 18 | WLWWD |
| 11 |  Grimsby | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | +3 | 17 | LLLDW |
| 12 |  Gillingham | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | DWLDL |
| 13 |  Tranmere | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 16 | LDLWD |
| 14 |  Swindon | 13 | 4 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 16 | LLDWD |
| 15 |  Bristol Rovers | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | -4 | 16 | LLLLD |
| 16 |  Newport | 13 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 15 | DWDDL |
| 17 |  Rochdale | 13 | 4 | 3 | 6 | -7 | 15 | WDLDL |
| 18 |  Fleetwood Town | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -2 | 14 | LDWLL |
| 19 |  Northampton | 11 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 13 | LDWLW |
| 20 |  Oldham | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -4 | 12 | LDWLD |
| 21 |  Colchester | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | -5 | 12 | DLDDL |
| 22 |  Rotherham | 13 | 2 | 6 | 5 | -6 | 12 | LLLDD |
| 23 |  Port Vale | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -6 | 12 | LWWDL |
| 24 |  Crawley | 11 | 1 | 3 | 7 | -9 | 6 | DDLLD |
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FAQ
What was the score in Accrington Stanley v Cheltenham Town?
Accrington Stanley beat Cheltenham Town 2-0 on Saturday 3 October (League Two).
Who scored in Accrington Stanley v Cheltenham Town?
Goals: Charlie Warren 78' and Charlie Warren 87'.
When do Accrington Stanley play next?
Accrington Stanley play Northampton Town on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
When do Cheltenham Town play next?
Cheltenham Town play Tranmere Rovers on Saturday 31 October at 15:00 (UK time).
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