Cambridge United 1-0 Blackpool: result and goals
Cambridge United beat Blackpool 1-0 on Saturday, 10 October 2026 in the League One.
Goals: Gassan Ahadme 82'.
Cambridge United sit 6th on 20 points.
Blackpool sit 20th on 11 points.
Cambridge United have 3 wins, 2 draws and 0 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Blackpool have 1 win, 1 draw and 3 defeats in their last 5 matches.
Last 5 meetings: Cambridge United won 1, Blackpool won 2, 2 drawn.
- Competition
- EFL League One
- Kick-off
- Saturday, 10 October 2026, 15:15 (UK time)
- Venue
- Cledara Abbey Stadium, Cambridge
- 👥
- 7295
Match events
CAMBLP6'George Honeyman
31'Oliver Casey
46'⇄▲ Owen Moxon ▼ Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu
52'⇄▲ Hayden Coulson ▼ Tom Bloxham
60'⇄▲ Shayne Lavery ▼ Isaac Heath
68'⇄▲ Ilmari Niskanen ▼ Josh Bowler
69'⇄▲ Dion Charles ▼ Jerry Yates
76'⇄▲ Jordan Brown ▼ Albie Morgan
82'⚽Gassan Ahadme ast. Ben Knight 1-0
84'⇄▲ Raees Bangura-Williams ▼ Ben Knight
86'Sullay Kaikai
90+4'Finley Munroe
Live commentary
- 90'+4'Finley Munroe (Blackpool) Yellow Card at 90'+4'
- 86'Sullay Kaikai (Cambridge United) Yellow Card at 86'
- 84'Raees Bangura-Williams (Cambridge United) Substitution at 84'
- 82'Gassan Ahadme (Cambridge United) Goal at 82'
- 76'Jordan Brown (Blackpool) Substitution at 76'
- 69'Dion Charles (Blackpool) Substitution at 69'
- 68'Ilmari Niskanen (Blackpool) Substitution at 68'
- 60'Shayne Lavery (Cambridge United) Substitution at 60'
- 52'Hayden Coulson (Blackpool) Substitution at 52'
- 45'Owen Moxon (Cambridge United) Substitution at 45'
- 31'Oliver Casey (Blackpool) Yellow Card at 31'
- 6'George Honeyman (Blackpool) Red Card at 6'
Commentary: ESPN
Stats
CAMBLP
General
73%Possession27%
3Big chances1
3Big chances missed1
13Corners6
Shots
21Total shots6
9Shots off target1
7Shots on target2
5Blocked shots3
1Hit woodwork0
14Shots inside box4
7Shots outside box2
Expected goals (xG)
1.90xG0.66
1.48xG open play0.66
0.41xG set play0.00
1.90Non-penalty xG0.66
1.11xG on target (xGOT)0.55
Passes
473Passes177
384 (81%)Accurate passes94 (53%)
95Own half41
289Opposition half53
30 (52%)Accurate long balls16 (24%)
11 (28%)Accurate crosses1 (8%)
24Throw-ins22
39Touches in opposition box12
2Offsides2
Defence
15Tackles14
7Interceptions7
4Shot blocks4
30Clearances48
1Keeper saves6
Duels
62Duels won49
34 (55%)Ground duels won28 (45%)
28 (57%)Aerial duels won21 (43%)
5 (56%)Successful dribbles7 (58%)
Discipline
1Yellow cards2
0Red cards1
9Fouls committed14
General
69%Possession31%
1Big chances1
1Big chances missed1
4Corners5
Shots
13Total shots3
7Shots off target0
3Shots on target1
3Blocked shots2
0Hit woodwork0
9Shots inside box2
4Shots outside box1
Expected goals (xG)
0.95xG0.40
0.66xG open play0.40
0.30xG set play0.00
0.95Non-penalty xG0.40
0.24xG on target (xGOT)0.00
Passes
223Passes98
182 (82%)Accurate passes60 (61%)
44Own half28
138Opposition half32
14 (48%)Accurate long balls8 (26%)
5 (31%)Accurate crosses1 (11%)
8Throw-ins12
16Touches in opposition box7
0Offsides1
Defence
11Tackles6
3Interceptions3
3Shot blocks2
12Clearances16
0Keeper saves3
Duels
33Duels won23
22 (61%)Ground duels won14 (39%)
11 (55%)Aerial duels won9 (45%)
3 (60%)Successful dribbles4 (44%)
Discipline
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards1
5Fouls committed8
General
77%Possession23%
2Big chances0
2Big chances missed0
9Corners1
Shots
8Total shots3
2Shots off target1
4Shots on target1
2Blocked shots1
1Hit woodwork0
5Shots inside box2
3Shots outside box1
Expected goals (xG)
0.94xG0.26
0.83xG open play0.26
0.12xG set play0.00
0.94Non-penalty xG0.26
0.87xG on target (xGOT)0.55
Passes
250Passes79
202 (81%)Accurate passes34 (43%)
51Own half13
151Opposition half21
16 (55%)Accurate long balls8 (22%)
6 (25%)Accurate crosses0 (0%)
16Throw-ins10
23Touches in opposition box5
2Offsides1
Defence
4Tackles8
4Interceptions4
1Shot blocks2
18Clearances32
1Keeper saves3
Duels
29Duels won26
12 (46%)Ground duels won14 (54%)
17 (59%)Aerial duels won12 (41%)
2 (50%)Successful dribbles3 (100%)
Discipline
1Yellow cards1
0Red cards0
4Fouls committed6
Cambridge UnitedBlackpool
Expected goals (xG)
1.90–0.66
xG on target (xGOT)
1.11–0.55
Shots
21–6
Big chances
3–1
Match momentum
Above the line the home side is on top; below, the away side.
Shot map
← Blackpool (6)GoalOn targetOff target or blockedCambridge (21) →
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
Kelland Watts
Cambridge United
Ratings
Cambridge United7.4
- 9.06Kelland Watts
- 8.14Dominic Ball
- 8.110Ben KnightA
- 8.111Sullay Kaikai
- 8.114Gassan Ahadme⚽
- 7.715Cathal Heffernan
- 7.62Liam Bennett
- 7.51Jake Eastwood
- 7.122Zak Bradshaw
- 6.98Owen Moxon▲46'
- 6.77Isaac Heath
- 6.517Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu
- 5.619Shayne Lavery▲60'
Blackpool6.4
- 7.51Bailey Peacock-Farrell
- 7.226Finley Munroe
- 6.93Zac Ashworth
- 6.98Albie Morgan
- 6.628Jordan Williams
- 6.56Jordan Brown▲76'
- 6.14Oliver Casey
- 6.112Jerry Yates
- 6.115Hayden Coulson▲52'
- 6.121Ilmari Niskanen▲68'
- 6.011Josh Bowler
- 6.014Tom Bloxham
- 6.019Dion Charles▲69'
- 5.917Karoy Anderson
Rating out of 10 for each player’s contribution to the match.
Lineups
Cambridge · Substitutes
- 8Owen Moxon▲46'6.9
- 19Shayne Lavery▲60'5.6
- 44Raees Bangura-Williams▲84'
- 13Gabriel Breeze
- 5Patrick Bauer
- 29Sam Curtis
- 9Louis Appéré
Manager: Neil Harris
Blackpool · Substitutes
- 15Hayden Coulson▲52'6.1
- 21Ilmari Niskanen▲68'6.1
- 19Dion Charles▲69'6.0
- 6Jordan Brown▲76'6.5
- 2Andy Lyons
- 7Leighton Clarkson
- 18Dale Taylor
Manager: Ian Evatt
Last 5 matches
Cambridge United
WReading2-112 Sept 2026
D@ Oxford United1-119 Sept 2026
W@ Gillingham4-122 Sept 2026
DAFC Wimbledon1-126 Sept 2026
WNorthampton Town2-16 Oct 2026
Blackpool
L@ Reading3-15 Sept 2026
DBromley2-212 Sept 2026
LPlymouth Argyle4-219 Sept 2026
L@ Wigan Athletic3-222 Sept 2026
WCrewe Alexandra2-26 Oct 2026
Head-to-head record
1
Cambridge
2
Draws
2
Blackpool
Last meetings
11 Mar 2025Blackpool2 – 1Cambridge United
24 Aug 2024Cambridge United4 – 4Blackpool
6 Apr 2024Blackpool1 – 0Cambridge United
16 Dec 2023Cambridge United2 – 1Blackpool
14 Jan 2017Cambridge United0 – 0Blackpool
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Huddersfield | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | +13 | 25 | WDWWW |
| 2 |  Stockport | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | +12 | 23 | WWWWD |
| 3 |  Bradford | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | +5 | 22 | DDWDD |
| 4 |  Plymouth | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | +2 | 22 | WWLLW |
| 5 |  Reading | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +12 | 21 | DWLWW |
| 6 |  Cambridge | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 20 | WDWDW |
| 7 |  Oxford Utd | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | +8 | 19 | DWDWD |
| 8 |  Sheffield Wed | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +8 | 18 | DDWLL |
| 9 |  Mansfield | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | +4 | 18 | DWDWW |
| 10 |  Luton | 11 | 5 | 2 | 4 | +2 | 17 | LWLWW |
| 11 |  Burton Albion | 13 | 4 | 5 | 4 | -1 | 17 | LLDDW |
| 12 |  Stevenage | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +4 | 15 | LWLWL |
| 13 |  Leicester | 11 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 15 | DLWWL |
| 14 |  Wycombe | 12 | 3 | 6 | 3 | -4 | 15 | DLWDD |
| 15 |  Leyton Orient | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | +2 | 14 | LDWLL |
| 16 |  Wimbledon | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -11 | 13 | DLLLD |
| 17 |  Doncaster | 11 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 12 | WWLLW |
| 18 |  MK Dons | 11 | 2 | 6 | 3 | -6 | 12 | DLWLW |
| 19 |  Notts County | 11 | 2 | 5 | 4 | -3 | 11 | DLLWD |
| 20 |  Blackpool | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 11 | LDLLW |
| 21 |  Peterborough | 12 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -10 | 10 | DWDLD |
| 22 |  Bromley | 11 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -16 | 9 | DLLLD |
| 23 |  Barnsley | 11 | 2 | 2 | 7 | -10 | 8 | DLLLL |
| 24 |  Wigan | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | -9 | 7 | LLWLL |
League One: upcoming fixtures
FAQ
What was the score in Cambridge United v Blackpool?
Cambridge United beat Blackpool 1-0 on Saturday 10 October (League One).
Who scored in Cambridge United v Blackpool?
Goals: Gassan Ahadme 82'.
When do Cambridge United play next?
Cambridge United play Sheffield Wednesday on Tuesday 27 October at 19:45 (UK time).
When do Blackpool play next?
Blackpool play Aston Villa U21 on Tuesday 27 October at 19:00 (UK time).
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