Tranmere vs Cheltenham

League Two · 2026 · Regular Season - 14

Tranmere

Full time

Cheltenham

Prenton Park, Birkenhead, MerseysideCapacity 16,567

Timeline

Kick-off
1'0-1Goal. C. McCann (Jake Evans)Normal GoalTeam: Cheltenham
23'1-1Goal. D. Jones (J. Slater)Normal GoalTeam: Tranmere
32'Yellow card. Jake EvansYellow Card · FoulTeam: Cheltenham
39'2-1Goal. D. JonesNormal GoalTeam: Tranmere
45'Substitution. J. Turnbull replaced by N. SmithSubstitution 1Team: Tranmere
45+1'Yellow card. J. TurnbullYellow Card · ArgumentTeam: Tranmere
45+3'3-1Goal. Charlie Jay Whitaker (T. Ince)Normal GoalTeam: Tranmere
3-1Half time
Second half
60'Yellow card. T. ConlonYellow Card · FoulTeam: Tranmere
68'Substitution. R. Broom replaced by G. MillerSubstitution 2Team: Cheltenham
68'Substitution. J. Shipley replaced by G. NurseSubstitution 1Team: Cheltenham
78'Yellow card. J. TomkinsonYellow Card · FoulTeam: Cheltenham
80'Substitution. Andreas Weimann replaced by J. BickerstaffSubstitution 3Team: Cheltenham
89'Substitution. D. Jones replaced by L. O'ConnorSubstitution 2Team: Tranmere
3-1Full time

Line-ups

Tranmere

Formation 4-2-3-1

L. McGee6.2

J. Senior6.6

J. Slater6.4

J. Turnbull5.6

B. Faulkner6.7

W. Vaulks6.7

Charlie Jay Whitaker8.0

T. Ince7.0

T. Conlon6.0

D. Jones9.1

J. Ironside6.5

Cheltenham

Formation 4-2-3-1

W. Stanway6.9

J. Tomkinson5.7

J. Wilson5.8

P. Sweeney6.3

J. Shipley6.1

B. Stevenson6.3

C. McCann7.5

R. Broom5.9

S. McWilliams6.2

Jake Evans6.5

Andreas Weimann6.1

Tranmere

4-2-3-1

Substitutes

5N. Smith
13C. Boyce-Clarke
20Charlie Veevers
22L. O'Connor
24David Kamara
30G. Nevett
44R. Watson

Coach: D. Clarke

Cheltenham

4-2-3-1

Substitutes

1J. Day
9K. Otchere
10G. Miller
11J. Bickerstaff
21G. Nurse
31M. Diallo
33F. Willcox

Coach: S. Cotterill

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Match statistics

40%
Possession: 60%; 17
Shots: 9; 9
Shots on target: 1; 5
Shots off target: 3; 3
Shots blocked: 5; 7
Shots inside the box: 4; 10
Shots outside the box: 5; 0
Saves: 6; 1
Corners: 4; 2
Offsides: 8; 6
Fouls: 8; 2
Yellow cards: 2; 329
Passes: 500; 225
Accurate passes: 402

League Two

League Two
Team	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
1Salford City	14	10	1	3	+10	31
2Barnet	13	7	5	1	+10	26
3Walsall	13	5	7	1	+9	22
4Crewe	14	5	7	2	0	22
5Cheltenham	14	6	3	5	-2	21
6Grimsby	14	5	5	4	+6	20
7York	14	5	5	4	+3	20
8Gillingham	14	5	5	4	+1	20
9Accrington ST	14	4	7	3	+6	19
10Chesterfield	14	5	4	5	+3	19
11Tranmere	14	4	7	3	+2	19
12Exeter City	14	5	4	5	+2	19
13Swindon Town	14	5	4	5	-2	19
14Newport County	14	4	6	4	+3	18
15Shrewsbury	14	5	3	6	-5	18
16Fleetwood Town	14	4	5	5	0	17
17Bristol Rovers	14	5	1	8	-6	16
18Oldham	14	4	3	7	-4	15
19Port Vale	12	4	3	5	-4	15
20Rochdale	14	4	3	7	-9	15
21Northampton	13	3	5	5	-1	14
22Rotherham	14	2	6	6	-7	12
23Colchester	13	2	6	5	-7	12
24Crawley Town	12	2	3	7	-8	9

Head to head

Up to the ten most recent meetings between these clubs in the fixtures we hold.

Tranmere: 5
Drawn: 0
Cheltenham: 5

The record over the 10 meetings listed below.

Tue 21 Apr6:45 pm UTCCheltenhamTranmereFTLeague Two
Sat 15 Nov3:00 pm UTCTranmereCheltenhamFTLeague Two
Fri 28 Mar7:45 pm UTCTranmereCheltenhamFTLeague Two
Fri 22 Nov7:45 pm UTCCheltenhamTranmereFTLeague Two
Fri 2 Apr2:00 pm UTCCheltenhamTranmereFTLeague Two
Sat 19 Sept2:00 pm UTCTranmereCheltenhamFTLeague Two
Sat 12 Jan3:00 pm UTCCheltenhamTranmereFTLeague Two
Sat 11 Aug2:00 pm UTCTranmereCheltenhamFTLeague Two
Sat 28 Feb3:00 pm UTCCheltenhamTranmereFTLeague Two
Sat 23 Aug2:00 pm UTCTranmereCheltenhamFTLeague Two

Tranmere beat Cheltenham 3-1 in League Two on Saturday 31 October. 442ball records this match from the fixture feed and recomputes every table and total from the match record rather than copying a feed.

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