Cambridge United 2-0 Walsall: result and report
League Two · Thursday 1 January 2026
Result
Cambridge United 2-0 Walsall
League Two · Thursday 1 January 2026, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Cambridge United 2-0 Walsall: match report
Cambridge United won against Walsall 2-0 in the League Two on Thursday 1 January 2026. The half-time score was 1-0.
Ben Knight opened the scoring in the 45th minute. Cambridge United's goals came from Ben Knight (45+2') and Ben Knight (53'). Walsall did not score.
Discipline: Cambridge United received no yellow cards; Walsall received 1 yellow card.
Going into the game Cambridge United were 8th on 38 points from 23 and Walsall 3rd on 43 points from 23. Cambridge United went on to finish that season 4th with 82 points, and Walsall 13th with 65.
Cambridge United lined up in a 3-4-2-1 and Walsall in a 3-5-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Ben Knight of Cambridge United (8.6), ahead of Zeno Ibsen Rossi (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Cambridge United wins, 0 draws and 1 for Walsall.
Going into the match Cambridge United's last five read W-D-W-D-D and Walsall's L-W-D-D-W.
Key events
- 45+2'Goal · Ben Knight
- 53'Goal · Ben Knight
- 90'Missed penalty · Aaron Pressley
- 90+2'Yellow card · Rico Browne
Head-to-head
Team news
Unavailable
Cambridge United line-up (3-4-2-1)
Jake Eastwood, Mamadou Jobe, Zeno Ibsen Rossi, Kell Watts, Liam Bennett, Dominic Ball, Shane McLoughlin, James Brophy, Ben Knight, Sullay Kaikai, Louis Appéré
Walsall line-up (3-5-2)
Myles Roberts, Rico Browne, Aden Flint, Evan Weir, Connor Barrett, Jamie Jellis, Charlie Lakin, Ryan Finnigan, Jid Okeke, Jamille Matt, Daniel Kanu