Stevenage vs Cheltenham Town, 2023-24 English League One, Regular Season

· English League One

Stevenage

45'+1': Kane Hemmings (P)
90': Nick Freeman

FT
2 - 1

Cheltenham Town

53': Matt Taylor

About

Stevenage are hosting Cheltenham Town at Lamex Stadium, Stevenage, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League One.

Match Commentary

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
1': Curtis Davies (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
1': Foul by Kane Hemmings (Stevenage).
1': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Craig MacGillivray.
3': Attempt missed. Tom Bradbury (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from very close range is too high. Assisted by Liam Sercombe with a cross following a corner.
5': Attempt missed. Sean Long (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.
6': Attempt missed. Nesta Guinness-Walker (Stevenage) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.
6': Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Tom Pett.
9': Attempt blocked. Louis Thompson (Stevenage) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Kane Hemmings.
9': Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Liam Kinsella.
11': Hand ball by Elliott List (Stevenage).
12': Attempt blocked. Will Ferry (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
12': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Louis Thompson.
12': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Terence Vancooten.
13': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Ben Thompson.
14': Attempt missed. Sean Long (Cheltenham Town) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Bradbury with a headed pass following a corner.
14': Attempt blocked. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
14': Attempt blocked. Will Ferry (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliott Bonds.
15': Elliott List (Stevenage) wins a free kick on the right wing.
15': Foul by Will Ferry (Cheltenham Town).
16': Attempt saved. Elliott List (Stevenage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Carl Piergianni with a headed pass.
16': Attempt saved. Nesta Guinness-Walker (Stevenage) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
16': Foul by Elliott List (Stevenage).
16': Will Ferry (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
17': Attempt saved. Elliott Bonds (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joe Nuttall.
18': Dan Sweeney (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
18': Foul by Joe Nuttall (Cheltenham Town).
18': Foul by Kane Hemmings (Stevenage).
18': Sean Long (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Dan Sweeney (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Foul by Matty Taylor (Cheltenham Town).
21': Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Curtis Davies.
22': Foul by Jordan Roberts (Stevenage).
22': Luke Southwood (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
22': Delay in match because of an injury Luke Southwood (Cheltenham Town).
27': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Jamie Pardington replaces Luke Southwood because of an injury.
27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
31': Curtis Davies (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Foul by Elliott List (Stevenage).
32': Foul by Joe Nuttall (Cheltenham Town).
32': Kane Smith (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Attempt blocked. Tom Bradbury (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Curtis Davies with a headed pass.
35': Foul by Matty Taylor (Cheltenham Town).
35': Kane Smith (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Carl Piergianni (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
36': Foul by Matty Taylor (Cheltenham Town).
37': Foul by Carl Piergianni (Stevenage).
37': Tom Pett (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
41': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Carl Piergianni.
42': Attempt blocked. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Ferry with a cross.
42': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Terence Vancooten.
43': Foul by Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town).
43': Louis Thompson (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
44': Penalty Stevenage. Elliott List draws a foul in the penalty area.
44': Penalty conceded by Elliott Bonds (Cheltenham Town) after a foul in the penalty area.
45'+1': Goal! Stevenage 1, Cheltenham Town 0. Kane Hemmings (Stevenage) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
45'+2': Curtis Davies (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
45'+2': Foul by Jordan Roberts (Stevenage).
45'+3': Dan Sweeney (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
45'+3': Foul by Joe Nuttall (Cheltenham Town).
45'+3': Joe Nuttall (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
45'+5': Attempt blocked. Elliott Bonds (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Ferry.
45'+5': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Louis Thompson.
45'+6': First Half ends, Stevenage 1, Cheltenham Town 0.
45': Second Half begins Stevenage 1, Cheltenham Town 0.
45': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Jordan Thomas replaces Liam Kinsella.
50': Foul by Jordan Roberts (Stevenage).
50': Tom Pett (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
50': Jordan Roberts (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Jordan Thomas (Cheltenham Town) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
51': Jordan Thomas (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card.
53': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Nesta Guinness-Walker.
53': Goal! Stevenage 1, Cheltenham Town 1. Matty Taylor (Cheltenham Town) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top right corner. Assisted by Will Ferry with a cross following a corner.
54': Substitution, Stevenage. Nick Freeman replaces Elliott List.
55': Foul by Nesta Guinness-Walker (Stevenage).
55': Matty Taylor (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
57': Attempt saved. Kane Hemmings (Stevenage) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
57': Attempt missed. Terence Vancooten (Stevenage) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Kane Smith.
58': Dan Sweeney (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Jordan Thomas (Cheltenham Town).
59': Delay in match because of an injury Jamie Pardington (Cheltenham Town).
61': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
62': Foul by Will Ferry (Cheltenham Town).
62': Kane Smith (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
63': Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Sean Long.
65': Attempt saved. Matty Taylor (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Will Ferry with a cross.
66': Attempt blocked. Terence Vancooten (Stevenage) header from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jordan Roberts with a cross.
66': Attempt saved. Nick Freeman (Stevenage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.
66': Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Jamie Pardington.
67': Attempt saved. Ben Thompson (Stevenage) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
67': Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Jamie Pardington.
67': Attempt missed. Kane Hemmings (Stevenage) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Kane Smith with a cross following a corner.
68': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. James Olayinka replaces Elliott Bonds.
68': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Aidan Keena replaces Joe Nuttall.
68': Substitution, Stevenage. Aaron Pressley replaces Kane Hemmings.
69': Offside, Cheltenham Town. Matty Taylor is caught offside.
70': Foul by Ben Thompson (Stevenage).
70': James Olayinka (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
70': Attempt blocked. Will Ferry (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matty Taylor.
71': Foul by Aaron Pressley (Stevenage).
71': Tom Pett (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
72': Ben Thompson (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
72': Foul by Tom Pett (Cheltenham Town).
73': Curtis Davies (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Dan Sweeney (Stevenage).
74': Attempt blocked. Louis Thompson (Stevenage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
74': Foul by Ben Thompson (Stevenage).
74': Will Ferry (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
74': Ben Thompson (Stevenage) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
74': Attempt saved. James Olayinka (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Matty Taylor with a headed pass.
74': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Craig MacGillivray.
75': Attempt blocked. Tom Bradbury (Cheltenham Town) header from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Liam Sercombe with a cross.
75': Craig MacGillivray (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
75': Foul by Tom Bradbury (Cheltenham Town).
76': Offside, Stevenage. Aaron Pressley is caught offside.
77': Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Will Ferry.
80': Attempt blocked. Jordan Roberts (Stevenage) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Aaron Pressley.
80': Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Sean Long.
81': Attempt missed. Carl Piergianni (Stevenage) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the right. Assisted by Kane Smith with a cross following a corner.
81': Offside, Stevenage. Jordan Roberts is caught offside.
82': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Jack Shepherd replaces Will Ferry.
83': Attempt blocked. Jordan Thomas (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
83': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Louis Thompson.
84': Attempt blocked. Sean Long (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
84': Foul by Jack Shepherd (Cheltenham Town).
84': Nick Freeman (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
84': Jack Shepherd (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
87': Hand ball by Aaron Pressley (Stevenage).
88': Foul by Tom Pett (Cheltenham Town).
88': Jordan Roberts (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
89': Attempt blocked. Jordan Roberts (Stevenage) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Louis Thompson.
89': Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Sean Long.
90': Goal! Stevenage 2, Cheltenham Town 1. Nick Freeman (Stevenage) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jordan Roberts following a corner.
90'+1': Attempt missed. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is too high. Assisted by Matty Taylor.
90'+3': Foul by Louis Thompson (Stevenage).
90'+3': Matty Taylor (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Foul by James Olayinka (Cheltenham Town).
90'+4': Jordan Roberts (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+4': Substitution, Stevenage. Harrison Smith replaces Jordan Roberts.
90'+5': Attempt blocked. Harrison Smith (Stevenage) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is blocked. Assisted by Kane Smith.
90'+5': Attempt missed. Aaron Pressley (Stevenage) with an attempt from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Harrison Smith.
90'+6': Attempt missed. Liam Sercombe (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Matty Taylor.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Stevenage 2, Cheltenham Town 1.
0': Match ends, Stevenage 2, Cheltenham Town 1.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: Lamex Stadium
Location: Stevenage, England
Attendance: 5,441

EFL League One Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Wycombe Wanderers	14	+16	32
2	Birmingham City	13	+12	30
3	Wrexham	15	+11	28
4	Stockport County	16	+9	27

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Stevenage (3-4-1-2)

No.	Name
12	Craig MacGillivray (GK)
15	Terence Vancooten
5	Carl Piergianni
6	Dan Sweeney
23	Louis Thompson
24	Ben Thompson
11	Jordan Roberts
22	Nesta Guinness-Walker
14	Kane Smith
29	Kane Hemmings
9	Elliott List

Stevenage Substitutes:

Harvey White, Nick Freeman, Luther Wildin, Nathan Thompson, Aaron Pressley, Rylee Mitchell, Harrison Smith.

Cheltenham Town (3-5-2)

No.	Name
1	Luke Southwood (GK)
33	Curtis Davies
4	Thomas Bradbury
2	Sean Long
8	Liam Sercombe
23	Elliott Bonds
34	Thomas Pett
15	Will Ferry
7	Liam Kinsella
26	Joe Nuttall
9	Matt Taylor

Cheltenham Town Substitutes:

Jack Shepherd, Ben Williams, James Olayinka, Jordan Thomas, Aidan Keena, Josh Harrop, James Pardington.

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