Fleetwood Town vs Shrewsbury Town Highlights - August 25, 2026

Fleetwood Town vs Shrewsbury Town Full Match Highlights, Stats & Lineups

EFL Cup
August 25, 2026 • Highbury Stadium
Fleetwood Town

Fleetwood Town

4:0
Full Time
Shrewsbury Town

Shrewsbury Town

Match Report

Fleetwood Town beat Shrewsbury Town 4-0 in EFL Cup on August 25, 2026. The match was played at Highbury Stadium.

Ched Evans (28', 35'), Will Davies (90') scored for Fleetwood Town. An own goal from William Boyle also went down on the scoresheet.

Their previous five had brought 2 wins, 3 draws and 0 defeats. That run had left Fleetwood Town 5 games without defeat.

They had won 1, drawn 1 and lost 3 in their previous five.

Crispin Mclean shot wide for Fleetwood Town on 1 minutes. An own goal from William Boyle followed on 8 minutes.

Soon after, Aaron Loupalo-Bi could not find the target for Fleetwood Town (11'). Ched Evans sent an effort off target for Fleetwood Town (12').

Joseph Gbode forced a save for Shrewsbury Town on 20 minutes.

Shortly afterwards, the keeper had to be alert to keep out Isaac Fletcher’s effort (24').

Ched Evans scored for Fleetwood Town on 28 minutes after a pass from Mark Helm. Mark Helm picked out Ched Evans, who scored for Fleetwood Town (35').

Moments later, the referee cautioned Arkell Jude-Boyd of Shrewsbury Town on 37 minutes.

After the break, Shaun Rooney was booked for Fleetwood Town (48'). Joseph Gbode tested the goalkeeper for Shrewsbury Town (50').

Soon after, the referee cautioned Joseph Gbode of Shrewsbury Town on 54 minutes. Isaac England shot wide for Shrewsbury Town on 62 minutes.

Shortly afterwards, Isaac England forced a save for Shrewsbury Town on 64 minutes. A block denied Aaron Loupalo-Bi on 66 minutes.

Moments later, Jay Turner-Cook saw a shot blocked (67'). Will Davies found the net for Fleetwood Town (90').

Substitutions: Fleetwood Town 5, Shrewsbury Town 4.

Shrewsbury Town controlled 55.4% of possession. Fleetwood Town had 8 shots with 3 on target, while Shrewsbury Town had 11 and 4.

Goalkeeper saves: Fleetwood Town 4, Shrewsbury Town 0. Corners: Fleetwood Town 3, Shrewsbury Town 7.

Shrewsbury Town completed the most passes, 493 in total at 77.9% accuracy. The referee produced 4 yellow cards.

Form Going Into This Match

Fleetwood TownDWWDD
Shrewsbury TownLLWLD

Match Stats

Fleetwood TownShrewsbury Town
44.6Possession (%)55.4
8Shots11
3Shots on Target4
3Corners7
4Saves0
8Fouls12
2Offsides5
1Yellow Cards3
0Red Cards0
398Total Passes493
72.6Pass Accuracy (%)77.9

Lineups

Fleetwood Town

Starting XI
  • 1Jay Lynch
  • 6Rhys Bennett
  • 5Finley Potter
  • 26Shaun Rooney
  • 10Mark Helm
  • 27Crispin Mclean
  • 4Harrison Neal
  • 3Danny Andrew
  • 14Lewis Mccann
  • 17Ched Evans
  • 20Aaron Loupalo-Bi
Substitutes
  • 35Sean Costelloe
  • 22James Pradic
  • 29Rafaele Cirino
  • 36Jesse Dempsey
  • 9Will Davies
  • 7Andrew Cannon
  • 15Adam Murphy
  • 19Ronan Coughlan

Shrewsbury Town

Starting XI
  • 1Will Brook
  • 5William Boyle
  • 3Joshua Ruffels
  • 2Luca Hoole
  • 7Jay Turner-Cook
  • 4Isaac England
  • 8Isaac Fletcher
  • 11Kevin Berkoe
  • 17Arkell Jude-Boyd
  • 27Joseph Gbode
  • 13Josh Davison
Substitutes
  • 30Jeval Thompson-Mckenzie
  • 9George Lloyd
  • 21Will Gray
  • 22Byron Pendleton
  • 12Sam Proctor
  • 46Hugo Aiston
  • 10Thomas Sang
  • 23Lee Isaac
  • 26Tom Anderson