Accrington Stanley 1-1 Cambridge United

Accrington lost vital ground in the League Two automatic promotion race as they were held at home by Cambridge.

The visitors pressured their in-form hosts and were rewarded when they took the lead with a fortuitous goal.

Stanley defender Tom Davies' clearance hit Jimmy Spencer 12 yards out and the ball bounced into the bottom corner.

The home side grabbed a vital equaliser when on-loan winger Tariqe Fosu found the bottom corner from 10 yards after a quick breakaway.

Accrington slipped from third to fifth in the table, with Cambridge still 12th, five points off the play-off places.

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Line-ups

Accrington

• 1Etheridge
• 2Pearson
• 34Halliday
• 5Davies
• 18Brown
• 7MingoiaSubstituted forMcCartanat 66'minutes
• 24Hughes
• 28Conneely
• 11McConvilleSubstituted forFosu-Henryat 66'minutes
• 8WindassSubstituted forBuxtonat 86'minutes
• 29Kee

Substitutes

• 3Winnard
• 6Proctor
• 10Gornell
• 17McCartan
• 22Buxton
• 30Fosu-Henry
• 33Mooney

Cambridge

• 35Norris
• 34Haynes
• 14Coulson
• 6Legge
• 25Furlong
• 16Dunne
• 23LedsonSubstituted forDunkat 60'minutes
• 12Clark
• 8Berry
• 20IsmailSubstituted forWilliamsonat 86'minutes
• 21Spencer

Substitutes

• 2Omozusi
• 5Roberts
• 11Dunk
• 13Beasant
• 15Simpson
• 22Williamson
• 28Horne

Referee:

Nigel Miller

Attendance:

2,185

Match Stats

Home TeamAccringtonAway TeamCambridge

Possession

Home54%

Away46%

Shots

Home7

Away9

Shots on Target

Home5

Away2

Corners

Home4

Away6

Fouls

Home7

Away10

Live Text

Posted at

Match ends, Accrington Stanley 1, Cambridge United 1.

Full Time

Posted at 90'+5'

Second Half ends, Accrington Stanley 1, Cambridge United 1.

Posted at 90'+1'

Shay McCartan (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 90'+1'

Foul by Leon Legge (Cambridge United).

Posted at 87'

Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Harrison Dunk.

Substitution

Posted at 86'

Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Adam Buxton replaces Josh Windass.

Substitution

Posted at 86'

Substitution, Cambridge United. Ben Williamson replaces Zeli Ismail.

Posted at 85'

Attempt saved. Scott Brown (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

Posted at 82'

Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Darnell Furlong.

Goal!

Posted at 77'

Goal! Accrington Stanley 1, Cambridge United 1. Tarique Fosu-Henry (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Scott Brown.

Posted at 77'

Attempt saved. Josh Windass (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.

Posted at 76'

Shay McCartan (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Posted at 76'

Foul by Max Clark (Cambridge United).

Posted at 75'

Attempt saved. Harrison Dunk (Cambridge United) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal.

Posted at 75'

Corner, Cambridge United. Conceded by Brad Halliday.

Posted at 71'

Attempt blocked. Shay McCartan (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

Posted at 70'

Attempt saved. Matty Pearson (Accrington Stanley) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.

Posted at 70'

Corner, Accrington Stanley. Conceded by Ryan Haynes.

Posted at 69'

Mark Hughes (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 69'

Foul by James Spencer (Cambridge United).

Substitution

Posted at 66'

Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Tarique Fosu-Henry replaces Sean McConville.

Substitution

Posted at 66'

Substitution, Accrington Stanley. Shay McCartan replaces Piero Mingoia.

Substitution

Posted at 60'

Substitution, Cambridge United. Harrison Dunk replaces Ryan Ledson.

Posted at 60'

Foul by Matty Pearson (Accrington Stanley).

Posted at 60'

James Spencer (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 59'

Seamus Conneely (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 59'

Foul by Darnell Furlong (Cambridge United).

Posted at 57'

Foul by Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley).

Posted at 57'

Darnell Furlong (Cambridge United) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Goal!

Posted at 55'

Goal! Accrington Stanley 0, Cambridge United 1. James Spencer (Cambridge United) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner.

Posted at 54'

Attempt missed. Ryan Ledson (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right.

Posted at 49'

Matty Pearson (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

Posted at 49'

Foul by Zeli Ismail (Cambridge United).

Posted at 48'

Attempt blocked. Ryan Ledson (Cambridge United) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

Posted at 48'

Attempt missed. Matty Pearson (Accrington Stanley) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left.

Second Half

Posted at

Second Half begins Accrington Stanley 0, Cambridge United 0.

Half Time

Posted at 45'+3'

First Half ends, Accrington Stanley 0, Cambridge United 0.

Posted at 45'+3'

Sean McConville (Accrington Stanley) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Posted at 45'+3'

Foul by Zeli Ismail (Cambridge United).

Posted at 45'+1'

Foul by Josh Windass (Accrington Stanley).

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