BromleyD22 Aug · Home Cambridge United · 1:1L29 Aug · Away Sheffield Wednesday FC · 2:7L1 Sep · Home Leyton Orient · 0:5L7 Sep · Home AFC Wimbledon · 0:2D12 Sep · Away Blackpool · 2:2W19 Sep · Home Huddersfield · 2:1
1:1
Finished
Kick-off was
BST
Cambridge UnitedL25 Aug · Home Millwall · 0:1L29 Aug · Home Huddersfield · 1:2W1 Sep · Away Bradford · 2:1D5 Sep · Away Burton Albion · 2:2W12 Sep · Home Reading FC · 2:1D19 Sep · Away Oxford United · 1:1
In the League One game on 22 August 2026, Bromley beat Cambridge United 1:1. Match numbers: shots on target 3:6, corners 2:5.
Match report
Bromley and Cambridge United played out a 1-1 draw in League One's second round of matches. The result leaves both sides in the bottom half of the table, though Cambridge sit comfortably above their hosts. By then, both managers had been testing different approaches for the opening fixture.
The opening half produced two substitutions as both teams reshuffled their attacking options. Shane McLoughlin came on for Cambridge at the break before being replaced himself three minutes into stoppage time. Bromley made two changes at the same interval, bringing on Ben Thompson and Jacob Mendy.
Cambridge United took the lead in the 67th minute when Ben Knight found the net. The visitors controlled much of the second half, building on the possession advantage they had established throughout the game. And here's the thing — they pushed hard but couldn't extend their advantage.
Victor Adeboyejo levelled the score eight minutes before the end to give Bromley a point. The hosts had created one big chance in the match but struggled to convert their opportunities. To be fair, Cambridge's keeper made five saves to keep his side in the contest.
Cambridge United dominated possession at 61 per cent but could only manage six shots on target compared to their opponents' three. Both sides created one big chance each, though the visitors registered five corners to Bromley's two. The statistics tell a story of control without domination.
The draw keeps Bromley in 19th place with four points from four games. Cambridge United move up to sixth with seven points, extending their unbeaten run to five matches across all competitions.
Prepared from match data
Key numbers
Possession, %39–61
Shots on target3–6
Shots off target5–2
Big chances1–1
HT⇄45' Shane McLoughlin — Substitution⇄45+3' S. McLoughlin — Substitution⇄46' Ben Thompson — Substitution⇄46' Jacob Mendy — Substitution🟨61' Dominic Ball — Yellow card⚽67' Ben Knight — Goal⇄72' Corey Whitely — Substitution⇄72' Mitch Pinnock — Substitution⇄73' Louis Appéré — Substitution⇄73' Ben Knight — Substitution⇄78' Michael Cheek — Substitution⚽81' Victor Adeboyejo — Goal⇄84' Isaac Heath — Substitution⇄85' Callum Perry — Substitution🟨90+4' Chanse Headman — Yellow card🟨90+4' Shayne Lavery — Yellow card
D22 Aug · Home Cambridge United · 1:1L29 Aug · Away Sheffield Wednesday FC · 2:7L1 Sep · Home Leyton Orient · 0:5L7 Sep · Home AFC Wimbledon · 0:2D12 Sep · Away Blackpool · 2:2W19 Sep · Home Huddersfield · 2:1
