Postpublished at 21:11 Greenwich Mean Time 22 November
Cheltenham 0-0 Tranmere
Mark Halliwell
BBC Radio Gloucestershire summariser
I think he's extremely lucky to not to get a red card for that.
Joel Colwill struck in the 89th minute to secure Cheltenham victory at home to Tranmere in League Two.
The Cardiff loanee fired a shot across goalkeeper Luke McGee and inside the bottom left corner for his sixth goal of the season.
The first half was cagey, with neither side able to create much in the way of clear-cut chances.
Robins defender Sam Stubbs blocked well from Luke Norris in the seventh minute and goalkeeper Joe Day collected a header from Omari Patrick five minutes later as Tranmere threatened.
Day parried well from Patrick in the 14th minute before Colwill went down in the box looking for a penalty at the other end but his appeals were ignored.
Colwill then fired two efforts off target and he also had the ball in the net before half-time, but the offside flag was raised.
Cheltenham winger Jordan Thomas saw a shot blocked by Connor Wood early in the second half before Norris forced Day into another diving save in the 58th minute.
But with the game seemingly heading for a stalemate, Colwill – the game’s outstanding player – had the final say to secure the Robins' sixth win of the campaign.
Report supplied by PA Media
Position | Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Goal Difference | Points | Form, Last 6 games, Oldest first |
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1 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 8 | 33 |
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2 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 28 |
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3 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 4 | 28 |
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4 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 15 | 12 | 27 |
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5 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 19 | 8 | 27 |
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6 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 23 | 15 | 8 | 27 |
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7 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 19 | 25 | -6 | 25 |
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8 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 10 | 23 |
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9 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 21 | 17 | 4 | 23 |
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10 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 23 |
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11 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 22 |
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12 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 15 | 2 | 22 |
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13 | 14 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 21 |
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14 | 17 | 6 | 3 | 8 | 22 | 25 | -3 | 21 |
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15 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 15 | 18 | -3 | 21 |
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16 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 26 | -7 | 20 |
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17 | 16 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 22 | 26 | -4 | 18 |
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18 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 18 |
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19 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 18 | -8 | 17 |
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20 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 17 | 19 | -2 | 16 |
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21 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 18 | 22 | -4 | 14 |
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22 | 16 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 25 | -7 | 13 |
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23 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 29 | -15 | 12 |
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24 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 27 | -13 | 10 |
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Manager: Michael Flynn
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Nigel Adkins
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
Manager: Michael Flynn
Formation: 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
Manager: Nigel Adkins
Formation: 4 - 4 - 2
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Cheltenham Town have won each of their last two league games against Tranmere Rovers, with those victories coming by a combined 7-0 scoreline.
Tranmere Rovers have won just one of their seven away Football League games against Cheltenham Town (D1 L5), a 3-1 victory in January 2019.
Cheltenham have drawn each of their last two home league games 1-1, they haven’t recorded three successive stalemates at home since April 2023.
After winning two of their opening four League Two matches this season (D2), Tranmere have since won just two of their last 10 outings (D3 L5).