English League One

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

· English League One
  • 68': Caleb Watts
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Exeter City are hosting Cheltenham Town at St James Park, Exeter, 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': Ben Williams (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 1': Foul by Pierce Sweeney (Exeter City).
  • 3': Alex Hartridge (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 3': Foul by Will Ferry (Cheltenham Town).
  • 3': Attempt saved. Reece Cole (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yanic-Sonny Wildschut.
  • 4': Foul by Jovan Malcolm (Cheltenham Town).
  • 4': Pierce Sweeney (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 8': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Sean Long.
  • 8': Hand ball by Sonny Cox (Exeter City).
  • 18': Demetri Mitchell (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 18': Foul by Ben Williams (Cheltenham Town).
  • 18': Ben Williams (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Demetri Mitchell (Exeter City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 21': Foul by Yanic-Sonny Wildschut (Exeter City).
  • 21': Will Ferry (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 24': Attempt saved. Ryan Trevitt (Exeter City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Will Aimson.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Zak Jules (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Reece Cole.
  • 26': Attempt blocked. Ryan Trevitt (Exeter City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Yanic-Sonny Wildschut.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Reece Cole (Exeter City) right footed shot from outside the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Will Aimson.
  • 27': Delay in match (Exeter City).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 28': Attempt missed. Reece Cole (Exeter City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Sonny Cox.
  • 30': Attempt blocked. Demetri Mitchell (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Reece Cole (Exeter City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is too high.
  • 33': Attempt saved. Yanic-Sonny Wildschut (Exeter City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alex Hartridge.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Reece Cole (Exeter City) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Tom Carroll.
  • 36': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Ben Williams.
  • 37': Foul by Will Aimson (Exeter City).
  • 37': Josh Williams (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 38': (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 38': Yanic-Sonny Wildschut (Exeter City).
  • 38': Yanic-Sonny Wildschut (Exeter City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Sean Long (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Liam Sercombe with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Robert Street (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Sean Long following a set piece situation.
  • 41': Foul by Ellis Chapman (Cheltenham Town).
  • 41': Reece Cole (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 43': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Pierce Sweeney.
  • 43': Attempt missed. Robert Street (Cheltenham Town) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Will Ferry with a cross following a corner.
  • 45': Attempt blocked. Zak Jules (Exeter City) header from very close range is blocked.
  • 45': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Ben Williams.
  • 45'+1': Foul by Robert Street (Cheltenham Town).
  • 45'+1': Will Aimson (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Demetri Mitchell (Exeter City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierce Sweeney.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Owen Bevan.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Ryan Trevitt (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Demetri Mitchell (Exeter City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Zak Jules.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Josh Williams.
  • 45'+3': Foul by Will Aimson (Exeter City).
  • 45'+3': Luke Southwood (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, Exeter City 0, Cheltenham Town 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Exeter City 0, Cheltenham Town 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Elliott Bonds replaces Ellis Chapman.
  • 51': Attempt saved. Zak Jules (Exeter City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tom Carroll.
  • 52': Foul by Zak Jules (Exeter City).
  • 52': Will Ferry (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 53': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Josh Williams.
  • 54': Ben Williams (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 54': Foul by Will Aimson (Exeter City).
  • 55': Attempt saved. Jovan Malcolm (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Elliott Bonds.
  • 56': Foul by Robert Street (Cheltenham Town).
  • 56': Will Aimson (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Delay in match because of an injury Josh Williams (Cheltenham Town).
  • 59': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 59': Substitution, Exeter City. Caleb Watts replaces Yanic-Sonny Wildschut.
  • 59': Substitution, Exeter City. Kyle Taylor replaces Zak Jules.
  • 61': Foul by Elliott Bonds (Cheltenham Town).
  • 61': Kyle Taylor (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 61': Foul by Josh Williams (Cheltenham Town).
  • 61': Kyle Taylor (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 61': Josh Williams (Cheltenham Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Attempt blocked. Sonny Cox (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Ryan Trevitt (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reece Cole with a cross.
  • 63': Attempt saved. Demetri Mitchell (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 63': Sonny Cox (Exeter City) hits the bar with a header from very close range.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Ben Williams (Cheltenham Town).
  • 65': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Ben Williams.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Reece Cole (Exeter City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 68': Attempt blocked. Ryan Trevitt (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alex Hartridge.
  • 68': Goal! Exeter City 1, Cheltenham Town 0. Caleb Watts (Exeter City) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right to the centre of the goal.
  • 70': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. James Olayinka replaces Josh Williams.
  • 70': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Aidan Keena replaces Jovan Malcolm.
  • 70': Substitution, Exeter City. James Scott replaces Sonny Cox.
  • 75': Hand ball by James Scott (Exeter City).
  • 75': James Scott (Exeter City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 76': Offside, Exeter City. Reece Cole tries a through ball, but James Scott is caught offside.
  • 78': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Nathan Butler-Oyedeji replaces Ben Williams.
  • 81': Attempt blocked. James Scott (Exeter City) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
  • 81': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Sean Long.
  • 81': Offside, Exeter City. Ryan Trevitt tries a through ball, but Will Aimson is caught offside.
  • 86': Attempt missed. Elliott Bonds (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 87': Foul by Tom Carroll (Exeter City).
  • 87': Nathan Butler-Oyedeji (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 87': Tom Carroll (Exeter City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 87': Substitution, Cheltenham Town. Cameron Peupion replaces Liam Sercombe.
  • 88': Attempt missed. Nathan Butler-Oyedeji (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Cameron Peupion following a set piece situation.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. James Olayinka (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Elliott Bonds.
  • 90': Substitution, Exeter City. Pedro Borges replaces Reece Cole.
  • 90'+1': Attempt missed. Will Aimson (Exeter City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 90'+1': Demetri Mitchell (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Cameron Peupion (Cheltenham Town).
  • 90'+2': Delay in match because of an injury Robert Street (Cheltenham Town).
  • 90'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 90'+5': Attempt saved. Owen Bevan (Cheltenham Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Sean Long with a cross.
  • 90'+6': Foul by Pedro Borges (Exeter City).
  • 90'+6': Luke Southwood (Cheltenham Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+8': Corner, Cheltenham Town. Conceded by Pierce Sweeney.
  • 90'+8': Attempt blocked. Nathan Butler-Oyedeji (Cheltenham Town) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 90'+8': Attempt missed. James Olayinka (Cheltenham Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right following a corner.
  • 90'+8': Second Half ends, Exeter City 1, Cheltenham Town 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Exeter City 1, Cheltenham Town 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: St James Park
Location: Exeter, England
Attendance: 6,312

EFL League One Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Huddersfield Town 1 +3 3
2 Barnsley 1 +2 3
3 Wigan Athletic 1 +2 3
4 Lincoln City 1 +2 3
Full Standings

Line-Ups

EXE Exeter City (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Viljami Sinisalo (GK)
4 Will Aimson
5 Alex Hartridge
26 Pierce Sweeney
6 Thomas Carroll Yellow Card
8 Ryan Trevitt
3 Zak Jules
7 Demetri Mitchell
19 Sonny Cox
13 Yanic Wildschut Yellow Card
12 Reece Cole

CHL Cheltenham Town (3-4-3)

No. Name
1 Luke Southwood (GK)
5 Owen Bevan
6 Lewis Freestone
2 Sean Long
8 Liam Sercombe
18 Ellis Chapman
3 Ben Williams Yellow Card
26 Joshua Williams Yellow Card
11 Robert Street
32 Jovan Malcolm
15 Will Ferry

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