English EFL Trophy

FT Tuesday, September 22, 2026
Exeter City DDWLD 2
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Cheltenham Town DWDWD 2
1st2nd3rd4thOTT
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CHL110042
Cheltenham Town win 4-3 on penalties · The Completely-Suzuki Stadium · 1,242 att.

Team Stats

16
Fouls
9
1
Yellow Cards
0
1
Red Cards
0
2
Offsides
1
3
Corner Kicks
4
3
Saves
8
55.6
Possession
44.4
17
SHOTS
12
10
ON GOAL
5
0.6
On Target %
0.4
0
Penalty Goals
0
0
Penalty Kicks Taken
0
348
Accurate Passes
267
439
Passes
353
0.8
Pass Completion %
0.8
0
Accurate Crosses
0
0
Crosses
0
0.0
Cross %
0.0
0
Long Balls
0
0
Accurate Long Balls
0
0.0
Long Balls %
0.0
3
Blocked Shots
6
11
Effective Tackles
8
21
Tackles
15
0.5
Tackle %
0.5
0
Interceptions
0
0
Effective Clearances
0
12
Clearances
40

Head to Head

CHL leads series 3-2

Lineups

CHL · 4-1-4-1

  1. 1Joe DayG
  2. 35Mark BarberCD-L
  3. 6James WilsonCD-R
  4. 33Freddie WillcoxDM
  5. 21George NurseLB
  6. 14Ryan BroomRB
  7. 9Kirsten OtchereCM-L
  8. 34Harry TustinCM-R
  9. 11Jake BickerstaffLM
  10. 36Archie Philip HillRM
  11. 10George MillerF

EXE · 3-5-1-1

  1. 22Frankie PhillipsG
  2. 40Edward JamesCD
  3. 6Jack TaylorCD-L
  4. 46Louie CaylessCD-R
  5. 20George BirchCM-L
  6. 18Liam OakesCM-R
  7. 14Harry KiteAM
  8. 23Ethan SutherlandLM
  9. 7Gwion EdwardsRM
  10. 15Ajay MatthewsF
  11. 8Taylor PerryRCF

Timeline

  1. 13' Edward James (Exeter City) Yellow Card at 13'
  2. 34' Noah Carter (Cheltenham Town) Substitution at 34'
  3. 45'+1' Jake Bickerstaff (Cheltenham Town) Goal at 45'+1'
  4. 45' Josh Gordon (Exeter City) Substitution at 45'
  5. 45' Luca Woodhouse (Exeter City) Substitution at 45'
  6. 45' Charlie Cummins (Exeter City) Substitution at 45'
  7. 62' Sopuruchukwu Obieri (Cheltenham Town) Substitution at 62'
  8. 65' Lakyle Samuel (Exeter City) Substitution at 65'
  9. 71' Jack Robinson (Cheltenham Town) Substitution at 71'
  10. 77' Josh Gordon (Exeter City) Goal at 77'
  11. 86' Charlie Cummins (Exeter City) Goal at 86'
  12. 89' George Miller (Cheltenham Town) Penalty - Scored at 89'
  13. 90'+6' Tobias Alsop (Exeter City) Substitution at 90'+6'
  14. 90'+7' Ethan Sutherland (Exeter City) Red Card at 90'+7'

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