English League Two

FT Saturday, January 28, 2017
Exeter City DWWWW 1
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Portsmouth WDWLW 0
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Fratton Park · 17,195 att.

Match Report

David Wheeler nets winner as Exeter beat play-off rivals Portsmouth

David Wheeler nets winner as Exeter beat play-off rivals Portsmouth

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Head to Head

Series tied 2-2-1

Lineups

POR · 4-4-2

  1. 1David FordeG
  2. 6Christian BurgessCD-L
  3. 5Matthew ClarkeCD-R
  4. 3Enda StevensLB
  5. 26Gareth EvansRB
  6. 8Michael DoyleCM-L
  7. 4Danny RoseCM-R
  8. 22Kal NaismithLM
  9. 7Carl BakerRM
  10. 19Conor ChaplinCF-L
  11. 9Michael SmithCF-R

Substitutes

  1. 20Noel HuntSUB
  2. 18Jamal LoweSUB
  3. 2Tom DaviesSUB
  4. 23Kyle BennettSUB
  5. 13Liam O'BrienSUB
  6. 24Amine LinganziSUB
  7. 11Gary RobertsSUB

EXE · 4-4-1-1

  1. 30Christy PymG
  2. 15Jordan MooreCD-L
  3. 39Troy BrownCD-R
  4. 3Craig WoodmanLB
  5. 28Jack StaceyRB
  6. 25Jake TaylorCM-L
  7. 4Lloyd JamesCM-R
  8. 7Ryan HarleyLM
  9. 11David WheelerRM
  10. 33Reuben ReidF
  11. 14Ollie WatkinsRCF

Substitutes

  1. 29Luke CrollSUB
  2. 8Robbie SimpsonSUB
  3. 16Matthew OakleySUB
  4. 6Jordan TillsonSUB
  5. 1Robert OlejnikSUB
  6. 31Pierce SweeneySUB
  7. 19Liam McAlindenSUB

Timeline

  1. 57' Goal! Portsmouth 0, Exeter City 1. David Wheeler (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top left corner.
  2. 59' Substitution, Portsmouth. Gary Roberts replaces Carl Baker.
  3. 59' Substitution, Portsmouth. Jamal Lowe replaces Michael Smith.
  4. 68' Matthew Clarke (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  5. 78' Reuben Reid (Exeter City) is shown the yellow card.
  6. 79' David Forde (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card.
  7. 81' Substitution, Exeter City. Liam McAlinden replaces Reuben Reid.

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