Grimsby Town vs Exeter City, 2020-21 English League Two, Regular Season

· English League Two

Grimsby Town

31': Luke Hendrie

FT
1 - 4

Exeter City

19': Ryan Bowman
40': Randell Williams
44': Randell Williams
68': Matt Jay

About

Grimsby Town are hosting Exeter City at Blundell Park, Grimsby, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English League Two.

Match Timeline

0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
0': First Half begins.
4': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Luke Waterfall.
7': Attempt saved. Matt Jay (Exeter City) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Joel Randall.
7': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by James McKeown.
9': Foul by Elliott Hewitt (Grimsby Town).
9': Matt Jay (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
10': Foul by Duncan Idehen (Grimsby Town).
10': Ryan Bowman (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
13': Foul by Luke Waterfall (Grimsby Town).
13': Ryan Bowman (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
16': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Tom Parkes.
16': Foul by Elliott Hewitt (Grimsby Town).
16': Matt Jay (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
19': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Luke Hendrie.
19': Attempt blocked. Jake Taylor (Exeter City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
19': Goal! Grimsby Town 0, Exeter City 1. Ryan Bowman (Exeter City) left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Pierce Sweeney with a headed pass following a corner.
21': Attempt missed. Elliott Hewitt (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Owura Edwards.
23': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Joshua Key.
25': Attempt saved. Jake Taylor (Exeter City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Matt Jay.
25': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by James McKeown.
25': Attempt saved. Joshua Key (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Archie Collins with a cross.
28': Attempt saved. Matt Green (Grimsby Town) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Danny Preston with a cross.
29': Foul by Danny Rose (Grimsby Town).
29': Randell Williams (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
30': Attempt blocked. Jack Sparkes (Exeter City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Randell Williams.
30': Foul by Ryan Bowman (Exeter City).
30': James McKeown (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
31': Goal! Grimsby Town 1, Exeter City 1. Luke Hendrie (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal.
34': Foul by Elliott Hewitt (Grimsby Town).
34': Matt Jay (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
35': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Joshua Key.
36': Luke Hendrie (Grimsby Town) is shown the yellow card.
37': Foul by Owura Edwards (Grimsby Town).
37': Jake Taylor (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
40': Goal! Grimsby Town 1, Exeter City 2. Randell Williams (Exeter City) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Archie Collins with a through ball.
42': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Luke Hendrie.
43': Foul by Danny Rose (Grimsby Town).
43': Randell Williams (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
44': Goal! Grimsby Town 1, Exeter City 3. Randell Williams (Exeter City) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Joshua Key.
45'+2': First Half ends, Grimsby Town 1, Exeter City 3.
45': Second Half begins Grimsby Town 1, Exeter City 3.
45': Substitution, Grimsby Town. Matthew Pollock replaces Duncan Idehen.
46': Hand ball by Matt Jay (Exeter City).
46': Attempt missed. Matthew Pollock (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Danny Rose following a set piece situation.
49': Danny Preston (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
49': Foul by Matt Jay (Exeter City).
49': Foul by Danny Rose (Grimsby Town).
49': Matt Jay (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
50': Danny Rose (Grimsby Town) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
51': Foul by Pierce Sweeney (Exeter City).
51': Owura Edwards (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
51': Foul by Matthew Pollock (Grimsby Town).
51': Tom Parkes (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
58': Foul by Elliott Hewitt (Grimsby Town).
58': Jake Taylor (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
61': Attempt saved. Joshua Key (Exeter City) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Archie Collins.
61': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Danny Rose.
63': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Luke Waterfall.
64': Substitution, Grimsby Town. Kyle Bennett replaces Harry Clifton.
64': Substitution, Grimsby Town. Virgil Gomis replaces Matt Green.
65': Foul by Ryan Bowman (Exeter City).
65': Luke Waterfall (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
65': Attempt blocked. Sean Scannell (Grimsby Town) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Matthew Pollock.
65': Attempt blocked. Sean Scannell (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
65': Corner, Grimsby Town. Conceded by Jack Sparkes.
68': Attempt blocked. Joel Randall (Exeter City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pierce Sweeney.
68': Goal! Grimsby Town 1, Exeter City 4. Matt Jay (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner.
70': Foul by Pierce Sweeney (Exeter City).
70': Owura Edwards (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the right wing.
72': Attempt missed. Ryan Bowman (Exeter City) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Sparkes.
73': Danny Rose (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
73': Foul by Matt Jay (Exeter City).
74': Foul by Joshua Key (Exeter City).
74': Owura Edwards (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick on the left wing.
74': Joshua Key (Exeter City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
75': Substitution, Grimsby Town. Luis Adlard replaces Owura Edwards.
77': Attempt blocked. Virgil Gomis (Grimsby Town) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is blocked.
80': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Danny Preston.
82': Substitution, Grimsby Town. Terry Taylor replaces Elliott Hewitt.
82': Substitution, Exeter City. Alex Hartridge replaces Randell Williams.
82': Substitution, Exeter City. Nigel Atangana replaces Joel Randall.
85': Substitution, Exeter City. Alex Fisher replaces Ryan Bowman.
85': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Danny Preston.
86': Offside, Grimsby Town. Matthew Pollock tries a through ball, but Virgil Gomis is caught offside.
87': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Luke Waterfall.
90': Foul by Terry Taylor (Grimsby Town).
90': Jack Sparkes (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
90': Substitution, Exeter City. Nicky Ajose replaces Matt Jay.
90': Substitution, Exeter City. Nicky Law replaces Jake Taylor.
90'+1': Alex Fisher (Exeter City).
90'+1': Luke Hendrie (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Danny Preston (Grimsby Town) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
90'+3': Foul by Joshua Key (Exeter City).
90'+4': Foul by Luke Hendrie (Grimsby Town).
90'+4': Jack Sparkes (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
90'+5': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Danny Preston.
90'+5': Attempt saved. Pierce Sweeney (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Sparkes with a cross.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Grimsby Town 1, Exeter City 4.
0': Match ends, Grimsby Town 1, Exeter City 4.
90'+6': Second Half ends, Grimsby Town 1, Exeter City 4.
0': Match ends, Grimsby Town 1, Exeter City 4.

Game Information

Competition: English League Two

Venue: Blundell Park
Location: Grimsby, England

EFL League Two Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Accrington Stanley	0	0	0
2	Barnet	0	0	0
3	Bristol Rovers	0	0	0
4	Cheltenham Town	0	0	0

Full Table

Line-Ups

Grimsby Town (4-3-3)

No.	Name
1	James McKeown (GK)
32	Duncan Idehen
6	Luke Waterfall
3	Danny Preston
2	Luke Hendrie
4	Danny Rose
22	Elliott Hewitt
15	Harry Clifton
7	Matt Green
20	Owura Edwards
11	Sean Scannell

Grimsby Town Substitutes:

Ollie Battersby, Luis Adlard, Virgil Gomis, Joseph Starbuck, Terry Taylor, Matthew Pollock, Kyle Bennett.

Exeter City (4-4-1-1)

No.	Name
23	Jon Maxted (GK)
15	Tom Parkes
26	Pierce Sweeney
3	Jack Sparkes
30	Joshua Key
10	Archie Collins
8	Jake Taylor
14	Joel Randall
11	Randell Williams
12	Ryan Bowman
17	Matt Jay

Exeter City Substitutes:

Nigel Atangana, Alex Hartridge, Harry Lee, Alex Fisher, Nicky Ajose, Nicky Law, Rory McArdle.

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