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

· English League One

Exeter City

68': Caleb Watts

FT
1 - 0

Cheltenham Town

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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 Timeline

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 Table

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Bradford City	2	+3	6
2	Huddersfield Town	1	+3	3
3	Stockport County	1	+2	3
4	Luton Town	1	+1	3

Full Table

Line-Ups

Exeter City (3-4-3)

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

Exeter City Substitutes:

Kyle Taylor, Caleb Watts, James Scott, Jack Fitzwater, Gary Woods, Jake Richards, Pedro Borges.

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
26	Joshua Williams
11	Robert Street
32	Jovan Malcolm
15	Will Ferry

Cheltenham Town Substitutes:

Nathan Butler-Oyedeji, Aidan Keena, Curtis Davies, James Olayinka, Cameron Peupion, Elliott Bonds, Max Harris.

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