English League One

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

· English League One
Exeter City
FT
0 - 0
Portsmouth

About

Exeter City are hosting Portsmouth 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.
  • 3': Attempt saved. Jack Sparkes (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Terry Devlin.
  • 4': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Reece Cole.
  • 4': Attempt missed. Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Marlon Pack with a cross following a corner.
  • 5': Delay in match because of an injury Terry Devlin (Portsmouth).
  • 5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 5': Delay in match (Portsmouth).
  • 6': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 6': Attempt missed. Paddy Lane (Portsmouth) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Gavin Whyte.
  • 8': Foul by Colby Bishop (Portsmouth).
  • 8': Will Aimson (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Offside, Portsmouth. Gavin Whyte is caught offside.
  • 10': Foul by Dion Rankine (Exeter City).
  • 10': Jack Sparkes (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 12': Attempt missed. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Marlon Pack with a cross.
  • 13': Dion Rankine (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 13': Foul by Jack Sparkes (Portsmouth).
  • 14': Alex Robertson (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 14': Foul by Reece Cole (Exeter City).
  • 16': Foul by Zak Jules (Exeter City).
  • 16': Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Terry Devlin (Portsmouth).
  • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Zak Jules (Exeter City).
  • 18': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 21': Foul by Alex Hartridge (Exeter City).
  • 21': Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 22': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Will Aimson.
  • 23': Attempt missed. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Terry Devlin.
  • 24': Offside, Portsmouth. Jack Sparkes is caught offside.
  • 25': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Alex Robertson.
  • 26': Attempt missed. Dion Rankine (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tom Carroll with a cross following a corner.
  • 27': Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 27': Foul by Cheick Diabate (Exeter City).
  • 28': Hand ball by Tom Carroll (Exeter City).
  • 30': Alex Hartridge (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Terry Devlin (Portsmouth).
  • 30': Foul by Sonny Cox (Exeter City).
  • 30': Sean Raggett (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 38': Attempt saved. Sonny Cox (Exeter City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Reece Cole.
  • 39': Foul by Ilmari Niskanen (Exeter City).
  • 39': Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 40': Foul by Terry Devlin (Portsmouth).
  • 40': Tom Carroll (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 41': Foul by Joe Rafferty (Portsmouth).
  • 41': Jack Aitchison (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Attempt blocked. Dion Rankine (Exeter City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ilmari Niskanen.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Jack Aitchison (Exeter City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 43': Attempt blocked. Jack Aitchison (Exeter City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
  • 45'+1': Attempt blocked. Jack Aitchison (Exeter City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Sonny Cox.
  • 45'+1': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Alex Robertson.
  • 45'+1': Attempt missed. Cheick Diabate (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Reece Cole with a cross following a corner.
  • 45'+2': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Cheick Diabate.
  • 45'+4': First Half ends, Exeter City 0, Portsmouth 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Exeter City 0, Portsmouth 0.
  • 46': Ilmari Niskanen (Exeter City) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box. Assisted by Sonny Cox with a cross.
  • 46': Attempt blocked. Sonny Cox (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 46': Attempt missed. Ilmari Niskanen (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
  • 47': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Cheick Diabate.
  • 54': Foul by Sean Raggett (Portsmouth).
  • 54': Sonny Cox (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 55': Foul by Ilmari Niskanen (Exeter City).
  • 55': Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Attempt missed. Terry Devlin (Portsmouth) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Alex Robertson.
  • 60': Foul by Sean Raggett (Portsmouth).
  • 60': Sonny Cox (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 60': Sean Raggett (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 62': Substitution, Portsmouth. Joe Morrell replaces Alex Robertson.
  • 62': Substitution, Portsmouth. Abu Kamara replaces Gavin Whyte.
  • 62': Substitution, Portsmouth. Christian Saydee replaces Terry Devlin.
  • 63': Attempt blocked. Dion Rankine (Exeter City) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Jack Aitchison.
  • 65': Attempt missed. Abu Kamara (Portsmouth) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Sparkes with a cross.
  • 66': Attempt saved. Paddy Lane (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Colby Bishop.
  • 66': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Ilmari Niskanen.
  • 67': Attempt blocked. Colby Bishop (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paddy Lane with a cross.
  • 67': Foul by Reece Cole (Exeter City).
  • 67': Jack Sparkes (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 68': Alex Hartridge (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 68': Foul by Christian Saydee (Portsmouth).
  • 68': Delay in match because of an injury Sonny Cox (Exeter City).
  • 69': Substitution, Exeter City. Kyle Taylor replaces Sonny Cox because of an injury.
  • 69': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 70': Foul by Paddy Lane (Portsmouth).
  • 70': Will Aimson (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 70': Dion Rankine (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 70': Foul by Jack Sparkes (Portsmouth).
  • 71': Jack Sparkes (Portsmouth) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 72': Attempt missed. Kyle Taylor (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Hartridge following a set piece situation.
  • 73': Corner, Portsmouth. Conceded by Alex Hartridge.
  • 75': Attempt blocked. Tom Carroll (Exeter City) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 77': Dion Rankine (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 77': Foul by Marlon Pack (Portsmouth).
  • 77': Offside, Exeter City. Dion Rankine is caught offside.
  • 78': Foul by Conor Shaughnessy (Portsmouth).
  • 78': Ilmari Niskanen (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 79': Tom Carroll (Exeter City) is shown the yellow card.
  • 80': Attempt saved. Ilmari Niskanen (Exeter City) right footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Jack Aitchison.
  • 81': Offside, Portsmouth. Paddy Lane is caught offside.
  • 83': Substitution, Exeter City. Harry Kite replaces Ilmari Niskanen.
  • 83': Substitution, Portsmouth. Kusini Yengi replaces Jack Sparkes.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Reece Cole (Exeter City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Jack Aitchison.
  • 85': Delay in match because of an injury Viljami Sinisalo (Exeter City).
  • 86': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 87': Alex Hartridge (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 87': Foul by Kusini Yengi (Portsmouth).
  • 87': Foul by Jack Aitchison (Exeter City).
  • 87': Marlon Pack (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 89': Attempt blocked. Christian Saydee (Portsmouth) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Paddy Lane.
  • 90': Foul by Kyle Taylor (Exeter City).
  • 90': Joe Morrell (Portsmouth) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+3': Substitution, Exeter City. James Scott replaces Jack Aitchison.
  • 90'+4': Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Marlon Pack.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Cheick Diabate (Exeter City).
  • 90'+5': Paddy Lane (Portsmouth) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+6': Second Half ends, Exeter City 0, Portsmouth 0.
  • 0': Match ends, Exeter City 0, Portsmouth 0.

Game Information

Competition: English League One

Venue: St James Park
Location: Exeter, England
Attendance: 8,322

EFL League One Table

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

Line-Ups

EXE Exeter City (3-4-2-1)

No. Name
1 Viljami Sinisalo (GK)
39 Cheick Diabaté
5 Alex Hartridge
4 Will Aimson
12 Reece Cole
6 Thomas Carroll Yellow Card
3 Zak Jules
21 Dion Rankine
19 Sonny Cox
14 Ilmari Niskanen
29 Jack Aitchison
Exeter City Substitutes:
James Scott, Harry Kite, Kyle Taylor, Shaun MacDonald, Pierce Sweeney, Jake Richards.

POR Portsmouth (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
1 Will Norris (GK)
18 Conor Shaughnessy
20 Sean Raggett Yellow Card
21 Jack Sparkes Yellow Card
17 Joseph Rafferty
24 Terry Devlin
7 Marlon Pack
8 Alex Robertson
9 Colby Bishop
32 Paddy Lane
11 Gavin Whyte
Portsmouth Substitutes:
Ryan Schofield, Christian Saydee, Kusini Yengi, Abu Kamara, Anthony Scully, Joe Morrell, Ryley Towler.

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