FLEETWOOD. Fleetwood Town manages to recover against Exeter City with a goal on the K. McDonald 29′ and a goal on the P. Sweeney 90′. Exeter City was much superior in terms of ball possession (62%)
The match was played at the Highbury Stadium stadium in Fleetwood on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Lewis Smith with the help of Matthew Parry and Danny Gratton. The 4th official was Paul Newhouse. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 10 degrees Celsius or 49.96 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.
Match Statistics
- ! 39 Ball Possession 61
Shots
- 14 Total 11
- 3 On Target 4
- 6 Off Target 4
- 5 Shots blocked 3
- 85 Attack 117
- 53 Dangerous attack 73
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 5 Corners 5
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 12 Total 7
- 1 Yellow Cards 0
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Exeter City had a strong ball possession 62% while Fleetwood Town was struggling with a 38% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Exeter City had a more offensive attitude with 73 dangerous attacks and 11 shots of which 4 were on target. Notwithstanding, that was not enough Exeter City to win the match.
Fleetwood Town shot 14 times, 3 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Exeter City shot 11 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.
Cards
Fleetwood Town received 1 yellow card (Harrison Holgate). On the opposite side, Exeter City didn’t receive any yellow card.
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Fleetwood Town will have 50 points to hold in the 13th place. Talking about the opposition, Exeter City will have 53 points to sit in the 11th place.
Next matches
Fleetwood Town – Formation
Fleetwood Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
The manager Scott Brown decided to play with the following team: Jay Lynch, Shaun Rooney, Josh Earl, Harrison Holgate, Josh Vela, H. Macadam, Brendan Sarpong Wiredu, Lewis Warrington, Jayden Stockley, Jack Marriott and Phoenix Patterson.
The home team had on the bench: Carl Robert Johnston, Corrie Ndaba, Darnell Johnson, Daniel Batty, Junior Quitirna, S. McMullan and Cian Hayes.
Fleetwood Town could not rely on the presence of Carl Johnston (injured) and Cian Hayes (injured).
Substitutions
Fleetwood Town made 4 changes: Brendan Wiredu for Carl Johnston (54′), Shaun Rooney for Corrie Ndaba (61′), Harvey Macadam for Cian Hayes (84′) and Phoenix Patterson for Daniel Batty (84′).
Exeter City – Formation
Exeter City started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).
Gary Caldwell played with: Jamal Blackman, Pierce Sweeney, Will Aimson, Alex Hartridge, Kevin McDonald, Demetri Mitchell, Archie Collins, Harry Kite, Josh Key, Sam Nombe and Jay Stansfield.
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jack Sparkes, James Scott, Joe White, Harry Lee, Kgagelo Chauke, Jonathan Grounds and Rekeem Harper.
Exeter City could not rely on the presence of Jack Sparkes (injured).
Substitutions
Exeter City made 4 changes: Harry Kite for Joe White (46′), Kevin McDonald for James Scott (66′), Jay Stansfield for Jack Sparkes (72′) and Demetri Mitchell for Kgagelo Chauke (90′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Milton Keynes Dons – 2-2
- Sheffield Wednesday – Lincoln City – 1-1
- Portsmouth – Forest Green Rovers – 1-0
- Port Vale – Cambridge United – 0-2
- Peterborough United – Oxford United – 0-0
- Fleetwood Town – Exeter City – 2-2
- Derby County – Ipswich Town – 0-2
- Cheltenham Town – Burton Albion – 0-0
- Charlton Athletic – Shrewsbury Town – 6-0
- Barnsley – Morecambe – 5-0