Sutton United grabs a 2-1 win against Exeter City. HIGHLIGHTS

SUTTON. Sutton United defeated Exeter City to win 2-1. A penalty from R. Milsom was decisive in the 89min.

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Sutton United grabs a 2-1 win against Exeter City. HIGHLIGHTS

SUTTON. Sutton United prevailed over Exeter City to win 2-1. A penalty from R. Milsom was decisive in the 89min. It was Sutton United to strike first with an early goal of O. Bugiel at the 8′. Then it was a goal in the 9′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, R. Milsom gave the win to Sutton United in the 89′ minute with a penalty.

The match was played at the The Knights Community Stadium stadium in Sutton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Alan Young with the help of Paul Kelly and Nicholas Cooper. The 4th official was Kevin Howick. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was cold at 12.8 degrees Celsius or 54.99 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 86%.​

Match Statistics​

Team 1

Sutton United

2 - 1

Team 1

Exeter City

  • 50 Ball Possession 50
Shots
  • 12 Total 8
  • 4 On Target 1
  • 8 Off Target 7
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 93 Attack 111
  • 50 Dangerous attack 43
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 5 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 11 Total 8
  • 1 Yellow Cards 0
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

The overall ball possession was just identical with both teams controlling the ball for 50% of the time.

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Sutton United was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Exeter City that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Sutton United was more pushing with 50 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 4 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Sutton United won the match​.

Sutton United shot 12 times, 4 on target, 8 off target. On the other side, Exeter City shot 8 times, 1 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Sutton United received 1 yellow card (J. Barden). On the opposite side, Exeter City didn’t receive any yellow card.

Match Timeline

8'
9'
Jonathan Barden- Yellow
64'
66'
73'
78'
80'
Rob Milsom(penalty)
89'
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Forest Green Rovers
84
46
Exeter City
84
46
Bristol Rovers
80
46
Northampton Town
80
46
Port Vale
78
46
Swindon Town
77
46
Mansfield Town
77
46
Sutton United
76
46
Tranmere Rovers
75
46
Salford City
70
46
Newport County
69
46
Crawley Town
61
46
Leyton Orient
58
46
Bradford City
58
46
Colchester United
55
46
Walsall
54
46
Hartlepool United
54
46
Rochdale
53
46
Harrogate Town
53
46
Carlisle United
53
46
Stevenage
47
46
Barrow
44
46
Oldham Athletic
38
46
Scunthorpe United
26
46

After playing this match, Sutton United will have 39 points to hold in the 3rd place. Regarding the opposition, Exeter City will stay with 33 points to remain in the 8th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Sutton United will play away with Oldham Athletic on the 8th of January with a 1-0 head to head statistic in favor of Oldham Athletic (0 draws).

Exeter City will host Scunthorpe United on the 15th of January with a 5-2 head to head statistic in favor of Exeter City (1 draw).

Sutton United – Formation

Sutton United
G
Dean Bouzanis 1.Australia
6.7
D
Louis John 6.England
7.6
D
Ben Goodliffe 5.England
6.1
D
Joe Kizzi 22.England
7.9
D
Rob Milsom 24.England
7.2
Goals89'
M
Jonathan Barden 2.England
7.2
90' 64'
M
Alistair Smith 29.England
6.7
M
Enzio Boldewijn 20.Netherlands
6.3
M
Isaac Olaofe 16.England
6.1
90'
F
Donovan Wilson 25.England
6.4
F
Omar Bugiel 9.Lebanon
8.0
80' Goals8'
Substitutes
G
B. House 13.England
D
Ben Wyatt 3.England
90'
M
Kenny Davis 8.England
90'
F
Craig Dundas 14.England
F
Richie Bennett 26.England
6.8
80'

Sutton United started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Matt Gray decided to play with the following team: Dean Bouzanis (6.7), Joe Kizzi (7.9), Ben Goodliffe (6.1), Louis John (7.6), Robert Milsom (7.2), Enzio Boldewijn (6.3), Alistair Smith (6.7), Jonathan Patrick Barden (7.2), Isaac Olaofe (6.1), Donovan Wilson (6.4) and Omar Bugiel (8.0).

The home team had on the bench: B. Wyatt, B. House, C. Dundas, K. Davis and Richie Bennett (6.8).

Substitutions

Sutton United made 3 changes: O. Bugiel for R. Bennett (80′), J. Barden for K. Davis (90′) and I. Olaofe for B. Wyatt (90′).

Best player: Omar Bugiel​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sutton United was Omar Bugiel.

His rating is (8.0) with 1 goal, 37 passes (48% accurate) and 3 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 22.

Exeter City – Formation

Exeter City
G
Cameron Dawson 1.England
6.1
D
Jake Caprice 2.England
6.9
D
Sam Stubbs 6.England
6.4
D
Cheick Diabaté 39.England
7.1
66'
D
Josh Key 12.England
6.6
M
Timothée Dieng 14.France
7.1
73' Goals9'
M
J. Brown 20.Jamaica
6.8
M
Archie Collins 8.England
7.2
M
Harry Kite 29.England
6.8
M
O. Edwards 30.England
5.8
78'
F
Padraig Amond 11.Republic of Ireland
6.2
Substitutes
G
Scott Brown 40.England
D
Jordan Dyer 25.England
6.8
66'
D
Jonathan Grounds 27.England
6.8
73'
M
Matt Jay 7.England
6.2
78'
M
Kyle Taylor 17.England
F
Ben Seymour 9.England

Exeter City started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Matthew Taylor played with: Cameron Dawson (6.1), Josh Key (6.6), Sam Stubbs (6.4), Cheick Diabate (7.1), Jake Caprice (6.9), Archie Collins (7.2), Harry Kite (6.8), Jevani Brown (6.8), Timothée Dieng (7.1), Owura Edwards (5.8) and Pádraig Amond (6.2).

They had on the bench: B. Seymour, Matt Jay (6.2), S. Brown, Jordan Dyer (6.8), K. Taylor and Jonathan Grounds (6.8).

Exeter City could not rely on the presence of J. Dyer (injured) and J. Grounds (injured).

Substitutions

Exeter City made 3 changes: C. Diabate for J. Dyer (66′), T. Dieng for J. Grounds (73′) and O. Edwards for M. Jay (78′).

Best player: Archie Collins​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Exeter City was Archie Collins.

His rating is (7.2) with 44 passes (72% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 1 cross.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​