Exeter City clutches a 2-1 win against Carlisle United. HIGHLIGHTS

EXETER. Exeter City prevailed over Carlisle United to win 2-1. A goal from D. Butterworth was decisive in the 86min.

January 7, 2024

EXETER. Exeter City beat Carlisle United to win 2-1. A goal from D. Butterworth was decisive in the 86min. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Exeter City to strike first with a goal of Reece Cole at the 57′. Then Sonny Cox scored again for Exeter City in the 77′ minute. Eventually, Daniel Butterworth reduced the distance for Carlisle United (86′). Finally, that was it, and the result remained 2-1. Exeter City was surely better in terms of ball possession (62%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the St James Park stadium in Exeter on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 6,420 spectators. The referee was Carl Brook with the collaboration of Kevin Howick and Daniel Flynn. The 4th official was Samuel Ogles. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 7.68 degrees Celsius or 45.82 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 83%.

Match Statistics

Exeter City

2 - 1

Carlisle United

! 62 Ball Possession 38

Shots

16 Total 11
6 On Target 3
4 Off Target 5
6 Shots blocked 3

120 Attack 109
66 Dangerous attack 50
110 Ball safe 110

0 Penalties 0
7 Corners 3

Fouls

10 Total 6
4 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 5

Ball possession

Exeter City was in firm control of the ball 62% while Carlisle United was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Exeter City was putting more pressure with 66 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Exeter City won the match.

Exeter City shot 16 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. Talking about the opposition, Carlisle United shot 11 times, 3 on target, 5 off target.

Cards

Exeter City received 4 yellow cards (James Scott, Zak Jules, Yanic Wildschut and Luke Harris). On the other side, Carlisle United received 1 yellow card (Harrison Neal).

Match Timeline

L. Harris- Yellow

Reece Cole(goal)

57'

62'

Jack Armer- sub ->Jack Robinson

62'

Daniel Butterworth- sub ->Sean Maguire

62'

Alfie McCalmont- sub ->Jordan Gibson

64'

Harrison Neal- Yellow

Zak Jules- Yellow

67'

74'

Ilmari Niskanen- sub ->Zak Jules

75'

Sonny Cox(goal)

77'

Yanic Wildschut- sub ->Sonny Cox

78'

Kyle Taylor- sub ->Tom Carroll

79'

86'

Daniel Butterworth(goal)

85'

Dylan McGeouch- sub ->Josh Emmanuel

88'

Yanic Wildschut- Yellow

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this contest, Exeter City has 26 points to sit in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, Carlisle United will stays with 20 points to remain in the 23rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Exeter City will play away with Blackpool on the 13th of January with a 2-0 head to head in favor of Blackpool (2 draws).

Carlisle United will host Oxford United on the 13th of January with a 4-2 head to head statistic in favor of Oxford United (1 draw).

Exeter City – Formation

Exeter City

Viljami Sinisalo 1.Finland

6.4

Alex Hartridge 5.England

7.1

Pierce Sweeney 26.Republic of Ireland

7.3

Cheick Diabaté 39.England

6.3

Zak Jules 3.Scotland

6.6

75'

67'

Tom Carroll 6.England

7.3

79'

Reece Cole 12.England

8.1

57'

L. Harris 20.Wales

6.7

Dion Rankine 21.England

6.8

88'

Jack Aitchison 29.Scotland

6.7

Sonny Cox 19.England

7.5

78'

77'

Substitutes

Shaun MacDonald 30.England

Ilmari Niskanen 14.Finland

6.7

75'

Kyle Taylor 23.England

6.8

79'

Pedro Borges 41.Portugal

James Scott 11.Scotland

6.8

88'

90'

Yanic Wildschut 13.Suriname

6.3

78'

90'

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

The manager Gary Caldwell decided to play with the following team: Viljami Sinisalo (6.4), Pierce Sweeney (7.3), Cheick Diabaté (6.3), Alex Hartridge (7.1), Dion Rankine (6.8), Tom Carroll (7.3), Reece Cole (8.1), Zak Jules (6.6), Luke Harris (6.7), Jack Aitchison (6.7) and Sonny Cox (7.5).

The home team had on the bench: James Scott (6.8), Yanic Wildschut (6.3), Ilmari Niskanen (6.7), Kyle Taylor (6.8), Shaun MacDonald and Pedro Borges.

Substitutions

Exeter City made 4 changes: Tom Carroll for Kyle Taylor (79′), Dion Rankine for James Scott (88′), Sonny Cox for Yanic Wildschut (78′) and Zak Jules for Ilmari Niskanen (75′).

Player of the match: Reece Cole

The player that probably impressed the most for Exeter City was Reece Cole.

His rating is 8.1 with 1 goal, 63 passes (71% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 9 crosses.

Carlisle United – Formation

Carlisle United

G. Breeze 13.England

7.0

Sam Lavelle 5.Scotland

7.3

Corey Whelan 17.Republic of Ireland

6.7

Jon Mellish 22.England

6.6

Jordan Gibson 7.England

7.3

62'

Taylor Charters 15.England

6.6

74'

Jack Robinson 19.England

7.1

62'

Josh Emmanuel 32.England

7.0

85'

Harrison Neal 33.England

7.8

64'

Sean Maguire 24.Republic of Ireland

6.8

62'

Luke Armstrong 35.England

6.4

Substitutes

Tomas Holy 1.Czech Republic

Jack Armer 3.Scotland

7.0

62'

Alfie McCalmont 10.Northern Ireland

6.4

62'

Dylan McGeouch 21.Scotland

6.4

85'

Ryan Edmondson 9.England

Daniel Butterworth 11.England

7.7

62'

86'

Joe Garner 14.England

7.0

74'

Carlisle United started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Paul Simpson played with: Gabriel Breeze (7.0), Corey Whelan (6.7), Samuel Lavelle (7.3), Jon Mellish (6.6), Josh Emmanuel (7.0), Harrison Neal (7.8), Taylor Charters (6.6), Jordan Gibson (7.3), Jack Robinson (7.1), Luke Armstrong (6.4) and Sean Maguire (6.8).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Tomáš Holý, Jack Armer (7.0), Ryan Edmondson, Alfie McCalmont (6.4), Daniel Butterworth (7.7), Joe Garner (7.0) and Dylan McGeouch (6.4).

Substitutions

Carlisle United made 5 changes: Josh Emmanuel for Dylan McGeouch (85′), Sean Maguire for Daniel Butterworth (62′), Jordan Gibson for Alfie McCalmont (62′), Jack Robinson for Jack Armer (62′) and Taylor Charters for Joe Garner (74′).