Exeter City recovers a 0-1 deficit to prevail over Cheltenham Town 2-1. HIGHLIGHTS

CHELTENHAM. Exeter City was able to turn the tables against Cheltenham Town to win 2-1.

April 2, 2024

CHELTENHAM. Exeter City was able to reverse the scoreline against Cheltenham Town to win 2-1. All goals were scored in the second half. It was Cheltenham Town to strike first with a goal of Ben Williams at the 51′. Then it was a goal in the 56′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Reece Cole gave the win to Exeter City in the 90′ minute with a penalty. Exeter City was much superior in terms of ball possession (63%) and that was among the factors of its victory.

The match was played at the Jonny-Rocks Stadium stadium in Cheltenham on Monday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 5,657 spectators. The referee was Steve Martin with the assistance of George Byrne and Adam Crysell. The 4th official was Craig Hicks. The weather was few clouds. The temperature was cold at 12.11 degrees Celsius or 53.8 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 74%.

Match Statistics

Cheltenham Town

1 - 2

Exeter City

! 37 Ball Possession 63

Shots

14 Total 14
3 On Target 4
9 Off Target 4
4 Shots blocked 6

81 Attack 82
40 Dangerous attack 23
76 Ball safe 81

0 Penalties 1
6 Corners 5
1 Off Sides 1

Fouls

19 Total 12
5 Yellow Cards 1
0 Double Yellow 0
0 Red Card 0

Other

5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Exeter City had a strong ball possession 63% while Cheltenham Town was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Cheltenham Town was more aggressive with 40 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 3 were on target. Anyway, Exeter City found a way to find the solution to win this match.

Cheltenham Town shot 14 times, 3 on target, 9 off target. Talking about the opposition, Exeter City shot 14 times, 4 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Cheltenham Town received 5 yellow cards (Sean Long , Josh Harrop, Joe Nuttall, Jordan Thomas and Liam Kinsella). Regarding the opposition, Exeter City received 1 yellow card (Pierce Sweeney).

Match Timeline

Liam Kinsella- Yellow

38'

42'

Pierce Sweeney- Yellow

Jordan Thomas- sub ->Aidan Keena

46'

Ben Williams- sub ->Curtis Davies

46'

Ben Williams(goal)Sean Long

51'

56'

L. Harris(goal)Tom Carroll

58'

Sonny Cox- sub ->Mo Eisa

58'

Vincent Harper- sub ->Yanic Wildschut

Jordan Thomas- Yellow

59'

Joe Nuttall- Yellow

60'

James Olayinka- sub ->Tom Pett

62'

Elliot Bonds- sub ->Liam Sercombe

74'

Josh Harrop- sub ->Will Ferry

74'

78'

Reece Cole- sub ->Jack Aitchison

Sean Long - Yellow

84'

Josh Harrop- Yellow

86'

90'

Reece Cole(penalty)

90'

Cheick Diabaté- sub ->Tom Carroll

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After this match, Cheltenham Town stays with 38 points to remain in the 22nd place. Regarding the opposition, Exeter City will has 51 points like Wigan Athletic, Wycombe Wanderers and Bristol Rovers to remain in the 15th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Cheltenham Town will play away against Burton Albion on the 6th of February with a 6-5 head to head statistic in favor of Burton Albion (5 draws).

Exeter City will play away against Leyton Orient on the 23rd of March with a 8-4 head to head in favor of Exeter City (4 draws).

Cheltenham Town – Formation

Cheltenham Town

Luke Southwood 1.England

6.8

Andy Smith 5.England

7.1

Lewis Freestone 6.England

7.0

Curtis Davies 33.England

7.3

46'

Sean Long 2.Republic of Ireland

7.3

84'

Liam Kinsella 7.Republic of Ireland

6.4

38'

Liam Sercombe 8.England

7.1

74'

Will Ferry 15.Republic of Ireland

6.7

74'

Tom Pett 34.England

6.8

62'

Aidan Keena 10.Republic of Ireland

7.0

46'

Joe Nuttall 26.England

7.0

60'

Substitutes

Jamie Pardington 21.England

Ben Williams 3.Wales

7.3

46'

51'

Jack Shepherd 14.England

James Olayinka 17.England

6.8

62'

Elliot Bonds 23.Guyana

6.3

74'

Josh Harrop 25.England

7.1

74'

86'

Jordan Thomas 27.England

6.1

46'

59'

Cheltenham Town started with a 3-1-4-2 line-up (3-1-4-2).

The manager Darrell Clarke decided to play with the following team: Luke Southwood (6.8), Andy Smith (7.1), Curtis Davies (7.3), Lewis Freestone (7.0), Tom Pett (6.8), Sean Long (7.3), Liam Sercombe (7.1), Liam Kinsella (6.4), Will Ferry (6.7), Aidan Keena (7.0) and Joe Nuttall (7.0).

The home team had on the bench: Ben Williams (7.3), Jack Shepherd, James Olayinka (6.8), Jamie Pardington, Elliot Bonds (6.3), Josh Harrop (7.1) and Jordan Thomas (6.1).

Substitutions

Cheltenham Town made 5 changes: Aidan Keena for Jordan Thomas (46′), Curtis Davies for Ben Williams (46′), Tom Pett for James Olayinka (62′), Liam Sercombe for Elliot Bonds (74′) and Will Ferry for Josh Harrop (74′).

Player of the match: Sean Long

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Cheltenham Town was Sean Long .

His rating is 7.3 with 13 passes (62% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 4 duels out of 8. He performed 5 crosses.

Exeter City – Formation

Exeter City

Viljami Sinisalo 1.Finland

6.8

Will Aimson 4.England

7.0

Alex Hartridge 5.England

7.1

Pierce Sweeney 26.Republic of Ireland

6.4

42'

Tom Carroll 6.England

7.1

90'

Ryan Woods 8.England

7.5

Yanic Wildschut 13.Suriname

6.4

58'

Ilmari Niskanen 14.Finland

7.5

L. Harris 20.Wales

7.9

56'

Jack Aitchison 29.Scotland

6.3

78'

Mo Eisa 27.Sudan

6.4

58'

Substitutes

Shaun MacDonald 30.England

Vincent Harper 31.Kenya

7.3

58'

Cheick Diabaté 39.England

90'

Reece Cole 12.England

7.3

78'

90'

Dion Rankine 21.England

Sonny Cox 19.England

6.8

58'

Millenic Alli 25.Republic of Ireland

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

Gary Caldwell played with: Viljami Sinisalo (6.8), Pierce Sweeney (6.4), Will Aimson (7.0), Alex Hartridge (7.1), Ilmari Niskanen (7.5), Tom Carroll (7.1), Ryan Woods (7.5), Yanic Wildschut (6.4), Jack Aitchison (6.3), L. Harris (7.9) and Mo Eisa (6.4).

These were the players on the bench: Reece Cole (7.3), Sonny Cox (6.8), Dion Rankine, Millenic Alli, Shaun MacDonald, Vincent Harper (7.3) and Cheick Diabaté.

Substitutions

Exeter City made 4 changes: Jack Aitchison for Reece Cole (78′), Mo Eisa for Sonny Cox (58′), Yanic Wildschut for Vincent Harper (58′) and Tom Carroll for Cheick Diabaté (90′).