EXETER. Exeter City was able to turn the tables against Fleetwood Town to win 2-1. It was Fleetwood Town to strike first with a goal of C. Mendes Gomes at the 28′. Then it was a goal in the 30′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, S. Nombe gave the win to Exeter City in the 90′ minute.
The match was played at the St James Park stadium in Exeter on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Tom Nield who had the assistance of Christopher Wade and Daniel Flynn. The 4th official was Gary Parsons. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 15.8 degrees Celsius or 60.42 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 94%.
Match Statistics
- 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
- 8 Total 12
- 6 On Target 2
- 2 Off Target 10
- 0 Shots blocked 0
- 113 Attack 95
- 31 Dangerous attack 49
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 5
- 4 Off Sides 1
Fouls
- 9 Total 8
- 0 Yellow Cards 1
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 3 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Fleetwood Town had a strong ball possession 55% while Exeter City was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Fleetwood Town was putting more pressure with 49 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Nevertheless, Exeter City managed to find the solution to win this match.
Exeter City shot 8 times, 6 on target, 2 off target. On the other side, Fleetwood Town shot 12 times, 2 on target, 10 off target.
Cards
Exeter City didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Fleetwood Town received 1 yellow card (C. Hayes).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this encounter, Exeter City will have 21 points like Barnsley and Shrewsbury Town to remain in the 8th place. On the other side, Fleetwood Town will stay with 16 points like Accrington Stanley and Cambridge United to hold in the 16th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Exeter City will host Morecambe on the 6th of May with a 9-5 head to head in favor of Exeter City (10 draws).
Fleetwood Town will host Ipswich Town on the 6th of May with a 4-2 head to head record in favor of Ipswich Town (0 draws).
Exeter City – Formation
Exeter City
81'
90'
Exeter City started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager Kevin Nicholson decided to play with the following team: Jamal Blackman, Jake Caprice, Alex Hartridge, Cheick Diabate, Jevani Brown, Archie Collins, Jack Sparkes, Harry Kite, Josh Key, Sam Nombe and Jay Stansfield.
The home team had on the bench: Sonny Cox, Edward James, Harry Lee, Matt Jay, Kgagelo Chauke, Timothee Dieng and Rekeem Harper.
Substitutions
Exeter City made 3 changes: H. Kite for T. Dieng (69′), J. Stansfield for M. Jay (77′) and C. Diabate for R. Harper (81′).
Fleetwood Town – Formation
Fleetwood Town
90'
Fleetwood Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Scott Brown played with: Jay Lynch, Daniel Kenny Andrew, Josh Earl, Drew Baker, Josh Vela, Callum Morton, Daniel Batty, Brendan Sarpong Wiredu, Carl Robert Johnston, Carlos Mendes Gomes and Patrick Lane.
They had on the bench: Connor Teale, Jakub Stolarczyk, Cian Hayes, Samuel Glenfield, Joe Garner, Harrison Holgate and Promise Omochere.
Substitutions
Fleetwood Town made 4 changes: D. Batty for J. Garner (57′), C. Morton for C. Hayes (76′), P. Lane for P. Omochere (81′) and C. Mendes Gomes for S. Glenfield (81′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Lincoln City – Sheffield Wednesday – 1-1
- Shrewsbury Town – Charlton Athletic – 0-1
- Oxford United – Peterborough United – 1-2
- Forest Green Rovers – Portsmouth – 0-1
- Exeter City – Fleetwood Town – 2-1
- Morecambe – Barnsley – 1-0
- Milton Keynes Dons – Wycombe Wanderers – 0-1
- Cambridge United – Port Vale – 0-1
- Burton Albion – Cheltenham Town – 1-0
- Bristol Rovers – Plymouth Argyle – 2-2
- Accrington Stanley – Bolton Wanderers – 2-3
