Exeter City 2-0 Plymouth — League One, 23 Oct 2025
Exeter City beat Plymouth 2-0 in the League One on 23 October 2025 at St James Park, Exeter. Reece Cole, A. Higgins got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Exeter City have won 1 and Plymouth 4.
Match timeline
- 1-018'
- 28'Foul
- 40'Foul
- Half-time1-0
- 46'
- 2-058'A. Higginsassist: Ethan Brierley
- 61'
- 70'
- 71'A. Higginsout: Jack Aitchison
- 71'
- 76'Foul
- 78'Foul
- 81'out: O. Oseni
- 81'
- 84'
- 87'Foul
- 90+3'
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Exeter City
- 8.0Ed TurnsD
- 7.3Akeel HigginsF
- 7.3Reece ColeF
- 7.2Daniel AndrewM
- 7.2Joe WhitworthG
- 7.0Pierce SweeneyD
- 6.9Jackson FitzwaterD
- 6.9Ethan BrierleyM
- 6.7Ilmari NiskanenM
- 6.6Jack McMillanM
- 6.5Joshua MagennisF
- 6.3Kevin McDonaldM
- 6.3Jack AitchisonF
- 6.3Jayden WarehamF
Plymouth
- 7.0Jamie PatersonM
- 6.9Aribusitamunoipirim PeppleF
- 6.9Bali MumbaD
- 6.7Brendan Sarpong-WireduD
- 6.7Bradley IbrahimM
- 6.7Alexander MitchellD
- 6.6Malachi BoatengM
- 6.6Brendan GallowayD
- 6.6Caleb RobertsM
- 6.5Matthew SorinolaM
- 6.3Mathias RossD
- 6.3Owen DaleF
- 6.2Joseph EdwardsM
- 6.2Owen OseniF
- 5.9Lorent TolajF
- 5.3Conor HazardG
Line-ups
Plymouth3-1-4-2
Exeter City3-4-2-1
Substitutes
Exeter CityGary Robert Caldwell
Substitutes
- 29K. McDonald84'M6.3
- 27Joshua Magennis70'F6.5
- 10Jack Aitchison71'F6.3
- 23Jack BycroftG
- 20Luca Woodhouse90+3'M
- 34L. OakesD
- 37K. WilsonF
PlymouthThomas William Cleverley
Substitutes
- 2Mathias Ross46'D6.3
- 35O. Dale71'F6.3
- 11Bali Mumba61'D6.9
- 6Kornél SzűcsD
- 21Luca Ashby-HammondG
- 24Caleb Roberts81'M6.6
- 18O. Oseni81'
Team statistics
40%Possession60%
13Total shots9
5Shots on target2
5Shots off target5
3Blocked shots2
4Corners4
7Offsides2
20Fouls12
3Yellow cards2
2Goalkeeper saves3
283Total passes425
173Accurate passes310
61%Pass accuracy73%
Exeter City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Turns | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8.0 |
| Akeel Higgins | 71 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7.3 |
| Reece Cole | 84 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Daniel Andrew | 89 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 7.2 |
| Joe Whitworth | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Pierce Sweeney | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Jackson Fitzwater | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Ethan Brierley | 90 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Ilmari Niskanen | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6.7 |
| Jack McMillan | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | – | 6.6 |
| Joshua Magennis | 20 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Kevin McDonald | 13 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jack Aitchison | 19 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jayden Wareham | 70 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.3 |
Plymouth
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamie Paterson | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.0 |
| Aribusitamunoipirim Pepple | 81 | – | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 6.9 |
| Bali Mumba | 29 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 6.9 |
| Brendan Sarpong-Wiredu | 71 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.7 |
| Bradley Ibrahim | 81 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 6.7 |
| Alexander Mitchell | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.7 |
| Malachi Boateng | 90 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Brendan Galloway | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 5 | – | 6.6 |
| Caleb Roberts | 9 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Matthew Sorinola | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Mathias Ross | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Owen Dale | 19 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Joseph Edwards | 61 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Owen Oseni | 9 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Lorent Tolaj | 90 | – | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Conor Hazard | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.3 |
Recent Form
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PlymouthLDWLW
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Head-to-head
- 15 Apr 23Exeter City0-1Plymouth
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