Plymouth 2-0 Exeter City — EFL Cup, 10 Aug 2026
Plymouth beat Exeter City 2-0 in the EFL Cup Round of 128 on 10 August 2026 at Home Park, Plymouth. Alex Hartridge, Aribusitamunoipirim Pepple got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Plymouth have won 2 and Exeter City 2, 1 draw.
Match timeline
- 19'Charlie CumminsFoul
- Half-time0-0
- 46'out: Harry Kite
- 65'
- 65'
- 67'
- 72'out: G. Birch
- 77'
- 78'Foul
- 87'Foul
- 87'Foul
- 90'
- 1-090'Alex Hartridgeassist: Harvey White
- 2-090'Aribusitamunoipirim Peppleassist: Frederick Issaka
- Full-time2-0
Player ratings
8.0
Top rated
Plymouth
- 8.0Mathias RossD
- 7.9Alex HartridgeD
- 7.7Wesley HardingD
- 7.6Harvey WhiteM
- 7.5Xavier AmaechiM
- 7.3Malachi BoatengM
- 7.2Aribusitamunoipirim PeppleF
- 7.2Murphy MahoneyG
- 7.2Matthew SorinolaD
- 6.9Julio PleguezueloD
- 6.9Ronan CurtisM
- 6.9Alexander MitchellD
- 6.6Will EvansM
Exeter City
- 7.0Jack BycroftG
- 6.9Jackson FitzwaterD
- 6.9Taylor PerryM
- 6.9Charlie CumminsM
- 6.7Gwion EdwardsM
- 6.7Reece ColeF
- 6.6Joshua GordonF
- 6.5Jake Doyle-HayesM
- 6.3Andrew OluwaboriM
- 6.2Edward JamesD
- 6.2George BirchM
- 6.0Luca WoodhouseD
- 6.0Jayden WarehamF
- 5.9Harry KiteM
- 5.6Ethan SutherlandD
Line-ups
Exeter City3-5-1-1
Plymouth4-2-3-1
Substitutes
PlymouthTom Cleverley
Substitutes
- 5J. Pleguezuelo77'D6.9
- 4Brendan Sarpong-WireduM
- 8Joseph EdwardsD
- 29Matthew Sorinola67'D7.2
- 23Bradley IbrahimM
- 25Frederick Issaka90'F
- 24Caleb RobertsM
- 21J. Storer
- 43J. SharpeF
Exeter CityKevin McDonald
Substitutes
- 14Harry Kite46'M5.9
- 10Joshua Gordon65'F6.6
- 19Sonny CoxF
- 23E. Sutherland65'D5.6
- 18L. OakesD
- 20G. Birch72'M6.2
- 22F. Phillips
- 46L. Cayless
- 47L. CartwrightD
Team statistics
63%Possession37%
21Total shots7
6Shots on target0
9Shots off target6
6Blocked shots1
9Corners3
2Offsides0
9Fouls14
0Yellow cards3
0Red cards1
1Goalkeeper saves4
361Total passes215
267Accurate passes110
74%Pass accuracy51%
Plymouth
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathias Ross | 77 | – | – | 1 | – | 2 | – | 8.0 |
| Alex Hartridge | 96 | 1 | – | 1 | 1 | 3 | – | 7.9 |
| Wesley Harding | 90 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7.7 |
| Harvey White | 96 | – | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | 7.6 |
| Xavier Amaechi | 67 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7.5 |
| Malachi Boateng | 96 | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | 7.3 |
| Aribusitamunoipirim Pepple | 96 | 1 | – | 4 | 1 | – | – | 7.2 |
| Murphy Mahoney | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Matthew Sorinola | 29 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.2 |
| Julio Pleguezuelo | 19 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Ronan Curtis | 96 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Alexander Mitchell | 96 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.9 |
| Will Evans | 96 | – | – | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6.6 |
Exeter City
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Bycroft | 96 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 7.0 |
| Jackson Fitzwater | 96 | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | 6.9 |
| Taylor Perry | 65 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 6.9 |
| Charlie Cummins | 96 | – | – | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6.9 |
| Gwion Edwards | 65 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 6.7 |
| Reece Cole | 72 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Joshua Gordon | 31 | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Jake Doyle-Hayes | 45 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.5 |
| Andrew Oluwabori | 96 | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 4 | 6.3 |
| Edward James | 96 | – | – | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.2 |
| George Birch | 24 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Luca Woodhouse | 96 | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| Jayden Wareham | 96 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| Harry Kite | 51 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5.9 |
| Ethan Sutherland | 22 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.6 |
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