Exeter City 2-0 Accrington Stanley · League Two
Exeter City beat Accrington Stanley 2-0 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Exeter City and Accrington Stanley met in the League Two at St James Park in Exeter on Saturday, 22 August 2026.
Goalscorers
Exeter City: J. Fitzwater 2'; S. Conneely 13'. Accrington Stanley did not score.
How the match went
Accrington Stanley saw more of the ball, 64% of it. Exeter City had 19 shots with 5 on target, Accrington Stanley 14 with 2 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 9 to Exeter City and 1 to Accrington Stanley. Exeter City conceded 13 fouls, Accrington Stanley 12. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (3 for Exeter City, 2 for Accrington Stanley).
Line-ups
Exeter City started in a 3-4-1-2: Jack Bycroft, Ed James, Jack Fitzwater, Luca Woodhouse, Gwion Edwards, Jake Doyle-Hayes, Charlie Cummins, Vincent Harper, Reece Cole, Jayden Wareham, Josh Gordon.
Accrington Stanley started in a 3-4-1-2: Louie Moulden, Tom Moore, Farrend Rawson, Devon Matthews, Connor O'Brien, Donald Love, Seamus Conneely, Joseph Anderson, Shaun Whalley, Josh Woods, Charlie Caton.
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Minute by minute
- 2'Goal! Exeter City 1-0 Accrington Stanley. J. Fitzwater (Exeter City) scores, assisted by L. Woodhouse.
- 13'Goal! Exeter City 2-0 Accrington Stanley. Own goal by S. Conneely.
- 45'Half-time. Exeter City 2-0 Accrington Stanley.
- 90'Full-time. Exeter City 2-0 Accrington Stanley.
Full commentary (66 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Exeter City vs Accrington Stanley.
- 2'Goal! Exeter City 1-0 Accrington Stanley. J. Fitzwater (Exeter City) scores, assisted by L. Woodhouse.
- 7'Attempt missed. S. Whalley (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.04.
- 11'Attempt saved. S. Whalley (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 12'Attempt missed. C. Caton (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.19.
- 13'Goal! Exeter City 2-0 Accrington Stanley. Own goal by S. Conneely.
- 13'Attempt missed. G. Edwards (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 13'Attempt saved. R. Cole (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 20'Attempt missed. J. Anderson (Accrington Stanley), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 21'Attempt missed. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), header. xG 0.04.
- 21'Attempt blocked. C. O'Brien (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 25'Corner, Exeter City.
- 25'Attempt missed. E. James (Exeter City), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 25'Attempt blocked. G. Edwards (Exeter City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 28'Attempt blocked. C. Caton (Accrington Stanley), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 31'Attempt missed. J. Gordon (Exeter City), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.17.
- 35'Attempt blocked. R. Cole (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 35'Attempt missed. J. Gordon (Exeter City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.21.
- 35'Attempt missed. J. Wareham (Exeter City), header from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
- 35'Corner, Exeter City.
- 36'Attempt missed. E. James (Exeter City), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 38'Offside, Accrington Stanley.
- 39'Attempt blocked. D. Matthews (Accrington Stanley), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 45'4 minutes of added time.
- 45+1'Yellow card for J. Woods (Accrington Stanley) for foul.
- 45+2'Attempt saved. R. Cole (Exeter City), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.06.
- 45'Half-time. Exeter City 2-0 Accrington Stanley.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Corner, Exeter City.
- 46'Attempt blocked. L. Woodhouse (Exeter City), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 48'Yellow card for J. Wareham (Exeter City) for foul.
- 52'Attempt blocked. D. Love (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 53'Corner, Exeter City.
- 55'Yellow card for V. Harper (Exeter City) for handball.
- 56'Attempt blocked. D. Love (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 56'Offside, Accrington Stanley.
- 58'Attempt blocked. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.14.
- 58'Attempt blocked. C. Caton (Accrington Stanley), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 58'Corner, Accrington Stanley.
- 63'Substitution, Accrington Stanley: C. Stockton comes on for S. Whalley.
- 68'Yellow card for J. Fitzwater (Exeter City) for foul.
- 70'Substitution, Exeter City: E. Sutherland comes on for V. Harper.
- 70'Substitution, Exeter City: S. Cox comes on for J. Gordon.
- 72'Attempt saved. C. Stockton (Accrington Stanley), header. xG 0.06.
- 74'Attempt saved. J. Wareham (Exeter City), header. xG 0.02.
- 74'Attempt blocked. J. Woods (Accrington Stanley), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 75'Corner, Exeter City.
- 76'Attempt blocked. J. Fitzwater (Exeter City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.15.
- 78'Substitution, Accrington Stanley: S. Mols comes on for C. Caton.
- 78'Substitution, Accrington Stanley: L. Coyle comes on for S. Conneely.
- 78'Substitution, Accrington Stanley: A. Henderson comes on for C. O'Brien.
- 79'Attempt saved. J. Wareham (Exeter City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.64.
- 81'Substitution, Exeter City: G. Birch comes on for R. Cole.
- 81'Substitution, Exeter City: T. Perry comes on for J. Doyle-Hayes.
- 81'Attempt missed. J. Wareham (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.24.
- 82'Attempt missed. T. Perry (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.49.
- 85'Yellow card for T. Moore (Accrington Stanley) for foul.
- 86'Corner, Exeter City.
- 89'Substitution, Accrington Stanley: C. Brown comes on for C. Stockton.
- 89'Substitution, Exeter City: A. Oluwabori comes on for G. Edwards.
- 90'Corner, Exeter City.
- 90'3 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Corner, Exeter City.
- 90+1'Attempt missed. J. Fitzwater (Exeter City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 90+1'Attempt blocked. C. Cummins (Exeter City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 90'Full-time. Exeter City 2-0 Accrington Stanley.