Exeter City 0-0 Walsall · League Two
Exeter City drew 0-0 with Walsall in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Exeter City and Walsall met in the League Two at St James Park in Exeter on Saturday, 5 September 2026.
How the match went
Walsall saw more of the ball, 56% of it. Exeter City had 13 shots with 3 on target, Walsall 8 with 2 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 4 to Exeter City and 8 to Walsall. Exeter City conceded 16 fouls, Walsall 20. The referee showed 1 yellow card (0 for Exeter City, 1 for Walsall).
Line-ups
Exeter City started in a 4-2-3-1: Jack Bycroft, Lakyle Samuel, Ed James, Jack Fitzwater, Luca Woodhouse, Jake Doyle-Hayes, Charlie Cummins, Reece Cole, Josh Gordon, Gwion Edwards, Sonny Cox.
Walsall started in a 4-2-3-1: Jed Ward, Elicha Ahui, James Connolly, Ryan Leak, Mason Hancock, Isaac Moore, Charlie Crew, Courtney Clarke, Antony Evans, Reece Smith, Aaron Pressley.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Exeter City 0-0 Walsall.
- 90'Full-time. Exeter City 0-0 Walsall.
Full commentary (48 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Exeter City vs Walsall.
- 4'Corner, Exeter City.
- 6'Attempt blocked. A. Evans (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 6'Corner, Walsall.
- 7'Off the woodwork! A. Evans (Walsall), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
- 13'Attempt saved. S. Cox (Exeter City), left-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 13'Attempt blocked. J. Gordon (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 18'Corner, Exeter City.
- 18'Attempt saved. G. Edwards (Exeter City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 23'Attempt missed. S. Cox (Exeter City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
- 30'Corner, Walsall.
- 33'Attempt missed. M. Hancock (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 36'Attempt saved. S. Cox (Exeter City), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 45'2 minutes of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Exeter City 0-0 Walsall.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 47'Corner, Walsall.
- 49'Corner, Walsall.
- 50'Corner, Walsall.
- 50'Attempt blocked. R. Leak (Walsall), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.13.
- 54'Attempt missed. C. Cummins (Exeter City), header from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
- 57'Attempt blocked. J. Fitzwater (Exeter City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.09.
- 57'Attempt blocked. E. James (Exeter City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.09.
- 57'Corner, Exeter City.
- 62'Substitution, Exeter City: D. Rose comes on for J. Gordon.
- 62'Substitution, Exeter City: E. Sutherland comes on for G. Edwards.
- 65'Substitution, Walsall: L. Simper comes on for A. Evans.
- 70'Corner, Walsall.
- 71'Substitution, Exeter City: A. Matthews comes on for S. Cox.
- 74'Attempt blocked. R. Smith (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 75'Corner, Walsall.
- 75'Attempt missed. C. Clarke (Walsall), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.07.
- 76'Attempt missed. R. Cole (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 77'Yellow card for E. Ahui (Walsall) for foul.
- 78'Attempt missed. E. James (Exeter City), header from a set piece. xG 0.05.
- 80'Substitution, Walsall: A. Dallas comes on for C. Clarke.
- 80'Substitution, Exeter City: J. Taylor comes on for L. Woodhouse.
- 80'Substitution, Exeter City: T. Perry comes on for J. Doyle-Hayes.
- 81'Substitution, Walsall: S. Sprangler comes on for C. Crew.
- 83'Attempt missed. A. Matthews (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.20.
- 86'Attempt saved. R. Smith (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 88'Attempt blocked. T. Perry (Exeter City), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.05.
- 89'Corner, Exeter City.
- 89'Attempt saved. E. Ahui (Walsall), header. xG 0.10.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+3'Attempt missed. E. James (Exeter City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 90+4'Substitution, Walsall: H. Burke comes on for E. Ahui.
- 90'Full-time. Exeter City 0-0 Walsall.