Exeter City 1-0 Rotherham United · League Two
Exeter City beat Rotherham United 1-0 in the League Two. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Exeter City and Rotherham United met in the League Two at St James Park in Exeter on Saturday, 3 October 2026.
Goalscorers
Exeter City: A. Scully 51'. Rotherham United did not score.
How the match went
Possession was almost even at 48% to 52%. Exeter City had 16 shots with 7 on target, Rotherham United 7 with 0 on target. There were 10 corners in total, 8 to Exeter City and 2 to Rotherham United. Exeter City conceded 8 fouls, Rotherham United 13. The referee showed 3 yellow cards (2 for Exeter City, 1 for Rotherham United).
Line-ups
Exeter City started in a 4-2-3-1: Jack Bycroft, Lakyle Samuel, Jack Taylor, Jack Fitzwater, Luca Woodhouse, Jake Doyle-Hayes, Charlie Cummins, Anthony Scully, Taylor Perry, George Birch, Josh Gordon.
Rotherham United started in a 4-3-3: Julian Eyestone, Denzel Hall, Sonny Aljofree, Dominic Iorfa, Kieran Ngwenya, Josh Austerfield, Ossama Ashley, Jayce Fitzgerald, Marvin Kaleta, Paul Mullin, Jili Buyabu.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Exeter City 0-0 Rotherham United.
- 51'Goal! Exeter City 1-0 Rotherham United. A. Scully (Exeter City) scores, assisted by G. Birch.
- 90'Full-time. Exeter City 1-0 Rotherham United.
Full commentary (52 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Exeter City vs Rotherham United.
- 5'Corner, Exeter City.
- 7'Corner, Exeter City.
- 7'Cleared off the line! A. Scully (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 7'Attempt saved. J. Gordon (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 9'Attempt saved. J. Fitzwater (Exeter City), header. xG 0.06.
- 10'Corner, Rotherham United.
- 15'Attempt missed. P. Mullin (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.15.
- 18'Attempt missed. T. Perry (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 26'Attempt missed. T. Perry (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 36'Attempt blocked. T. Perry (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 36'Attempt blocked. J. Fitzwater (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 38'Corner, Exeter City.
- 38'Corner, Exeter City.
- 43'Yellow card for L. Woodhouse (Exeter City) for foul.
- 44'Attempt blocked. J. Austerfield (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 45'3 minutes of added time.
- 45+2'Corner, Exeter City.
- 45'Half-time. Exeter City 0-0 Rotherham United.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 47'Attempt missed. J. Buyabu (Rotherham United), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.10.
- 48'Offside, Exeter City.
- 51'Goal! Exeter City 1-0 Rotherham United. A. Scully (Exeter City) scores, assisted by G. Birch.
- 54'Corner, Rotherham United.
- 54'Attempt missed. J. Austerfield (Rotherham United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 54'Attempt blocked. P. Mullin (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 58'Yellow card for D. Iorfa (Rotherham United) for foul.
- 58'Substitution, Rotherham United: T. Bradshaw comes on for J. Fitzgerald.
- 59'Offside, Exeter City.
- 60'Corner, Exeter City.
- 61'Attempt missed. J. Fitzwater (Exeter City), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 65'Substitution, Exeter City: G. Edwards comes on for A. Scully.
- 65'Attempt missed. J. Gordon (Exeter City), header. xG 0.22.
- 66'Attempt saved. C. Cummins (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 66'Corner, Exeter City.
- 69'Substitution, Rotherham United: K. Spence comes on for K. Ngwenya.
- 69'Substitution, Rotherham United: A. Nemane comes on for M. Kaleta.
- 74'Attempt saved. J. Gordon (Exeter City), header. xG 0.11.
- 74'Attempt blocked. G. Birch (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 79'Substitution, Exeter City: E. Sutherland comes on for G. Birch.
- 80'Substitution, Exeter City: L. Oakes comes on for T. Perry.
- 80'Off the woodwork! E. Sutherland (Exeter City), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.26.
- 81'Offside, Exeter City.
- 85'Substitution, Exeter City: S. Cox comes on for J. Gordon.
- 87'Attempt saved. L. Oakes (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 88'Attempt blocked. E. Sutherland (Exeter City), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.07.
- 88'Corner, Exeter City.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Yellow card for C. Cummins (Exeter City) for foul.
- 90+3'Attempt missed. D. Iorfa (Rotherham United), header from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 90+6'Attempt missed. P. Mullin (Rotherham United), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
- 90'Full-time. Exeter City 1-0 Rotherham United.