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Exeter City 1-0 Luton Town · League One

Exeter City beat Luton Town 1-0 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Exeter City and Luton Town met in the League One at St James Park in Exeter on Thursday, 1 January 2026.

Goalscorers

Exeter City: P. Sweeney 50'. Luton Town did not score.

How the match went

Luton Town saw more of the ball, 62% of it. Exeter City had 16 shots with 5 on target, Luton Town 7 with 0 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 6 to Exeter City and 1 to Luton Town. Exeter City conceded 12 fouls, Luton Town 14. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (3 for Exeter City, 1 for Luton Town).

Line-ups

Exeter City started in a 3-4-1-2: Joe Whitworth, Pierce Sweeney, Jack Fitzwater, Sil Swinkels, Ilmari Niskanen, Ethan Brierley, Jake Doyle-Hayes, Jack McMillan, Jack Aitchison, Jayden Wareham, Sonny Cox.

Luton Town started in a 4-3-3: James Shea, Reuell Walters, Teden Mengi, Nigel Lonwijk, Joe Johnson, George Saville, Liam Walsh, Jordan Clark, Shayden Morris, Jerry Yates, Cohen Bramall.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Exeter City 0-0 Luton Town.
  2. 50'Goal! Exeter City 1-0 Luton Town. P. Sweeney (Exeter City) scores.
  3. 90'Full-time. Exeter City 1-0 Luton Town.
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  1. 1'Kick-off: Exeter City vs Luton Town.
  2. 3'Attempt blocked. G. Saville (Luton Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  3. 14'Off the woodwork! J. Wareham (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.25.
  4. 20'Attempt missed. J. Clark (Luton Town), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.03.
  5. 22'Attempt saved. J. Wareham (Exeter City), header from a corner. xG 0.12.
  6. 22'Attempt blocked. J. Fitzwater (Exeter City), header from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  7. 23'Attempt missed. J. Aitchison (Exeter City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
  8. 23'Attempt missed. S. Swinkels (Exeter City), header from a corner. xG 0.12.
  9. 25'Yellow card for J. Doyle-Hayes (Exeter City) for argument.
  10. 29'Yellow card for S. Cox (Exeter City) for foul.
  11. 38'Attempt blocked. J. Aitchison (Exeter City), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  12. 41'Attempt missed. S. Morris (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  13. 42'Attempt saved. S. Cox (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  14. 45'4 minutes of added time.
  15. 45'Half-time. Exeter City 0-0 Luton Town.
  16. 46'The second half is under way.
  17. 50'Goal! Exeter City 1-0 Luton Town. P. Sweeney (Exeter City) scores.
  18. 50'Attempt blocked. S. Cox (Exeter City), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  19. 53'Attempt blocked. I. Niskanen (Exeter City), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  20. 60'Attempt saved. E. Brierley (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
  21. 61'Attempt saved. J. Fitzwater (Exeter City), header from a corner. xG 0.02.
  22. 62'Substitution, Luton Town: J. Brown comes on for S. Morris.
  23. 62'Substitution, Luton Town: N. Wells comes on for J. Yates.
  24. 63'Substitution, Exeter City: C. M. Gomes comes on for S. Cox.
  25. 67'Yellow card for J. Brown (Luton Town) for foul.
  26. 70'Substitution, Exeter City: R. Cole comes on for J. Doyle-Hayes.
  27. 70'Attempt blocked. R. Cole (Exeter City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
  28. 71'Attempt missed. R. Cole (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  29. 76'Substitution, Luton Town: Z. Nelson comes on for R. Walters.
  30. 76'Substitution, Luton Town: L. Dabo comes on for G. Saville.
  31. 78'Yellow card for E. Brierley (Exeter City) for time wasting.
  32. 81'Attempt blocked. N. Lonwijk (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  33. 82'Attempt blocked. J. Fitzwater (Exeter City), header from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  34. 84'Attempt missed. J. Brown (Luton Town), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  35. 85'Attempt missed. J. Clark (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  36. 86'Attempt blocked. J. Wareham (Exeter City), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.15.
  37. 88'Substitution, Exeter City: L. Woodhouse comes on for J. Aitchison.
  38. 90'Attempt blocked. L. Walsh (Luton Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  39. 90'3 minutes of added time.
  40. 90'Full-time. Exeter City 1-0 Luton Town.
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