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Exeter City 0-4 Rotherham United · League One

Exeter City lost to Rotherham United 0-4 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

Exeter City fixtures and results · Rotherham United fixtures and results · League One table

Match report

Exeter City and Rotherham United met in the League One at St James Park in Exeter on Saturday, 31 January 2026.

Goalscorers

Exeter City did not score. Rotherham United: J. Baptiste 28'; J. Rafferty 71'; H. Gray 72'; S. McWilliams 75'.

How the match went

Exeter City saw more of the ball, 66% of it. Exeter City had 13 shots with 2 on target, Rotherham United 11 with 7 on target. There were 9 corners in total, 4 to Exeter City and 5 to Rotherham United. Exeter City conceded 16 fouls, Rotherham United 6. The referee showed 4 yellow cards (3 for Exeter City, 1 for Rotherham United).

Line-ups

Exeter City started in a 3-4-1-2: Joe Whitworth, Pierce Sweeney, Jack Fitzwater, Luca Woodhouse, Ilmari Niskanen, Ethan Brierley, Jake Doyle-Hayes, Liam Oakes, Reece Cole, Jayden Wareham, Carlos Mendes Gomes.

Rotherham United started in a 4-2-3-1: Cameron Dawson, Joe Rafferty, Jamal Baptiste, Zak Jules, Reece James, Kian Spence, Daniel Gore, Shaun McWilliams, Joe Powell, Harry Gray, Sam Nombe.

More from this competition: League One fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 28'Goal! Exeter City 0-1 Rotherham United. J. Baptiste (Rotherham United) scores, assisted by J. Powell.
  2. 45'Half-time. Exeter City 0-1 Rotherham United.
  3. 71'Goal! Exeter City 0-2 Rotherham United. J. Rafferty (Rotherham United) scores, assisted by S. Nombe.
  4. 72'Goal! Exeter City 0-3 Rotherham United. H. Gray (Rotherham United) scores, assisted by S. McWilliams.
  5. 75'Goal! Exeter City 0-4 Rotherham United. S. McWilliams (Rotherham United) scores.
  6. 90'Full-time. Exeter City 0-4 Rotherham United.
Full commentary (42 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Exeter City vs Rotherham United.
  2. 5'Attempt saved. J. Doyle-Hayes (Exeter City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.20.
  3. 14'Attempt missed. J. Wareham (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  4. 18'Attempt blocked. C. M. Gomes (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  5. 20'Attempt missed. S. Nombe (Rotherham United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
  6. 22'Attempt saved. J. Wareham (Exeter City), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.32.
  7. 22'Attempt missed. C. M. Gomes (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  8. 24'Yellow card for E. Brierley (Exeter City) for foul.
  9. 25'Attempt blocked. S. McWilliams (Rotherham United), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  10. 26'Attempt missed. J. Rafferty (Rotherham United), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.08.
  11. 28'Goal! Exeter City 0-1 Rotherham United. J. Baptiste (Rotherham United) scores, assisted by J. Powell.
  12. 37'Attempt missed. L. Oakes (Exeter City), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
  13. 40'Substitution, Rotherham United: E. Adegboyega comes on for D. Gore.
  14. 43'Attempt missed. J. Fitzwater (Exeter City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.21.
  15. 44'Attempt blocked. C. M. Gomes (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  16. 45'5 minutes of added time.
  17. 45+1'Attempt missed. S. Nombe (Rotherham United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.06.
  18. 45+4'Attempt blocked. R. Cole (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  19. 45'Half-time. Exeter City 0-1 Rotherham United.
  20. 46'The second half is under way.
  21. 48'Attempt saved. S. Nombe (Rotherham United), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.03.
  22. 57'Substitution, Exeter City: J. Aitchison comes on for R. Cole.
  23. 57'Substitution, Exeter City: T. Tuterov comes on for C. M. Gomes.
  24. 57'Substitution, Exeter City: A. Higgins comes on for L. Oakes.
  25. 61'Attempt blocked. A. Higgins (Exeter City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  26. 65'Attempt saved. S. Nombe (Rotherham United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
  27. 71'Goal! Exeter City 0-2 Rotherham United. J. Rafferty (Rotherham United) scores, assisted by S. Nombe.
  28. 72'Goal! Exeter City 0-3 Rotherham United. H. Gray (Rotherham United) scores, assisted by S. McWilliams.
  29. 74'Substitution, Exeter City: J. Magennis comes on for J. Wareham.
  30. 74'Substitution, Rotherham United: D. Yearwood comes on for K. Spence.
  31. 75'Goal! Exeter City 0-4 Rotherham United. S. McWilliams (Rotherham United) scores.
  32. 75'Substitution, Exeter City: S. Cox comes on for P. Sweeney.
  33. 77'Substitution, Rotherham United: A. Martha comes on for S. Nombe.
  34. 83'Yellow card for J. Magennis (Exeter City) for argument.
  35. 86'Yellow card for I. Niskanen (Exeter City) for foul.
  36. 88'Attempt missed. J. Magennis (Exeter City), header. xG 0.03.
  37. 90'7 minutes of added time.
  38. 90+4'Attempt missed. S. Cox (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  39. 90+4'Attempt blocked. E. Brierley (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  40. 90+7'Yellow card for A. Martha (Rotherham United) for foul.
  41. 90+7'Attempt saved. H. Gray (Rotherham United), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.36.
  42. 90'Full-time. Exeter City 0-4 Rotherham United.
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