Blackpool 1-0 Exeter City · League One
Blackpool beat Exeter City 1-0 in the League One. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Blackpool and Exeter City met in the League One at Bloomfield Road in Blackpool on Friday, 3 April 2026.
Goalscorers
Blackpool: T. Bloxham 29'. Exeter City did not score.
How the match went
Exeter City saw more of the ball, 61% of it. Blackpool had 15 shots with 3 on target, Exeter City 10 with 3 on target. There were 15 corners in total, 5 to Blackpool and 10 to Exeter City. Blackpool conceded 11 fouls, Exeter City 13. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Blackpool, 1 for Exeter City).
Line-ups
Blackpool started in a 3-1-4-2: Bailey Peacock-Farrell, Reuell Walters, Fraser Horsfall, James Husband, Jordan Brown, CJ Hamilton, George Honeyman, Joel Randall, Hayden Coulson, Tom Bloxham, Ashley Fletcher.
Exeter City started in a 4-2-3-1: Jack Bycroft, Pierce Sweeney, Luca Woodhouse, Johnly Yfeko, Jack McMillan, Charlie Cummins, Kevin McDonald, Ilmari Niskanen, Jack Aitchison, Carlos Mendes Gomes, Jayden Wareham.
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Minute by minute
- 29'Goal! Blackpool 1-0 Exeter City. T. Bloxham (Blackpool) scores, assisted by R. Walters.
- 45'Half-time. Blackpool 1-0 Exeter City.
- 90'Full-time. Blackpool 1-0 Exeter City.
Full commentary (43 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Blackpool vs Exeter City.
- 5'Attempt saved. C. Hamilton (Blackpool), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 5'Attempt blocked. J. Brown (Blackpool), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 8'Attempt missed. J. Randall (Blackpool), left-footed shot. xG 0.48.
- 8'Attempt blocked. A. Fletcher (Blackpool), left-footed shot. xG 0.26.
- 10'Attempt missed. J. Husband (Blackpool), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.26.
- 16'Attempt saved. J. McMillan (Exeter City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 19'Attempt blocked. H. Coulson (Blackpool), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
- 24'Attempt missed. F. Horsfall (Blackpool), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 29'Goal! Blackpool 1-0 Exeter City. T. Bloxham (Blackpool) scores, assisted by R. Walters.
- 33'Attempt missed. J. Aitchison (Exeter City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 41'Attempt missed. C. Hamilton (Blackpool), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 43'Attempt saved. J. Wareham (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 44'Attempt blocked. J. Aitchison (Exeter City), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Blackpool 1-0 Exeter City.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Exeter City: D. Andrew comes on for J. Yfeko.
- 46'Attempt missed. A. Fletcher (Blackpool), header. xG 0.22.
- 49'Attempt blocked. L. Woodhouse (Exeter City), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
- 51'Attempt saved. J. Aitchison (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.28.
- 56'Attempt blocked. C. Hamilton (Blackpool), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 60'Attempt missed. H. Coulson (Blackpool), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 60'Attempt missed. J. Brown (Blackpool), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 60'Attempt saved. C. Hamilton (Blackpool), right-footed shot. xG 0.08.
- 61'Substitution, Blackpool: N. Ennis comes on for T. Bloxham.
- 61'Substitution, Blackpool: L. Clarkson comes on for J. Randall.
- 61'Substitution, Exeter City: T. Tuterov comes on for C. M. Gomes.
- 61'Substitution, Exeter City: R. Cole comes on for K. McDonald.
- 65'Attempt missed. P. Sweeney (Exeter City), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 72'Substitution, Exeter City: J. Magennis comes on for C. Cummins.
- 72'Yellow card for G. Honeyman (Blackpool) for foul.
- 74'Substitution, Blackpool: K. Anderson comes on for G. Honeyman.
- 74'Substitution, Blackpool: D. Taylor comes on for A. Fletcher.
- 80'Yellow card for I. Niskanen (Exeter City) for foul.
- 85'Attempt missed. C. Hamilton (Blackpool), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
- 87'Substitution, Exeter City: A. Higgins comes on for J. Aitchison.
- 87'Attempt missed. J. Wareham (Exeter City), header. xG 0.11.
- 90'Substitution, Blackpool: O. Casey comes on for C. Hamilton.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Attempt blocked. J. Magennis (Exeter City), header from a throw-in. xG 0.24.
- 90+4'Attempt missed. A. Higgins (Exeter City), left-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 90'Full-time. Blackpool 1-0 Exeter City.