Walsall 1-1 Exeter City · Carabao Cup
Walsall drew 1-1 with Exeter City in the Carabao Cup. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Walsall and Exeter City met in the Carabao Cup at Bescot Stadium in Walsall on Tuesday, 13 August 2024.
Goalscorers
Walsall: J. Jellis 90'. Exeter City: M. Alli 40'.
How the match went
The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Walsall, 1 for Exeter City).
Line-ups
Walsall started in a 3-5-2: Tommy Simkin, David Okagbue, Harry Williams, Taylor Allen, Connor Barrett, Ronan Maher, Ryan Stirk, Charlie Lakin, Evan Weir, Albert Adomah, Josh Gordon.
Exeter City started in a 3-4-2-1: Joe Whitworth, Pierce Sweeney, Cheick Diabate, Ben Purrington, Caleb Watts, Jack McMillan, Liam Oakes, Ilmari Niskanen, Reece Cole, Pedro Borges, Millenic Alli.
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Minute by minute
- 40'Goal! Walsall 0-1 Exeter City. M. Alli (Exeter City) scores, assisted by C. Watts.
- 45'Half-time. Walsall 0-1 Exeter City.
- 81'Penalty missed! J. Gordon (Walsall), saved.
- 90+3'Goal! Walsall 1-1 Exeter City. J. Jellis (Walsall) scores, assisted by J. Earing.
- 90'Full-time. Walsall 1-1 Exeter City.
Full commentary (42 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Walsall vs Exeter City.
- 1'Attempt saved. J. Gordon (Walsall), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.07.
- 5'Attempt blocked. A player (Exeter City), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 15'Attempt saved. E. Weir (Walsall), header. xG 0.03.
- 22'Attempt missed. R. Maher (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 23'Off the woodwork! B. Purrington (Exeter City), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 28'Attempt blocked. C. Lakin (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
- 29'Off the woodwork! D. Okagbue (Walsall), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
- 30'Attempt missed. D. Okagbue (Walsall), header from a corner. xG 0.04.
- 32'Attempt blocked. J. McMillan (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.09.
- 32'Attempt missed. M. Alli (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.24.
- 36'Attempt missed. A player (Exeter City), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 40'Goal! Walsall 0-1 Exeter City. M. Alli (Exeter City) scores, assisted by C. Watts.
- 41'Attempt missed. R. Stirk (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 43'Attempt missed. J. Gordon (Walsall), right-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.02.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45'Half-time. Walsall 0-1 Exeter City.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Exeter City: V. Harper comes on for C. Watts.
- 50'Yellow card for R. Cole (Exeter City) for time wasting.
- 55'Attempt saved. R. Cole (Exeter City), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 56'Substitution, Exeter City: J. Aitchison comes on for L. Oakes.
- 57'Attempt saved. E. Weir (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 58'Attempt missed. J. Gordon (Walsall), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 59'Substitution, Walsall: J. Earing comes on for C. Lakin.
- 59'Substitution, Walsall: L. Gordon comes on for E. Weir.
- 59'Substitution, Walsall: J. Matt comes on for C. Barrett.
- 64'Attempt missed. J. Gordon (Walsall), header. xG 0.05.
- 69'Substitution, Exeter City: J. Magennis comes on for P. Borges.
- 69'Substitution, Exeter City: J. Fitzwater comes on for P. Sweeney.
- 70'Attempt blocked. R. Maher (Walsall), left-footed shot. xG 0.07.
- 71'Attempt missed. J. Gordon (Walsall), header. xG 0.15.
- 73'Substitution, Walsall: J. Jellis comes on for R. Maher.
- 79'Substitution, Walsall: O. McEntee comes on for A. Adomah.
- 81'Penalty missed! J. Gordon (Walsall), saved.
- 83'Substitution, Exeter City: T. Crama comes on for R. Cole.
- 90'5 minutes of added time.
- 90+2'Attempt blocked. J. Fitzwater (Exeter City), left-footed shot. xG 0.13.
- 90+3'Goal! Walsall 1-1 Exeter City. J. Jellis (Walsall) scores, assisted by J. Earing.
- 90+4'Yellow card for R. Stirk (Walsall) for foul.
- 90+5'Attempt missed. B. Purrington (Exeter City), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
- 90'Full-time. Walsall 1-1 Exeter City.