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Cheltenham vs Exeter: match report

Cheltenham Town hosted Exeter City at The Completely-Suzuki Stadium on Tuesday 22 September 2026, in the EFL Trophy (round 2). Emily Heaslip is the referee, averaging 4.3 yellow cards a game against a league average of 4.0.

Result and scorers

Cheltenham 2-2 Exeter. Goals: Jake Bickerstaff 45'+1' for Cheltenham; Josh Gordon 77' for Exeter; Charlie Cummins 86' for Exeter; George Miller 89' (pen) for Cheltenham. Attendance: 1,242.

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Key moments (contains the result)
  • 13' Yellow card: Edward James (Exeter)
  • 45'+1' Goal: Jake Bickerstaff (Cheltenham)
  • 77' Goal: Josh Gordon (Exeter)
  • 86' Goal: Charlie Cummins (Exeter)
  • 89' Penalty: George Miller (Cheltenham)
  • 90'+7' Red card: Ethan Sutherland (Exeter)
Match stats (contains the result)
44.4%Possession55.6%
12Shots17
5Shots on target10
4Corners3
9Fouls16
1Offsides2
8Saves3
0Yellow cards1
0Red cards1

Line-ups

Cheltenham 4-1-4-1

Coach: Steve Cotterill

  1. 1 Joe Day GK
  2. 14 Ryan Broom DEF
  3. 6 James Wilson DEF
  4. 35 Mark Barber DEF
  5. 21 George Nurse DEF
  6. 33 Freddy Willcox DEF
  7. 36 Archie Hill MID
  8. 34 Harry Tustin MID
  9. 9 Kirsten Otchere MID
  10. 11 Jake Bickerstaff MID
  11. 10 George Miller FWD

Bench

  • 31 Mamadou Diallo GK
  • 32 Sopuruchukwu Obieri FWD
  • 40 Ryan Todd
  • 38 Jack Robinson
  • 37 George Mcnamme
  • 39 Noah Carter FWD
  • 41 Ethan Hardy FWD

Exeter 3-5-1-1

Coach: Matt Taylor

  1. 22 Frankie Phillips GK
  2. 46 Louie Cayless DEF
  3. 40 Edward James DEF
  4. 6 Jack Taylor DEF
  5. 7 Gwion Edwards MID
  6. 18 Liam Oakes MID
  7. 14 Harry Kite MID
  8. 20 George Birch MID
  9. 23 Ethan Sutherland MID
  10. 8 Taylor Perry MID
  11. 15 Ajay Matthews FWD

Bench

  • 1 Jack Bycroft GK
  • 3 Luca Woodhouse DEF
  • 2 Lakyle Samuel DEF
  • 43 Tobias Alsop MID
  • 16 Charlie Cummins MID
  • 10 Josh Gordon FWD
  • 44 George Williams MID
Previous meetings
  • Wednesday 13 August 2025: Cheltenham Town 2-0 Exeter City
  • Monday 1 April 2024: Cheltenham Town 1-2 Exeter City
  • Saturday 16 September 2023: Exeter City 1-0 Cheltenham Town
  • Saturday 18 March 2023: Cheltenham Town 3-1 Exeter City
  • Saturday 20 August 2022: Exeter City 0-1 Cheltenham Town