Cheltenham 2-0 Exeter City: Match Highlight, Goals & Player Ratings

Cheltenham

J. Wilson 28'

R. Broom 55'

Exeter City

EFL Cup 2025/2026

1st Round

August 13, 2025 6:45pm

EV Charger Points Stadium, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

Key stats

Ball Possession

47%

53%

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Lineup

Cheltenham 3-4-2-1

Exeter City 3-4-1-2

Goalkeeper

J. Day

6.5

J. Whitworth

7.6

Defenders

J. Mažionis

7.2

L. Woodhouse

6.0

R. Cundy

7.2

E. James

6.5

J. Wilson

8.6

P. Sweeney

5.9

Midfielders

G. Harmon

6.3

R. Rydel

6.6

R. Broom

7.3

E. Francis

6.3

L. Young

7.2

K. McDonald

6.6

D. Power

7.2

T. Dean

6.5

Forwards

E. Archer

7.3

George Birch

7.0

J. Thomas

6.3

S. Cox

6.9

J. Bickerstaff

7.3

J. Magennis

6.3

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Highest rating

8.6

J. Wilson

7.6

J. Whitworth

Match Summary

On August 13, 2025 during the 2025/2026 EFL Cup match, Cheltenham faced off against Exeter City at EV Charger Points Stadium, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire. The game concluded with Cheltenham securing a victory. With 47% possession, Cheltenham versus Exeter City's 53% and shots on goal at 9 to 1. Exeter City had 75% successful passes (of 364 passes) over Cheltenham which had 71% successful passes (of 324 passes). The outstanding efforts by J. Wilson and J. Whitworth played a key role.

Lineup

3-4-2-1

3-4-1-2

Day

6.5

Played:
90Min

Saves:
1 of 1

Accurate passes:
4/22

Won duels:
1/1

Wilson

8.6

Played:
78Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
2

Accurate passes:
30/42

Won duels:
4/8

Dribbles:
1/1

Cundy

7.2

Played:
43Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
9/13

Won duels:
5/6

Mažionis

7.2

Played:
62Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
27/34

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
8/12

Dribbles:
1/1

Power

7.2

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
20/24

Won duels:
5/5

Dribbles:
1/1

Young

7.2

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
29/39

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
3/7

Broom

7.3

Played:
90Min

Accurate passes:
20/26

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
5/10

Dribbles:
2/4

Harmon

6.3

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
23/33

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
2/6

Dribbles:
0/1

Thomas

6.3

Played:
78Min

Accurate passes:
15/17

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
2/9

Dribbles:
1/5

Archer

7.3

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
4

Accurate passes:
23/32

Key passes:
5

Won duels:
7/11

Dribbles:
1/4

Bickerstaff

7.3

Played:
63Min

Tackles:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
6/10

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
4/11

Dribbles:
0/4

Cox

6.9

Played:
68Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
10/13

Won duels:
6/10

Magennis

6.3

Played:
45Min

Accurate passes:
5/6

Won duels:
1/4

Dribbles:
0/1

Birch

7.0

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
5

Accurate passes:
10/14

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
8/17

Dribbles:
0/3

Rydel

6.6

Played:
45Min

Tackles:
3

Accurate passes:
6/7

Won duels:
3/4

Francis

6.3

Played:
90Min

Accurate passes:
36/44

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
5/10

Dribbles:
1/1

McDonald

6.6

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
37/48

Won duels:
3/6

Dean

6.5

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
16/23

Won duels:
5/10

Woodhouse

6.0

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
2

Accurate passes:
23/36

Key passes:
1

Won duels:
3/9

James

6.5

Played:
90Min

Tackles:
4

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
36/45

Won duels:
5/10

Sweeney

5.9

Played:
68Min

Accurate passes:
27/35

Won duels:
1/5

Whitworth

7.6

Played:
90Min

Saves:
7 of 9

Accurate passes:
27/43

Substitutes

Coach

Michael John Flynn

Tustin

7.2

Played:
13Min

Tackles:
1

Accurate passes:
1/2

Won duels:
5/5

Dribbles:
4/4

Bennett

6.6

Played:
13Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
5/7

Miller

7.5

Played:
28Min

Accurate passes:
7/8

Key passes:
3

Won duels:
0/1

Willcox

6.9

Played:
29Min

Tackles:
2

Interceptions:
2

Accurate passes:
6/8

Won duels:
3/4

Jude-Boyd

7.5

Played:
48Min

Tackles:
1

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
6/7

Won duels:
1/1

Sohna

Barber

Diallo

Croose

Coach

G. Caldwell

Oakes

6.7

Played:
23Min

Accurate passes:
3/3

Cummins

6.6

Played:
23Min

Interceptions:
1

Accurate passes:
22/28

Won duels:
1/2

Wilson

6.2

Played:
45Min

Accurate passes:
7/8

Key passes:
2

Won duels:
1/5

Oluwabori

6.2

Played:
45Min

Blocked:
1

Accurate passes:
9/11

Won duels:
0/5

Dribbles:
0/2

Swinkels

Bycroft

Niskanen

Stats

Ball Possession

Cheltenham: 47%

Exeter City: 53%

Total Shots

Cheltenham: 19

Exeter City: 9

Shots on Goal

Cheltenham: 9

Exeter City: 1

Corner Kicks

Cheltenham: 5

Exeter City: 8

Offsides

Cheltenham: 2

Exeter City: 4

Fouls

Cheltenham: 11

Exeter City: 9

Yellow Cards

Cheltenham: 3

Exeter City: 4

Red Cards

Cheltenham: 0

Exeter City: 0

Total Passes

Cheltenham: 324

Exeter City: 364

Goals Prevented

Cheltenham: 0

Exeter City: 0

Passes Accuracy

Cheltenham: 231 (71%)

Exeter City: 274 (75%)

Cheltenham vs Exeter City

Key stats

Lineup

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Match Summary

Lineup

Stats

Ball Possession

Total Shots

Shots on Goal

Corner Kicks

Offsides

Fouls

Yellow Cards

Red Cards

Total Passes

Goals Prevented

Passes Accuracy

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