Exeter City vs Accrington Stanley

22 August 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee S Jackson

Full time 2 – 0

Half-time: 2–0

Jack Fitzwater 2’
Seamus Conneely 13’ (og)

Match summary

Exeter City beat Accrington Stanley 2-0. Exeter City led 2-0 at half-time.

Jack Fitzwater put Exeter City ahead in the 2nd minute and Conneely's own goal made it 2-0 with a header in the 13th minute.

Shots finished 19-14 to Exeter City, with 5 on target for Exeter City and 2 for Accrington Stanley.

Match stats

36% Possession 64%

19 Shots 14

5 Shots on target 2

9 Corners 1

86 Attacks 99

55 Dangerous attacks 52

232 Passes 421

53.9% Pass accuracy 71.5%

12 Tackles 10

13 Fouls 12

3 Yellow cards 2

0 Offsides 4

Key events

Exeter City Accrington Stanley

Kick-off

Jack FitzwaterRight foot shot

1-0

2’

11’

Shaun WhalleyShot on target

Seamus ConneelyOwn goal

2-0

13’

Reece ColeShot on target

13’

45+1’

Josh WoodsFoul

Half-time2-0

Reece ColeShot on target

47’

Jayden WarehamFoul

48’

Second half underway

Vincent HarperHandball

55’

63’

Cole StocktonShaun Whalley

Jack FitzwaterFoul

68’

Ethan SutherlandVincent Harper

70’

Sonny CoxJosh Gordon

70’

72’

Cole StocktonShot on target

Jayden WarehamShot on target

74’

78’

Stefan MolsCharlie Caton

78’

Liam CoyleSeamus Conneely

78’

Alex HendersonConnor O'Brien

Jayden WarehamShot on target

79’

George BirchReece Cole

81’

Taylor PerryJake Doyle-Hayes

81’

85’

Tom MooreFoul

89’

Charlie BrownCole Stockton

Andrew OluwaboriGwion Edwards

89’

Full-time2-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Accrington Stanley attacking Exeter City attacking

Goal On target Off target or blocked

Hover or tap a shot for the player and minute.

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Jack Bycroft	90′	2	0	33	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Ed James	90′	–	–	–	6	5	15	–	–	–	–
Jack Fitzwater	90′	1	–	4	4	3	13	2	1	–
Luca Woodhouse	90′	2	–	2	11	9	20	–	–	1	–

Midfielders7 players


Gwion Edwards Taken off	89′	–	–	15	1	–	3	1	8	1	2	–
Jake Doyle-Hayes Taken off	81′	–	–	25	1	–	2	1	6	–	1	–
Charlie Cummins	90′	–	–	31	1	–	–	1	12	1	3	–
Vincent Harper Taken off	70′	–	–	9	–	–	1	1	2	2	1
George Birch Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	3	1	–	–	–	1	–	–	–
Taylor Perry Came on as a substitute	9′	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	1	–	1	–
Andrew Oluwabori Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards5 players


Reece Cole Taken off	81′	–	–	3	2	–	–	4	1	–	24	–
Jayden Wareham	90′	–	–	4	2	–	–	–	11	2	15
Josh Gordon Taken off	70′	–	–	2	–	–	–	1	2	–	11	–
Ethan Sutherland Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	–
Sonny Cox Came on as a substitute	20′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	1	4	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Louie Moulden	90′	4	2	40	1	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Tom Moore	90′	–	2	1	5	5	51	1	–	–
Farrend Rawson	90′	1	1	–	10	9	39	–	–	–	–
Devon Matthews	90′	3	1	2	14	9	60	1	–	–	–
Connor O'Brien Taken off	78′	–	–	–	3	2	27	–	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Donald Love	90′	–	–	44	2	–	1	1	3	1	1	–
Seamus Conneely Taken off	78′	–	–	42	1	–	–	1	6	–	3	–
Joseph Anderson	90′	–	–	41	3	–	3	1	5	2	2	–
Alex Henderson Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	4	–	–	1	–	2	1	–	–
Stefan Mols Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Liam Coyle Came on as a substitute	12′	–	–	7	–	–	–	–	–	1	–	–
Charlie Brown Came on as a substitute	1′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Forwards4 players


Shaun Whalley Taken off	63′	–	–	2	1	–	–	1	2	2	23	–
Josh Woods	90′	–	–	3	–	–	–	2	9	2	25
Charlie Caton Taken off	78′	–	–	3	–	–	–	–	1	–	8	–
Cole Stockton Came on as a substituteTaken off	26′	–	–	1	1	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Exeter City win 47% Avg odds 1.99

Draw 27% Avg odds 3.39

Accrington Stanley win 26% Avg odds 3.63

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

Exeter City W W D L L

Accrington Stanley L D D L D

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Exeter City 5-0 Accrington Stanley, 25 Mar 23 Next meeting: Accrington Stanley vs Exeter City, 13 Mar 27 (upcoming) All Exeter City vs Accrington Stanley meetings

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