Exeter City vs Rotherham United

3 October 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee L Sandoe

Full time 1 – 0

Half-time: 0–0

  • Anthony Scully 51’

Match summary

Exeter City saw off Rotherham United 1-0. It was goalless at half-time.

Anthony Scully put Exeter City ahead in the 51st minute.

Shots finished 16-7 to Exeter City, with 7 on target for Exeter City and 0 for Rotherham United.

Match stats

48% Possession 52%
16 Shots 7
7 Shots on target 0
8 Corners 2
102 Attacks 109
56 Dangerous attacks 43
353 Passes 397
68.6% Pass accuracy 67.3%
13 Tackles 12
8 Fouls 13
2 Yellow cards 1
3 Offsides 0

Key events

Exeter City Rotherham United
Kick-off
Corner
5’
Josh GordonShot on target
7’
Corner
7’
Jack FitzwaterShot on target
9’
10’
Corner
Corner
38’
Corner
38’
Luca WoodhouseFoul
43’
Corner
45+2’
Half-time0-0
Second half underway
Anthony ScullyLeft foot shot1-0 (Exeter City)
51’
54’
Corner
58’
Tom BradshawJayce Fitzgerald
58’
Dominic IorfaFoul
Corner
60’
Gwion EdwardsAnthony Scully
65’
Charlie CumminsShot on target
66’
Corner
66’
69’
Kian SpenceKieran Ngwenya
69’
Aaron NemaneMarvin Kaleta
Josh GordonShot on target
74’
Ethan SutherlandGeorge Birch
79’
Liam OakesTaylor Perry
80’
Sonny CoxJosh Gordon
85’
Liam OakesShot on target
87’
Corner
88’
Charlie CumminsFoul
90+2’
Full-time1-0

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Rotherham United attacking Exeter City attacking 
7’ Anthony Scully (Exeter City), open play, blocked 7’ Josh Gordon (Exeter City), open play, saved 9’ Jack Fitzwater (Exeter City), open play, saved 15’ Paul Mullin (Rotherham United), open play, off target 18’ Taylor Perry (Exeter City), open play, off target 26’ Taylor Perry (Exeter City), open play, off target 36’ Taylor Perry (Exeter City), open play, blocked 36’ Jack Fitzwater (Exeter City), open play, blocked 44’ Josh Austerfield (Rotherham United), open play, blocked 47’ Jili Buyabu (Rotherham United), open play, off target 51’ Anthony Scully (Exeter City), open play, goal 54’ Josh Austerfield (Rotherham United), from a corner, off target 54’ Paul Mullin (Rotherham United), open play, blocked 61’ Jack Fitzwater (Exeter City), from a corner, off target 65’ Josh Gordon (Exeter City), open play, off target 66’ Charlie Cummins (Exeter City), open play, saved 74’ Josh Gordon (Exeter City), open play, saved 74’ George Birch (Exeter City), open play, blocked 80’ Ethan Sutherland (Exeter City), open play, hit the woodwork 87’ Liam Oakes (Exeter City), open play, saved 88’ Ethan Sutherland (Exeter City), direct free kick, blocked 90+3’ Dominic Iorfa (Rotherham United), set piece, off target 90+6’ Paul Mullin (Rotherham United), set piece, off target 7’ Anthony Scully (Exeter City), open play, blocked 7’ Josh Gordon (Exeter City), open play, saved 9’ Jack Fitzwater (Exeter City), open play, saved 15’ Paul Mullin (Rotherham United), open play, off target 18’ Taylor Perry (Exeter City), open play, off target 26’ Taylor Perry (Exeter City), open play, off target 36’ Taylor Perry (Exeter City), open play, blocked 36’ Jack Fitzwater (Exeter City), open play, blocked 44’ Josh Austerfield (Rotherham United), open play, blocked 47’ Jili Buyabu (Rotherham United), open play, off target 51’ Anthony Scully (Exeter City), open play, goal 54’ Josh Austerfield (Rotherham United), from a corner, off target 54’ Paul Mullin (Rotherham United), open play, blocked 61’ Jack Fitzwater (Exeter City), from a corner, off target 65’ Josh Gordon (Exeter City), open play, off target 66’ Charlie Cummins (Exeter City), open play, saved 74’ Josh Gordon (Exeter City), open play, saved 74’ George Birch (Exeter City), open play, blocked 80’ Ethan Sutherland (Exeter City), open play, hit the woodwork 87’ Liam Oakes (Exeter City), open play, saved 88’ Ethan Sutherland (Exeter City), direct free kick, blocked 90+3’ Dominic Iorfa (Rotherham United), set piece, off target 90+6’ Paul Mullin (Rotherham United), set piece, off target
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Exeter City 4-2-3-1 Starting XI
Bycroft
Samuel
Taylor
Fitzwater
Woodhouse
Doyle-Hayes
Cummins
Scully 65’
Perry 80’
Birch 79’
Gordon 85’
Rotherham United 4-3-3 Starting XI
Eyestone
Ngwenya 69’
Aljofree
Iorfa
Hall
Ashley
Austerfield
Kaleta 69’
Buyabu
Fitzgerald 58’
Mullin

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Jack Bycroft
90′ 0 0 31 1 – – – –
Defenders4 players
Lakyle Samuel
90′ 1 1 – 3 1 35 – – – –
Jack Taylor
90′ 1 7 2 10 8 38 – – – –
Jack Fitzwater
90′ 1 5 – 7 5 45 1 – – –
Luca Woodhouse
90′ 4 3 – 11 6 48 1 – –
Midfielders7 players
Jake Doyle-Hayes
90′ – – 51 – – 1 3 3 1 – –
Charlie Cummins
90′ – – 36 – – 3 1 12 1 4
Anthony Scully Taken off
65′ 1 – 11 2 – – – 1 – 1 –
Taylor Perry Taken off
80′ – – 22 2 – 1 2 2 1 – –
George Birch Taken off
79′ – 1 13 1 – – – 4 – 2 –
Gwion Edwards Came on as a substitute
25′ – – 5 1 – – – 2 – 1 –
Liam Oakes Came on as a substitute
10′ – – 3 – – – – – 2 – –
Forwards3 players
Josh Gordon Taken off
85′ – – 3 2 – – – 6 3 9 –
Ethan Sutherland Came on as a substitute
11′ – – 2 – – – – 1 – 5 –
Sonny Cox Came on as a substitute
12′ – – – – – – – 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 38% Avg odds 2.45
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.32
Rotherham United win 34% Avg odds 2.76

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

Form going into the game

Exeter City DDLDL
Rotherham United DLDWD

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Previous and next meeting

 Previous meeting: Exeter City 0-4 Rotherham United, 31 Jan 26 Next meeting: Rotherham United vs Exeter City, 27 Apr 27 (upcoming)  All Exeter City vs Rotherham United meetings

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