Luton vs Exeter City

17 March 2026 · League One · 2025/26 · Referee Alex Chilowicz

Full time 3 – 2

Half-time: 3–1

Kasey Palmer 13’
Jordan Clark 29’ (pen)
Hakeem Odofin 45+5’

Reece Cole 25’
Ilmari Niskanen 49’

Match summary

Luton won 3-2 at home to Exeter City. Luton led 3-1 at half-time.

In the first half, Kasey Palmer put Luton ahead with a header in the 13th minute, Reece Cole equalised in the 25th minute, Jordan Clark put Luton back in front from the penalty spot in the 29th minute, and Hakeem Odofin made it 3-1 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Ilmari Niskanen pulled one back to make it 3-2 in the 49th minute.

The chances backed that up: Luton created 2.89 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Exeter City's 2.28 from 8.

Match stats

46% Possession 54%

16 Shots 8

7 Shots on target 3

7 Corners 2

377 Passes 455

77.7% Pass accuracy 80.7%

10 Tackles 17

13 Fouls 12

2 Yellow cards 2

1 Offsides 0

Key events

Luton Exeter City

0’

M. TaylorManagerArgument

Kick-off

Jordan ClarkShot on target

8’

Kasey PalmerHeader

1-0

13’

Emilio LawrenceShot on target

15’

25’

Reece ColeRight foot shot

1-1

Jordan ClarkPenalty

2-1

29’

32’

Jack McMillanShot on target

45+4’

Reece ColeFoul

Hakeem OdofinRight foot shot

3-1

45+5’

Half-time3-1

Kasey PalmerShot on target

47’

Second half underway

49’

Ilmari NiskanenLeft foot shot

3-2

Devante ColeShot on target

54’

55’

Danny AndrewJohnly Yfeko

55’

Jayden WarehamJosh Magennis

65’

Akeel HigginsReece Cole

Emilio LawrenceFoul

72’

Jake RichardsKasey Palmer

75’

Elijah AdebayoDevante Cole

75’

80’

Sonny CoxTimur Tuterov

80’

Kevin McDonaldEthan Brierley

82’

Jack McMillanFoul

Davy van den BergJordan Clark

90+2’

George SavilleTime wasting

90+4’

Sverre Hakami SandalGeorge Saville

90+5’

Full-time3-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Luton 2.89 xGExeter City 2.28 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Exeter City attacking Luton attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

Luton 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Exeter City 3-4-2-1 Starting XI

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player


Josh Keeley	90′	1	2	30	–	–	–	–	–

Defenders3 players


Nigel Lonwijk	90′	1	2	–	5	3	57	1	–	–	–
Hakeem Odofin	90′	1	2	1	9	6	43	–	1	–	–
Kal Naismith	90′	–	1	–	3	2	51	1	–	–	–

Midfielders7 players


Gideon Kodua	90′	–	–	19	–	0.01	1	–	1	1	–	–
Liam Walsh	90′	–	1	50	3	0.58	2	–	4	1	–	–
George Saville Taken off	89′	–	1	37	4	0.68	1	4	5	2	1
Emilio Lawrence	90′	–	–	23	1	0.03	2	2	5	1	1
Kasey Palmer Taken off	75′	1	–	21	3	0.03	–	–	1	1	1	–
Jordan Clark Taken off	89′	1	–	29	1	0.04	1	1	8	1	–	–
Jake Richards Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	3	–	0.00	1	–	2	–	1	–

Forwards2 players


Devante Cole Taken off	75′	–	–	1	1	0.11	0.01	–	4	2	11	–
Elijah Adebayo Came on as a substitute	15′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	–	–	3	–

Goalkeeper1 player


Joe Whitworth	90′	4	3	47	2	–	–	–	–

Defenders4 players


Pierce Sweeney	90′	2	1	1	4	2	73	–	–	–	–
Luca Woodhouse	90′	1	1	–	5	3	49	1	–	–	–
Johnly Yfeko Taken off	55′	1	–	–	1	–	28	1	–	–	–
Danny Andrew Came on as a substitute	35′	–	2	1	1	1	18	–	–	–	–

Midfielders5 players


Ilmari Niskanen	90′	1	–	31	2	0.70	3	1	4	1	–	–
Jack Aitchison	90′	–	–	39	–	0.03	3	–	9	1	4	–
Ethan Brierley Taken off	80′	–	–	46	–	0.01	1	2	2	1	1	–
Jack McMillan	90′	–	–	29	–	0.05	3	2	4	1	–
Kevin McDonald Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	23	–	0.02	–	–	1	–	–	–

Forwards6 players


Reece Cole Taken off	65′	1	–	2	1	0.13	0.04	–	2	–	24
Timur Tuterov Taken off	80′	–	1	–	–	–	0.59	2	6	3	20	–
Josh Magennis Taken off	55′	–	–	1	–	0.06	0.02	–	1	–	10	–
Jayden Wareham Came on as a substitute	35′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	5	–	10	–
Akeel Higgins Came on as a substitute	25′	–	–	–	–	–	0.01	–	2	2	7	–
Sonny Cox Came on as a substitute	10′	–	–	–	–	–	0.00	–	2	–	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

Luton win 58% Avg odds 1.60

Draw 23% Avg odds 4.08

Exeter City win 19% Avg odds 4.97

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

Form going into the game

Luton D D L D W

Exeter City L D L L L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Exeter City 1-0 Luton, 01 Jan 26 All Luton vs Exeter City meetings

Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk.