York City vs Exeter City

29 August 2026 · League Two · 2026/27 · Referee O Langford

Full time 2 – 1

Half-time: 1–0

  • Alex Newby 7’
  • Jovan Malcolm 76’
  • Jack Fitzwater 90+1’

Match summary

York City beat Exeter City 2-1. York City led 1-0 at half-time.

Alex Newby put York City ahead in the 7th minute, Jovan Malcolm made it 2-0 with a header in the 76th minute, and Jack Fitzwater pulled one back to make it 2-1 with a header in stoppage time.

Shots finished 11-8 to York City, with 8 on target for York City and 2 for Exeter City.

Match stats

68% Possession 32%
11 Shots 8
8 Shots on target 2
7 Corners 5
76 Attacks 50
38 Dangerous attacks 19
643 Passes 297
86.2% Pass accuracy 79.1%
5 Tackles 17
12 Fouls 10
2 Yellow cards 3
1 Offsides 1

Key events

York City Exeter City
Kick-off
Alex NewbyLeft foot shot1-0 (York City)
7’
Alex NewbyShot on target
11’
25’
Josh GordonShot on target
33’
Reece ColeFoul
35’
Gwion EdwardsFoul
Morgan WilliamsFoul
41’
Half-time1-0
46’
George BirchSonny Cox
Second half underway
Ryan FallowfieldFoul
52’
Joe FelixShot on target
58’
62’
Charlie CumminsFoul
Arthur ReadAlex Hunt
66’
Jovan MalcolmOllie Pearce
66’
Jeff KingJoe Felix
67’
Joe GreyShot on target
67’
Jovan MalcolmShot on target
70’
Jovan MalcolmShot on target
73’
Alex NewbyShot on target
75’
Jovan MalcolmHeader2-0 (York City)
76’
77’
Lakyle SamuelEthan Sutherland
Craig HewittHarry Boyes
77’
82’
Andrew OluwaboriReece Cole
82’
Liam OakesTaylor Perry
90+1’
Jack FitzwaterHeader2-1 (Exeter City)
Zech MedleyAlex Newby
90+1’
Full-time2-1

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Exeter City attacking York City attacking 
7’ Alex Newby (York City), open play, goal 11’ Alex Newby (York City), open play, saved 12’ Ryan Fallowfield (York City), from a corner, blocked 25’ Josh Gordon (Exeter City), open play, saved 27’ Gwion Edwards (Exeter City), set piece, off target 31’ Gwion Edwards (Exeter City), from a corner, blocked 40’ Ed James (Exeter City), set piece, off target 48’ Ed James (Exeter City), from a corner, blocked 54’ Alex Newby (York City), open play, blocked 58’ Joe Felix (York City), open play, saved 67’ Joe Grey (York City), set piece, saved 70’ Jovan Malcolm (York City), open play, saved 73’ Jovan Malcolm (York City), open play, saved 75’ Alex Newby (York City), open play, saved 76’ Jovan Malcolm (York City), from a corner, goal 79’ Lakyle Samuel (Exeter City), open play, blocked 86’ Jovan Malcolm (York City), open play, off target 90+1’ Jack Fitzwater (Exeter City), from a corner, goal 90+3’ George Birch (Exeter City), open play, blocked 7’ Alex Newby (York City), open play, goal 11’ Alex Newby (York City), open play, saved 12’ Ryan Fallowfield (York City), from a corner, blocked 25’ Josh Gordon (Exeter City), open play, saved 27’ Gwion Edwards (Exeter City), set piece, off target 31’ Gwion Edwards (Exeter City), from a corner, blocked 40’ Ed James (Exeter City), set piece, off target 48’ Ed James (Exeter City), from a corner, blocked 54’ Alex Newby (York City), open play, blocked 58’ Joe Felix (York City), open play, saved 67’ Joe Grey (York City), set piece, saved 70’ Jovan Malcolm (York City), open play, saved 73’ Jovan Malcolm (York City), open play, saved 75’ Alex Newby (York City), open play, saved 76’ Jovan Malcolm (York City), from a corner, goal 79’ Lakyle Samuel (Exeter City), open play, blocked 86’ Jovan Malcolm (York City), open play, off target 90+1’ Jack Fitzwater (Exeter City), from a corner, goal 90+3’ George Birch (Exeter City), open play, blocked
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Lineups

York City 3-4-2-1 Starting XI
McNally
Kitching
Williams
Fallowfield
Boyes 77’
Banks
Hunt 66’
Felix 67’
Newby 90’
Pearce 66’
Grey
Exeter City 5-3-2 Starting XI
Bycroft
Harper
James
Fitzwater
Sutherland 77’
Cole 82’
Edwards
Cummins
Perry 82’
Cox 46’
Gordon

Player stats

Goalkeeper1 player
Alfie McNally
94′ 1 1 47 1 – – – –
Defenders5 players
Morgan Williams
94′ – – 1 4 3 95 3 – –
Ryan Fallowfield
94′ – 2 1 – – 81 1 – –
Mark Kitching
94′ – – – 1 – 93 – – – –
Joe Felix Taken off
67′ 1 – – 7 1 29 1 – – –
Jeff King Came on as a substitute
27′ 1 – – 2 – 12 – – – –
Midfielders6 players
Alex Hunt Taken off
66′ – – 54 – – 1 – 2 – – –
Ollie Banks
94′ – – 84 1 – – – 5 1 1 –
Harry Boyes Taken off
77′ – 2 28 3 – – 2 3 1 2 –
Alex Newby Taken off
91′ 1 – 31 – – – – 2 2 – –
Arthur Read Came on as a substitute
28′ – – 21 – – 1 – 1 – – –
Craig Hewitt Came on as a substitute
17′ – – 2 – – – – – – – –
Forwards3 players
Ollie Pearce Taken off
66′ – – – – – – – 1 – 7 –
Joe Grey
94′ – – 1 1 – – 2 7 3 47 –
Jovan Malcolm Came on as a substitute
28′ 1 – 2 1 – – – 1 – 7 –
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

York City win 59% Avg odds 1.58
Draw 23% Avg odds 4.08
Exeter City win 18% Avg odds 5.10

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

Form going into the game

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Previous and next meeting

Next meeting: Exeter City vs York City, 06 Feb 27 (upcoming)  All York City 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.