Cheltenham Town vs Exeter City, 2026-27 EFL Trophy, Group Stage

· Cheltenham Town win 4-3 on penalties

Cheltenham Town

45'+1': Jake Bickerstaff
89': George Miller (P)

FT - Penalties
2 - 2
Cheltenham Town win 4-3 on penalties

Exeter City

77': Josh Gordon
86': Charlie Cummins
90'+7': Ethan Sutherland

About

Cheltenham Town are hosting Exeter City at The Completely-Suzuki Stadium, Cheltenham, England, starting on . The match is a part of the English EFL Trophy.

Match Commentary

13': Edward James (Exeter City) Yellow Card at 13'
34': Noah Carter (Cheltenham Town) Substitution at 34'
45'+1': Jake Bickerstaff (Cheltenham Town) Goal at 45'+1'
45': Josh Gordon (Exeter City) Substitution at 45'
45': Luca Woodhouse (Exeter City) Substitution at 45'
45': Charlie Cummins (Exeter City) Substitution at 45'
62': Sopuruchukwu Obieri (Cheltenham Town) Substitution at 62'
65': Lakyle Samuel (Exeter City) Substitution at 65'
71': Jack Robinson (Cheltenham Town) Substitution at 71'
77': Josh Gordon (Exeter City) Goal at 77'
86': Charlie Cummins (Exeter City) Goal at 86'
89': George Miller (Cheltenham Town) Penalty - Scored at 89'
90'+6': Tobias Alsop (Exeter City) Substitution at 90'+6'
90'+7': Ethan Sutherland (Exeter City) Red Card at 90'+7'
92': Josh Gordon (Exeter City) Penalty - Missed at 92'
92': George Nurse (Cheltenham Town) Penalty - Scored at 92'
93': Lakyle Samuel (Exeter City) Penalty - Scored at 93'
94': Kirsten Otchere (Cheltenham Town) Penalty - Missed at 94'
94': Luca Woodhouse (Exeter City) Penalty - Scored at 94'
95': Jake Bickerstaff (Cheltenham Town) Penalty - Scored at 95'
95': Charlie Cummins (Exeter City) Penalty - Scored at 95'
96': Ryan Broom (Cheltenham Town) Penalty - Scored at 96'
97': Taylor Perry (Exeter City) Penalty - Missed at 97'
97': George Miller (Cheltenham Town) Penalty - Scored at 97'

Statistics

EXE		CHL
16	Fouls	9
1	Yellow Cards	0
1	Red Cards	0
2	Offsides	1
3	Corner Kicks	4
3	Saves	8
55.6	Possession	44.4
17	SHOTS	12
10	ON GOAL	5
0.6	On Target %	0.4
0	Penalty Goals	0
0	Penalty Kicks Taken	0
348	Accurate Passes	267
439	Passes	353
0.8	Pass Completion %	0.8
0	Accurate Crosses	0
0	Crosses	0
0.0	Cross %	0.0
0	Long Balls	0
0	Accurate Long Balls	0
0.0	Long Balls %	0.0
3	Blocked Shots	6
11	Effective Tackles	8
21	Tackles	15
0.5	Tackle %	0.5
0	Interceptions	0
0	Effective Clearances	0
12	Clearances	40

Game Information

Competition: English EFL Trophy

Venue: The Completely-Suzuki Stadium
Location: Cheltenham, England
Attendance: 1,242

EFL Trophy Standings

#	TEAM	GP	GD	PTS
1	Exeter City	3	+2	6
2	Cheltenham Town	2	0	4
3	Oxford United	1	0	1
4	Tottenham Hotspur U21	2	-2	1

Full Standings

Line-Ups

Cheltenham Town (4-1-4-1)

No.	Name
1	Joe Day (GK)
35	Mark Barber
6	James Wilson
33	Freddie Willcox
21	George Nurse
14	Ryan Broom
9	Kirsten Otchere
34	Harry Tustin
11	Jake Bickerstaff
36	Archie Philip Hill
10	George Miller

Cheltenham Town Substitutes:

Ethan Hardy, Jack Robinson, George Mcnamme, Sopuruchukwu Obieri, Noah Carter, Ryan Todd, Mamadou Diallo.

Exeter City (3-5-1-1)

No.	Name
22	Frankie Phillips (GK)
40	Edward James
6	Jack Taylor
46	Louie Cayless
20	George Birch
18	Liam Oakes
14	Harry Kite
23	Ethan Sutherland
7	Gwion Edwards
15	Ajay Matthews
8	Taylor Perry

Exeter City Substitutes:

Luca Woodhouse, Josh Gordon, Charlie Cummins, George Williams, Lakyle Samuel, Tobias Alsop, Jack Bycroft.

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