Cheltenham 2–2 Exeter City
Cheltenham
2–2HT 1–0
Exeter City
Cheltenham played Exeter City in the EFL Trophy on 22 September 2026 at Whaddon Road. The match finished 2–2.
Goals and cards
- 13'Edward James — Yellow card
- 45+1'Jake Bickerstaff (assist by K. Otchere)
- 77'Josh Gordon (assist by Ethan Sutherland)
- 86'Charlie Cummins (assist by George Birch)
- 89'George Miller
- 90+7'Ethan Sutherland — Red card
- 92'Josh Gordon (Penalty missed)
- 92'George Nurse
- 93'Lakyle·Samuel
- 94'K. Otchere (Penalty missed)
- 94'L. Woodhouse
- 95'Jake Bickerstaff
- 95'Charlie Cummins
- 96'Ryan Broom
- 97'Taylor Perry (Penalty missed)
- 97'George Miller
Line-ups
Cheltenham 4-1-4-1
- J. Day
- R. Broom
- J. Wilson
- M. Barber
- G. Nurse
- F. Willcox
- Archie Philip Hill
- H. Tustin
- K. Otchere
- J. Bickerstaff
- G. Miller
- SUBSTITUTES
- M. Diallo
- Noah Carter
- Ryan Todd
- Ethan Hardy
- George Mcnamme
- Jack Robinson
- S. Obieri
- COACHES: S. Cotterill
Exeter City 3-5-1-1
- Frankie Phillips
- L. Cayless
- E. James
- J. Taylor
- G. Edwards
- H. Kite
- Liam Oakes
- George Birch
- Ethan Sutherland
- T. Perry
- Ajay Matthews
- SUBSTITUTES
- L. Samuel
- George Williams
- L. Woodhouse
- C. Cummins
- J. Gordon
- T. Alsop
- J. Bycroft
- COACHES: M. Taylor
Match statistics
| Cheltenham | Exeter City | |
|---|---|---|
| 267 | Accurate passes | 348 |
| 9 | Shots inside box | 9 |
| 3 | Shots outside box | 8 |
| 6 | Blocked shots | 3 |
| 15 | Free kicks | 9 |
| 5 | Shots on goal | 10 |
| 8 | Saves | 3 |
| 1 | Shots off goal | 4 |
| 1 | Offsides | 2 |
| 353 | Total passes | 439 |
| 12 | Total shots | 17 |
| 4 | Corners | 3 |
| 0 | Red cards | 1 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
| 9 | Fouls | 16 |
| 44% | Possession | 56% |