Match Report
| Stoke City | Stoke City |  |  | Exeter City | Exeter City | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ross Smith | R. Smith |  | 44 | G |  | 1 | | G | 53 | | Kemal Taylor | K. Taylor | |||||||||
| Tony Bishop | T. Bishop | | 54 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 50 | | Sol Shearer | S. Shearer | |||||||||
| Greg Oakley | G. Oakley | | 45 | D | | 3 | | D | 47 | | Stuart Seaman | S. Seaman | |||||||||
| Darren Copping | D. Copping | | 45 | D | | 4 | | D | 46 | | Alexander Marr | A. Marr | |||||||||
| Ralph Smith | R. Smith | | 38 | D | | 5 | | D | 39 | | Sylvain Scales | S. Scales | |||||||||
| Teddy Lee | T. Lee | | 47 | M | | 6 | | M | 52 | | Peter Haynes | P. Haynes | |||||||||
| Neil Best | N. Best | | 43 | M | | 7 | | M | 49 | | Mervin Stuart | M. Stuart | |||||||||
| Paolo Summerbell | P. Summerbell | | 41 | M | | 8 | | M | 48 | | Neil Bramble | N. Bramble | |||||||||
| Jon Williamson | J. Williamson | | 40 | M | | 9 | | M | 45 | | Jason Crooks | J. Crooks | |||||||||
| Danny Mowbray | D. Mowbray | | 54 | A | | 10 | | A | 55 | | Darren Milburn | D. Milburn | |||||||||
| Robert Murphy | R. Murphy | | 50 | A | | 11 | | A | 53 | | Nwankwo Eustace | N. Eustace | |||||||||
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Match Report
It is a thoroughly wet and miserable day here at Bet 365 Stadium where Stoke City play host to Exeter City. A crowd of 2,912 fill this 3,000 capacity stadium.
Both Stoke City and Exeter City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
Both Stoke City and Exeter City are lined up in a 4-4-2 formation.
0.00
0-0Stoke City kick off!
3.54
0-0Jon Williamson flicks the ball to his team mate, Danny Mowbray. Danny Mowbray plays a perfect one-two with Robert Murphy and rushes in on goal... Danny Mowbray shoots from just inside the box but he balloons it over the crossbar!
6.16
0-0Jason Crooks clumsily knocks into Neil Best. The referee calls over Jason Crooks and shows him a yellow card! Neil Best stretches but gets up unharmed.
12.56
Darren Copping makes a beautiful solo run. Darren Copping flicks the ball to his team mate, Danny Mowbray. Danny Mowbray shoots from 20 yards but it flies wide!
14.55
0-0Neil Bramble deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Darren Milburn. Darren Milburn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
15.19
0-0Stoke City are playing some beautiful football, but they cannot seem to penetrate Exeter City's defence.
18.11
0-0Ralph Smith comes in with a late challenge on Darren Milburn. Ralph Smith is warned by the referee! Darren Milburn runs off the knock.
20.44
Jon Williamson makes a simple pass to Danny Mowbray. Danny Mowbray knocks the ball forward to Robert Murphy. Robert Murphy tries a spectacular strike but it goes wide for a goal kick.
22.08
Darren Copping sees a break and surges forward. Darren Copping chips the ball to his team mate, Danny Mowbray. Danny Mowbray shoots from outside the area but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
24.04
Mervin Stuart hacks Jon Williamson from behind! The referee calls over Mervin Stuart and shows him a yellow card! Jon Williamson hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
26.54
Neil Bramble knocks the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Eustace. Nwankwo Eustace shoots from outside the area but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
27.30
Neil Best chips the ball to his team mate, Danny Mowbray. Danny Mowbray shoots from 20 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
34.11
Jason Crooks makes a simple pass to Darren Milburn. Darren Milburn shoots from long range but it goes wide for a goal kick.
36.22
Alexander Marr makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Mervin Stuart. Mervin Stuart brings the ball forward. Mervin Stuart shoots from 25 yards but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
38.58
Darren Copping flicks the ball to his team mate, Neil Best. Neil Best knocks the ball to his team mate, Robert Murphy. Robert Murphy flicks the ball to his team mate, Danny Mowbray. Danny Mowbray shoots from just inside the box but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
40.55
Peter Haynes makes a simple pass to Nwankwo Eustace. Nwankwo Eustace knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Ross Smith who gathers it comfortably.
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!
45.00
Exeter City kick off and get the second half underway!
49.57
Jon Williamson controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Danny Mowbray. Danny Mowbray knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Sylvain Scales.
55.37
Jason Crooks controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Darren Milburn. Darren Milburn knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Greg Oakley.
59.36
0-0Mervin Stuart deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Eustace. Nwankwo Eustace lofts in a cross ball towards Darren Milburn. Darren Milburn is unmarked! He powers a header at goal. Ross Smith easily picks it out of the air!
61.04
Teddy Lee makes a probing pass to Danny Mowbray. Danny Mowbray shoots from long range but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
65.28
Paolo Summerbell advances with the ball. Paolo Summerbell knocks in a cross ball but it is too close to Kemal Taylor who gathers it comfortably.
66.09
Alexander Marr deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Neil Bramble. Neil Bramble makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Nwankwo Eustace. Nwankwo Eustace shoots from long range but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
71.19
Darren Copping makes a simple pass to Paolo Summerbell. Paolo Summerbell takes it forward alone. Paolo Summerbell plays a perfect one-two with Danny Mowbray and rushes in on goal... Paolo Summerbell tries a spectacular strike but somehow Kemal Taylor manages to keep it out.
72.26
Sylvain Scales knocks the ball to his team mate, Neil Bramble. Neil Bramble flicks the ball to his team mate, Darren Milburn. Darren Milburn knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
87.16
Alexander Marr makes a simple pass to Mervin Stuart. Mervin Stuart knocks the ball to his team mate, Nwankwo Eustace. Nwankwo Eustace shoots from 20 yards but he skews it badly. The ball flies well over the bar!
89.02
Mervin Stuart threads the ball through to Nwankwo Eustace. Nwankwo Eustace shoots from distance but couldn't keep it down. It goes high into the crowd!
90.00
The referee blows the final whistle
Match Statistics
Goals
0
0
Shots on Target
1
1
Shots off Target
7
6
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
0
2
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
53%
47%
Play Area
27.7%
48.2%
24.1%