Cheltenham 6-5 Exeter

Match summary

Cheltenham beat Exeter 6-5 in EFL Trophy on Tue, 22 Sep 2026. Cheltenham has won 4-3 after Penalties.

Goals — Cheltenham: J. Bickerstaff 45', 3 (pen); Miller 89' (pen), 5 (pen); Nurse 1 (pen); R. Broom 4 (pen) | Exeter: J. Gordon 77'; C. Cummins 86', 4 (pen); Samuel 2 (pen); L. Woodhouse 3 (pen).

Cheltenham had 44% of the possession and 12 shots (5 on target) against 17 (10) for Exeter; corners 4-3, yellow cards 0-1.

Red cards: Cheltenham 0, Exeter 1.

In their last 14 meetings Cheltenham won 5, Exeter won 6 and 3 ended level.

Venue: EV Charger Points Stadium. Referee: Emily Heaslip.

Match timeline

1. 13'JamesYellow card
2. 34'⇄In CarterOut BarberSubstitution
3. 45'J. BickerstaffAssist: K. OtchereGoal1-0
4. 46'⇄In L. WoodhouseOut JamesSubstitution
5. 46'⇄In J. GordonOut MatthewsSubstitution
6. 46'⇄In C. CumminsOut KiteSubstitution
7. 62'⇄In ObieriOut HillSubstitution
8. 65'⇄In SamuelOut EdwardsSubstitution
9. 71'⇄In RobinsonOut H. TustinSubstitution
10. 77'J. GordonAssist: SutherlandGoal1-1
11. 86'C. CumminsAssist: BirchGoal1-2
12. 89'MillerPenalty goal2-2
13. 90'⇄In AlsopOut BirchSubstitution
14. 90'SutherlandRed card
15. 1•J. GordonPenalty Miss
16. 1NursePenalty goal3-2
17. 2SamuelPenalty goal3-3
18. 2•K. OtcherePenalty Miss
19. 3L. WoodhousePenalty goal3-4
20. 3J. BickerstaffPenalty goal4-4
21. 4C. CumminsPenalty goal4-5
22. 4R. BroomPenalty goal5-5
23. 5•T. PerryPenalty Miss
24. 5MillerPenalty goal6-5

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Statistics

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Previous meetings

• Sat, 14 NovExeter–-–CheltenhamLeague Two
• Wed, 13 AugCheltenham2-0ExeterEFL Cup - 1st Round
• Mon, 1 AprCheltenham1-2ExeterLeague One
• Sat, 16 SepExeter1-0CheltenhamLeague One
• Sat, 18 MarCheltenham3-1ExeterLeague One
• Sat, 20 AugExeter0-1CheltenhamLeague One
• Tue, 9 AugCheltenham0-7ExeterEFL Cup - 1st Round
• Tue, 5 OctCheltenham2-2ExeterEFL Trophy
• Sat, 13 MarExeter0-1CheltenhamLeague Two
• Sat, 5 DecCheltenham5-3ExeterLeague Two

Match information

Competition

EFL Trophy

Round

Round 1

Kick-off

Tue, 22 Sep 2026

Stadium

EV Charger Points Stadium

Attendance

1,242

Referee

Emily Heaslip