Exeter City 2–2 Oxford United

EFL Trophy 2026 Group South - 1 · 6 Oct 2026 (on penalties)

Exeter City vs Oxford United in the EFL Trophy 2026.

At St James Park, Exeter.

Exeter City and Oxford United finished 2–2, and the tie was decided on penalties. Taylor Perry opened the scoring for Exeter City after 7 minutes. An own goal from Jack Fitzwater made it 2–2 after 78 minutes.

Goalscorers

• Exeter City: Taylor Perry 7', Josh Gordon 31'
• Oxford United: Harrison Bradney 30', Jack Fitzwater 78' (og)

Exeter City starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

• 22 Frankie Phillips (G)
• 2 L. Samuel (D)
• 5 J. Fitzwater (D)
• 3 L. Woodhouse (D)
• 46 L. Cayless (D)
• 14 H. Kite (M)
• 16 C. Cummins (M)
• 18 Liam Oakes (M)
• 8 T. Perry (M)
• 20 George Birch (M)
• 10 J. Gordon (F)

Oxford United starting lineup (4-2-3-1)

• 1 J. Cumming (G)
• 37 A. Elliott-Wheeler (D)
• 25 J. Golding (D)
• 2 S. Long (D)
• 26 J. Currie (D)
• 8 C. Brannagan (M)
• 44 H. Bradney (M)
• 20 L. Lynch (M)
• 32 L. Sibley (M)
• 23 S. Dembélé (M)
• 19 G. O'Donkor (F)

Match events

• 7′ Exeter City: Normal Goal, Taylor Perry, Liam Oakes
• 13′ Exeter City: Yellow Card, Liam Oakes
• 28′ Oxford United: Yellow Card, James Golding
• 30′ Oxford United: Normal Goal, Harrison Bradney
• 31′ Exeter City: Normal Goal, Josh Gordon
• 45′ Oxford United: Substitution, Mo Missanga, Siriki Dembele
• 51′ Exeter City: Yellow Card, Harry Kite
• 58′ Oxford United: Substitution, Peter Kioso, Luka Lynch
• 59′ Oxford United: Substitution, Greg Leigh, Jack Currie
• 59′ Oxford United: Substitution, Tyler Goodrham, Cameron Brannagan
• 61′ Exeter City: Substitution, Anthony Scully, Taylor Perry
• 66′ Exeter City: Substitution, Jack Paul Taylor, Lakyle·Samuel
• 71′ Oxford United: Substitution, L. Snowden, Aidan Elliott-Wheeler
• 73′ Exeter City: Substitution, Tobias Alsop, George Birch
• 73′ Exeter City: Substitution, Ben Lang, Josh Gordon
• 73′ Exeter City: Substitution, Daniel Watts, Harry Kite
• 78′ Oxford United: Own Goal, Jack Fitzwater
• 90+2′ Exeter City: Yellow Card, Tobias Alsop
• 90+2′ Oxford United: Yellow Card, Louie Sibley
• 91′ Exeter City: Penalty, Anthony Scully (Penalty Shootout)
• 92′ Oxford United: Penalty, Gatlin O Donkor (Penalty Shootout)
• 92′ Exeter City: Penalty, Charlie Cummins (Penalty Shootout)
• 93′ Oxford United: Penalty, Louie Sibley (Penalty Shootout)
• 94′ Exeter City: Penalty, L. Woodhouse (Penalty Shootout)
• 94′ Oxford United: Missed Penalty, Harrison Bradney (Penalty Shootout)
• 95′ Exeter City: Missed Penalty, Jack Fitzwater (Penalty Shootout)
• 96′ Oxford United: Penalty, L. Snowden (Penalty Shootout)
• 96′ Exeter City: Penalty, Louie Cayless (Penalty Shootout)
• 97′ Oxford United: Missed Penalty, James Golding (Penalty Shootout)

Match statistics

Exeter City before this match

• vs Tottenham Hotspur U21 2–0 (Tottenham Hotspur U21) · Group South - 1, 8 Sep 2026