Exeter vs Luton

League One 1 Jan 2026, 15:00
Exeter
Exeter
1–0
HT 0–0
FULL TIME
Luton
Luton
🏟 St James Park Round 24

Match report

Exeter edged past Luton 1-0 in the League One on 1 January 2026. The game was goalless at the break before all 1 goals arrived after half-time.

Luton failed to register a single shot on target and dominated possession with 64% of the ball.

Exeter had 16 shots to Luton's 6.

The match was played at St James Park.

Half-time 0-0 Possession 36% - 64% Shots 16 - 6 On target 5 - 0 Corners 6 - 1 Fouls 12 - 14 Yellow cards 4
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Player of the match
Pierce Sweeney
Exeter · 1 goal
8 Jack Fitzwater captained the side
8 James Shea 4 saves
8 Teden Mengi 88 passes (90% accurate)
7 Joe Whitworth captained the side
First half vs second half
Exeter stepped it up after the break, with 10 shots in the second half compared to 6 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 6–3 10–3
Shots On Goal 2–0 3–0
Ball Possession 42–58 —
Corners 3–0 3–1
Attacks 36–48 31–88
Match statistics
6 Corners 1
3 Substitution 4
67 Attacks 136
45 Dangerous Attacks 64
4 On Target 0
10 Off Target 6
36% Ball Possession 64%
16 Shots Total 6
5 Shots On Goal 0
4 Shots Off Goal 3
7 Shots Blocked 3
11 Shots Inside Box 4
5 Shots Outside Box 2
12 Fouls 14
6 Corners 1
1 Offsides 1
38% Ball Possession 62%
3 Yellow Cards 1
0 Saves 4
347 Passes Total 577
264 Passes Accurate 496
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Exeter · 3-4-1-2
1 J. Whitworth
26 P. Sweeney 5 J. Fitzwater 16 S. Swinkels
14 I. Niskanen 6 E. Brierley 31 J. Hayes 2 J. McMillan
10 J. Aitchison
9 J. Wareham 19 S. Cox
Luton · 4-2-3-1
1 J. Shea
2 R. Walters 15 T. Mengi 17 N. Lonwijk 38 J. Johnson
23 G. Saville 8 L. Walsh
14 S. Morris 18 J. Clark 33 C. Bramall
9 J. Yates
Exeter
Coach
Gary Robert Caldwell
Substitutes
  • 7 Carlos Mendes Gomes
  • 12 Reece Cole
  • 23 Jack Bycroft
  • 20 Luca Woodhouse
  • 8 Edward Francis
  • 34 Liam Oakes
  • 17 Akeel Higgins
Luton
Coach
Matthew James Bloomfield
Substitutes
  • 19 Jacob Brown
  • 21 Nahki Wells
  • 37 Zack Nelson
  • 22 Lamine Fanne
  • 41 Lucas Thomas
  • 5 Mads Juel Andersen
  • 44 Harry Fox
Substitutions
  • 62' ↑ J. Brown ↓ S. Morris Luton
  • 62' ↑ N. Wells ↓ J. Yates Luton
  • 63' ↑ C. Mendes ↓ S. Cox Exeter
  • 70' ↑ R. Cole ↓ J. Doyle-Hayes Exeter
  • 76' ↑ L. Fanne ↓ G. Saville Luton
  • 76' ↑ Z. Nelson ↓ R. Walters Luton
  • 88' ↑ L. Woodhouse ↓ J. Aitchison Exeter
Cards
  • 25' J. Doyle-Hayes Exeter
  • 29' S. Cox Exeter
  • 67' J. Brown Luton
  • 78' E. Brierley Exeter
Head-to-head
Exeter 2 0 draws 1 Luton
2026-03-17 Luton vs Exeter 3 - 2
2026-01-01 Exeter vs Luton 1 - 0
2023-09-26 Exeter City vs Luton Town 1 - 0
Recent form
Exeter W D D W D
Luton L D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Exeter vs Luton?
Exeter won 1-0 against Luton on 1 January 2026.
Who won Exeter vs Luton?
Exeter won the match 1-0.
Where was Exeter vs Luton played?
The match was played at St James Park.
Who had more possession in Exeter vs Luton?
Luton had 64% of possession, compared to 36% for the other side.