League One · ENG · Round 2
Exeter City
4 - 1
Full time
Blackpool
St James Park · Exeter, Devon
Lineups
Exeter City3-4-2-1JW
1Whitworth
1WhitworthET
4Turns
4TurnsJF
5⚽Fitzwater
5⚽FitzwaterSS
16Swinkels
16SwinkelsJM
2McMillan
RC
12⚽↓80'Cole
12⚽↓80'ColeJD
31↓71'Doyle-Hayes
31↓71'Doyle-HayesIN
14Niskanen
14NiskanenJA
10↓86'Aitchison
10↓86'AitchisonEB
6Brierley
6BrierleyJW
9⚽↓81'Wareham
9⚽↓81'WarehamBP
1Peacock-Farrell
1Peacock-FarrellAL
2↓61'Lyons
2↓61'LyonsOC
4Casey
4CaseyMI
20Ihiekwe
HC
15↓74'Coulson
15↓74'CoulsonGH
10Honeyman
LE
7↓62'Evans
7↓62'EvansJB
6Brown
6BrownEH
29↓74'Hansson
AF
11⚽Fletcher
11⚽FletcherNE
9Ennis
9Ennis Blackpool4-4-2Exeter City substitutes
19 Sonny Cox ⚽↑71'
29 Kevin McDonald ↑80'
27 Josh Magennis ↑81'
33 Tom Dean ↑86'
23 Jack Bycroft
45 Charlie Cummins
42 George Birch
Coach: Gary Caldwell
Blackpool substitutes
28 Ryan Finnigan ↑61'
14 Tom Bloxham ↑62'
22 CJ Hamilton ↑74'
17 Malcolm Ebiowei ↑74'
25 Franco Ravizzoli
26 Zac Ashworth
Coach: Steve Bruce
Match events
5'Reece Cole assist: Jayden Wareham 1 - 0⚽
16'Jack Fitzwater assist: Reece Cole 2 - 0⚽
22'Ashley Fletcher assist: Lee Evans 2 - 1⚽
Second half
60'Jayden Wareham assist: Jack Fitzwater 3 - 1⚽
60'Michael Ihiekwe
61'↑ Ryan Finnigan ↓ Andy Lyons⇄
62'↑ Tom Bloxham ↓ Lee Evans⇄
71'↑ Sonny Cox ↓ Jake Doyle-Hayes⇄
74'↑ CJ Hamilton ↓ Emil Hansson⇄
74'↑ Malcolm Ebiowei ↓ Hayden Coulson⇄
80'↑ Kevin McDonald ↓ Reece Cole⇄
81'↑ Josh Magennis ↓ Jayden Wareham⇄
83'Jack McMillan
86'↑ Tom Dean ↓ Jack Aitchison⇄
90+1'Sonny Cox assist: Ilmari Niskanen 4 - 1⚽
Where to watch
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Match details
| Competition | League One |
|---|---|
| Kick-off (UTC) | Saturday, 9 August 2025, 14:00 UTC — shown in your local time at the top of this page |
| Status | Finished |
Line-ups, match events and the head-to-head record for this fixture are shown on this page where the data feed publishes them.
Head to head
0Exeter City wins2Draws7Blackpool wins9 past meetings on record. Biggest Exeter City win: Blackpool 2–0 Exeter City (2024). Biggest Blackpool win: Exeter City 1–3 Blackpool (2025).
3 Apr 2026Blackpool 1 - 0 Exeter CityLeague One
25 Jan 2025Exeter City 1 - 3 BlackpoolLeague One
14 Sep 2024Blackpool 2 - 1 Exeter CityLeague One
13 Jan 2024Blackpool 2 - 0 Exeter CityLeague One
12 Aug 2023Exeter City 0 - 0 BlackpoolLeague One
10 Nov 2018Exeter City 2 - 3 BlackpoolFA Cup
28 May 2017Blackpool 2 - 1 Exeter CityLeague Two Playoff
25 Feb 2017Exeter City 2 - 2 BlackpoolLeague Two
6 Aug 2016Blackpool 2 - 0 Exeter CityLeague Two
