Plymouth Argyle 2-0 Exeter City · EFL Cup

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EFL Cup · J2

Plymouth Argyle

2-0

Final

08/10/2026 · 12:00 PM

Exeter City

Alex Hartridge 90+2' Aribim Pepple 90+4'

Win chance

58%Plymouth Argyle

PLY 58%Draw 23%EXE 19%

Chance derived from season trends. Not a prediction and not betting odds.

Player of the match

Alex Hartridge

Plymouth Argyle · DF

8.6

Min90'Goals1Passes71%

Best performers

Match ends, Plymouth Argyle 2, Exeter City 0.

90'+6'

Second Half ends, Plymouth Argyle 2, Exeter City 0.

90'+6'

ChanceAttempt saved. Josh Gordon (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Murphy Cooper (Plymouth Argyle). Assisted by Luca Woodhouse with a headed pass.

90'+4'

GoalGoal! Plymouth Argyle 2, Exeter City 0. Aribim Pepple (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Freddie Issaka following a fast break.

90'+2'

YellowJack Bycroft (Exeter City) is shown the yellow card.

90'+2'

GoalGoal! Plymouth Argyle 1, Exeter City 0. Alex Hartridge (Plymouth Argyle) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Harvey White with a cross following a corner.

90'+1'

Corner to Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Josh Gordon.

90'+1'

Freddie Issaka (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

90'+1'

Foul by Josh Gordon (Exeter City).

90'

Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.

90'

Corner to Exeter City. Conceded by Julio Pleguezuelo.

90'

SubSubstitution, Plymouth Argyle. Freddie Issaka replaces Wes Harding.

88'

Corner to Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Jack Bycroft.

87'

Second yellow card to Ethan Sutherland (Exeter City) for a bad foul.

87'

Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the right wing.

87'

Foul by Ethan Sutherland (Exeter City).

87'

ChanceAttempt missed. Aribim Pepple (Plymouth Argyle) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Harvey White with a cross following a corner.

86'

Corner to Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Ethan Sutherland.

86'

Attempt blocked. Ronan Curtis (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

83'

Foul by Will Evans (Plymouth Argyle).

83'

Luca Woodhouse (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

82'

ChanceAttempt missed. Will Evans (Plymouth Argyle) header from the right side of the six yard box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Ronan Curtis with a cross following a corner.

81'

Corner to Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Luca Woodhouse.

80'

ChanceAttempt missed. Ronan Curtis (Plymouth Argyle) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Will Evans with a cross.

78'

Foul by Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle).

78'

Ed James (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

78'

Attempt blocked. Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Evans.

78'

YellowEthan Sutherland (Exeter City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

78'

Matthew Sorinola (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

78'

Foul by Ethan Sutherland (Exeter City).

77'

SubSubstitution, Plymouth Argyle. Julio Pleguezuelo replaces Mathias Ross.

74'

ChanceAttempt missed. Josh Gordon (Exeter City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.

73'

Corner to Exeter City. Conceded by Mathias Ross.

72'

SubSubstitution, Exeter City. George Birch replaces Reece Cole.

71'

Foul by Aribim Pepple (Plymouth Argyle).

71'

Jack Bycroft (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

70'

Corner to Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Reece Cole.

70'

Corner to Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Jayden Wareham.

69'

Malachi Boateng (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

69'

Foul by Harry Kite (Exeter City).

69'

Malachi Boateng (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the right wing.

69'

Foul by Harry Kite (Exeter City).

67'

SubSubstitution, Plymouth Argyle. Matthew Sorinola replaces Xavier Amaechi.

66'

Foul by Aribim Pepple (Plymouth Argyle).

66'

Jack Fitzwater (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

65'

SubSubstitution, Exeter City. Josh Gordon replaces Taylor Perry.

65'

SubSubstitution, Exeter City. Ethan Sutherland replaces Gwion Edwards.

65'

Handball by Reece Cole (Exeter City).

65'

ChanceAttempt missed. Ed James (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Charlie Cummins with a cross.

61'

ChanceAttempt missed. Will Evans (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high.

59'

Foul by Wes Harding (Plymouth Argyle).

59'

Charlie Cummins (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

58'

Ronan Curtis (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

58'

Foul by Ed James (Exeter City).

57'

ChanceAttempt missed. Aribim Pepple (Plymouth Argyle) header from very close range is just a bit too high. Assisted by Malachi Boateng with a cross.

55'

ChanceAttempt saved. Will Evans (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Jack Bycroft (Exeter City). Assisted by Ronan Curtis with a headed pass.

53'

Corner to Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Andrew Oluwabori.

50'

ChanceAttempt missed. Andrew Oluwabori (Exeter City) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Reece Cole with a cross following a fast break.

48'

ChanceAttempt missed. Taylor Perry (Exeter City) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.

48'

Corner to Exeter City. Conceded by Murphy Cooper.

47'

ChanceAttempt missed. Alex Mitchell (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right.

Second Half begins Plymouth Argyle 0, Exeter City 0.

45'

SubSubstitution, Exeter City. Harry Kite replaces Jake Doyle-Hayes.

45'+1'

First Half ends, Plymouth Argyle 0, Exeter City 0.

45'

Fourth official has announced 1 minutes of added time.

45'

Handball by Aribim Pepple (Plymouth Argyle).

43'

Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Ronan Curtis is caught offside.

43'

Attempt blocked. Aribim Pepple (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Wes Harding.

43'

ChanceAttempt missed. Luca Woodhouse (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Charlie Cummins with a cross.

41'

ChanceAttempt missed. Harvey White (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left following a corner.

41'

Corner to Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Jack Fitzwater.

41'

Attempt blocked. Ronan Curtis (Plymouth Argyle) header from very close range is blocked. Assisted by Xavier Amaechi with a cross.

40'

Corner to Plymouth Argyle. Conceded by Luca Woodhouse.

39'

Malachi Boateng (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

39'

Foul by Jake Doyle-Hayes (Exeter City).

35'

Aribim Pepple (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

35'

Foul by Jack Fitzwater (Exeter City).

35'

ChanceAttempt saved. Mathias Ross (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jack Bycroft (Exeter City).

35'

Attempt blocked. Alex Mitchell (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Malachi Boateng with a headed pass.

34'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

34'

Delay in match (Plymouth Argyle).

32'

Will Evans (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

32'

Foul by Jake Doyle-Hayes (Exeter City).

32'

Attempt blocked. Andrew Oluwabori (Exeter City) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.

32'

ChanceAttempt saved. Aribim Pepple (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jack Bycroft (Exeter City). Assisted by Harvey White.

29'

Xavier Amaechi (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

29'

Foul by Ed James (Exeter City).

28'

ChanceAttempt missed. Charlie Cummins (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is just a bit too high following a set piece situation.

27'

Foul by Alex Hartridge (Plymouth Argyle).

27'

Andrew Oluwabori (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the attacking half.

25'

Foul by Ronan Curtis (Plymouth Argyle).

25'

Jayden Wareham (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

24'

ChanceAttempt missed. Ronan Curtis (Plymouth Argyle) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Alex Hartridge with a cross.

22'

ChanceAttempt saved. Ronan Curtis (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Jack Bycroft (Exeter City). Assisted by Aribim Pepple with a cross.

19'

YellowCharlie Cummins (Exeter City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

19'

Malachi Boateng (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick on the right wing.

19'

Foul by Charlie Cummins (Exeter City).

15'

Attempt blocked. Aribim Pepple (Plymouth Argyle) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Will Evans.

14'

Delay over. They are ready to continue.

14'

Delay in match (Plymouth Argyle).

11'

Offside, Plymouth Argyle. Aribim Pepple is caught offside.

Foul by Ronan Curtis (Plymouth Argyle).

Luca Woodhouse (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Murphy Cooper (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

Foul by Jayden Wareham (Exeter City).

ChanceAttempt missed. Harvey White (Plymouth Argyle) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.

Dangerous play by Jayden Wareham (Exeter City).

Alex Mitchell (Plymouth Argyle) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

First Half begins.

Lineups are announced and players are warming up.

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
1Murphy Cooper	90'	0	0	1	0	1	1	29/36 81%	7.7

Defensas

Jugador	Min	G	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Aer	Pass	Score
22Alex Hartridge	90'	1	2	2	0	5	2	27/38 71%	8.6
2Mathias Ross	77'	0	7	2	0	12	10	20/30 67%	7.4
15Alex Mitchell	90'	0	9	1	1	8	6	29/38 76%	7.3
45Wes HardingC	89'	0	2	1	1	4	1	40/43 93%	7.0
29Matthew SorinolaS	23'	0	2	0	0	3	1	7/9 78%	6.4
5Julio PleguezueloS	13'	0	1	0	0	1	1	7/7 100%	6.1

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	A	KP	Drb	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
7Harvey White	90'	1	3	0	3	2	0	29/39 74%	8.1
6Malachi Boateng	90'	0	2	0	8	2	1	22/35 63%	7.1
9Will Evans	90'	0	3	1	8	5	1	12/21 57%	6.7
11Ronan Curtis	90'	0	2	0	12	3	0	18/33 55%	6.6
10Xavier Amaechi	67'	0	1	0	3	2	1	12/16 75%	6.5

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Drb	Duel	Pass	Score
27Aribim Pepple	90'	1	0	6	2	1	0	5	12/16 75%	7.4
25Freddie IssakaS	1'	0	1	0	0	1	0	1	1/1 100%	7.7

Porteros

Jugador	Min	G	A	Sv	GA	Cl	Pun	Pass	Score
1Jack Bycroft	90'	0	0	4	2	1	5	12/44 27%	5.8

Defensas

Jugador	Min	Clr	Tkl	Int	Duel	Aer	Pass	Score
3Luca Woodhouse	90'	8	1	2	6	2	18/28 64%	6.9
5Jack FitzwaterC	90'	7	1	1	6	3	15/25 60%	6.4
40Ed James	90'	6	2	0	8	4	13/25 52%	5.8

Mediocampistas

Jugador	Min	KP	Drb	Duel	Rec	Tkl	Pass	Score
11Andrew Oluwabori	90'	0	4	6	5	1	5/10 50%	6.5
16Charlie Cummins	90'	2	2	8	3	1	8/14 57%	6.5
7Gwion Edwards	65'	0	0	5	2	2	9/14 64%	6.3
8Taylor Perry	65'	0	1	2	1	0	7/10 70%	6.2
31Jake Doyle-Hayes	45'	0	0	4	2	0	6/15 40%	5.6
20George BirchS	18'	0	0	0	0	0	0/0	6.0
14Harry KiteS	45'	0	0	0	1	0	1/3 33%	5.8
23Ethan SutherlandS	22'	0	0	0	0	0	1/4 25%	3.7

Delanteros

Jugador	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Duel	Pass	Score
12Reece Cole	72'	0	0	1	0	8/9 89%	6.7
9Jayden Wareham	90'	0	0	0	9	4/12 33%	5.0
10Josh GordonS	25'	2	1	0	1	4/4 100%	6.3

Abreviaturas

Min Minutes playedG GoalsA AssistsSv SavesGA Goals concededCl High claimsPun Punched clearPass Passes completed / attemptedScore Our rating (1-10)Clr ClearancesTkl Tackles wonInt InterceptionsDuel Duels wonAer Aerial duels wonKP Key passesDrb Dribbles completedRec RecoveriesSh ShotsSoT Shots on target

PLYEXE

1 Cooper

22 Hartridge

15 Mitchell 11 Curtis

9 Evans 7 White 6 Boateng 27 Pepple 1 Bycroft 5 Fitzwater 40 James 3 Woodhouse

11 Oluwabori

16 Cummins

9 Wareham

Plymouth Argyle

Tom CleverleyHead coach

Murphy Cooper1 · POR

Wes Harding45 · DEF90'

Alex Hartridge22 · DEF

Mathias Ross2 · DEF77'

Alex Mitchell15 · DEF

Ronan Curtis11 · MED

Xavier Amaechi10 · MED67'

Will Evans9 · MED

Harvey White7 · MED

Malachi Boateng6 · MED

Aribim Pepple27 · DEL

Substitutes

Matthew Sorinola29 · SUB67'

Julio Pleguezuelo5 · SUB77'

Freddie Issaka25 · SUB90'

James Sharpe43 · SUB

Joe Edwards8 · SUB

Caleb Roberts24 · SUB

Bradley Ibrahim23 · SUB

James Storer21 · SUB

Brendan Wiredu4 · SUB

Exeter City

Matt TaylorHead coach

Jack Bycroft1 · POR

Jack Fitzwater5 · DEF

Ed James40 · DEF

Luca Woodhouse3 · DEF

Taylor Perry8 · MED65'

Jake Doyle-Hayes31 · MED45'

Andrew Oluwabori11 · MED

Gwion Edwards7 · MED65'

Charlie Cummins16 · MED

Reece Cole12 · DEL72'

Jayden Wareham9 · DEL

Substitutes

Harry Kite14 · SUB45'

Ethan Sutherland23 · SUB65'

Josh Gordon10 · SUB65'

George Birch20 · SUB72'

Sonny Cox19 · SUB

Liam Oakes18 · SUB

Liam Cartwright47 · SUB

Louie Cayless46 · SUB

Frankie Phillips22 · SUB

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