Exeter City v Walsall result
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Exeter City 3–3 Walsall — this League Two match was drawn.
The result
Exeter City and Walsall drew 3–3 at St James Park in League Two on Saturday 21 December.
The goals
Walsall led 3–2 at half-time and were pegged back. The goals TACTIX’s match events name — Exeter City: an own goal by Pierce Sweeney (13’), R. Bowman (32’; 41’, assisted by L. Martin) and L. Martin (64’, assisted by N. Law); Walsall: C. Lavery (18’) and Joshua Gordon (31’, assisted by W. McDonald).
Discipline
D. Rock showed three yellow cards — against 4.3 yellows a game across the last 8 matches refereed (this competition). The bookings — Exeter City: A. Martin (80’); Walsall: D. Guthrie (67’) and Joshua Gordon (68’).
What it changes
Walsall are unbeaten in their last three matches in all competitions.
Who stood out
By TACTIX Impact for this match, R. Bowman (Exeter City) 9.2, L. Martin (Exeter City) 7.5 and C. Pring (Walsall) 4.6 led the match.
Next up
Exeter City next host Crewe on 20 October 2026.
Walsall next host Oldham on 20 October 2026.
Written from the matches TACTIX holds for both sides; each figure names the games it is counted over.
Next for Exeter City: Exeter City v Crewe, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Walsall: Walsall v Oldham, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.
The numbers
- Result: Exeter City 3–3 Walsall · League Two
- Venue: St James Park · Exeter, Devon
- Referee: D. Rock
- Recent form: Exeter City 3W 1D 1L · Walsall 2W 2D 1L
Exeter City 3–3 Walsall (League Two): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 13 May 2026). See the live track record →
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Match statistics & details
| Exeter City | Walsall | |
|---|---|---|
| 58% | Possession | 42% |
| 17 | Shots | 11 |
| 5 | Shots on target | 6 |
| 7 | Shots off target | 3 |
| 5 | Blocked shots | 2 |
| 10 | Shots inside the box | 5 |
| 8 | Corners | 8 |
| 3 | Offsides | 2 |
| 9 | Fouls | 14 |
| 1 | Yellow cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red cards | 0 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 437 | Passes | 306 |
| 76% | Pass accuracy | 61% |
Exeter City player stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Maxted | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| P. Sweeney | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6.8 |
| A. Martin | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | Y | 6 |
| Randell Williams | 90 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6.7 |
| N. Atangana | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| J. Sparkes | 90 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 |
| N. Law | 90 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| R. Bowman | 90 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8.2 |
| A. Collins | 83 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.8 |
| L. Martin | 83 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7.7 |
| D. Moxey | 28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.3 |
| T. Parkes sub | 62 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.4 |
| J. Taylor sub | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
| B. Seymour sub | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
Walsall player stats
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | SoT | KP | Tkl | Cards | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L. Roberts | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.2 |
| S. Facey | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6.5 |
| D. Scarr | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.6 |
| J. Clarke | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| C. Pring | 90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6.4 |
| L. Kinsella | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.5 |
| S. Sinclair | 90 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.5 |
| C. Lavery | 90 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.2 |
| J. Gordon | 80 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Y | 6.8 |
| D. Guthrie | 72 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Y | 6.9 |
| W. McDonald | 45 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6.9 |
| M. Sadler | 45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| A. Bates | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.8 |
| R. Gaffney | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.9 |
Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.
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