Huddersfield Town – Exeter City match report
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Exeter City beat Huddersfield Town 2-1 in the FA Cup at John Smith's Stadium. It was 0-1 at half-time. The top ScoreMondo rating of the match went to Exeter City's Charlie Cummins: 7.2. The match was played on Saturday, 7 November 2026 at John Smith's Stadium in Huddersfield. The attendance at John Smith's Stadium was 4,302.
How the match unfolded
Jack Taylor opened the scoring for Exeter City after 12 minutes. Half-time: 0-1, Exeter City in front.
Huddersfield Town drew level at 1-1 in the 53rd minute through Ibane Bowat. Exeter City went 2-1 up in the 81st minute through Charlie Cummins.
The statistics
Corners finished 10-5. Huddersfield Town committed 12 fouls to Exeter City's 13, and the offside count read 1-0.
The players
The best ScoreMondo ratings after the player of the match went to Jack Taylor (Exeter City, 7.1), Ibane Bowat (Huddersfield Town, 6.5) and Ethan Sutherland (Exeter City, 6.2). From the Huddersfield Town bench came Ethan Brierley on 45 minutes, Bali Mumba on 45 minutes, Lasse Sorenson on 59 minutes and Cameron Ashia on 59 minutes, among 5 changes. Exeter City made 3 changes: Josh Gordon for Sonny Cox (76'), Vincent Harper for Reece Cole (85') and Taylor Perry for George Birch (90').
How they came into it
Huddersfield Town came into the match with 4 wins and 1 draw from their last 5 matches — scoring in 9 straight games. Huddersfield Town were held 1-1 by Luton Town in their latest outing. Before kick-off, Exeter City's last 5 matches had brought 3 wins, 1 draw and 1 defeat. Exeter City lost 2-1 away to Salford City in their last match. Huddersfield Town and Exeter City have met 10 times in our records: 6 wins for Huddersfield Town, 3 for Exeter City and 1 draw. The last meeting, in 2026, finished 2-2. Those 10 games produced 30 goals, an average of 3.0 per match. Mike Russell was the referee, averaging 3.0 yellow cards per match across 40 matches in our records.
What it means
Huddersfield Town's 8-match unbeaten run is over. Exeter City have now scored in 4 consecutive matches.
Next fixtures
Next up for Exeter City: home to Cheltenham Town on Saturday 14 November.
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