Match ends, Exeter City 1, Wycombe Wanderers 1.
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Promotion rivals Exeter and Wycombe shared the spoils in an entertaining draw at St James Park.
Lloyd James's 12th-minute opener for the hosts was cancelled out by Marcus Bean early in the second half as third-placed Wycombe remained four points clear of their opponents, who stay seventh in League Two.
Exeter took the lead when James' free-kick from wide out on the left evaded everyone inside the penalty box and crept in at the back post.
And the Grecians almost added a second when Jayden Stockley flicked on a long throw, but Jordan Tillson could not get a touch.
Wycombe started the second half well and Paris Cowan-Hall was denied by a good save from Christy Pym.
But the equaliser came in the 53rd minute when the home defence failed to clear their lines and Bean smashed in the loose ball from close range.
Tafari Moore forced Pym into another good save, while Wycombe goalkeeper Scott Brown got down quickly to keep out Pierce Sweeney's header as the game ended all square.
Match report supplied by the Press Association.
Line-ups
Exeter
Formation 4-4-2
- 1Pym
- 2SweeneyBooked at 61mins
- 38StoreySubstituted forWoodmanat 45'minutes
- 15Moore-Taylor
- 21Moxey
- 10HolmesBooked at 64minsSubstituted forHarleyat 67'minutes
- 6Tillson
- 4JamesBooked at 90mins
- 25Taylor
- 19McAlindenSubstituted forEdwardsat 73'minutes
- 11Stockley
Substitutes
- 3Woodman
- 7Harley
- 8Simpson
- 12Jones
- 22Wilson
- 28Edwards
- 44Boateng
Wycombe
Formation 4-3-3
- 1Brown
- 18Moore
- 28ScarrSubstituted forMcGinleyat 16'minutes
- 6El-Abd
- 3Jacobson
- 8Bean
- 10Bloomfield
- 4Gape
- 12Cowan-HallSubstituted forMackail-Smithat 76'minutes
- 20Akinfenwa
- 23TysonSubstituted forFreemanat 83'minutes
Substitutes
- 11Kashket
- 15McGinley
- 19De Havilland
- 22Freeman
- 25Mackail-Smith
- 29Thompson
- 30Ma-Kalambay
- Referee:
- Steve Martin
- Attendance:
- 3,956
Match Stats
Home TeamExeterAway TeamWycombe
- Possession
- Home47%
- Away53%
- Shots
- Home8
- Away9
- Shots on Target
- Home3
- Away4
- Corners
- Home3
- Away3
- Fouls
- Home8
- Away8
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Exeter City 1, Wycombe Wanderers 1.
Booking
Lloyd James (Exeter City) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
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Nick Freeman (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Lloyd James (Exeter City).
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Foul by Matt Bloomfield (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Jake Taylor (Exeter City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt missed. Pierce Sweeney (Exeter City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left.
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Attempt saved. Jordan Tillson (Exeter City) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Corner, Exeter City. Conceded by Joe Jacobson.
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Delay over. They are ready to continue.
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Delay in match Pierce Sweeney (Exeter City) because of an injury.
Substitution
Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Nick Freeman replaces Nathan Tyson.
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Attempt blocked. Jake Taylor (Exeter City) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Foul by Nathan McGinley (Wycombe Wanderers).
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Jayden Stockley (Exeter City) wins a free kick on the right wing.
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Attempt blocked. Joe Jacobson (Wycombe Wanderers) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
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Matt Bloomfield (Wycombe Wanderers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Dean Moxey (Exeter City).
Substitution
Substitution, Wycombe Wanderers. Craig Mackail-Smith replaces Paris Cowan-Hall.
