Date:30 Apr 2011
Kick-off:12:00
Venue:St James Park
Attendance:7,869

Dunne (45)

Goal!

Live Commentary

94mins Corner taken right-footed by Carl Fletcher, Rory Fallon takes a shot. Save by Artur Krysiak.

92mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Yannick Bolasie by Troy Archibald-Henville. Shot on goal comes in from James Paterson from the free kick, Stephane Zubar gets a block in.

89mins Ryan Harley has an effort at goal from just outside the area which goes wide of the left-hand post.

88mins Inswinging corner taken from the left by-line by Carl Fletcher, Yannick Bolasie has a headed effort at goal from close in which goes wide right of the goal.

83mins Unfair challenge on James Paterson by James Dunne results in a free kick. Free kick crossed by Kari Arnason.

81mins Richard Logan on for Daniel Nardiello.

80mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Carl Fletcher from the right by-line, Header on goal by Yannick Bolasie from inside the box goes harmlessly over the target.

80mins Yannick Bolasie takes a shot. Save by Artur Krysiak.

78mins Yannick Bolasie takes a shot. Artur Krysiak makes a save.

77mins The offside flag is raised against Rory Fallon. Free kick taken by Artur Krysiak.

75mins Richard Duffy fouled by Rory Fallon, the ref awards a free kick. Free kick taken by Matthew Taylor.

74mins Kari Arnason takes a shot. Save by Artur Krysiak.

73mins Rory Patterson takes a shot. Artur Krysiak makes a save.

69mins Corner from left by-line taken by Ryan Harley.

69mins Daniel Nardiello takes a shot. James Paterson gets a block in.

67mins Jamie Cureton challenges Stephane Zubar unfairly and gives away a free kick. David Button takes the free kick.

66mins Matthew Taylor on for David Noble. Inswinging corner taken right-footed by Carl Fletcher from the left by-line to the near post, Header from deep inside the area by Kari Arnason goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

63mins Richard Duffy fouled by Joe Mason, the ref awards a free kick. Luke Summerfield leaves the field to be replaced by Rory Patterson. Artur Krysiak takes the free kick.

60mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Ryan Harley played to the near post, Daniel Nardiello takes a shot. David Button makes a comfortable save.

60mins Long range effort by Rory Fallon goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

59mins The official flags Joe Mason offside. Artur Krysiak takes the direct free kick.

56mins Joe Mason is penalised for a handball. Direct free kick taken by Troy Archibald-Henville.

56mins Headed effort from deep inside the penalty area by Rory Fallon goes harmlessly over the crossbar.

51mins (Plymouth) makes a substitution, with Joe Mason coming on for Simon Walton.

49mins Daniel Nardiello has an effort at goal from just inside the box that misses to the right of the goal.

48mins Handball by Liam Sercombe. David Button restarts play with the free kick.

47mins Inswinging corner taken by Ryan Harley from the left by-line played to the near post, clearance by Kari Arnason.

45mins James Dunne grabs a goal from inside the area high into the middle of the goal. Exeter 1-0 Plymouth.The assist for the goal came from Jamie Cureton.

45mins Simon Walton fires a strike on goal direct from the free kick, blocked by Troy Archibald-Henville.

41mins James Dunne concedes a free kick for a foul on Carl Fletcher. Simon Walton crosses the ball, Close range header by Stephane Zubar goes wide of the left-hand upright.

34mins Outswinging corner taken right-footed by Ryan Harley from the right by-line to the near post, Carl Fletcher manages to make a clearance.

33mins Shot by Ryan Harley from outside the box goes high over the crossbar.

30mins Carl Fletcher concedes a free kick for a foul on James Dunne. Ryan Harley takes the free kick.

21mins Ryan Harley takes a corner.

20mins Handball by Yannick Bolasie. Artur Krysiak takes the free kick.

18mins Rory Fallon concedes a free kick for a foul on James Dunne. Free kick taken by Troy Archibald-Henville.

17mins Stephane Zubar gives away a free kick for an unfair challenge on David Noble. Free kick taken by David Noble.

11mins Corner taken by Ryan Harley from the right by-line, Richard Duffy has a headed effort at goal from deep inside the area missing to the right of the target.

11mins Ryan Harley takes a short corner, David Noble takes a shot. Karl Duguid gets a block in.

9mins Free kick awarded for a foul by Luke Summerfield on Richard Duffy. Artur Krysiak takes the free kick.

6mins Free kick awarded for an unfair challenge on Carl Fletcher by James Dunne. Direct free kick taken by David Button.

3mins Simon Walton takes a outswinging corner from the right by-line played to the near post.

3mins Unfair challenge on Kari Arnason by Richard Duffy results in a free kick. Free kick taken by James Paterson.

2mins Jamie Cureton is flagged offside by the assistant referee. Direct free kick taken by David Button.

Match Preview

Grecians in fine fettle for derby clash Exeter could be at full strength for the derby showdown with Plymouth. The Grecians' play-off hopes were ended in the crushing defeat at Tranmere but they can have a big say in which division relegation-threatened Argyle will be playing in next season. Boss Paul Tisdale will assess the fitness of midfielder David Noble after he missed the Rovers clash with a hamstring injury. But forward Daniel Nardiello and defender Matt Taylor are fully fit again are available after recovering from knocks. Goalkeeper Artur Krysiak returned to the side after loanee Ben Hamer returned to parent club Reading and he will start again, with youngster James Wood set to be named among the subs. City have won five of their last six matches but were beaten 2-0 by Plymouth earlier this season. Peter Reid will call on a number of players to play through the pain barrier. Argyle desperately need the points to boost their survival hopes, but Devon rivals Exeter are looking to finish the season on a high despite being out of the play-off race. Reid has led his side to three wins in the last four matches to move to within three points of safety, but he has had to rely on a number of walking wounded. Captain Carl Fletcher, along with midfield duo Kari Arnason and Simon Walton are ready to take on the Grecians, as is striker Rory Fallon. Walton featured in the 1-0 victory over MK Dons despite carrying an ankle injury, but midfielder Chris Clark (knee) missed out and will be sidelined again. Striker Rory Patterson is back in contention after serving a one-game ban.

Formation:442Manager: Paul Tisdale

Exeter

Formation: 442Manager: Peter Reid

Plymouth

Artur Krysiak
Steve Tully
Richard Duffy
Troy Archibald-Henville
Scott Golbourne
James Dunne
David Noble
Ryan Harley
Liam Sercombe
Jamie Cureton
Daniel Nardiello
SUBS
James Woods
Matthew Taylor
Bertrand Cozic
Billy Jones
Richard Logan
Jake Thomson
Tom Nicholls

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David Button
Karl Duguid
Curtis Nelson
Stephane Zubar
James Paterson
Carl Fletcher
Simon Walton
Kari Arnason
Luke Summerfield
Rory Fallon
Yannick Bolasie
SUBS
Romain Larrieu
Bondz N'Gala
Rory Patterson
Joe Mason
Anton Peterlin
Krisztian Timar
Luke Young

Match Report

Dunne decides Devon derby James Dunne settled a keenly-contested Devon derby with the only goal of the game as Exeter heaped more misery on relegation-threatened Plymouth. City shaded a tight and cagey first half, but neither side was able to make a breakthrough. David Noble's long-range shot was deflected over the Plymouth crossbar, while Daniel Nardiello got on the end of a flowing Exeter move but could only poke the ball wide. Argyle rarely threatened until just before half-time when Exeter goalkeeper Artur Krysiak was adjudged to have picked up a Richard Duffy backpass six yards from his own goal line. The ball was laid of to Luke Summerfield, but the Exeter defence held firm to keep out his thunderous shot. City took the lead in the 46th minute when Dunne latched onto Jamie Cureton's cute flick and lashed a stunning volley past David Button from 18 yards. Plymouth, with nothing to lose, went for broke and Rory Fallon had the ball in the net only for his effort to be disallowed for offside, while Yannick Bolasie twice went close for Argyle as Exeter held on for the win.

Form Guide

WWWWWL Exeter VS Plymouth LLWLWW

Last Meetings

Plymouth 2 - 0 Exeter 11/12/2010 Plymouth 1 - 0 Exeter 02/04/1994 Exeter 2 - 3 Plymouth 02/03/1994 Plymouth 0 - 3 Exeter 10/04/1993 Exeter 2 - 0 Plymouth 26/12/1992 Exeter 1 - 1 Plymouth 21/04/1984

Top Scorers

Exeter J Cureton 17 R Logan 11 D Nardiello 9 R Harley 6 J O'Flynn 5 L Sercombe 3 R Duffy 2 S Golbourne 2 M Taylor 2 S Tully 1 Plymouth J Mason 7 R Fallon 4 R Patterson 4 Y Bolasie 4 C Fletcher 2 S Zubar 2 C Clark 1 S Walton 1 K Arnason 1 L Summerfield 1 O Bhasera 1 B N'Gala 1

Goals

Exeter Total goals 135 Goals per game 63 8 (For) 7 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 5 (For) 5 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 8 (For) 6 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 4 (For) 5 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 4 (For) 8 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 8 (For) 7 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 4 (For) 10 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 12 (For) 12 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 10 (For) 12 (Against) Period 81-90 mins Plymouth Total goals 121 Goals per game 49 8 (For) 6 (Against) Period 0-10 mins 5 (For) 6 (Against) Period 11-20 mins 5 (For) 6 (Against) Period 21-30 mins 3 (For) 9 (Against) Period 31-40 mins 5 (For) 6 (Against) Period 41-50 mins 3 (For) 7 (Against) Period 51-60 mins 5 (For) 12 (Against) Period 61-70 mins 6 (For) 6 (Against) Period 71-80 mins 9 (For) 8 (Against) Period 81-90 mins