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Exeter move up into fourth with goals in each half at Croud Meadow Kamari Doyle put Exeter ahead after defensive mistake Josh Magennis' first goal for the Grecians made it 2-0 Joe Whitworth excellent in between the posts for the visitors Gary Caldwell celebrated his 100th game in charge with victory Ben Ashton That league table looks very agreeable right now for Exeter City who are up to fourth and are probably starting to shed their dark horse tag a little. All the sides around them play on Saturday - with Lincoln hosting Birmingham - but the Grecians have points on the board and can sit back and relax for a few days. Shrewsbury 0-2 Exeter Elliott Bennett Ex-Shrewsbury midfielder on BBC Radio Shropshire Shrewsbury gave themselves an uphill battle after going behind early. But I thought for large parts of the game there were some real positives with the passing and movement. I see the TV have given the Exeter goalkeeper the man of the match so that tells you a few things. I'm a positive person myself and I saw a lot of positives tonight but it's just about that final decision - Exeter get into those positions and score - Shewsbury don't. The performance probably deserved more. FT: Shrewsbury 0-2 Exeter Alan Tonge Former Exeter midfielder on BBC Radio Devon It's a mature performance. It was a great start and then Shrewsbury asked a few questions with some good saves from Whitworth. But we said at half-time they needed that second goal and got it. We said it was about mindset and they had it. Aitchison was excellent when he came on and Exeter are up to fourth - fantastic. Shrewsbury 0-2 Exeter It's all over. Exeter City keep their fifth consecutive clean sheet and they are now up to fourth in League One. The Grecians took the lead after Kamari Doyle pounced on a mistake by Toto Nsiala to fire home after nine minutes. Joe Whitworth made an excellent double save to retain the lead in the first-half but it was a very comfortable second 45 minutes in the end for Gary Caldwell’s side. Josh Magennis swept home from Jack Aitchison's cross to double the lead and put the game beyond doubt. There was certainly a hint of offside but Exeter won't care. Shrewsbury Town remain in 21st position in the relegation zone, but more importantly have played at least two more games - three in some cases - than the teams around them. Shrewsbury 0-2 Exeter Shrewsbury win a free-kick about 35 yards from goal in a central area. It's clipped to the back post by Funso Ojo. .. and drifts all the way out for a goal-kick. Shrewsbury 0-2 Exeter We're into four minutes of added time and barring a miracle, Exeter are going fourth in League One and Shrewsbury will still be in the relegation zone in 21st. Shrewsbury 0-2 Exeter Jim Dale Commentator on BBC Radio Devon It's been a mature performance from Exeter. They've been very professional. And it looks like being another clean sheet as well. Shrewsbury 0-2 Exeter The 282 Exeter fans who made the journey tonight will be delighted with what they've seen from their side. The 4, 600-odd Shrews fans not so much. .. Are the Grecians about to keep a fifth consecutive clean sheet in League One? Quite remarkable if they can see it out. Shrewsbury 0-2 Exeter This is about the closest Shrewsbury have come in this second-half and it pretty much sums up their night. Tommi O'Reilly fires a shot wide from the edge of the box and it was never really troubling Joe Whitworth in the Exeter goal. Time is very much running out. Shrewsbury 0-2 Exeter Exeter are going for a third. Josh Magennis gets on the end of a deep cross but George Lloyd is back in his own box to block the goal-bound header. It goes out for a corner but it's cleared away. Shrewsbury 0-2 Exeter Both sides are making some changes here. Jay Bird is coming on for Exeter in place of Millenic Alli who has looked pretty lively tonight. And it's a triple sub for Shrewsbury who bring on Arsenal loanee Charles Sagoe Jr, George Nurse and Taylor Perry in place of Jordan Rossiter, who just picked up a knock, Mal Benning and Josh Feeney. Shrewsbury 0-2 Exeter Pierce Sweeney goes into the book for Exeter for a late challenge on Mal Benning as he tries to bring the ball away. I think they call that cynical. .. no arguments from the Grecians' skipper. Shrewsbury 0-2 Exeter Jordan Rossiter is back on but he's still hobbling about. He's going to try and run off the knock it seems. Shrewsbury 0-2 Exeter Jim Dale Commentator on BBC Radio Devon Gary Caldwell's team is fresh - they've been 12 days without a game. Jack Aitchison has been excellent since he came on. You feel there's more to come from this Exeter side. Shrewsbury 0-2 Exeter Roars of frustration from the home crowd as Jordan Rossiter gives away a free-kick deep inside the Exeter half. He tries to get in down the left past Jack Aitchison but shoves him in the back. Rossiter is also clutching at his ankle after that as well, just to make rub salt in the wounds. Shrewsbury 0-2 Exeter That second goal for Exeter seems to have just taken the wind out of Shrewsbury's sails. They're going to need a big turnaround here to stop the Grecians from going fourth in League One. The crowd are getting a tad edgy now. .. Shrewsbury 0-2 Exeter Exeter are asking for a penalty after Josh Feeney goes to poke the ball away under pressure from Jack Aitchison who then goes down, claiming contact from the Shrewsbury defender. It looked a tad soft and the referee waves play on. Shrewsbury 0-2 Exeter Elliott Bennett Ex-Shrewsbury midfielder on BBC Radio Shropshire I think it's still too early to chuck the kitchen sink at it. Shrewsbury just need more tempo to their play - do things quicker and move them about a bit. Shrewsbury 0-2 Exeter It's been a good couple of days for Josh Magennis. His first goal for Exeter tonight, fresh off the back of a goal for Northern Ireland in their 5-0 win over Bulgaria on Tuesday. Shrewsbury 0-2 Exeter Stuart Dunn Commentator on BBC Radio Shropshire Home results have been so hard to come by for Shrewsbury for such a long time now. They'll now have to watch the results come in on Saturday but it's still so early in the season. Last Updated 17th October 2024 at 21: 52 Please Note: All times UK. Tables are subject to change. The BBC is not responsible for any changes that may be made. Manager: Paul Hurst Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Manager: Gary Caldwell Formation: 3 - 4 - 3 Manager: Paul Hurst Formation: 3 - 4 - 1 - 2 Manager: Gary Caldwell Formation: 3 - 4 - 3 League One All competitions All competitions All competitions Shrewsbury Town have failed to win any of their last three Football League games against Exeter, and will be looking to avoid failing to win four in succession for the first time since January 1978 (5). Exeter City have won just one of their last five away Football League games against Shrewsbury (D1 L3), though that did come in their last visit to New Meadow in March (3-0). Shrewsbury have won just two of their last 15 home league games (D3 L10), whilst they’ve kept just two clean sheets across their prior 21 home outings combined. Exeter have won each of their last two league games 1-0 and will be looking to win three in succession without conceding in the Football League for the first time since April 2022. © 2024 BBC. 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