City stumble at home to Bristol

Exeter City’s four game unbeaten run at St James’ Park came to an end this afternoon (Saturday, November 3) after Brandon Aguilera’s first-half strike earnt Bristol Rovers all three points in Devon.

After falling behind early on, the Grecians had several opportunities to hit back in the second half but failed to convert any and endured their first home defeat since early December.

Following an impressive 2-1 victory away to a high-flying Barnsley side last weekend, City were looking to continue their rich vein of form and climb further up the table this time out against Bristol Rovers. Positive recent performances had catapulted The Grecians firmly into midtable as they sat six points above the relegation zone in 14^th place prior to kick-off.

The Pirates started the day in 11^th place and were seeking three valuable points on the South Coast to aid their push towards the play-off places. However, they would have to overcome a City side who claimed victory when the two sides met at the Memorial Stadium just eleven days ago.

Gary Caldwell named an unchanged starting XI from last week’s win at Barnsley, although there was a return to the matchday squad for youngster Luke Harris who missed the trip to South Yorkshire with a hamstring issue. There was also a place amongst the substitutes for new signing Mohamed Eisa who joined the club on loan from Milton Keynes Dons on Tuesday.