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          2017/18 English League Two, Regular Season
          Accrington Stanley Accrington Stanley ACCR
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          FT
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          Exeter City Exeter City EXE
          • Kayden Jackson (38')
          • Jayden Stockley (21')

          Accrington's automatic promotion bid on hold after Exeter draw

          Apr 14, 2018
          • PA Sport

          Accrington Stanley's automatic promotion bid is on hold after they were held to a 1-1 draw by fifth-placed Exeter.
          Table-topping Stanley needed a win over the Grecians to secure promotion to the third tier of English football for the first time in their history - but a draw means all the focus is now on Tuesday's home game with Yeovil.
          Former Stanley loan player Jayden Stockley fired Exeter ahead after a cagey opening.
          Matt Jay's initial effort was saved and Stockley pounced on a loose ball in the area, finding the roof of the net midway through the first half with his 21st goal of the season.
          They could have doubled their lead moments later but Aaron Chapman finger-tipped over a Jay volley, while promotion-hopefuls Exeter survived some pinball in their area with Billy Kee unable to connect.
          Kayden Jackson equalised after 38 minutes with a solo goal, getting the ball on the edge of the area from Mark Hughes and driving it home for his 15th goal of the season.
          Kee came close to adding to Stanley's tally but his long-range effort went narrowly over the bar.
          Accrington started the second half strongly with Jordan Clark's 35-yard strike not far off, although - at the other end - Chapman had to be alert to keep out a Stockley strike with one hand.
          Jake Taylor was also denied by the home keeper, Exeter's Hiram Boateng saw his fierce effort deflected just wide while, at the other end, Christy Pym denied Jordan Clark as the two sides shared the spoils.

          English League Two Standings

          POS Team GP GD PTS
          1 Lincoln City 31 +24 61
          2 Mansfield Town 32 +23 58
          3 Bury 32 +23 57
          4 Milton Keynes Dons 32 +18 53
          5 Colchester United 32 +17 52
          6 Carlisle United 32 +12 52
          7 Forest Green Rovers 32 +15 51
          8 Exeter City 31 +12 51
          9 Stevenage 32 -4 47
          10 Swindon Town 32 -3 46
          11 Oldham Athletic 31 +11 45
          12 Tranmere Rovers 31 +5 45
          13 Crewe Alexandra 32 -3 45
          14 Grimsby Town 32 -3 43
          15 Newport County 31 -10 43
          16 Northampton Town 32 -4 38
          17 Crawley Town 32 -10 37
          18 Cheltenham Town 31 -12 35
          19 Cambridge United 31 -21 35
          20 Port Vale 31 -11 33
          21 Yeovil Town 32 -11 30
          22 Morecambe 31 -18 29
          23 Macclesfield Town 32 -21 28
          24 Notts County 31 -29 25

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