Exeter City ending 2025 with an ambition to survive and thrive

Exeter City will bring the curtain down on home games in 2025 with a visit from Barnsley on Saturday.

The Grecians dropped into the relegation zone with a defeat at Bolton Wanderers last weekend and there is little doubt it is going to be a proper scrap for League One survival.

After the Barnsley visit, City are on the road to high-flying Cardiff on Boxing Day and then complete the year at Wimbledon. While there is an enticing trip to Manchester City looming in the FA Cup, but staying in this division will obviously be the ultimate priority for the Grecians.

 "It's incredible how quickly the season goes and the years go by. It's the last home game of the year and a really good one to look forward to,” City boss Gary Caldwell told the club website. 

"They [Barnsley] have improved a lot under Conor Hourihane and are a really flexible team in possession and have a really strong structure to how they play. So, we have to be really good out of possession. We are fourth or fifth in the league in terms of goals against and we have to continue that on Saturday if we want to get something from the game.

"It's also good that we are back home after such big wins in the FA Cup and in the League against AFC Wimbledon - we have to continue that home form now and for the rest of the season."