The Grecians haven't been in league action since the 2-1 loss to Leyton Orient on the 15th November, Jayden Wareham's first-half penalty cancelled out by two late goals. "Disappointment and anger were the feelings that I got myself and also when looking around the changing room. We produced a good enough performance to get at least a point, but I think the mistakes that caused the goals were self inflicted."
A fixture-less weekend for Gary Caldwell's team came after the fire at St James Park resulted in the postponement of the home game against Burton Albion. Donations made by City fans and the wider footballing community have not gone unnoticed within he playing squad, "I clicked on the link, and then a moment later it had jumped up by ten thousand! It just shows you what the club is about and how generous people are, especially this time of year going into Christmas."
Saturday's opponents need no introduction, sitting pretty in third place in their first season back in Sky Bet League One. "We've been looking at their threats all week, they're a big physical team who will put the ball in the box. It's something that we'll need to deal with, we've been working on a lot of that this week."
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