Overview
- Exeter trailed 1-0 at half-time before Jayden Wareham scored three early in the second half to turn the match 3-1 in their favor.
- The eight-minute treble was his first in senior football and lifted his debut-season tally for Exeter to 17 after a summer move from Reading.
- Yahoo Sports reports the feat as the fastest hat-trick across England's top four tiers this season, citing season-to-date comparisons.
- Assistant manager Kevin Nicholson praised the blistering post‑restart period but said Wareham can raise his overall game and may draw interest from higher levels.
- Peterborough led through Patryk Sykut on his first start, and Harry Leonard equalized with goals from a corner on the hour and a late header after wing play.