Exeter to host Plymouth in first Devon derby of season
Matt Butcher (right) got the only goal when the sides last met in 2023
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Exeter City will host Plymouth Argyle in the first Devon derby for more than two years in October.
New Pilgrims boss Tom Cleverley will experience his first derby on Saturday, 25 October after the 2025-26 League One fixtures were released earlier on Thursday.
The return game at Home Park is scheduled for Saturday, 11 April - the fourth-to-last game of the season.
The fixture returns after Argyle were relegated from the Championship at the end of last season.
The two rivals last met on 15 April 2023 when Matt Butcher's deflected goal was enough to give Argyle a 1-0 win at St James Park as Plymouth went on to win the league title.
Two Ryan Hardie goals in the final 20 minutes earned Argyle a 4-2 victory over City in the last meeting at Home Park on 31 October 2022.
Exeter last beat their bitter rivals in October 2019 when they ran out 4-0 winners at home - their biggest win since 1925.