Whitworth hails defensive effort after Wycombe win

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2 days ago

Goalkeeper Joe Whitworth highlighted Exeter City's defensive effort after they ground out a 1-0 win at Wycombe Wanderers.Gary Caldwell's side bounced back from their late loss at Mansfield Town on Saturday, digging deep to claim all three points at Adams Park courtesy of Jack Grimmer's 83rd-minute own goal.Whitworth told BBC Radio Devon: "(It was) a really, really solid performance defensively. We knew we had to dig deep throughout the game. The gaffer told us that before."We've come away from home on a Tuesday night to a really solid team. We knew how good they'd be and to be able to defend like we've done and get the win as well was a massive plus for us."The gaffer puts a real positive on defending as a squad. I'm just buzzing that we were able to get the rewards for how committed we were to the game plan and how committed we were to the game."After going 1-0 up, the Grecians needed their goalkeeper to produce a number of saves to preserve their lead and earn a first clean sheet of the season.Whitworth added: "I was a bit disappointed with two of the games, not having a clean sheet, but just buzzing to be able to repay the lads for putting their bodies on the line and defending how well they've done and to get us over the line right at the end."