Hoskins’ smart finish capped off an excellent move on 20 minutes before Brough rubber-stamped victory with a slick breakaway goal in stoppage-time. Town also defended excellently on their way to a third clean sheet of the season. Here are our player ratings from St James Park...
9. Kieron Bowie
A menace on the right in the first half and a constant problem on the break in the second. So unselfish in squaring for Brough to clinch the win late on... 7.5 Photo: Pete Norton
10. Sam Hoskins
Broke the deadlock with a superb run and finish and that might have been the first of a hat-trick on another day if not for the impressive Sinisalo in the home goal. Exeter's goalkeeper denied him on three occasions, twice in the second half and once early on... 8 Photo: Pete Norton
11. Louis Appéré
A typically hard-working, hard-running 79 minutes up top. Does a lot of unselfish work in occupying defenders and creating space for others. Denied by the legs of Sinisalo in the closest he came to adding to his personal tally for the season... 7.5 Photo: Pete Norton
12. Tyreece Simpson
He was the perfect man to come on given Town's increasing threat on the break and so it proved when his 50-yard run led to Brough's victory-clinching goal... 7 Photo: Pete Norton