English League Two

Forest Green Rovers
WDWWD
2-0
Finished
Newport County
LWWWW
Saturday, February 5 at 03:00 PMThe Bolt New Lawn
Summary
First half
- ⚽Goal by Matt Stevens33'
- 39'Yellow card for Josh Pask
Second half
- 59'⇅Robert Street on, Courtney Baker-Richardson off
- ⚽Goal by Matt Stevens61'
- 64'Yellow card for Jake Cain
- 68'Yellow card for Robert Street
- ⇅Josh March on, Jack Aitchison off75'
- 77'⇅James Waite on, Oliver Cooper off
- ⇅Dan Sweeney on, Matt Stevens off81'
- ⇅Dominic Bernard on, Nicky Cadden off88'
Commentary
Match ends, Forest Green Rovers 2, Newport County 0.Show full commentary
- Match ends, Forest Green Rovers 2, Newport County 0.
- 90'+5'Second Half ends, Forest Green Rovers 2, Newport County 0.
- 90'Attempt missed. Dominic Telford (Newport County) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Jake Cain.
- 88'Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Dominic Bernard replaces Nicky Cadden.
- 81'Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Dan Sweeney replaces Matt Stevens.
- 81'Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Jordan Moore-Taylor.
- 81'Attempt saved. Baily Cargill (Forest Green Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicky Cadden with a cross.
- 80'Corner, Forest Green Rovers. Conceded by Nick Townsend.
- 80'Attempt saved. Baily Cargill (Forest Green Rovers) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Nicky Cadden with a cross.
- 79'Kane Wilson (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 79'Foul by James Waite (Newport County).
- 77'Substitution, Newport County. James Waite replaces Oliver Cooper.
- 77'Attempt missed. Finn Azaz (Newport County) left footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Dominic Telford.
- 75'Substitution, Forest Green Rovers. Josh March replaces Jack Aitchison.
- 74'Jake Cain (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 74'Foul by Jack Aitchison (Forest Green Rovers).
- 73'Attempt blocked. Finn Azaz (Newport County) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 72'Foul by Udoka Godwin-Malife (Forest Green Rovers).
- 72'Dominic Telford (Newport County) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 69'Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Ben Stevenson.
- 68'Robert Street (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 68'Udoka Godwin-Malife (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68'Foul by Robert Street (Newport County).
- 66'Attempt missed. Jamille Matt (Forest Green Rovers) right footed shot from very close range misses to the left. Assisted by Kane Wilson with a cross.
- 66'Attempt saved. Dominic Telford (Newport County) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Oliver Cooper.
- 65'Attempt saved. Jack Aitchison (Forest Green Rovers) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 65'Attempt saved. Baily Cargill (Forest Green Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicky Cadden with a cross.
- 64'Jake Cain (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 64'Kane Wilson (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 64'Foul by Jake Cain (Newport County).
- 61'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 2, Newport County 0. Matt Stevens (Forest Green Rovers) header from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kane Wilson with a cross.
- 59'Substitution, Newport County. Robert Street replaces Courtney Baker-Richardson.
- 58'Offside, Forest Green Rovers. Luke McGee tries a through ball, but Matt Stevens is caught offside.
- 57'Oliver Cooper (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57'Foul by Nicky Cadden (Forest Green Rovers).
- 57'Attempt saved. Matt Stevens (Forest Green Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Kane Wilson with a cross.
- 54'Matt Stevens (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 54'Foul by Oliver Cooper (Newport County).
- 50'Attempt saved. Nicky Cadden (Forest Green Rovers) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 49'Jack Aitchison (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 49'Foul by Courtney Baker-Richardson (Newport County).
- 45'Second Half begins Forest Green Rovers 1, Newport County 0.
- 45'+4'First Half ends, Forest Green Rovers 1, Newport County 0.
- 45'+3'Offside, Newport County. Ryan Haynes tries a through ball, but Dominic Telford is caught offside.
- 45'Attempt saved. Jack Aitchison (Forest Green Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 44'Scot Bennett (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 44'Foul by Jamille Matt (Forest Green Rovers).
- 40'Attempt saved. Jamille Matt (Forest Green Rovers) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ebrima Adams.
- 39'Josh Pask (Newport County) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 39'Matt Stevens (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 39'Foul by Josh Pask (Newport County).
- 38'Jordan Moore-Taylor (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 38'Foul by Dominic Telford (Newport County).
- 35'Jack Aitchison (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 35'Foul by Oliver Cooper (Newport County).
- 33'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 1, Newport County 0. Matt Stevens (Forest Green Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Kane Wilson.
- 29'Foul by Cameron Norman (Newport County).
- 29'Ebrima Adams (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28'Nicky Cadden (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 28'Foul by Cameron Norman (Newport County).
- 27'Attempt blocked. Jack Aitchison (Forest Green Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 27'Attempt missed. Ebrima Adams (Forest Green Rovers) right footed shot from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Baily Cargill following a corner.
- 26'Corner, Forest Green Rovers. Conceded by Josh Pask.
- 26'Attempt blocked. Jamille Matt (Forest Green Rovers) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Kane Wilson with a cross.
- 23'Hand ball by Matt Stevens (Forest Green Rovers).
- 21'Attempt saved. Courtney Baker-Richardson (Newport County) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Jake Cain with a cross.
- 21'Corner, Newport County. Conceded by Jamille Matt.
- 21'Attempt blocked. Cameron Norman (Newport County) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Scot Bennett.
- 20'Foul by Baily Cargill (Forest Green Rovers).
- 20'Cameron Norman (Newport County) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 19'Attempt missed. Matt Stevens (Forest Green Rovers) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicky Cadden with a cross.
- 9'Matt Stevens (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9'Foul by Jake Cain (Newport County).
- 5'Foul by Jordan Moore-Taylor (Forest Green Rovers).
- 5'Dominic Telford (Newport County) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 4'Jack Aitchison (Forest Green Rovers) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 4'Foul by Scot Bennett (Newport County).
- 1'Attempt blocked. Jack Aitchison (Forest Green Rovers) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nicky Cadden with a cross.
- 1'Corner, Forest Green Rovers. Conceded by Scot Bennett.
- First Half begins.
- Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
Momentum
Forest GreenNewport
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Top performers
Forest Green
- Mathew StevensShots2
Line-ups
Forest Green3-4-1-24-1-2-1-2Newport
30Townsend
3Haynes
4Pask
24Cain
18Azaz
31Cooper
9Stevens
10Aitchison
2Wilson
6Cargill
Forest Green
- 1Luke McGeeG
- 15Jordan MooreCD
- 6Baily CargillCD-L
- 22Udoka Godwin-MalifeCD-R
- 7Ben StevensonCM-L
- 8Ebrima AdamsCM-R
- 10Jack AitchisonAM
- 11Nicky CaddenLM
- 2Kane WilsonRM
- 9Mathew StevensCF-L
- 14Jamille MattCF-R
Newport
- 30Nick TownsendG
- 28Mickey DemetriouCD-L
- 4Josh PaskCD-R
- 17Scott BennettDM
- 3Ryan HaynesLB
- 2Cameron NormanRB
- 18Finn AzazAM
- 24Jake CainLM
- 31Oliver CooperRM
- 10Courtney Baker-RichardsonCF-L
- 19Dominic TelfordCF-R
Head to head
- May 23, 21Forest Green Rovers4-3Newport County
- May 18, 21Newport County2-0Forest Green Rovers
- Feb 21, 21Newport County0-2Forest Green Rovers
- Dec 01, 20Forest Green Rovers1-1Newport County
- Aug 31, 19Forest Green Rovers0-2Newport County
