Forest Green Rovers vs Brighton U21

EFL Trophy - Group Stage 12 Oct 2021, 18:00
Forest Green Rovers
Forest Green Rovers
3–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Brighton U21
🏟 The Fully Charged New Lawn (Nailsworth, Gloucestershire) 👤 J. Oldham Round 7

Match report

Forest Green Rovers edged past Brighton U21 3-2 in the EFL Trophy - Group Stage on 12 October 2021. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Forest Green Rovers dominated possession with 61% of the ball and had 30 shots to Brighton U21's 12.

A. Tsoungui was sent off in the 47th minute.

The match was played at The Fully Charged New Lawn (Nailsworth, Gloucestershire), with J. Oldham in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 61% - 39% Shots 30 - 12 On target 10 - 5 Corners 11 - 1 Fouls 10 - 14 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 2
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Player of the match
Mathew Stevens
Forest Green Rovers · 2 goals
8 Todd Miller 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Sadou Diallo 76 passes (89% accurate)
8 Jack Evans captained the side
8 Jake Young captained the side
First half vs second half
Forest Green Rovers stepped it up after the break, with 19 shots in the second half compared to 11 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 11–4 19–8
Shots On Goal 4–2 6–3
Ball Possession 53–47 —
Corners 5–1 6–0
Attacks 50–36 50–33
Match statistics
1 Penalty 0
3 Substitution 1
100 Attacks 69
73 Dangerous Attacks 34
9 On Target 4
14 Off Target 7
30 Shots Total 12
10 Shots On Goal 5
12 Shots Off Goal 7
8 Shots Blocked 0
17 Shots Inside Box 8
13 Shots Outside Box 4
10 Fouls 14
11 Corners 1
0 Offsides 1
61% Ball Possession 39%
1 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 1
3 Saves 8
483 Passes Total 316
404 Passes Accurate 213
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  3-4-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Forest Green Rovers · 3-4-1-2
24 L. Thomas
41 M. McIntosh 3 D. Bernard 6 B. Cargill
17 O. Edwards 23 S. Diallo 16 J. Evans 12 T. Allen
18 J. Young
9 M. Stevens 28 J. March
Brighton U21 · 3-4-3
38 T. McGill
57 O. Offiah 53 A. Tsoungui 55 Ed Turns
56 S. Packham 42 M. Leonard 41 J. Spong 54 J. Furlong
68 C. Peupion 44 L. Tolaj 70 T. Miller
Forest Green Rovers
Coach
R. Edwards
Substitutes
  • 1 Luke McGee
  • 44 Murphy Bennett
  • 32 Jack Carter
  • 21 Regan Hendry
  • 10 Jack Aitchison
  • 40 Finn Bell
  • 7 Ben Stevenson
Brighton U21
Coach
A. Crofts
Substitutes
  • 64 Fynn Talley
  • 72 Ben Jackson
  • 74 Marcus Ifill
  • 83 Jack Hinshelwood
  • 45 Ulrick Eneme-Ella
Substitutions
  • 58' ↑ J. Aitchison ↓ M. Stevens Forest Green Rovers
  • 82' ↑ M. Ifill ↓ T. Miller Brighton U21
  • 86' ↑ M. Bennett ↓ M. McIntosh Forest Green Rovers
  • 90+1' ↑ F. Bell ↓ J. Evans Forest Green Rovers
Cards
  • 47' A. Tsoungui Brighton U21
  • 72' O. Edwards Forest Green Rovers
  • 90+5' M. Leonard Brighton U21
Head-to-head
Forest Green Rovers 1 0 draws 1 Brighton U21
2023-11-07 Forest Green Rovers vs Brighton U21 0 - 1
2021-10-12 Forest Green Rovers vs Brighton U21 3 - 2
Recent form
Forest Green Rovers D W L D W
Brighton U21 W D W D L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Forest Green Rovers vs Brighton U21?
Forest Green Rovers won 3-2 against Brighton U21 on 12 October 2021.
Who won Forest Green Rovers vs Brighton U21?
Forest Green Rovers won the match 3-2.
Where was Forest Green Rovers vs Brighton U21 played?
The match was played at The Fully Charged New Lawn (Nailsworth, Gloucestershire).
Who had more possession in Forest Green Rovers vs Brighton U21?
Forest Green Rovers had 61% of possession, compared to 39% for the other side.