Forest Green Rovers vs Bristol City

League Cup - 1st Round 10 Aug 2021, 18:45
Forest Green Rovers
Forest Green Rovers
3–2
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Bristol City
Bristol City
🏟 The Fully Charged New Lawn (Nailsworth, Gloucestershire) 👤 D. Drysdale

Match report

Forest Green Rovers edged past Bristol City 3-2 in the League Cup - 1st Round on 10 August 2021. It was 1-1 at half-time, with 3 more goals in the second half.

Forest Green Rovers had 9 shots to Bristol City's 6.

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

Half-time 1-1 Possession 52% - 48% Shots 9 - 6 On target 3 - 3 Corners 1 - 2 Fouls 8 - 10 Yellow cards 5
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Player of the match
Saikou Janneh
Bristol City · 2 goals
8 Regan Hendry 1 goal
7 Jamille Matt 1 goal, 1 assist
7 Lewis Thomas captained the side
7 Jordan Moore-Taylor captained the side
First half vs second half
Forest Green Rovers stepped it up after the break, with 6 shots in the second half compared to 3 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 3–3 6–3
Shots On Goal 1–1 2–2
Ball Possession 41–59 —
Corners 1–2 0–0
Attacks 49–55 69–43
Match statistics
5 Substitution 3
118 Attacks 98
47 Dangerous Attacks 52
3 On Target 3
6 Off Target 3
9 Shots Total 6
3 Shots On Goal 3
3 Shots Off Goal 1
3 Shots Blocked 2
5 Shots Inside Box 3
4 Shots Outside Box 3
8 Fouls 10
1 Corners 2
52% Ball Possession 48%
3 Yellow Cards 2
1 Saves 1
440 Passes Total 411
342 Passes Accurate 297
Line-ups 3-4-1-2  vs  4-2-3-1
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Forest Green Rovers · 3-4-1-2
24 L. Thomas
22 U. Godwin-Malife 15 J. Moore-Taylor 4 D. Sweeney
2 K. Wilson 21 R. Hendry 23 S. Diallo 11 N. Cadden
8 E. Adams
10 J. Aitchison 14 J. Matt
Bristol City · 4-2-3-1
12 M. O'Leary
2 D. Simpson 22 T. Kalas 23 T. Moore 16 C. Pring
8 J. Williams 4 Á. Nagy
46 S. Janneh 42 H. Massengo 33 S. Bell
21 N. Wells
Forest Green Rovers
Coach
R. Edwards
Substitutes
  • 1 Luke McGee
  • 3 Dominic Bernard
  • 16 Jack Evans
  • 7 Ben Stevenson
  • 9 Mathew Stevens
  • 18 Jake Young
  • 12 Taylor Allen
Bristol City
Coach
N. Pearson
Substitutes
  • 13 Harvey Wiles-Richards
  • 26 Zak Vyner
  • 17 Nathan Baker
  • 36 Alex Scott
  • 15 Tyreeq Bakinson
  • 45 Kasey Palmer
  • 37 Tommy Conway
Substitutions
  • 39' ↑ T. Bakinson ↓ J. Williams Bristol City
  • 46' ↑ D. Bernard ↓ J. Moore-Taylor Forest Green Rovers
  • 46' ↑ B. Stevenson ↓ U. Godwin-Malife Forest Green Rovers
  • 63' ↑ K. Palmer ↓ Á. Nagy Bristol City
  • 69' ↑ T. Conway ↓ S. Bell Bristol City
  • 70' ↑ J. Young ↓ J. Aitchison Forest Green Rovers
Cards
  • 44' N. Wells Bristol City
  • 45' U. Godwin-Malife Forest Green Rovers
  • 51' D. Sweeney Forest Green Rovers
  • 69' D. Simpson Bristol City
  • 89' E. Adams Forest Green Rovers
Head-to-head
Forest Green Rovers 1 1 draws 1 Bristol City
2022-07-19 Bristol City vs Forest Green Rovers 0 - 0
2022-07-19 Bristol City vs Forest Green Rovers 3 - 1
2021-08-10 Forest Green Rovers vs Bristol City 3 - 2
Recent form
Forest Green Rovers D W L D W
Bristol City D D D D W
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Forest Green Rovers vs Bristol City?
Forest Green Rovers won 3-2 against Bristol City on 10 August 2021.
Who won Forest Green Rovers vs Bristol City?
Forest Green Rovers won the match 3-2.
Where was Forest Green Rovers vs Bristol City played?
The match was played at The Fully Charged New Lawn (Nailsworth, Gloucestershire).
Who had more possession in Forest Green Rovers vs Bristol City?
Forest Green Rovers had 52% of possession, compared to 48% for the other side.