Forest Green Rovers vs Portsmouth

League Cup - 1st Round 8 Aug 2023, 18:45
Forest Green Rovers
Forest Green Rovers
1–3
HT 1–1
FULL TIME
Portsmouth
Portsmouth
🏟 The Bolt New Lawn (Nailsworth, Gloucestershire) 👤 S. Purkiss

Match report

Portsmouth beat Forest Green Rovers 3-1 in the League Cup - 1st Round on 8 August 2023.

Portsmouth had 10 shots to Forest Green Rovers' 8.

The match was played at The Bolt New Lawn (Nailsworth, Gloucestershire), with S. Purkiss in charge.

Half-time 1-1 Possession 47% - 53% Shots 8 - 10 On target 5 - 6 Corners 5 - 4 Fouls 16 - 9 Yellow cards 6
8
Player of the match
Kusini Yengi
Portsmouth · 2 goals
8 Zak Swanson 1 goal
8 Jack Sparkes captained the side
8 Abu Kamara 1 assist
7 Tyrese Omotoye 1 goal
First half vs second half
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–5 4–5
Shots On Goal 1–3 4–3
Ball Possession 43–57 —
Corners 1–3 4–1
Match statistics
8 Shots Total 10
5 Shots On Goal 6
2 Shots Off Goal 3
1 Shots Blocked 1
2 Shots Inside Box 9
6 Shots Outside Box 1
16 Fouls 9
5 Corners 4
2 Offsides 0
47% Ball Possession 53%
3 Yellow Cards 3
3 Saves 4
424 Passes Total 482
311 Passes Accurate 364
Line-ups 4-4-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Forest Green Rovers · 4-4-2
20 J. Searle
19 S. Robertson 4 D. Johnson 15 J. Moore-Taylor 3 D. Bernard
16 D. Kadji 27 H. Bunker 8 C. McCann 6 T. Jenks
23 T. Omotoye 9 M. Stevens
Portsmouth · 4-3-3
31 R. Schofield
2 Z. Swanson 20 S. Raggett 18 C. Shaughnessy 21 J. Sparkes
24 T. Devlin 14 B. Stevenson 15 C. Saydee
25 A. Kamara 19 K. Yengi 10 A. Scully
Forest Green Rovers
Coach
D. Horseman
Substitutes
  • 17 Jamie Robson
  • 7 Kyle McAllister
  • 28 Callum Jones
  • 18 Jacob Maddox
  • 32 Jack Carter
  • 41 Fiachra Pagel
  • 44 Murphy Bennett
  • 34 Zachariah McKenzie
Portsmouth
Coach
J. Mousinho
Substitutes
  • 6 Connor Ogilvie
  • 8 Alex Robertson
  • 9 Colby Bishop
  • 16 Joe Morrell
  • 35 Koby Mottoh
  • 1 Will Norris
  • 4 Ryley Towler
  • 5 Regan Poole
  • 17 Joe Rafferty
Substitutions
  • 61' ↑ A. Robertson ↓ A. Scully Portsmouth
  • 62' ↑ K. McAllister ↓ D. Kadji Forest Green Rovers
  • 62' ↑ J. Robson ↓ S. Robertson Forest Green Rovers
  • 62' ↑ C. Ogilvie ↓ C. Saydee Portsmouth
  • 76' ↑ C. Jones ↓ C. McCann Forest Green Rovers
  • 76' ↑ J. Maddox ↓ M. Stevens Forest Green Rovers
  • 76' ↑ C. Bishop ↓ K. Yengi Portsmouth
  • 86' ↑ J. Carter ↓ J. Moore-Taylor Forest Green Rovers
  • 86' ↑ K. Mottoh ↓ A. Kamara Portsmouth
  • 86' ↑ J. Morrell ↓ T. Devlin Portsmouth
Cards
  • 12' K. Yengi Portsmouth
  • 17' S. Robertson Forest Green Rovers
  • 23' H. Bunker Forest Green Rovers
  • 32' A. Scully Portsmouth
  • 58' T. Devlin Portsmouth
  • 74' J. Robson Forest Green Rovers
Head-to-head
Forest Green Rovers 0 0 draws 1 Portsmouth
2023-08-08 Forest Green Rovers vs Portsmouth 1 - 3
Recent form
Forest Green Rovers D W L D W
Portsmouth D D D W D
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Forest Green Rovers vs Portsmouth?
Forest Green Rovers lost 1-3 against Portsmouth on 8 August 2023.
Who won Forest Green Rovers vs Portsmouth?
Portsmouth won the match 3-1.
Where was Forest Green Rovers vs Portsmouth played?
The match was played at The Bolt New Lawn (Nailsworth, Gloucestershire).
Who had more possession in Forest Green Rovers vs Portsmouth?
Portsmouth had 53% of possession, compared to 47% for the other side.