Newport County vs Forest Green Rovers

League Two 26 Dec 2023, 15:00
Newport County
Newport County
4–2
HT 0–2
FULL TIME
Forest Green Rovers
Forest Green Rovers
🏟 Rodney Parade (Newport (Casnewydd)) 👤 S. Martin Round 24

Match report

Newport County beat Forest Green Rovers 4-2 in the League Two on 26 December 2023. It was 0-2 at half-time, with 4 more goals in the second half.

Newport County dominated possession with 64% of the ball and had 12 shots to Forest Green Rovers' 12.

C. Jones was sent off in the 51th minute.

The match was played at Rodney Parade (Newport (Casnewydd)), with S. Martin in charge.

Half-time 0-2 Possession 64% - 36% Shots 12 - 12 On target 7 - 4 Corners 7 - 7 Fouls 10 - 22 Red cards 1 Yellow cards 9
9
Player of the match
Kyle McAllister
Forest Green Rovers · 1 assist
8 Will Evans 2 goals
8 Lewis Payne 1 goal, 1 assist
8 Ryan Delaney 1 goal
8 Mathew Stevens 1 goal
First half vs second half
Newport County stepped it up after the break, with 8 shots in the second half compared to 4 in the first.
  1st half 2nd half
Shots Total 4–5 8–7
Shots On Goal 1–3 6–1
Ball Possession 64–36 —
Corners 5–3 2–4
Attacks 72–56 64–35
Match statistics
3 Substitution 5
136 Attacks 91
68 Dangerous Attacks 34
6 On Target 5
0 On Target 1
6 Off Target 8
12 Shots Total 12
7 Shots On Goal 4
1 Shots Off Goal 3
4 Shots Blocked 5
10 Shots Inside Box 10
2 Shots Outside Box 2
10 Fouls 22
7 Corners 7
2 Offsides 3
64% Ball Possession 36%
3 Yellow Cards 6
0 Red Cards 1
3 Saves 2
461 Passes Total 257
331 Passes Accurate 136
Line-ups 5-3-2  vs  4-3-3
Goalkeeper Defender Midfielder Forward
Newport County · 5-3-2
1 N. Townsend
2 L. Payne 28 M. Baker 5 J. Clarke 4 R. Delaney 19 S. McLoughlin
20 H. Charsley 17 S. Bennett 8 B. Morris
7 W. Evans 9 O. Bogle
Forest Green Rovers · 4-3-3
1 L. Daniels
25 F. Dabo 5 R. Inniss 15 J. Moore-Taylor 17 J. Robson
8 C. McCann 27 H. Bunker 28 C. Jones
7 K. McAllister 9 M. Stevens 39 C. Morton
Newport County
Coach
G. Coughlan
Substitutes
  • 30 Sebastian Palmer-Houlden
  • 33 Matthew Bondswell
  • 3 Adam Lewis
  • 26 Jonathan Maxted
  • 11 James Waite
  • 18 Kiban Rai
  • 22 Nathan Wood
Forest Green Rovers
Coach
D. Horseman
Substitutes
  • 29 Reece Brown
  • 3 Dominic Bernard
  • 23 Tyrese Omotoye
  • 2 Marcel Lavinier
  • 22 Reece Welch
  • 20 Jamie Searle
  • 6 Teddy Jenks
Substitutions
  • 38' ↑ S. Palmer-Houlden ↓ M. Baker Newport County
  • 55' ↑ R. Brown ↓ M. Stevens Forest Green Rovers
  • 68' ↑ D. Bernard ↓ C. McCann Forest Green Rovers
  • 68' ↑ T. Omotoye ↓ C. Morton Forest Green Rovers
  • 77' ↑ M. Bondswell ↓ H. Charsley Newport County
  • 86' ↑ M. Lavinier ↓ F. Dabo Forest Green Rovers
  • 86' ↑ R. Welch ↓ R. Inniss Forest Green Rovers
  • 90' ↑ A. Lewis ↓ L. Payne Newport County
Cards
  • 51' C. Jones Forest Green Rovers
  • 16' K. McAllister Forest Green Rovers
  • 18' O. Bogle Newport County
  • 18' W. Evans Newport County
  • 38' C. Morton Forest Green Rovers
  • 41' C. Jones Forest Green Rovers
  • 45' C. McCann Forest Green Rovers
  • 50' L. Payne Newport County
  • 51' C. Jones Forest Green Rovers
  • 75' J. Moore-Taylor Forest Green Rovers
Head-to-head
Newport County 3 4 draws 3 Forest Green Rovers
2023-12-26 Newport County vs Forest Green Rovers 4 - 2
2023-08-19 Forest Green Rovers vs Newport County 0 - 3
2022-07-23 Forest Green Rovers vs Newport County 1 - 1
2022-03-01 Newport County vs Forest Green Rovers 1 - 1
2022-02-05 Forest Green Rovers vs Newport County 2 - 0
2021-05-23 Forest Green Rovers vs Newport County 4 - 3
Recent form
Newport County D D W L W
Forest Green Rovers L L D W L
Frequently asked questions
What was the final score in Newport County vs Forest Green Rovers?
Newport County won 4-2 against Forest Green Rovers on 26 December 2023.
Who won Newport County vs Forest Green Rovers?
Newport County won the match 4-2.
Where was Newport County vs Forest Green Rovers played?
The match was played at Rodney Parade (Newport (Casnewydd)).
Who had more possession in Newport County vs Forest Green Rovers?
Newport County had 64% of possession, compared to 36% for the other side.