ACCRINGTON. Accrington Stanley succeeded in reverse the scoreline against Forest Green Rovers to win 2-1. It was Forest Green Rovers to strike first with a goal of Myles Peart-Harris at the 22′. Then it was a goal in the 44′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, Rosaire Longelo gave the win to Accrington Stanley in the 64′ minute. Accrington Stanley took advantage of its superior ball possession (57%).
Oliver Casey received a red card (43′). This red card was one of the reason why Forest Green Rovers lost the match.
The match was played at the Wham Stadium stadium in Accrington on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Declan Bourne who was helped by Mark Cunliffe and Paul Stonier. The 4th official was Paul Newhouse. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was quite cold at 3.7 degrees Celsius or 38.73 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 73%.
Match Statistics
- 57 Ball Possession 43
Shots
- 17 Total 5
- 5 On Target 3
- 7 Off Target 1
- 5 Shots blocked 1
- 111 Attack 105
- 60 Dangerous attack 50
- 0 Ball safe 0
- 0 Penalties 0
- 3 Corners 3
- 2 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 9 Total 16
- 1 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 1
Other
- 4 Substitutions 4
Ball possession
Accrington Stanley had a superior ball possession 57% while Forest Green Rovers was struggling with a 43% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Accrington Stanley was putting more pressure with 60 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 5 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Accrington Stanley won the match.
Accrington Stanley shot 17 times, 5 on target, 7 off target. Talking about the opposition, Forest Green Rovers shot 5 times, 3 on target, 1 off target.
Cards
Accrington Stanley received 1 yellow card (Harvey Rodgers). On the opposite side, Forest Green Rovers received 3 yellow cards (Corey O’Keeffe, Jamie Robson and Tyrese Omotoye).
Also, Forest Green Rovers didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Oliver Casey (Forest Green Rovers) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (43′).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Accrington Stanley will have 34 points to remain in the 20th place. Talking about the opposition, Forest Green Rovers will stay with 23 points to sit in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League One, Accrington Stanley will play away against Oxford United on the 6th of May with a 9-7 head to head record in favor of Oxford United (7 draws).
Forest Green Rovers will play away agasint Cambridge United on the 6th of May with a 11-5 head to head record in favor of Forest Green Rovers (10 draws).
Accrington Stanley – Formation
Accrington Stanley
87'
64'
12'
Accrington Stanley started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).
The manager John Coleman decided to play with the following team: Lukas Jensen, Séamus Conneely, Mitchell Clark, Rosaire Longelo-Mbule, Harvey Rodgers, Baba Fernandes, Sean McConville, Mohammed Sangare, Sebastian Quirk, Nathan Butler-Oyedeji and Aaron Presley.
The home team had on the bench: Leslie Adekoya, Douglas Tharme, Liam Isherwood, Jack Nolan, Anthony Gomez Mancini, Dan Martin and Korede Adedoyin.
Accrington Stanley could not rely on the presence of Doug Tharme (injured).
Substitutions
Accrington Stanley made 3 changes: Baba Fernandes for Jack Nolan (64′), N. Butler-Oyedeji for Korede Adedoyin (71′) and Rosaire Longelo for Douglas Tharme (87′).
Forest Green Rovers – Formation
Forest Green Rovers
43'
Forest Green Rovers started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).
Duncan Ferguson played with: Ross Doohan, Corey O’Keeffe, Jamie Robson, Brandon Cooper, Udoka Godwin-Malife, Oliver Casey, Dylan McGeouch, Jordan Garrick, Myles Peart-Harris, Charlie Savage and Amadou Bakayoko.
They had on the bench: Tyrese Omotoye, Charlie McCann, Lewis Thomas, Sean O’Brien, Baily Cargill, Kyle McAllister and Dominic Bernard.
Substitutions
Forest Green Rovers made 4 changes: Jordon Garrick for Kyle McAllister (56′), Amadou Bakayoko for Tyrese Omotoye (62′), Corey O’Keeffe for Dominic Bernard (83′) and Dylan McGeouch for Charlie McCann (83′).
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League One.
- Wycombe Wanderers – Exeter City – 1-1
- Sheffield Wednesday – Peterborough United – 1-0
- Port Vale – Milton Keynes Dons – 1-0
- Plymouth Argyle – Charlton Athletic – 2-0
- Morecambe – Bolton Wanderers – 0-0
- Lincoln City – Oxford United – 1-0
- Ipswich Town – Burton Albion – 4-0
- Derby County – Shrewsbury Town – 2-2
- Cheltenham Town – Fleetwood Town – 1-0
- Cambridge United – Portsmouth – 0-1
- Bristol Rovers – Barnsley – 0-0
- Accrington Stanley – Forest Green Rovers – 2-1
