SUTTON. Forest Green Rovers overcomes Sutton United 1-0 after H. Bunker scored just 1 goal (63′). Forest Green Rovers took advantage of its superior ball possession (56%).

The match was played at the The Borough Sports Ground stadium in Sutton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Scott Simpson with the assistance of Stephen Finch and Daniel Bonneywell. The 4th official was Abigail Byrne. The weather was broken clouds. The temperature was pleasant at 20.84 degrees Celsius or 69.51 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 71%.​

Match Statistics​

Sutton United

0 - 1

Forest Green Rovers

  • 44 Ball Possession 56
Shots
  • 12 Total 17
  • 2 On Target 6
  • 6 Off Target 4
  • 4 Shots blocked 7
  • 103 Attack 101
  • 82 Dangerous attack 44
  • 70 Ball safe 84
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 7 Corners 3
  • 2 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 10 Total 10
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Forest Green Rovers had a superior ball possession 56% while Sutton United was struggling with a 44% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Sutton United was more pushing with 82 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Forest Green Rovers was capable to find the solution to win this match.​

Sutton United shot 12 times, 2 on target, 6 off target. On the other side, Forest Green Rovers shot 17 times, 6 on target, 4 off target.

Cards

Sutton United received 1 yellow card (Lee Angol). Talking about the opposition, Forest Green Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Troy Deeney and Harvey Bunker).

Match Timeline

3'
Troy Deeney- Yellow
37'
Harvey Bunker- Yellow
43'
Tyrese Omotoye- sub ->Nathan Holland
63'
Harvey Bunker(goal)Kyle McAllister
Scott Kashket- sub ->Aiden O\'Brien
74'
75'
Christian N'Guessan- sub ->Harry Beautyman
75'
76'
76'
Mathew Stevens- sub ->Matty Taylor
82'
85'
89'
Darnell Johnson- sub ->Charlie McCann
Omar Sowunmi- sub ->Josh Coley
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Stockport County
92
46
Wrexham
88
46
Mansfield Town
86
46
Milton Keynes Dons
78
46
Doncaster Rovers
71
46
Crewe Alexandra
71
46
Crawley Town
70
46
Barrow
69
46
Bradford City
69
46
AFC Wimbledon
65
46
Walsall
65
46
Gillingham
64
46
Harrogate Town
63
46
Notts County
61
46
Morecambe
58
46
Tranmere Rovers
57
46
Accrington Stanley
57
46
Newport County
55
46
Swindon Town
54
46
Salford City
51
46
Grimsby Town
49
46
Colchester United
45
46
Sutton United
42
46
Forest Green Rovers
42
46

After playing this encounter, Sutton United will stay with 3 points like Tranmere Rovers and Colchester United to hold in the 23rd place. Regarding the opposition, Forest Green Rovers will have 7 points like Salford City to sit in the 18th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Sutton United will play away against Bradford City on the 17th of February with a 3-0 head to head statistic in favor of Bradford City (1 draw).

Forest Green Rovers will play away agasint Crawley Town on the 17th of February with a 9-8 head to head record in favor of Forest Green Rovers (5 draws).

Sutton United – Formation

Sutton United
G
Jack Rose 1.England
8.1
D
Joe Kizzi 22.England
7.0
D
Louis John 6.England
7.1
D
Ben Goodliffe 5.England
6.8
D
Rob Milsom 24.England
7.5
M
Josh Coley 7.England
6.7
90'
M
Craig Clay 16.England
6.7
M
Omari Patrick 11.England
7.7
85'
M
Harry Beautyman 10.England
6.7
75'
F
Aiden O'Brien 40.Republic of Ireland
7.1
74'
F
Harry Smith 9.England
7.9
75'
Substitutes
G
Dean Bouzanis 21.Australia
D
Ryan Jackson 23.England
D
Omar Sowunmi 4.England
90'
M
Christian N'Guessan 8.England
6.8
75'
F
Lee Angol 33.England
6.4
75' 82'
F
D'Mani Mellor 17.England
85'
F
Scott Kashket 20.England
6.8
74'

Sutton United adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

The manager Matt Gray decided to play with the following team: Jack Rose (8.1), Joe Kizzi (7.0), Ben Goodliffe (6.8), Louis John (7.1), Robert Milsom (7.5), Josh Coley (6.7), Craig Clay (6.7), Harry Beautyman (6.7), Omari Patrick (7.7), Harry Smith (7.9) and Aiden O’Brien (7.1).

The home team had on the bench: Lee Angol (6.4), Dean Bouzanis, Ryan Jackson, D’Mani Bughail-Mellor, Christian N’Guessan (6.8), Scott Kashket (6.8) and Omar Sowunmi.

Sutton United could not rely on the presence of Omar Sowunmi (injured).

Substitutions

Sutton United made 5 changes: Aiden O’Brien for Scott Kashket (74′), Harry Smith for Lee Angol (75′), Harry Beautyman for Christian N’Guessan (75′), Omari Patrick for D’Mani Bughail-Mellor (85′) and Josh Coley for Omar Sowunmi (90′).

Best player: Jack Rose​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Sutton United was the goalkeeper: Jack Rose. His rating is 8.06. He performed 5 saves.

Forest Green Rovers – Formation

Forest Green Rovers
G
Luke Daniels 1.England
7.5
D
Ryan Inniss 5.England
7.7
D
Jamie Robson 17.Scotland
7.5
D
Dominic Bernard 3.England
6.3
D
Reece Welch 22.England
7.0
M
Harvey Bunker 27.England
7.7
37' 63'
M
Charlie McCann 8.Republic of Ireland
8.1
89'
M
Nathan Holland 37.England
7.0
43'
M
Kyle McAllister 7.Scotland
7.8
F
Matty Taylor 10.England
7.1
76'
F
Troy Deeney 14.England
6.8
76' 3'
Substitutes
G
Jamie Searle 20.New Zealand
D
Darnell Johnson 4.England
89'
M
Reece Brown 29.England
M
Teddy Jenks 6.England
6.8
76'
M
Alfie Bendle 12.England
F
Tyrese Omotoye 23.Belgium
6.3
43'
F
Mathew Stevens 9.England
6.4
76'

Also Forest Green Rovers adopted the conservative line-up (4-4-2).

David Horseman played with: Luke Daniels (7.5), Dominic Bernard (6.3), Ryan Inniss (7.7), Reece Welch (7.0), Jamie Robson (7.5), Kyle McAllister (7.8), Harvey Bunker (7.7), Charlie McCann (8.1), Nathan Holland (7.0), Matty Taylor (7.1) and Troy Deeney (6.8).

They had on the bench: Tyrese Omotoye (6.3), Darnell Johnson, Mathew Stevens (6.4), Reece Brown, Teddy Jenks (6.8), Jamie Searle and Alfie Bendle.

Forest Green Rovers could not rely on the presence of Tyrese Omotoye (injured).

Substitutions

Forest Green Rovers made 4 changes: Nathan Holland for Tyrese Omotoye (43′), Matty Taylor for Mathew Stevens (76′), Troy Deeney for Teddy Jenks (76′) and Charlie McCann for Darnell Johnson (89′).

Best player: Charlie McCann​

The player that probably impressed the most for Forest Green Rovers was Charlie McCann even if he didn’t score the decisive goal.

His rating is (8.1) with 47 passes (85% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 6 duels out of 9. He performed 3 crosses.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the League Two.​