NAILSWORTH. Forest Green Rovers bounces back against Grimsby Town with a goal on the D. Wilson 80′ and a goal on the G. Holohan 65′.

The match was played at the The New Lawn stadium in Nailsworth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Scott Tallis who had the assistance of Adam Ricketts and Simon Shaw. The 4th official was Declan O’Shea. The weather was moderate rain. The temperature was cold at 13.59 degrees Celsius or 56.46 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 92%.​

Match Statistics​

Forest Green Rovers

2 - 2

Grimsby Town

  • 51 Ball Possession 49
Shots
  • 15 Total 16
  • 5 On Target 5
  • 6 Off Target 9
  • 5 Shots blocked 2
  • 95 Attack 107
  • 40 Dangerous attack 50
  • 89 Ball safe 95
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 7
Fouls
  • 8 Total 5
  • 1 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

The ball possession was not so different. Forest Green Rovers was in possession of the ball for 51% of the time vs. Grimsby Town that controlled the ball for 49% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Grimsby Town was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 16 shots of which 5 were on target. Nevertheless, that was not enough Grimsby Town to win the contest​.

Forest Green Rovers shot 15 times, 5 on target, 6 off target. Talking about the opposition, Grimsby Town shot 16 times, 5 on target, 9 off target.

Cards

Forest Green Rovers received 1 yellow card (Dominic Bernard). Regarding the opposition, Grimsby Town received 2 yellow cards (Gavan Holohan and Danny Rose).

Match Timeline

5'
Danny Rose- Yellow
Dominic Bernard - Yellow
6'
Kyle McAllister(penalty)
37'
Kyle McAllister(goal)Tyrese Omotoye
44'
46'
Sean Robertson- sub ->Jacob Maddox
65'
65'
Donovan Wilson- sub ->Rekeil Pyke
65'
Gavan Holohan(goal)
76'
Gavan Holohan- Yellow
77'
80'
Donovan Wilson(goal)
86'
90'
Darnell Johnson- sub ->Callum Jones
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 this match, Forest Green Rovers will have 14 points like Tranmere Rovers to sit in the 23rd place. Talking about the opposition, Grimsby Town will have 18 points to sit in the 21st place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Forest Green Rovers will play away against Crawley Town on the 17th of February with a 10-8 head to head in favor of Forest Green Rovers (5 draws).

Grimsby Town will host Doncaster Rovers on the 17th of February with a 4-4 head to head.

Forest Green Rovers – Formation

Forest Green Rovers
G
James Belshaw 31.England
6.7
D
Dominic Bernard 3.England
6.4
6'
D
Jordan Moore-Taylor 15.England
6.7
D
Reece Welch 22.England
6.6
M
Jamie Robson 17.Scotland
6.6
M
Jacob Maddox 18.England
6.8
65'
M
Fankaty Dabo 25.England
7.0
M
Harvey Bunker 27.England
7.1
F
Kyle McAllister 7.Scotland
9.2
86' 37', 44'
F
Tyrese Omotoye 23.Belgium
7.0
Substitutes
G
Jamie Searle 20.New Zealand
D
Darnell Johnson 4.England
90'
D
Sean Robertson 19.England
6.3
65'
M
Teddy Jenks 6.England
6.8
86'
M
Alfie Bendle 12.England

Forest Green Rovers started with an extremely aggressive line-up (3-4-3).

The manager David Horseman decided to play with the following team: J. Belshaw (6.7), Reece Welch (6.6), Jordan Moore-Taylor (6.7), Dominic Bernard (6.4), Fankaty Dabo (7.0), Harvey Bunker (7.1), Callum Jones (7.5), Jamie Robson (6.6), Kyle McAllister (9.2), Tyrese Omotoye (7.0) and Jacob Maddox (6.8).

The home team had on the bench: Darnell Johnson, Teddy Jenks (6.8), Alfie Bendle, Sean Robertson (6.3), Jamie Searle, Olly Sully and Jesse Aldridge.

Forest Green Rovers could not rely on the presence of Sean Robertson (injured) and Teddy Jenks (injured).

Substitutions

Forest Green Rovers made 3 changes: Jacob Maddox for Sean Robertson (65′), Kyle McAllister for Teddy Jenks (86′) and Callum Jones for Darnell Johnson (90′).

Best player: Kyle McAllister​

The player that probably impressed the most for Forest Green Rovers was Kyle McAllister.

His rating is (9.2) with 2 goals, 39 passes (69% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 13. He performed 8 crosses. He hit the woodwork once times.

Grimsby Town – Formation

Grimsby Town
G
Harvey Cartwright 1.England
7.1
D
Anthony Driscoll-Glennon 3.England
7.7
D
Harvey Rodgers 5.England
7.1
D
Toby Mullarkey 28.England
6.8
D
Niall Maher 31.England
6.3
M
Kieran Green 4.England
6.3
46'
M
Gavan Holohan 8.Republic of Ireland
7.9
90' 76' 65'
M
Rekeil Pyke 9.England
6.1
65'
M
Arthur Gnahoua 14.England
6.8
77'
M
Jamie Andrews 19.England
7.9
F
Danny Rose 32.England
7.0
5'
Substitutes
G
Jake Eastwood 12.England
D
Luke Waterfall 6.England
D
Danny Amos 22.Northern Ireland
90'
M
Callum Ainley 16.England
M
Alex Hunt 29.England
6.7
77'
M
Kamil Conteh 42.Sierra Leone
7.0
46'
F
Donovan Wilson 25.England
7.3
65' 80'

Grimsby Town started with a 4-2-3-1 line-up (4-2-3-1).

Paul Hurst played with: Harvey Cartwright (7.1), Toby Mullarkey (6.8), Harvey Rodgers (7.1), Niall Maher (6.3), Anthony Driscoll-Glennon (7.7), Gavan Holohan (7.9), Kieran Green (6.3), Arthur Gnahoua (6.8), Jamie Andrews (7.9), Rekeil Pyke (6.1) and Danny Rose (7.0).

They had on the bench: Luke Waterfall, Jake Eastwood, Callum Ainley, Daniel Amos, Donovan Wilson (7.3), Alex Hunt (6.7) and Kamil Conteh (7.0).

Substitutions

Grimsby Town made 4 changes: Rekeil Pyke for Donovan Wilson (65′), Kieran Green for Kamil Conteh (46′), Arthur Gnahoua for Alex Hunt (77′) and Gavan Holohan for Daniel Amos (90′).

Best player: Gavan Holohan​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Grimsby Town was Gavan Holohan.

His rating is (7.9) with 1 goal, 33 passes (61% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 7 duels out of 9. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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