SALFORD. Salford City recovers against Forest Green Rovers with a goal on the C. McCann 39′ and a goal on the M. Stevens 70′.

The match was played at the The Peninsula Stadium stadium in Salford on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 2,355 spectators.​ The referee was Charles Breakspear with the support of Lewis Raper and . The 4th official was Ollie Williams. The weather was clear sky. The temperature was quite cold at 5.22 degrees Celsius or 41.4 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.​

Match Statistics​

Salford City

2 - 2

Forest Green Rovers

  • 54 Ball Possession 46
Shots
  • 12 Total 13
  • 5 On Target 3
  • 2 Off Target 3
  • 5 Shots blocked 7
  • 137 Attack 80
  • 52 Dangerous attack 49
  • 85 Ball safe 73
  • 1 Penalties 0
  • 8 Corners 4
  • 1 Off Sides 4
Fouls
  • 9 Total 14
  • 3 Yellow Cards 3
  • 1 Double Yellow 1
  • 1 Red Card 1
Other
  • 3 Substitutions 3

Ball possession

None of the teams had a clear upper hand in terms of ball possession. Salford City was in possession of the ball for 54% of the time vs. Forest Green Rovers that controlled the ball for 46% of the time.

Attitude and shots

Salford City had a more offensive attitude with 52 dangerous attacks and 12 shots of which 5 were on target. However, that was not enough Salford City to win the match​.

Salford City shot 12 times, 5 on target, 2 off target. On the opposite side, Forest Green Rovers shot 13 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Salford City received 3 yellow cards (Adrian Mariappa, Elliot Watt and Luke Garbutt). Regarding the opposition, Forest Green Rovers received 3 yellow cards (Harvey Bunker, Ryan Inniss  and Fankaty Dabo).

(Salford City) was sent off after receiving a red card in the (0′).

Match Timeline

Matt Smith(goal)Elliot Watt
4'
Elliot Watt- Yellow
21'
23'
Harvey Bunker- Yellow
39'
Charlie McCann(goal)Mathew Stevens
Luke Garbutt- Yellow
41'
Junior Luamba- sub ->Ethan Ingram
46'
59'
Ryan Inniss- Yellow
70'
Mathew Stevens(goal)Ryan Inniss
Adrian Mariappa- Yellow
72'
Matty Lund- sub ->Declan John
76'
78'
Alfie Bendle- sub ->Dominic Bernard
Kelly N'Mai- sub ->Conor McAleny
83'
86'
88'
Fankaty Dabo- Yellow
90'
Ryan Inniss(yellowredcard)
Adrian Mariappa(yellowredcard)
90'
Ryan Watson(penalty)
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, Salford City has 24 points like Colchester United to remain in the 21st place. Regarding the opposition, Forest Green Rovers will has 18 points like Sutton United to sit in the 23rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Salford City will play away against Crawley Town on the 13th of January with a 4-1 head to head in favor of Crawley Town (4 draws).

Forest Green Rovers will host Harrogate Town on the 13th of January with a 4-1 head to head stats in favor of Forest Green Rovers (0 draws).

Salford City – Formation

Salford City
G
Alex Cairns 1.England
6.3
D
Ethan Ingram 2.England
6.3
46'
D
Declan John 3.Wales
6.4
76'
D
Adrian Mariappa 5.Jamaica
7.0
72'
D
Curtis Tilt 16.Jamaica
6.8
M
Elliot Watt 6.Scotland
7.3
21'
M
Ryan Watson 7.England
7.7
90'
M
Luke Bolton 24.England
7.1
M
Luke Garbutt 29.England
6.8
41'
F
Matt Smith 17.England
8.4
4'
F
Conor McAleny 18.England
6.7
83'
Substitutes
G
Joseph Wright 13.England
D
Kevin Berkoe 23.England
M
Matty Lund 8.Northern Ireland
6.6
76'
M
Kelly N'Mai 30.Netherlands
6.4
83'
F
Connor McLennan 11.Scotland
F
Marcus Dackers 36.England
F
Junior Luamba 54.England
6.4
46'

Salford City adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Karl Robinson decided to play with the following team: Alex Cairns (6.3), Ethan Ingram (6.3), Adrian Mariappa (7.0), Curtis Tilt (6.8), Declan John (6.4), Ryan Watson (7.7), Elliot Watt (7.3), Luke Garbutt (6.8), Luke Bolton (7.1), Matt Smith (8.4) and Conor McAleny (6.7).

The home team had on the bench: Matthew Lund (6.6), Connor McLennan, Joseph Wright, Kevin Berkoe, Kelly N’Mai (6.4), Marcus Dackers and Junior Luamba (6.4).

Substitutions

Salford City made 3 changes: Ethan Ingram for Junior Luamba (46′), Conor McAleny for Kelly N’Mai (83′) and Declan John for Matthew Lund (76′).

Player of the match: Matt Smith​

The most impressive player for Salford City was Matt Smith.

His rating is 8.4 with 1 goal, 26 passes (28% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 21 duels out of 40. He performed 1 cross.

Forest Green Rovers – Formation

Forest Green Rovers
G
Luke Daniels 1.England
6.7
D
Jordan Moore-Taylor 15.England
6.4
D
Jamie Robson 17.Scotland
7.0
D
Dominic Bernard 3.England
6.8
78'
D
Ryan Inniss 5.England
8.4
59'
M
Fankaty Dabo 25.England
6.7
88'
M
Harvey Bunker 27.England
6.3
23'
M
Reece Brown 29.England
7.1
71'
M
Charlie McCann 8.Republic of Ireland
7.0
39'
F
Kyle McAllister 7.Scotland
7.3
F
Mathew Stevens 9.England
8.4
86' 70'
Substitutes
G
Jamie Searle 20.New Zealand
D
Marcel Lavinier 2.England
D
Darnell Johnson 4.England
M
Alfie Bendle 12.England
6.4
78'
F
Matty Taylor 10.England
6.4
86'
F
Tyrese Omotoye 23.Belgium

Also Forest Green Rovers adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Troy Deeney played with: Luke Daniels (6.7), Dominic Bernard  (6.8), Ryan Inniss  (8.4), Jordan Moore-Taylor (6.4), Jamie Robson (7.0), Reece Brown (7.1), Harvey Bunker (6.3), Charlie McCann (7.0), Fankaty Dabo (6.7), Mathew Stevens (8.4) and Kyle McAllister (7.3).

These were the players on the bench: Marcel Lavinier, Darnell Johnson, Matty Taylor (6.4), Alfie Bendle (6.4), Jamie Searle, Tyrese Omotoye and Callum Jones (5.4).

Forest Green Rovers could not rely on the presence of Alfie Bendle (injured).

Substitutions

Forest Green Rovers made 2 changes: Mathew Stevens for Matty Taylor (86′) and Dominic Bernard  for Alfie Bendle (78′).

Player of the match: Ryan Inniss ​

Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Forest Green Rovers was Ryan Inniss .

His rating is 8.4 with 25 passes (46% accurate) and 3 key passes. He won 11 duels out of 14.

Results of the day

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