Forest Green Rovers conquers Tranmere Rovers 1-0 with a goal scored by C. McCann. HIGHLIGHTS

NAILSWORTH. Forest Green Rovers conquers Tranmere Rovers 1-0 after C. McCann scored just 1 goal (45').

February 25, 2024

NAILSWORTH. Forest Green Rovers conquers Tranmere Rovers 1-0 after C. McCann scored just 1 goal (45′). Tranmere Rovers was unquestionably better in terms of ball possession (62%).

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 Dale Baines with the help of Dumitru-Ravel Cheosiaua and . The 4th official was Jack Clench. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 7.49 degrees Celsius or 45.48 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 75%.

Match Statistics

Forest Green Rovers

1 - 0

Tranmere Rovers

! 38 Ball Possession 62

Shots

4 Total 20
3 On Target 4
0 Off Target 8
1 Shots blocked 8

80 Attack 121
67 Dangerous attack 83
91 Ball safe 92

0 Penalties 0
1 Corners 9
1 Off Sides 2

Fouls

9 Total 11
2 Yellow Cards 2
1 Double Yellow 0
1 Red Card 0

Other

4 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Tranmere Rovers had a strong ball possession 62% while Forest Green Rovers was struggling with a 38% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Tranmere Rovers had a more offensive attitude with 83 dangerous attacks and 20 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Forest Green Rovers managed to find the solution to win this encounter.

Forest Green Rovers shot 4 times, 3 on target, 0 off target. On the other side, Tranmere Rovers shot 20 times, 4 on target, 8 off target.

Cards

Forest Green Rovers received 3 yellow cards (Dominic Thompson, and Ryan Inniss ). On the opposite side, Tranmere Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Tom Davies and Jordan Turnbull).

Match Timeline

44'

Charlie McCann(goal)Jamie Robson

45'

Ryan Inniss- Yellow

61'

62'

Luke Norris- sub ->Kieron Morris

Dominic Bernard - sub ->Jamie Robson

63'

Reece McAlear- sub ->Brad Walker

Nathan Holland- sub ->Harvey Bunker

64'

76'

Tom Davies- Yellow

74'

James Norris- sub ->Lee O\'Connor

75'

Josh Hawkes- sub ->Harvey Saunders

77'

Jordan Turnbull- Yellow

Ryan Inniss(yellowredcard)

88'

Darnell Johnson- sub ->Kyle McAllister

90'

Tyrese Omotoye- sub ->Nathan Holland

90'

Standings

Team

Pts

Last 5

After playing this match, Forest Green Rovers has 26 points to remain in the 23rd place. On the opposite side, Tranmere Rovers will stays with 40 points like Swindon Town to remain in the 17th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Forest Green Rovers will host Wrexham on the 27th of February with a 8-5 head to head record in favor of Wrexham (6 draws).

Tranmere Rovers will play away against Swindon Town on the 27th of February with a 11-7 head to head in favor of Swindon Town (3 draws).

Forest Green Rovers – Formation

Forest Green Rovers

Vicente Philippe Reyes Nuñez 39.Chile

7.0

Ryan Inniss 5.England

7.3

61'

Jordan Moore-Taylor 15.England

7.3

Richard Keogh 36.Republic of Ireland

7.1

Charlie McCann 8.Republic of Ireland

7.7

45'

Dominic Thompson 16.England

6.8

44'

Jamie Robson 17.Scotland

6.7

63'

Harvey Bunker 27.England

7.0

64'

Emmanuel Osadebe 46.Republic of Ireland

6.7

Kyle McAllister 7.Scotland

6.1

90'

Christian Doidge 10.Wales

7.0

Substitutes

Jamie Searle 20.New Zealand

Marcel Lavinier 2.England

Dominic Bernard 3.England

6.4

63'

Darnell Johnson 4.England

6.7

90'

Alex Gorrin 21.Spain

Nathan Holland 37.England

6.6

64'

Mathew Stevens 9.England

Tyrese Omotoye 23.Belgium

90'

Forest Green Rovers started with a 3-4-1-2 line-up (3-4-1-2).

The manager Steve Cotterill decided to play with the following team: Vicente Reyes (7.0), Ryan Inniss (7.3), Richard Keogh (7.1), Jordan Moore-Taylor (7.3), Dominic Thompson (6.8), Charlie McCann (7.7), Harvey Bunker (7.0), Jamie Robson (6.7), Emmanuel Osadebe (6.7), Christian Doidge (7.0) and Kyle McAllister (6.1).

The home team had on the bench: Dominic Bernard (6.4), Darnell Johnson (6.7), Mathew Stevens, Jamie Searle, Alex Gorrin, Tyrese Omotoye, Nathan Holland (6.6) and Marcel Lavinier.

Substitutions

Forest Green Rovers made 4 changes: Jamie Robson for Dominic Bernard (63′), Harvey Bunker for Nathan Holland (64′), Kyle McAllister for Darnell Johnson (90′) and Nathan Holland for Tyrese Omotoye (90′).

Player of the match: Charlie McCann

The player that probably impressed the most for Forest Green Rovers was Charlie McCann.

His rating is 7.7 with 1 goal, 34 passes (63% accurate) and 0 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 8. He performed 2 crosses.

Tranmere Rovers – Formation

Tranmere Rovers

Luke McGee 1.England

6.7

Lee O'Connor 2.Republic of Ireland

7.0

74'

Tom Davies 5.England

6.7

76'

Jordan Turnbull 6.England

7.0

77'

Connor Wood 27.England

7.3

Brad Walker 4.England

6.7

63'

Kieron Morris 7.England

7.0

62'

Regan Hendry 8.Scotland

7.8

Rob Apter 25.Scotland

7.5

Connor Jennings 18.England

7.1

Harvey Saunders 19.England

6.7

75'

Substitutes

Joe Murphy 13.Republic of Ireland

Josef Yarney 21.England

James Norris 26.England

7.0

74'

Josh Hawkes 11.England

6.8

75'

Reece McAlear 23.Scotland

7.0

63'

Luke Norris 9.England

6.7

62'

Charlie Jolley 12.England

Tranmere Rovers started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).

Nigel Adkins played with: Luke McGee (6.7), Lee O’Connor (7.0), Tom Davies (6.7), Jordan Turnbull (7.0), Connor Wood (7.3), Robert Apter (7.5), Brad Walker (6.7), Regan Hendry (7.8), Kieron Morris (7.0), Connor Jennings (7.1) and Harvey Saunders (6.7).

They had on the bench: Luke Norris (6.7), Josh Hawkes (6.8), Charlie Jolley, Joe Murphy, Josef Yarney, Reece McAlear (7.0) and James Norris (7.0).

Substitutions

Tranmere Rovers made 4 changes: Brad Walker for Reece McAlear (63′), Kieron Morris for Luke Norris (62′), Harvey Saunders for Josh Hawkes (75′) and Lee O’Connor for James Norris (74′).