NAILSWORTH. Forest Green Rovers had a surprising win over Walsall with a 2-0 win with a goal from E. Osadebe (63′) and a penalty scored by K. McAllister (81′).

Isaac Hutchinson missed a decisive penalty (71′). That would have allowed Walsall to draw the match.​

The match was played at the The New Lawn stadium in Nailsworth on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 2,883 spectators.​ The referee was Thomas Kirk with the support of Hugh Gilroy and Darren Wilding. The 4th official was Daniel Flynn. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 10.12 degrees Celsius or 50.22 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 81%.​

Match Statistics​

Forest Green Rovers

2 - 0

Walsall

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 5 Total 17
  • 3 On Target 4
  • 2 Off Target 7
  • 0 Shots blocked 6
  • 63 Attack 125
  • 25 Dangerous attack 92
  • 85 Ball safe 77
  • 1 Penalties 1
  • 0 Corners 7
  • 1 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 6
  • 3 Yellow Cards 2
  • 0 Double Yellow 1
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 2 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Walsall had a superior ball possession 55% while Forest Green Rovers was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Walsall had a more offensive attitude with 92 dangerous attacks and 17 shots of which 4 were on target. Anyway, Forest Green Rovers managed to find the solution to win this contest.​

Forest Green Rovers shot 5 times, 3 on target, 2 off target. Regarding the opposition, Walsall shot 17 times, 4 on target, 7 off target.

Cards

Forest Green Rovers received 3 yellow cards (Tyrese Omotoye, Dominic Thompson and Jordan Moore-Taylor). Regarding the opposition, Walsall received 2 yellow cards (Jamille Matt and David Okagbue).

Match Timeline

17'
Joe Foulkes- sub ->Tom Knowles
23'
Jamille Matt- Yellow
46'
Mo Faal- sub ->Jamille Matt
Tyrese Omotoye- sub ->Harvey Bunker
58'
Emmanuel Osadebe(goal)
63'
67'
David Okagbue- Yellow
Tyrese Omotoye- Yellow
67'
71'
Isaac Hutchinson- missed penaltyIsaac Hutchinson
72'
David Okagbue(yellowredcard)
Jordan Moore-Taylor- Yellow
73'
Kyle McAllister(penalty)
81'
Dominic Bernard - sub ->Richard Keogh
80'
Dominic Thompson- Yellow
84'
89'
Douglas James-Taylor- sub ->Jack Earing
89'
Ross Tierney- sub ->Isaac Hutchinson

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 match, Forest Green Rovers has 30 points to remain in the 23rd place. On the opposite side, Walsall will stays with 54 points like AFC Wimbledon and Morecambe to sit in the 9th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League Two, Forest Green Rovers will play away against Bradford City on the 12th of March with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Bradford City (2 draws).

Walsall will host Barrow on the 12th of March with a 4-0 head to head in favor of Barrow (3 draws).

Forest Green Rovers – Formation

Forest Green Rovers
G
Vicente Reyes 39.Chile
8.7
D
Ryan Inniss 5.England
7.3
D
Jordan Moore-Taylor 15.England
7.7
73'
D
Richard Keogh 36.Republic of Ireland
7.0
80'
M
Charlie McCann 8.Republic of Ireland
7.3
M
Dominic Thompson 16.England
7.0
84'
M
Jamie Robson 17.Scotland
7.0
M
Harvey Bunker 27.England
7.0
58'
M
Emmanuel Osadebe 46.Republic of Ireland
7.5
63'
F
Kyle McAllister 7.Scotland
7.3
81'
F
Christian Doidge 10.Wales
7.0
Substitutes
G
Jamie Searle 20.New Zealand
D
Marcel Lavinier 2.England
D
Dominic Bernard 3.England
6.7
80'
D
Darnell Johnson 4.England
M
Jacob Maddox 18.England
F
Tyrese Omotoye 23.Belgium
6.6
58' 67'

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 (8.7), Ryan Inniss  (7.3), Richard Keogh (7.0), Jordan Moore-Taylor (7.7), Dominic Thompson (7.0), Charlie McCann (7.3), Harvey Bunker (7.0), Jamie Robson (7.0), Emmanuel Osadebe (7.5), Christian Doidge (7.0) and Kyle McAllister (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Marcel Lavinier, Dominic Bernard  (6.7), Darnell Johnson, Jacob Maddox , Jamie Searle, Tyrese Omotoye (6.6) and Callum Jones.

Substitutions

Forest Green Rovers made 2 changes: Harvey Bunker for Tyrese Omotoye (58′) and Richard Keogh for Dominic Bernard  (80′).

Player of the match: Vicente Reyes​

The player that probably impressed the most for Forest Green Rovers was the goalkeeper: Vicente Reyes. His rating is 8.67. He saved 1 penalty. He performed 4 saves.

Walsall – Formation

Walsall
G
Jackson Smith 22.England
6.8
D
David Okagbue 2.Republic of Ireland
6.0
67'
D
Taylor Allen 21.England
7.3
D
Emmanuel Adegboyega 36.Republic of Ireland
7.1
M
Liam Gordon 3.Guyana
6.4
M
Isaac Hutchinson 8.England
6.3
89'
M
Tom Knowles 10.England
6.6
17'
M
B. Comley 14.Montserrat
7.3
M
Jack Earing 17.England
7.3
89'
F
Jamille Matt 9.Jamaica
6.6
46' 23'
F
Josh Gordon 18.England
6.3
Substitutes
G
Owen Evans 1.Wales
D
Joe Foulkes 12.England
7.8
17'
M
Joe Riley 7.England
M
Ryan Stirk 25.Wales
M
Ross Tierney 26.Republic of Ireland
6.4
89'
F
Douglas James-Taylor 11.England
7.0
89'
F
Mo Faal 23.Gambia
7.5
46'

Walsall started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

Matthew Sadler played with: Jackson Smith (6.8), Emmanuel Adegboyega (7.1), David Okagbue (6.0), Taylor Allen (7.3), Tom Knowles (6.6), Isaac Hutchinson (6.3), Brandon Comley (7.3), Jack Earing (7.3), Liam Gordon (6.4), Jamille Matt (6.6) and Josh Gordon (6.3).

The following players were sitting on the bench: Owen Evans, Joe Riley, Douglas James-Taylor (7.0), Joe Foulkes (7.8), Mo Faal (7.5), Ryan Stirk and Ross Tierney (6.4).

Walsall could not rely on the presence of Joe Foulkes (injured).

Substitutions

Walsall made 4 changes: Tom Knowles for Joe Foulkes (17′), Jamille Matt for Mo Faal (46′), Jack Earing for Douglas James-Taylor (89′) and Isaac Hutchinson for Ross Tierney (89′).

Player of the match: Joe Foulkes​

The most impressive player for Walsall was Joe Foulkes.

His rating is 7.8 with 35 passes (80% accurate) and 4 key passes. He won 8 duels out of 11. He performed 4 crosses.

His performance was exceptional also because he began the contest from the bench before entering in the 17′.

Results of the day

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