THORNTON. Wrexham destroys Forest Green Rovers 6-0 with goals of Elliot Lee (17′), Paul Mullin (23′), Ryan Inniss (33′ own), Paul Mullin (44′), Ryan Barnett (63′) and Jack Marriott (84′).
The match was played at the Poolfoot Farm stadium in Thornton on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. In front of 11,450 spectators. The referee was Sunny Sukhvir Gill with the help of Connor Brown and Johnathon Bickerdike. The 4th official was Steve Rushton. The weather was light rain. The temperature was cold at 12.75 degrees Celsius or 54.95 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 87%.
Match Statistics
- 55 Ball Possession 45
Shots
- 21 Total 4
- 8 On Target 4
- 7 Off Target 0
- 6 Shots blocked 0
- 114 Attack 80
- 55 Dangerous attack 19
- 110 Ball safe 97
- 0 Penalties 0
- 6 Corners 0
- 1 Off Sides 2
Fouls
- 8 Total 12
- 0 Yellow Cards 2
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 4 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Wrexham had a strong ball possession 55% while Forest Green Rovers was struggling with a 45% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Wrexham was more aggressive with 55 dangerous attacks and 21 shots of which 8 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Wrexham won the match.
Wrexham shot 21 times, 8 on target, 7 off target. On the opposite side, Forest Green Rovers shot 4 times, 4 on target, 0 off target.
Cards
Wrexham didn’t receive any yellow card. On the other side, Forest Green Rovers received 2 yellow cards (Charlie McCann and Emmanuel Osadebe).
Match Timeline
Standings
After this match, Wrexham has 82 points to hold in the 2nd place. Regarding the opposition, Forest Green Rovers will stays with 36 points to sit in the 24th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the League Two, Wrexham will play away with Crewe Alexandra on the 20th of April with a 1-0 head to head record in favor of Crewe Alexandra (1 draw).
Forest Green Rovers will play away against Morecambe on the 20th of April with a 6-4 head to head statistic in favor of Morecambe (4 draws).
Wrexham – Formation
Wrexham adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
The manager Phil Parkinson decided to play with the following team: Arthur Okonkwo
, Ryan Barnett , Max Cleworth , Eoghan O’Connell , Thomas O’Connor , James McClean , Andy Cannon , George Evans , Elliot Lee , Ollie Palmer and Paul Mullin .The home team had on the bench: Callum McFadzean, Ben Tozer, Jordan Davies
, Jack Marriott , Luke Bolton , Mark Howard and Steven Fletcher .Substitutions
Wrexham made 4 changes: Andy Cannon for Jordan Davies (72′), Ollie Palmer for Steven Fletcher (72′), Ryan Barnett for Luke Bolton (82′) and Paul Mullin for Jack Marriott (82′).
Player of the match: Paul Mullin
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Wrexham was Paul Mullin.
His rating is
with 2 goals, 22 passes (68% accurate) and 1 key pass. He won 5 duels out of 10.Forest Green Rovers – Formation
Also Forest Green Rovers adopted the 5-3-2 line-up (5-3-2).
Steve Cotterill played with: V. Reyes
, Fankaty Dabo , Ryan Inniss , Richard Keogh , Jordan Moore-Taylor , Jamie Robson , Emmanuel Osadebe , Callum Jones , Charlie McCann , Jordon Garrick and Christian Doidge .These were the players on the bench: Dominic Bernard
, Kyle McAllister , Dominic Thompson , Jacob Maddox , Jamie Searle, Tyrese Omotoye and Harvey Bunker .Substitutions
Forest Green Rovers made 5 changes: Jamie Robson for Dominic Thompson (80′), Emmanuel Osadebe for Jacob Maddox (80′), Jordon Garrick for Kyle McAllister (80′), Fankaty Dabo for Dominic Bernard (80′) and Callum Jones for Harvey Bunker (83′).
Player of the match: Kyle McAllister
The player that probably impressed the most for Forest Green Rovers was Kyle McAllister.
His rating is
with 12 passes (83% accurate) and 2 key passes. He won 1 duel out of 1.His performance was amazing also because he started the match from the bench before entering in the 80′.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the League Two.
- Wrexham – Forest Green Rovers – 6-0
- Walsall – Notts County – 1-3
- Swindon Town – AFC Wimbledon – 3-2
- Stockport County – Morecambe – 2-0
- Salford City – Bradford City – 1-2
- Newport County – Tranmere Rovers – 1-2
- Milton Keynes Dons – Mansfield Town – 1-4
- Harrogate Town – Sutton United – 2-2
- Gillingham – Barrow – 3-0
- Doncaster Rovers – Accrington Stanley – 4-0
- Crewe Alexandra – Grimsby Town – 0-3
- Crawley Town – Colchester United – 2-3