NAILSWORTH. Plymouth Argyle was finally too much to handle for Forest Green Rovers with the goal of F. Azaz (18′), B. Mumba (27′) and N. Ennis (61′). Forest Green Rovers was vastly better in terms of ball possession (63%).​

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 Darren Drysdale with the assistance of Marvyn Amphlett and James Vallance. The 4th official was Paul Stonier. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was pleasant at 22.5 degrees Celsius or 72.5 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 46%.​

Match Statistics​

Forest Green Rovers

0 - 3

Plymouth Argyle

  • ! 63 Ball Possession 37
Shots
  • 10 Total 9
  • 6 On Target 6
  • 4 Off Target 3
  • 0 Shots blocked 0
  • 87 Attack 85
  • 28 Dangerous attack 30
  • 0 Ball safe 0
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 6 Corners 2
  • 2 Off Sides 1
Fouls
  • 10 Total 9
  • 1 Yellow Cards 1
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 0
Other
  • 6 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Forest Green Rovers had a strong ball possession 63% while Plymouth Argyle was struggling with a 37% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Plymouth Argyle was more pushing with 30 dangerous attacks and 9 shots of which 6 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Plymouth Argyle won the match.​

Forest Green Rovers shot 10 times, 6 on target, 4 off target. On the opposite side, Plymouth Argyle shot 9 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Forest Green Rovers received 1 yellow card (R. Hendry). On the opposite side, Plymouth Argyle received 1 yellow card (B. Mumba).

Match Timeline

18'
27'
Bali Mumba(goal)F. Azaz
46'
Sean Robertson- sub ->K. McAllister
46'
58'
61'
70'
Morgan Whittaker- sub ->F. Azaz
71'
Ryan Hardie- sub ->N. Ennis
71'
74'
77'
Jordan Houghton- sub ->D. Mayor
84'
Bali Mumba- Yellow
87'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Plymouth Argyle
101
46
Ipswich Town
98
46
Sheffield Wednesday
96
46
Barnsley
86
46
Bolton Wanderers
81
46
Peterborough United
77
46
Derby County
76
46
Portsmouth
70
46
Wycombe Wanderers
69
46
Charlton Athletic
62
46
Lincoln City
62
46
Shrewsbury Town
59
46
Fleetwood Town
58
46
Exeter City
56
46
Burton Albion
56
46
Cheltenham Town
54
46
Bristol Rovers
53
46
Port Vale
49
46
Oxford United
47
46
Cambridge United
46
46
Milton Keynes Dons
45
46
Morecambe
44
46
Accrington Stanley
44
46
Forest Green Rovers
27
46

After playing this match, Forest Green Rovers will stay with 3 points like Wycombe Wanderers, Peterborough United, Port Vale, Cambridge United, Derby County and Plymouth Argyle to sit in the 3rd place. On the other side, Plymouth Argyle will have 3 points like Wycombe Wanderers, Peterborough United, Forest Green Rovers, Port Vale, Cambridge United and Derby County to hold in the 7th place.

Next matches

In the next match in the League One, Forest Green Rovers will play away with Cambridge United on the 6th of May with a 10-5 head to head statistic in favor of Forest Green Rovers (10 draws).

Plymouth Argyle will play away agasint Port Vale on the 6th of May with a 6-0 head to head statistic in favor of Port Vale (1 draw).

Forest Green Rovers – Formation

Forest Green Rovers
G
Luke McGee 1.England
6.2
D
Jordan Moore-Taylor 15.England
6.4
58'
D
Baily Cargill 6.England
6.1
D
Oliver Casey 5.England
6.6
M
Corey O'Keeffe 2.Republic of Ireland
5.9
M
David Davis 26.England
6.3
M
Regan Hendry 8.Scotland
7.1
74'
M
Kyle McAllister 17.Scotland
6.6
46'
M
Ben Stevenson 7.England
6.9
F
Reece Brown 29.England
6.4
71'
F
Josh March 28.England
6.2
46'
Substitutes
G
Lewis Thomas 24.Wales
D
Jacob Jones 16.Wales
M
Harvey Bunker 27.England
M
Armani Little 10.England
6.2
58'
M
Sean Robertson 19.England
6.3
46'
F
Connor Wickham 21.England
6.9
46'
F
Jamille Matt 14.Jamaica
6.4
71'

Forest Green Rovers started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).

The manager Ian Burchnall decided to play with the following team: Luke McGee (6.2), Oliver Casey (6.6), Jordan Moore-Taylor (6.4), Baily Cargill (6.1), Corey O’Keeffe (5.9), Ben Stevenson (6.9), Regan Hendry (7.1), David Davis (6.3), Kyle McAllister (6.6), Josh March (6.2) and Reece Brown (6.4).

The home team had on the bench: Harvey Bunker, Armani Little (6.2), Connor Wickham (6.9), Jamille Matt (6.4), Jacob Jones, Lewis Thomas and Sean Robertson (6.3).

Substitutions

Forest Green Rovers made 4 changes: J. March for C. Wickham (46′), K. McAllister for S. Robertson (46′), J. Taylor-Moore for A. Little (58′) and R. Brown for J. Matt (71′).

Best player: Regan Hendry​

The most impressive player for Forest Green Rovers was Regan Hendry.

His rating is (7.1) with 53 passes (79% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 4. He performed 4 crosses.

Plymouth Argyle – Formation

Plymouth Argyle
G
Michael Cooper 1.England
8.1
D
Brendan Galloway 22.Zimbabwe
7.0
D
Dan Scarr 6.England
7.6
D
Nigel Lonwijk 21.Netherlands
7.6
M
Joe Edwards 8.England
6.8
M
Bali Mumba 17.England
8.0
87' 84' 27'
M
Matt Butcher 7.England
7.3
M
Adam Randell 20.England
6.2
F
Danny Mayor 10.England
7.1
77'
F
Finn Azaz 18.England
8.4
70' 18'
F
Niall Ennis 11.England
7.6
71' 61'
Substitutes
G
Callum Burton 25.England
D
Macaulay Gillesphey 3.England
6.6
87'
M
J. Endacott 42.England
M
Jordan Houghton 4.England
6.5
77'
F
Morgan Whittaker 19.England
6.4
70'
F
Ryan Hardie 9.Scotland
6.4
71'
F
L. Jephcott 31.Wales

Plymouth Argyle started with a 3-4-2-1 line-up (3-4-2-1).

Steven Schumacher played with: Michael Cooper (8.1), Nigel Cello Lonwijk (7.6), Dan Scarr (7.6), Brendan Galloway (7.0), Joe Edwards (6.8), Adam Randell (6.2), Matt Butcher (7.3), Bali Mumba (8.0), Finn Azaz (8.4), Danny Mayor (7.1) and Niall Ennis (7.6).

These were the players on the bench: Jack Endacott, Morgan Whittaker (6.4), Macaulay Gillesphey (6.6), Callum Burton, Jordan Houghton (6.5), Ryan Hardie (6.4) and Luke Jephcott.

Substitutions

Plymouth Argyle made 4 changes: F. Azaz for M. Whittaker (70′), N. Ennis for R. Hardie (71′), D. Mayor for J. Houghton (77′) and B. Mumba for M. Gillesphey (87′).

Best player: Finn Azaz​

The player that probably impressed the most for Plymouth Argyle was Finn Azaz.

His rating is (8.4) with 1 goal, 18 passes (66% accurate) and 1 key pass. He was won 3 duels out of 5. He performed 2 crosses.

Results of the day

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