Luton Town 3-1 Forest Green Rovers: result and report

League Two · Saturday 28 April 2018

Result

Luton Town 3-1 Forest Green Rovers

League Two · Saturday 28 April 2018, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0

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Luton Town 3-1 Forest Green Rovers: match report

Luton Town won against Forest Green Rovers 3-1 in the League Two on Saturday 28 April 2018. The half-time score was 1-0.

Danny Hylton opened the scoring in the 20th minute. Luton Town's goals came from Danny Hylton (20'), Olly Lee (86') and Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu (89'). Forest Green Rovers scored through Christian Doidge (53').

Discipline: Luton Town received 3 yellow cards; Forest Green Rovers received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Luton Town were 2nd on 84 points from 44 and Forest Green Rovers 20th on 47 points from 44. Luton Town went on to finish that season 2nd with 88 points, and Forest Green Rovers 21st with 47.

Luton Town lined up in a 4-4-2 and Forest Green Rovers in a 4-4-1-1.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Luton Town win, 0 draws and 0 for Forest Green Rovers.

Going into the match Luton Town's last five read D-W-W-W-L and Forest Green Rovers's D-W-W-L-L.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Yellow card · James CollinsLuton Town
  • 20'Goal · Danny HyltonLuton Town · 1-0
  • 25'Yellow card · Danny HyltonLuton Town
  • 53'Goal · Christian DoidgeForest Green Rovers · 1-1
  • 59'Yellow card · A. McCormackLuton Town
  • 86'Goal · Olly LeeLuton Town · 2-1
  • 89'Goal · Pelly-Ruddock MpanzuLuton Town · 3-1

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Luton Town 1, draws 0, Forest Green Rovers 0.

Team news

Luton Town line-up (4-4-2)

James Shea, Daniel Potts, Jack Stacey, Alan Sheehan, Alan McCormack, Oliver Lee, Glen Rea, Pelly Ruddock Mpanzu, Elliot Lee, D. Hylton, James Collins

Forest Green Rovers line-up (4-4-1-1)

Cameron Belford, Scott Laird, Lee Collins, Gavin Gunning, Farrend Rawson, Haydn Hollis, Dayle Grubb, Reece Brown, Chris Clements, Isaiah Osbourne, Christian Doidge