Walsall 2-1 Forest Green Rovers: result and report
League Two · Saturday 10 April 2021
Result
Walsall 2-1 Forest Green Rovers
League Two · Saturday 10 April 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-0
Walsall 2-1 Forest Green Rovers: match report
Walsall won against Forest Green Rovers 2-1 in the League Two on Saturday 10 April 2021. The half-time score was 1-0.
Rory Holden opened the scoring in the 6th minute. Walsall's goals came from Rory Holden (6') and J. Clarke (65'). Forest Green Rovers scored through Jordan Moore-Taylor (72').
Discipline: Walsall received 3 yellow cards; Forest Green Rovers received 2 yellow cards.
Going into the game Walsall were 20th on 43 points from 39 and Forest Green Rovers 6th on 62 points from 39. Walsall went on to finish that season 19th with 53 points, and Forest Green Rovers 6th with 76.
Walsall lined up in a 4-3-3 and Forest Green Rovers in a 4-3-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Emmanuel Osadebe of Walsall (8.0), ahead of Rory Holden (7.8).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Walsall wins, 1 draw and 0 for Forest Green Rovers.
Key events
- 6'Goal · Rory Holden
- 59'Yellow card · Baily Cargill
- 65'Goal · J. Clarke
- 70'Yellow card · Odin Bailey
- 72'Goal · Jordan Moore-Taylor
- 78'Yellow card · Josh Gordon
- 86'Yellow card · J. Clarke
- 90+6'Yellow card · Matt Sadler
Head-to-head
Team news
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Walsall line-up (4-3-3)
Jack Rose, Hayden White, James Clarke, Matt Sadler, Max Melbourne, L. Kinsella, Sam Perry, Emmanuel Osadebe, Tyreik Wright, Josh Gordon, Rory Holden
Forest Green Rovers line-up (4-3-1-2)
Luke McGee, Kane Wilson, Udoka Godwin-Malife, Baily Cargill, Nicky Cadden, Scott Wagstaff, Jordan Moore-Taylor, Ebou Adams, Odin Bailey, Aaron Collins, Jake Young