Walsall 1-3 Forest Green Rovers: result and report
League Two · Saturday 14 August 2021
Result
Walsall 1-3 Forest Green Rovers
League Two · Saturday 14 August 2021, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-3
Walsall 1-3 Forest Green Rovers: match report
Walsall were beaten by Forest Green Rovers 1-3 in the League Two on Saturday 14 August 2021. It was 0-3 at half-time.
Mathew Stevens opened the scoring in the 20th minute. Walsall's goal came from Brendan Kiernan (90+2'). Forest Green Rovers scored through Mathew Stevens (20'), Jamille Matt (43') and Mathew Stevens (45+3', penalty).
Discipline: Walsall received 1 yellow card; Forest Green Rovers received 3 yellow cards.
Walsall went on to finish that season 16th with 54 points, and Forest Green Rovers 1st with 84.
Walsall lined up in a 4-4-2 and Forest Green Rovers in a 3-4-1-2. The highest match rating in our data went to Regan Hendry of Forest Green Rovers (8.3), ahead of Jamille Matt (8.1).
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Walsall win, 1 draw and 0 for Forest Green Rovers.
Key events
- 20'Goal · Mathew Stevens
- 31'Yellow card · Dominic Bernard
- 31'Yellow card · Nicky Cadden
- 43'Goal · Jamille Matt
- 45'Yellow card · Regan Hendry
- 45+3'Penalty goal · Mathew Stevens
- 77'Yellow card · Conor Wilkinson
- 90+2'Goal · Brendan Kiernan
Head-to-head
Team news
Walsall line-up (4-4-2)
Carl Rushworth, Zak Mills, Ash Taylor, Manny Monthe, Stephen Ward, Tyrese Shade, Emmanuel Osadebe, Joss Labadie, Brendan Kiernan, Conor Wilkinson, Kieran Phillips
Forest Green Rovers line-up (3-4-1-2)
Luke McGee, Udoka Godwin-Malife, Dan Sweeney, Dominic Bernard, Kane Wilson, Regan Hendry, Ben Stevenson, Nicky Cadden, Ebou Adams, Jamille Matt, Matty Stevens