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Forest Green vs Southend match stats & report

2–2 After penalties

National League · England · Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals · The Bolt New Lawn, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire · Ref D. Rock

Forest Green stats & fixtures · Southend stats & fixtures

Forest Green drew with Southend 2–2 in the National League (Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals) on 21 May 2025.

Goals and cards

  1. 42' Yellow card C. Kendall Southend
  2. 54' Goal B. Goodliffe (assist O. Coker) Southend
  3. 62' Goal R. Inniss (assist K. McAllister) Forest Green
  4. 78' Yellow card J. Moore-Taylor Forest Green
  5. 94' Goal E. Osadebe (assist L. Sercombe) Forest Green
  6. 116' Goal J. Bridge (assist B. Goodliffe) Southend

Penalty shoot-out: 2–4

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Forest Green

Confirmed S. Cotterill

Bench H. Cardwell , E. Osadebe , T. Knowles , H. Bunker , T. Jenks , J. Searle , C. Doidge

Southend

Confirmed K. Maher

Bench M. Bonne , C. Miley , J. Bridge , J. Walker , J. Gubbins , A. Jaakkola , G. Wind

Form guide

Forest Green at home

3–1–6 in 10 matches

Scored
1.7 per game
Conceded
2.6 per game
Clean sheets
1 / 10
Corners
not available
Shots on target
not available

12% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Southend away

5–3–2 in 10 matches

Scored
2.7 per game
Conceded
1.5 per game
Clean sheets
0 / 10
Corners
not available
Shots on target
not available

30% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Detailed match statistics aren't available for this competition, so corners, shots and cards can't be shown.

Forest Green vs Southend head-to-head

DateMatchScore
Forest Green v Southend 2–2
Southend v Forest Green 2–2

Only 2 previous meetings on record. The Ghost weights head-to-head lightly — form is a stronger signal.

The full Forest Green vs Southend head-to-head record