Newport County vs Forest Green match stats & report

4–2 Full time

League Two · England · Regular Season - 24 · Rodney Parade, Casnewydd · Ref S. Martin

Newport County stats & fixtures · Forest Green stats & fixtures

Newport County beat Forest Green 4–2 in League Two on 26 December 2023. Newport County had 64% of the ball.

Newport County vs Forest Green match statistics

Newport CountyForest Green

64% Ball possession 36%
13 Total shots 12
8 Shots on target 4
1 Shots off target 3
4 Blocked shots 5
11 Shots inside the box 10
7 Corners 7
10 Fouls 22
2 Offsides 3
3 Yellow cards 6
0 Red cards 1
461 Passes 258
72% Pass accuracy 52%
3 Goalkeeper saves 3

Goals and cards

2' Own goal R. Delaney Forest Green
16' Yellow card K. McAllister Forest Green
18' Yellow card O. Bogle Newport County
18' Yellow card W. Evans Newport County
33' Goal Mathew Stevens (assist K. McAllister) Forest Green
38' Yellow card C. Morton Forest Green
41' Yellow card Callum Jones Forest Green
45' Yellow card C. McCann Forest Green
50' Yellow card L. Payne Newport County
51' Yellow card Callum Jones Forest Green
51' Red card Callum Jones Forest Green
60' Goal W. Evans (assist J. Clarke) Newport County
63' Goal W. Evans (assist L. Payne) Newport County
69' Goal L. Payne (assist B. Morris) Newport County
75' Yellow card J. Moore-Taylor Forest Green
84' Goal R. Delaney (assist J. Clarke) Newport County

The Ghost's call

The Ghost made no call on this match before kickoff.

Team news & lineups

Newport County

Confirmed 5-3-2 G. Coughlan

1 N. Townsend

19 S. McLoughlin 4 R. Delaney 5 J. Clarke 28 M. Baker 2 L. Payne

8 B. Morris 17 S. Bennett 20 H. Charsley

9 O. Bogle 7 W. Evans

Bench S. Palmer-Houlden , M. Bondswell , Adam Lewis , N. Wood , J. Waite , K. Rai , J. Maxted

Forest Green

Confirmed 4-3-3 D. Horseman

1 L. Daniels

17 J. Robson 15 J. Moore-Taylor 5 R. Inniss 25 F. Dabo

28 C. Jones 27 H. Bunker 8 C. McCann

39 C. Morton 9 Mathew Stevens 7 K. McAllister

Bench R. Brown , D. Bernard , T. Omotoye , M. Lavinier , R. Welch , T. Jenks , J. Searle

Form guide

Newport County at home

4–4–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.6 per game
Conceded: 1.7 per game
Clean sheets: 2 / 10
Corners: 6.6 per game
Shots on target: 5.4 per game

36% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Forest Green away

4–4–2 in 10 matches

Scored: 1.3 per game
Conceded: 1.1 per game
Clean sheets: 3 / 10
Corners: 9.0 per game
Shots on target: 6.0 per game

23% of their goals arrive after the 75th minute.

Newport County vs Forest Green head-to-head

Date	Match	Score
19 Aug 23	Forest Green v Newport County	0–3
23 Jul 22	Forest Green v Newport County	1–1

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

The full Newport County vs Forest Green head-to-head record