Forest Green Rovers 3-2 Crewe Alexandra: result and report

League Two · Saturday 18 November 2017

Result

Forest Green Rovers 3-2 Crewe Alexandra

League Two · Saturday 18 November 2017, 15:00 UTC · half-time 1-1

Forest Green Rovers · Crewe Alexandra · League Two predictions

Forest Green Rovers 3-2 Crewe Alexandra: match report

Forest Green Rovers defeated Crewe Alexandra 3-2 in the League Two on Saturday 18 November 2017. It was 1-1 at half-time.

Chris Porter opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Forest Green Rovers's goals came from Christian Doidge (44'), Christian Doidge (83') and Alex Iacovitti (90+2'). Crewe Alexandra scored through Chris Porter (14') and Jordan Bowery (54').

Discipline: Forest Green Rovers received 2 yellow cards; Crewe Alexandra received 2 yellow cards.

Going into the game Forest Green Rovers were 21st on 16 points from 17 and Crewe Alexandra 20th on 17 points from 17. Forest Green Rovers went on to finish that season 21st with 47 points, and Crewe Alexandra 15th with 56.

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

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 14'Goal · Chris PorterCrewe Alexandra · 0-1
  • 44'Goal · Christian DoidgeForest Green Rovers · 1-1
  • 54'Goal · Jordan BoweryCrewe Alexandra · 1-2
  • 66'Yellow card · D. TraoréForest Green Rovers
  • 67'Yellow card · Chris DagnallCrewe Alexandra
  • 83'Goal · Christian DoidgeForest Green Rovers · 2-2
  • 87'Yellow card · Conor GrantCrewe Alexandra
  • 90+1'Yellow card · Omar BugielForest Green Rovers
  • 90+2'Goal · Alex IacovittiForest Green Rovers · 3-2

Team news

Forest Green Rovers line-up

Brad Collins, Dale Bennett, Scott Laird, Lee Collins, Jack Fitzwater, Alex Iacovitti, Drissa Traoré, Reece Brown, Isaiah Osbourne, Keanu Marsh-Brown, Christian Doidge

Crewe Alexandra line-up

Dave Richards, Perry Ng, Eddie Nolan, Harry Pickering, Brad Walker, George Cooper, Callum Ainley, Conor Grant, Chris Porter, Chris Dagnall, Jordan Bowery