Forest Green Rovers 0-2 Derby County: result and report

League One · Friday 7 April 2023

Result

Forest Green Rovers 0-2 Derby County

League One · Friday 7 April 2023, 14:00 UTC · half-time 0-1

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Forest Green Rovers 0-2 Derby County: match report

Forest Green Rovers were beaten by Derby County 0-2 in the League One on Friday 7 April 2023. It was 0-1 at half-time.

James Collins opened the scoring in the 2nd minute. Forest Green Rovers did not score. Derby County scored through James Collins (2', penalty) and David McGoldrick (82').

Discipline: Forest Green Rovers received 1 yellow card; Derby County received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Forest Green Rovers were 24th on 26 points from 39 and Derby County 7th on 64 points from 39. Forest Green Rovers went on to finish that season 24th with 27 points, and Derby County 7th with 76.

Forest Green Rovers lined up in a 4-4-2 and Derby County in a 4-2-3-1. The highest match rating in our data went to David McGoldrick of Derby County (8.4), ahead of Eiran Cashin (7.8).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 0 Forest Green Rovers wins, 0 draws and 1 for Derby County.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Penalty goal · James CollinsDerby County · 0-1
  • 7'Yellow card · Brandon CooperForest Green Rovers
  • 69'Yellow card · J. KnightDerby County
  • 82'Goal · David McGoldrickDerby County · 0-2

Head-to-head

1 meetings: Forest Green Rovers 0, draws 0, Derby County 1.

Team news

Forest Green Rovers line-up (4-4-2)

Ross Doohan, Udoka Godwin-Malife, Oliver Casey, Brandon Cooper, Jamie Robson, Kyle McAllister, Dylan McGeouch, Harvey Bunker, Jordon Garrick, Charlie Savage, Myles Peart-Harris

Derby County line-up (4-2-3-1)

Joe Wildsmith, Korey Smith, James Chester, Eiran Cashin, Haydon Roberts, Jason Knight, C. Hourihane, Nathaniel Méndez-Laing, David McGoldrick, Louie Sibley, James Collins