Newport County 4-2 Forest Green Rovers: result and report

League Two · Tuesday 26 December 2023

Result

Newport County 4-2 Forest Green Rovers

League Two · Tuesday 26 December 2023, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-2

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Newport County 4-2 Forest Green Rovers: match report

Newport County defeated Forest Green Rovers 4-2 in the League Two on Tuesday 26 December 2023. It was 0-2 at half-time.

Newport County's goals came from Will Evans (60'), Will Evans (63'), Lewis Payne (69') and Ryan Delaney (84'). Forest Green Rovers scored through an own goal by Ryan Delaney (2') and Matty Stevens (33').

Discipline: Newport County received 3 yellow cards; Forest Green Rovers received 5 yellow cards and 1 red card.

Going into the game Newport County were 17th on 26 points from 23 and Forest Green Rovers 23rd on 16 points from 21. Newport County went on to finish that season 18th with 55 points, and Forest Green Rovers 24th with 42.

Newport County lined up in a 5-3-2 and Forest Green Rovers in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Lewis Payne of Newport County (8.3), level with Will Evans (8.3).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Newport County wins, 3 draws and 4 for Forest Green Rovers.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 2'Own goal · Ryan DelaneyForest Green Rovers · 0-1
  • 16'Yellow card · Kyle McAllisterForest Green Rovers
  • 18'Yellow card · Omar BogleNewport County
  • 18'Yellow card · Will EvansNewport County
  • 33'Goal · Matty StevensForest Green Rovers · 0-2
  • 38'Yellow card · Callum MortonForest Green Rovers
  • 41'Yellow card · Callum JonesForest Green Rovers
  • 45'Yellow card · Charlie McCannForest Green Rovers
  • 50'Yellow card · Lewis PayneNewport County
  • 51'Second yellow · Callum JonesForest Green Rovers
  • 60'Goal · Will EvansNewport County · 1-2
  • 63'Goal · Will EvansNewport County · 2-2
  • 69'Goal · Lewis PayneNewport County · 3-2
  • 75'Yellow card · Jordan Moore-TaylorForest Green Rovers
  • 84'Goal · Ryan DelaneyNewport County · 4-2

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Newport County 3, draws 3, Forest Green Rovers 4.

Team news

Unavailable

  • Jacob MaddoxForest Green Rovers · injury (Hamstring Injury)

Newport County line-up (5-3-2)

Nick Townsend, Lewis Payne, Matthew Baker, James Clarke, Ryan Delaney, Shane McLoughlin, Harry Charsley, Scot Bennett, Bryn Morris, Will Evans, Omar Bogle

Forest Green Rovers line-up (4-3-3)

Luke Daniels, Fankaty Dabo, Ryan Inniss, Jordan Moore-Taylor, Jamie Robson, Charlie McCann, Harvey Bunker, Callum Jones, Kyle McAllister, Matty Stevens, Callum Morton