Forest Green Rovers vs Doncaster Rovers

16 September 2023 · League Two · 2023/24 · Referee J Miles

Full time 1 – 2

Half-time: 0–1

  • Jordan Moore-Taylor 84’
  • Harrison Biggins 35’
  • Ben Close 90+6’

Match summary

Doncaster Rovers beat Forest Green Rovers 2-1 on the road, with the winner arriving in stoppage time. Doncaster Rovers led 1-0 at half-time.

Harrison Biggins put Doncaster Rovers ahead in the 35th minute, Jordan Moore-Taylor equalised with a header in the 84th minute, and Ben Close won it in stoppage time.

Shots finished 28-15 to Forest Green Rovers, with 3 on target for Forest Green Rovers and 7 for Doncaster Rovers.

Match stats

Forest Green Rovers Doncaster Rovers
28 Shots 15
3 Shots on Target 7
10 Corners 12
4 Yellow Cards 2
0 Red Cards 0

Key events

Forest Green Rovers Doncaster Rovers
Kick-off
35’
Harrison Biggins0-1 (Doncaster Rovers)
Half-time0-1
Jordan Moore-Taylor1-1 (Forest Green Rovers)
84’
90+6’
Ben Close1-2 (Doncaster Rovers)
Full-time1-2

Bookings

Card times are not on file for this game, so they are listed without a minute.

Forest Green Rovers
  • Ryan Inniss
  • Jordan Moore-Taylor
  • Reece Brown
  • Charlie McCann
Doncaster Rovers
  • Joseph Olowu
  • Tom Anderson

Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

 Doncaster Rovers attacking Forest Green Rovers attacking 
3’ Mathew Stevens (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, off target 5’ George Broadbent (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 10’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 15’ Unknown (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 16’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), open play, blocked 16’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), open play, saved 17’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), open play, blocked 18’ Jordan Moore-Taylor (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, blocked 18’ Mathew Stevens (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, blocked 18’ Troy Deeney (Forest Green Rovers), open play, saved 19’ Mathew Stevens (Forest Green Rovers), open play, hit the woodwork 19’ Teddy Jenks (Forest Green Rovers), open play, blocked 19’ Troy Deeney (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, hit the woodwork 22’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), open play, hit the woodwork 24’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, off target 27’ Unknown (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 35’ Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers), open play, goal 37’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 39’ Dominic Bernard (Forest Green Rovers), open play, blocked 39’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 40’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 40’ Reece Brown (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 42’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 44’ Ryan Inniss (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, off target 46’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 47’ Troy Deeney (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 48’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 55’ Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, off target 59’ Jamie Robson (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 65’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 68’ Louie Marsh (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 75’ Dominic Bernard (Forest Green Rovers), open play, blocked 76’ Unknown (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 81’ Matty Taylor (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 82’ Tyrese Omotoye (Forest Green Rovers), open play, blocked 83’ Jordan Moore-Taylor (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, blocked 84’ Jordan Moore-Taylor (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, goal 85’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 85’ George Broadbent (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 90’ Harvey Bunker (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, off target 90+2’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 90+3’ Zain Westbrooke (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, blocked 90+6’ Ben Close (Doncaster Rovers), open play, goal 3’ Mathew Stevens (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, off target 5’ George Broadbent (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 10’ Joe Ironside (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 15’ Unknown (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 16’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), open play, blocked 16’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), open play, saved 17’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), open play, blocked 18’ Jordan Moore-Taylor (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, blocked 18’ Mathew Stevens (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, blocked 18’ Troy Deeney (Forest Green Rovers), open play, saved 19’ Mathew Stevens (Forest Green Rovers), open play, hit the woodwork 19’ Teddy Jenks (Forest Green Rovers), open play, blocked 19’ Troy Deeney (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, hit the woodwork 22’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), open play, hit the woodwork 24’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, off target 27’ Unknown (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 35’ Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers), open play, goal 37’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 39’ Dominic Bernard (Forest Green Rovers), open play, blocked 39’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 40’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 40’ Reece Brown (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 42’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 44’ Ryan Inniss (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, off target 46’ Charlie McCann (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 47’ Troy Deeney (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 48’ Mo Faal (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 55’ Harrison Biggins (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, off target 59’ Jamie Robson (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 65’ Kyle McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 68’ Louie Marsh (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 75’ Dominic Bernard (Forest Green Rovers), open play, blocked 76’ Unknown (Doncaster Rovers), open play, off target 81’ Matty Taylor (Forest Green Rovers), open play, off target 82’ Tyrese Omotoye (Forest Green Rovers), open play, blocked 83’ Jordan Moore-Taylor (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, blocked 84’ Jordan Moore-Taylor (Forest Green Rovers), from a corner, goal 85’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 85’ George Broadbent (Doncaster Rovers), open play, blocked 90’ Harvey Bunker (Forest Green Rovers), set piece, off target 90+2’ Luke Molyneux (Doncaster Rovers), open play, saved 90+3’ Zain Westbrooke (Doncaster Rovers), from a corner, blocked 90+6’ Ben Close (Doncaster Rovers), open play, goal
Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players16 players
Luke Daniels
90′ – – – – – – –
Fankaty Dabo Taken off
8′ – – – – – – –
90′ – – 1 – – –
90′ 1 – 3 – – –
Jamie Robson Taken off
77′ – – 1 – – – –
90′ – – 5 – – – –
Reece Brown Taken off
77′ – – 1 – – –
90′ – – 5 – – –
Teddy Jenks Taken off
59′ – – 1 – – – –
Troy Deeney
90′ – – 3 – – – –
Mathew Stevens Taken off
59′ – – 3 – – – –
Dominic Bernard Came on as a substitute
82′ – – 2 – – – –
Tyrese Omotoye Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 1 – – – –
Matty Taylor Came on as a substitute
31′ – – 1 – – – –
Marcel Lavinier Came on as a substitute
13′ – – – – – – –
Harvey Bunker Came on as a substitute
13′ – – 1 – – – –
Came on Taken off Sent off Red is the most in that position for the team

Every player who took the pitch, starters first and then substitutes. A dash means none. xG and xA are expected goals and assists.

Before kick-off

Forest Green Rovers win 42% Avg odds 2.20
Draw 28% Avg odds 3.39
Doncaster Rovers win 30% Avg odds 3.15

Chances implied by the average closing odds, with the bookmaker margin removed.

Form going into the game

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Shots, expected goals, timeline, lineups, team and player statistics from Bzzoiro Sports Data (sports.bzzoiro.com). Results and odds from football-data.co.uk. Referee data before 2025/26 from the Transfermarkt datasets project.