Forest Green Rovers vs Harrogate Town

31 October 2026 · National League · 2026/27 · Referee James Durkin

Full time 2 – 2

Half-time: 2–0

Neil Kengni Kuemo 7’
Kyle Kelly 45+1’

Lewis Payne 52’
Ellis Taylor 56’

Match summary

Forest Green Rovers and Harrogate Town drew 2-2. Forest Green Rovers led 2-0 at half-time.

In the first half, Neil Kengni Kuemo put Forest Green Rovers ahead in the 7th minute and Kyle Kelly made it 2-0 in first-half stoppage time. In the second half, Lewis Payne pulled one back to make it 2-1 in the 52nd minute and Ellis Taylor equalised in the 56th minute.

Harrogate Town had the better of the chances, with 2.06 expected goals (xG) from 16 shots to Forest Green Rovers's 1.56 from 12.

Match stats

43% Possession 57%

12 Shots 16

4 Shots on target 6

5 Corners 4

94 Attacks 89

49 Dangerous attacks 46

374 Passes 578

75.9% Pass accuracy 84.3%

1 Tackles 3

8 Fouls 14

1 Yellow cards 3

0 Red cards 0

3 Offsides 1

Key events

Forest Green Rovers Harrogate Town

Kick-off

Neil Kengni KuemoLeft foot shot

1-0

7’

Will GriggShot on target

9’

34’

Michael Craig

35’

Josh HmamiShot on target

Kyle KellyLeft foot shot

2-0

45+1’

Half-time2-0

46’

Morgan WilliamsShot on target

Second half underway

52’

Lewis PayneRight foot shot

2-1

Oliver EwingBryan Ifeanyi

55’

56’

Ellis TaylorRight foot shot

2-2

D'Mani MellorWill Grigg

62’

66’

Ciaran McGuckinBrad Dolaghan

Tre PembertonNeil Kengni Kuemo

71’

James BerryKyle Kelly

71’

74’

Ellis TaylorShot on target

77’

Lewis Cass

79’

Warren BurrellEllis Taylor

79’

George ThomsonLewis Payne

James Berry

80’

82’

George ThomsonShot on target

84’

Jack MuldoonJosh Hmami

86’

Warren Burrell

Jayden ClarkeShot on target

87’

Full-time2-2

How the chances added up

Running total of expected goals (xG) for each side through the match. xG rates each chance by how often similar shots are scored. A goal is marked where it was scored.

Forest Green Rovers 1.56 xGHarrogate Town 2.06 xG Goal

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Shot map

Every shot and where it was taken from.

Harrogate Town attacking Forest Green Rovers attacking

Size shows xG Goal On target Off target or blocked

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Player stats

Players15 players


Luke McNicholas	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Kelvin Abrefa	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Filozofe Mabete	90′	–	–	1	0.02	–	–	–
Tom McIntyre	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Neil Kengni Kuemo Taken off	71′	1	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Tate Campbell	90′	–	–	1	0.33	–	–	–
Jayden Clarke	90′	–	–	2	0.13	–	–	–
Kyle Kelly Taken off	71′	1	–	2	0.45	–	–	–
Kyle McAllister	90′	–	–	2	0.13	–	–	–
Will Grigg Taken off	62′	–	–	1	0.33	–	–	–
Bryan Ifeanyi Taken off	55′	–	–	1	0.11	–	–	–
Oliver Ewing Came on as a substitute	35′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
D'Mani Mellor Came on as a substitute	28′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Tre Pemberton Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
James Berry Came on as a substitute	19′	–	–	1	0.00	–	–


Luke Hutchinson	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lewis Cass	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Lewis Payne Taken off	79′	1	–	2	0.14	–	–	–
Sam Dreyer	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Archie Baptiste	90′	–	–	1	0.00	–	–	–
Michael Craig	90′	–	–	–	–	–	–
Ellis Taylor Taken off	79′	1	–	4	0.86	–	–	–
Morgan Williams	90′	–	–	1	0.13	–	–	–
Josh Hmami Taken off	84′	–	–	3	0.66	–	–	–
Ethan Bristow	90′	–	–	2	0.05	–	–	–
Brad Dolaghan Taken off	66′	–	–	1	0.06	–	–	–
Ciaran McGuckin Came on as a substitute	24′	–	–	1	0.12	–	–	–
Warren Burrell Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	–	–	–	–
George Thomson Came on as a substitute	11′	–	–	1	0.04	–	–	–
Jack Muldoon Came on as a substitute	6′	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

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 2.14

Draw 26% Avg odds 3.49

Harrogate Town win 32% Avg odds 2.85

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

Form going into the game

Forest Green Rovers L D D L W

Harrogate Town W W W W L

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Previous and next meeting

Previous meeting: Forest Green Rovers 0-2 Harrogate Town, 13 Jan 24 Next meeting: Harrogate Town vs Forest Green Rovers, 03 Apr 27 (upcoming) All Forest Green Rovers vs Harrogate Town meetings

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