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Forest Green Rovers 2-1 Southend United · National League

Forest Green Rovers beat Southend United 2-1 in the National League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

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Match report

Forest Green Rovers and Southend United met in the National League at The New Lawn in Nailsworth on Saturday, 29 November 2025.

Goalscorers

Forest Green Rovers: H. Whitwell 78'; K. McAllister 80'. Southend United: S. Spasov 68'.

How the match went

Forest Green Rovers saw more of the ball, 57% of it. Forest Green Rovers had 19 shots with 7 on target, Southend United 8 with 2 on target. There were 12 corners in total, 8 to Forest Green Rovers and 4 to Southend United. Forest Green Rovers conceded 9 fouls, Southend United 7. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (2 for Forest Green Rovers, 3 for Southend United).

Line-ups

Forest Green Rovers started in a 4-2-3-1: Harry Isted, Tom Knowles, Laurent Mendy, Abraham Kanu, Jili Buyabu, Harry Whitwell, Harvey Bunker, Kyle McAllister, Nicolas Haughton, Jayden Clarke, Temi Babalola.

Southend United started in a 3-5-2: Nick Hayes, Joseph Gubbins, Ben Goodliffe, Nathan Ralph, Gus Scott-Morriss, Oliver Coker, Cavanagh Miley, Sam Austin, Harry Boyes, Andy Dallas, Slavi Spasov.

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Minute by minute

  1. 45'Half-time. Forest Green Rovers 0-0 Southend United.
  2. 68'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 0-1 Southend United. S. Spasov (Southend United) scores, assisted by G. Scott-Morriss.
  3. 78'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 1-1 Southend United. H. Whitwell (Forest Green Rovers) scores, assisted by L. Mendy.
  4. 80'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 2-1 Southend United. K. McAllister (Forest Green Rovers) scores.
  5. 90'Full-time. Forest Green Rovers 2-1 Southend United.
Full commentary (45 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Forest Green Rovers vs Southend United.
  2. 1'Attempt missed. S. Austin (Southend United), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  3. 17'Attempt blocked. N. Haughton (Forest Green Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.12.
  4. 19'Attempt blocked. J. Clarke (Forest Green Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  5. 20'Attempt saved. N. Haughton (Forest Green Rovers), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  6. 31'Attempt blocked. K. McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  7. 34'Attempt blocked. N. Haughton (Forest Green Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  8. 35'Attempt saved. J. Buyabu (Forest Green Rovers), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.01.
  9. 39'Off the woodwork! T. Babalola (Forest Green Rovers), header. xG 0.26.
  10. 43'Yellow card for J. Gubbins (Southend United) for foul.
  11. 43'Attempt saved. T. Knowles (Forest Green Rovers), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  12. 45'Yellow card for H. Whitwell (Forest Green Rovers) for foul.
  13. 45'Attempt saved. J. Buyabu (Forest Green Rovers), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  14. 45'5 minutes of added time.
  15. 45+2'Attempt blocked. H. Whitwell (Forest Green Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.00.
  16. 45+2'Attempt missed. O. Coker (Southend United), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  17. 45+5'Attempt missed. J. Buyabu (Forest Green Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  18. 45'Half-time. Forest Green Rovers 0-0 Southend United.
  19. 46'The second half is under way.
  20. 49'Attempt saved. A. Dallas (Southend United), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.04.
  21. 52'Attempt blocked. H. Boyes (Southend United), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  22. 52'Attempt missed. G. Scott-Morriss (Southend United), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.00.
  23. 57'Attempt saved. J. Clarke (Forest Green Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  24. 59'Substitution, Southend United: J. Bridge comes on for A. Dallas.
  25. 61'Attempt missed. N. Haughton (Forest Green Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.07.
  26. 65'Substitution, Forest Green Rovers: A. Dausch comes on for J. Clarke.
  27. 66'Yellow card for L. Mendy (Forest Green Rovers) for foul.
  28. 68'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 0-1 Southend United. S. Spasov (Southend United) scores, assisted by G. Scott-Morriss.
  29. 71'Yellow card for C. Miley (Southend United) for foul.
  30. 72'Attempt blocked. N. Haughton (Forest Green Rovers), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.00.
  31. 75'Yellow card for N. Hayes (Southend United).
  32. 75'Attempt missed. N. Haughton (Forest Green Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.31.
  33. 77'Attempt blocked. H. Whitwell (Forest Green Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  34. 77'Attempt blocked. O. Coker (Southend United), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.02.
  35. 78'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 1-1 Southend United. H. Whitwell (Forest Green Rovers) scores, assisted by L. Mendy.
  36. 80'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 2-1 Southend United. K. McAllister (Forest Green Rovers) scores.
  37. 81'Substitution, Southend United: T. Hopper comes on for S. Austin.
  38. 81'Substitution, Southend United: J. Morton comes on for O. Coker.
  39. 82'Substitution, Forest Green Rovers: I. Moore comes on for N. Haughton.
  40. 85'Attempt missed. A. Dausch (Forest Green Rovers), header from a throw-in. xG 0.17.
  41. 86'Substitution, Forest Green Rovers: J. Moore-Taylor comes on for J. Buyabu.
  42. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  43. 90+2'Substitution, Southend United: J. Walker comes on for H. Boyes.
  44. 90+4'Attempt missed. G. Scott-Morriss (Southend United), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.01.
  45. 90'Full-time. Forest Green Rovers 2-1 Southend United.
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