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York City 2-1 Forest Green Rovers · National League

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

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Match report

York City and Forest Green Rovers met in the National League at York`s LNER Community Stadium in York on Saturday, 7 February 2026.

Goalscorers

York City: A. Hunt 16'; O. Pearce 45'. Forest Green Rovers: K. McAllister 65'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 52% to 48%. York City had 9 shots with 3 on target, Forest Green Rovers 11 with 3 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 3 to York City and 8 to Forest Green Rovers. York City conceded 11 fouls, Forest Green Rovers 11. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (4 for York City, 1 for Forest Green Rovers).

Line-ups

York City started in a 4-3-3: Harrison Male, Jeff King, Morgan Williams, Zak Johnson, Mark Kitching, Alex Hunt, Hiram Boateng, Ben Brookes, Joe Grey, Ollie Pearce, Greg Olley.

Forest Green Rovers started in a 4-2-3-1: Harry Isted, Ashqar Ahmed, Laurent Mendy, Gabriel Kircough, Jili Buyabu, Tate Campbell, Chibuzo Nwoko, Kyle McAllister, Nicolas Haughton, Jayden Clarke, Ricardo Rees.

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Minute by minute

  1. 16'Goal! York City 1-0 Forest Green Rovers. A. Hunt (York City) converts the penalty.
  2. 45+3'Goal! York City 2-0 Forest Green Rovers. O. Pearce (York City) scores, assisted by J. Grey.
  3. 45'Half-time. York City 2-0 Forest Green Rovers.
  4. 65'Goal! York City 2-1 Forest Green Rovers. K. McAllister (Forest Green Rovers) scores, assisted by E. Morrison.
  5. 90'Full-time. York City 2-1 Forest Green Rovers.
Full commentary (41 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: York City vs Forest Green Rovers.
  2. 2'Attempt blocked. J. Buyabu (Forest Green Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  3. 7'Attempt blocked. K. McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  4. 16'Goal! York City 1-0 Forest Green Rovers. A. Hunt (York City) converts the penalty.
  5. 20'Substitution, York City: A. Newby comes on for G. Olley.
  6. 23'Attempt missed. J. Clarke (Forest Green Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  7. 25'Attempt blocked. B. Brookes (York City), left-footed shot. xG 0.22.
  8. 34'Yellow card for J. Buyabu (Forest Green Rovers) for foul.
  9. 36'Attempt blocked. H. Boateng (York City), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  10. 38'Attempt missed. R. Rees (Forest Green Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  11. 40'Attempt missed. A. Newby (York City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  12. 45'4 minutes of added time.
  13. 45+3'Goal! York City 2-0 Forest Green Rovers. O. Pearce (York City) scores, assisted by J. Grey.
  14. 45+5'Yellow card for O. Pearce (York City) for foul.
  15. 45+5'Attempt saved. M. Kitching (York City), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  16. 45'Half-time. York City 2-0 Forest Green Rovers.
  17. 46'The second half is under way.
  18. 49'Yellow card for H. Boateng (York City) for foul.
  19. 51'Attempt saved. N. Haughton (Forest Green Rovers), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.12.
  20. 53'Substitution, Forest Green Rovers: E. Morrison comes on for N. Haughton.
  21. 53'Substitution, Forest Green Rovers: T. Knowles comes on for J. Clarke.
  22. 57'Yellow card for M. Kitching (York City) for foul.
  23. 58'Attempt blocked. J. Buyabu (Forest Green Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.00.
  24. 60'Attempt missed. J. Grey (York City), right-footed shot. xG 0.10.
  25. 64'Attempt missed. J. Grey (York City), header. xG 0.23.
  26. 65'Goal! York City 2-1 Forest Green Rovers. K. McAllister (Forest Green Rovers) scores, assisted by E. Morrison.
  27. 67'Attempt blocked. T. Knowles (Forest Green Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  28. 69'Attempt saved. L. Mendy (Forest Green Rovers), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.02.
  29. 71'Substitution, York City: J. Stones comes on for J. Grey.
  30. 76'Substitution, Forest Green Rovers: K. Mitchell comes on for A. Ahmed.
  31. 78'Attempt blocked. K. McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  32. 82'Substitution, York City: O. Banks comes on for O. Pearce.
  33. 82'Substitution, York City: R. Fallowfield comes on for J. King.
  34. 82'Substitution, York City: D. Batty comes on for A. Hunt.
  35. 86'Attempt missed. J. Stones (York City), header. xG 0.15.
  36. 88'Substitution, Forest Green Rovers: H. Bunker comes on for G. Kircough.
  37. 88'Substitution, Forest Green Rovers: T. Babalola comes on for T. Campbell.
  38. 90'Attempt missed. K. Mitchell (Forest Green Rovers), header. xG 0.01.
  39. 90'4 minutes of added time.
  40. 90+1'Yellow card for D. Batty (York City) for foul.
  41. 90'Full-time. York City 2-1 Forest Green Rovers.
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