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Forest Green Rovers 2-3 Boston United · National League

Forest Green Rovers lost to Boston United 2-3 in the National League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.

Forest Green Rovers fixtures and results · Boston United fixtures and results · National League table

Match report

Forest Green Rovers and Boston United met in the National League at The New Lawn in Nailsworth on Tuesday, 24 February 2026.

Goalscorers

Forest Green Rovers: H. Bunker 71'; T. Knowles 90'. Boston United: F. Maguire 12'; J. Grimes 29'; T. Cursons 38'.

How the match went

Forest Green Rovers saw more of the ball, 71% of it. Forest Green Rovers had 14 shots with 4 on target, Boston United 8 with 4 on target. There were 7 corners in total, 5 to Forest Green Rovers and 2 to Boston United. Forest Green Rovers conceded 15 fouls, Boston United 8. The referee showed 5 yellow cards (3 for Forest Green Rovers, 2 for Boston United).

Line-ups

Forest Green Rovers started in a 3-5-2: Harry Isted, Laurent Mendy, Gabriel Kircough, Abraham Kanu, Ashqar Ahmed, Kyle McAllister, Tate Campbell, Chibuzo Nwoko, Jili Buyabu, Ricardo Rees, Christian Doidge.

Boston United started in a 3-4-2-1: Rhys Lovett, Jake Rooney, Jamie Grimes, Matty Carson, Connor Teale, Oisin Gallagher, Jordan Richards, Gregory Sloggett, Frankie Maguire, Jordy Hiwula, Tom Cursons.

More from this competition: National League fixtures, results and table.

Minute by minute

  1. 12'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 0-1 Boston United. F. Maguire (Boston United) converts the penalty.
  2. 29'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 0-2 Boston United. J. Grimes (Boston United) scores.
  3. 38'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 0-3 Boston United. T. Cursons (Boston United) scores.
  4. 45'Half-time. Forest Green Rovers 0-3 Boston United.
  5. 71'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 1-3 Boston United. H. Bunker (Forest Green Rovers) scores.
  6. 90+1'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 2-3 Boston United. T. Knowles (Forest Green Rovers) scores, assisted by N. Haughton.
  7. 90'Full-time. Forest Green Rovers 2-3 Boston United.
Full commentary (42 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Forest Green Rovers vs Boston United.
  2. 12'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 0-1 Boston United. F. Maguire (Boston United) converts the penalty.
  3. 14'Attempt blocked. G. Kircough (Forest Green Rovers), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
  4. 23'Attempt missed. O. Gallagher (Boston United), header from a corner. xG 0.03.
  5. 24'Off the woodwork! T. Cursons (Boston United), right-footed shot. xG 0.24.
  6. 24'Attempt saved. G. Sloggett (Boston United), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  7. 26'Attempt saved. C. Doidge (Forest Green Rovers), header. xG 0.11.
  8. 28'Attempt blocked. J. Grimes (Boston United), right-footed shot. xG 0.23.
  9. 29'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 0-2 Boston United. J. Grimes (Boston United) scores.
  10. 30'Attempt missed. C. Doidge (Forest Green Rovers), header. xG 0.31.
  11. 31'Substitution, Forest Green Rovers: H. Bunker comes on for A. Kanu.
  12. 33'Attempt missed. F. Maguire (Boston United), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.18.
  13. 37'Yellow card for R. Lovett (Boston United).
  14. 38'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 0-3 Boston United. T. Cursons (Boston United) scores.
  15. 40'Attempt missed. K. McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.00.
  16. 40'Attempt blocked. A. Ahmed (Forest Green Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  17. 41'Yellow card for M. Carson (Boston United) for foul.
  18. 42'Attempt blocked. K. McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), left-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.00.
  19. 45'2 minutes of added time.
  20. 45+2'Attempt saved. H. Bunker (Forest Green Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  21. 45+3'Substitution, Forest Green Rovers: T. Knowles comes on for G. Kircough.
  22. 45+3'Substitution, Forest Green Rovers: N. Haughton comes on for C. Doidge.
  23. 45+3'Substitution, Forest Green Rovers: E. Morrison comes on for A. Ahmed.
  24. 45'Half-time. Forest Green Rovers 0-3 Boston United.
  25. 46'The second half is under way.
  26. 52'Substitution, Forest Green Rovers: J. Clarke comes on for T. Campbell.
  27. 58'Yellow card for E. Morrison (Forest Green Rovers) for foul.
  28. 71'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 1-3 Boston United. H. Bunker (Forest Green Rovers) scores.
  29. 71'Attempt blocked. H. Bunker (Forest Green Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
  30. 72'Substitution, Boston United: L. McCarron comes on for J. Hiwula.
  31. 76'Substitution, Boston United: K. Donnelly comes on for T. Cursons.
  32. 78'Attempt blocked. J. Clarke (Forest Green Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  33. 79'Yellow card for C. Nwoko (Forest Green Rovers) for foul.
  34. 79'Attempt blocked. N. Haughton (Forest Green Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.11.
  35. 83'Yellow card for J. Buyabu (Forest Green Rovers) for foul.
  36. 89'Substitution, Boston United: A. Lankshear comes on for F. Maguire.
  37. 89'Substitution, Boston United: M. Lavinier comes on for M. Carson.
  38. 90'6 minutes of added time.
  39. 90+1'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 2-3 Boston United. T. Knowles (Forest Green Rovers) scores, assisted by N. Haughton.
  40. 90+3'Attempt blocked. N. Haughton (Forest Green Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  41. 90+5'Attempt missed. N. Haughton (Forest Green Rovers), header. xG 0.03.
  42. 90'Full-time. Forest Green Rovers 2-3 Boston United.
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