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Forest Green Rovers 3-1 Braintree Town · National League

Forest Green Rovers beat Braintree Town 3-1 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 Braintree Town met in the National League at The New Lawn in Nailsworth on Saturday, 11 April 2026.

Goalscorers

Forest Green Rovers: D. Mellor 37'; T. Knowles 71'; N. Haughton 73'. Braintree Town: L. Walker 58'.

How the match went

Possession was almost even at 50% to 50%. Forest Green Rovers had 20 shots with 10 on target, Braintree Town 12 with 4 on target. There were 11 corners in total, 7 to Forest Green Rovers and 4 to Braintree Town. Forest Green Rovers conceded 13 fouls, Braintree Town 9. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (1 for Forest Green Rovers, 1 for Braintree Town).

Line-ups

Forest Green Rovers started in a 3-4-2-1: Harry Isted, Jay Mingi, Jordan Moore-Taylor, Laurent Mendy, Tom Knowles, Kyle McAllister, Tate Campbell, Jili Buyabu, Nicolas Haughton, Jayden Clarke, D'Mani Mellor.

Braintree Town started in a 4-2-3-1: Mason Terry, Ryan Battrum, Aidan Francis Clarke, James Clarridge, Ryan Clampin, Chay Cooper, Matthew Max Dibley-Dias, Sahid Kamara, Goran Babić, Zavier Massiah-Edwards, Lewis Walker.

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

Minute by minute

  1. 37'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 1-0 Braintree Town. D. Mellor (Forest Green Rovers) scores.
  2. 45'Half-time. Forest Green Rovers 1-0 Braintree Town.
  3. 58'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 1-1 Braintree Town. L. Walker (Braintree Town) scores, assisted by C. Cooper.
  4. 71'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 2-1 Braintree Town. T. Knowles (Forest Green Rovers) scores.
  5. 73'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 3-1 Braintree Town. N. Haughton (Forest Green Rovers) scores, assisted by D. Mellor.
  6. 90'Full-time. Forest Green Rovers 3-1 Braintree Town.
Full commentary (50 lines)
  1. 1'Kick-off: Forest Green Rovers vs Braintree Town.
  2. 2'Attempt saved. D. Mellor (Forest Green Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.13.
  3. 4'Attempt blocked. L. Mendy (Forest Green Rovers), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.09.
  4. 13'Attempt saved. N. Haughton (Forest Green Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
  5. 15'Attempt blocked. S. Kamara (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  6. 17'Attempt blocked. J. Buyabu (Forest Green Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  7. 21'Attempt saved. N. Haughton (Forest Green Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.14.
  8. 22'Attempt missed. J. Clarke (Forest Green Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
  9. 27'Yellow card for T. Knowles (Forest Green Rovers) for foul.
  10. 31'Yellow card for A. F. Clarke (Braintree Town) for foul.
  11. 32'Attempt blocked. N. Haughton (Forest Green Rovers), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.00.
  12. 33'Attempt saved. T. Knowles (Forest Green Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  13. 35'Attempt missed. L. Walker (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  14. 37'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 1-0 Braintree Town. D. Mellor (Forest Green Rovers) scores.
  15. 37'Off the woodwork! K. McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  16. 42'Attempt missed. T. Knowles (Forest Green Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
  17. 43'Substitution, Braintree Town: M. Omrore comes on for R. Clampin.
  18. 44'Attempt saved. S. Kamara (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.17.
  19. 44'Attempt saved. L. Walker (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.21.
  20. 45'5 minutes of added time.
  21. 45+1'Attempt missed. C. Cooper (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.22.
  22. 45'Half-time. Forest Green Rovers 1-0 Braintree Town.
  23. 46'The second half is under way.
  24. 58'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 1-1 Braintree Town. L. Walker (Braintree Town) scores, assisted by C. Cooper.
  25. 60'Substitution, Forest Green Rovers: R. Rees comes on for J. Buyabu.
  26. 60'Substitution, Forest Green Rovers: N. K. Kuemo comes on for J. Moore-Taylor.
  27. 60'Substitution, Forest Green Rovers: C. Nwoko comes on for J. Clarke.
  28. 60'Substitution, Forest Green Rovers: C. Harries comes on for T. Campbell.
  29. 62'Substitution, Braintree Town: J. Akinde comes on for S. Kamara.
  30. 64'Attempt missed. C. Harries (Forest Green Rovers), header from a corner. xG 0.08.
  31. 67'Attempt saved. K. McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  32. 68'Attempt missed. T. Knowles (Forest Green Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
  33. 71'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 2-1 Braintree Town. T. Knowles (Forest Green Rovers) scores.
  34. 71'Attempt saved. T. Knowles (Forest Green Rovers), header. xG 0.44.
  35. 71'Attempt saved. K. McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
  36. 73'Goal! Forest Green Rovers 3-1 Braintree Town. N. Haughton (Forest Green Rovers) scores, assisted by D. Mellor.
  37. 79'Substitution, Braintree Town: J. Vennings comes on for M. M. Dibley-Dias.
  38. 79'Substitution, Braintree Town: C. Harriott comes on for Z. Massiah-Edwards.
  39. 79'Substitution, Braintree Town: E. Okunowo comes on for G. Babić.
  40. 80'Attempt saved. L. Walker (Braintree Town), left-footed shot. xG 0.09.
  41. 81'Substitution, Forest Green Rovers: T. Pemberton comes on for T. Knowles.
  42. 81'Attempt blocked. K. McAllister (Forest Green Rovers), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  43. 84'Attempt missed. C. Harriott (Braintree Town), right-footed shot from a corner. xG 0.01.
  44. 86'Attempt missed. J. Vennings (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
  45. 90'Attempt missed. T. Pemberton (Forest Green Rovers), header. xG 0.25.
  46. 90'5 minutes of added time.
  47. 90+3'Attempt missed. C. Cooper (Braintree Town), right-footed shot from a free kick. xG 0.00.
  48. 90+4'Attempt missed. M. Omrore (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.00.
  49. 90+6'Attempt missed. A. F. Clarke (Braintree Town), right-footed shot. xG 0.00.
  50. 90'Full-time. Forest Green Rovers 3-1 Braintree Town.
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