Match ends, Stevenage 3, Forest Green Rovers 0.
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Danny Newton scored twice as Stevenage stunned promotion-chasing Forest Green 3-0 to move towards the comfort of mid-table in League Two.
Alex Revell's side were in the bottom two at the start of the year but now find themselves 12 points clear of trouble, while Rovers have dropped to third after a bad night at the Lamex Stadium.
Stevenage went ahead after half an hour when Luther James-Wildin's pass put Elliot Osborne in behind down the right and his cut-back gave Newton a tap-in from a few yards.
The Boro were excellent for the remainder of the first half and it took a terrific save by Lewis Thomas, at full stretch, to prevent Tom Pett from adding to their lead.
But Thomas could not stop Forest Green from falling further behind a minute later, as Newton's deflected effort squirmed in off the post despite the goalkeeper's best efforts.
Elliott List made the game safe for Stevenage in the 64th minute when he left Thomas standing with a first-time shot after being played in by Chris Lines.
Match report supplied by PA Media
Line-ups
Stevenage
Formation 3-5-2
- 1Cumming
- 15Vancooten
- 5Cuthbert
- 28MartinBooked at 73mins
- 2Wildin
- 26Pett
- 40Lines
- 8OsborneSubstituted forHuttonat 70'minutes
- 3CokerSubstituted forVincelotat 75'minutes
- 11NewtonBooked at 49minsSubstituted forHector-Ingramat 84'minutes
- 17List
Substitutes
- 4Vincelot
- 6Prosser
- 12Hutton
- 13Johnson
- 19Read
- 27Aitchison
- 39Hector-Ingram
Forest Green
Formation 3-4-1-2
- 24Thomas
- 22Godwin-Malife
- 3Bernard
- 6CargillBooked at 57minsSubstituted forHallettat 83'minutes
- 2Wilson
- 20WhitehouseSubstituted forYoungat 45'minutes
- 21WagstaffSubstituted forHutchinsonat 83'minutes
- 25RichardsonSubstituted forAdamsat 45'minutes
- 17BaileyBooked at 90mins
- 14MattSubstituted forDavisonat 83'minutes
- 10CollinsBooked at 28mins
Substitutes
- 1McGee
- 7Hutchinson
- 8Adams
- 18Young
- 23Davison
- 27Bunker
- 47Hallett
- Referee:
- Ben Speedie
Match Stats
Home TeamStevenageAway TeamForest Green
- Possession
- Home31%
- Away69%
- Shots
- Home7
- Away13
- Shots on Target
- Home5
- Away3
- Corners
- Home3
- Away12
- Fouls
- Home11
- Away12
Live Text
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Full Time
Second Half ends, Stevenage 3, Forest Green Rovers 0.
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Offside, Forest Green Rovers. Aaron Collins tries a through ball, but Josh Davison is caught offside.
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Corner, Forest Green Rovers. Conceded by Luther Wildin.
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Foul by Ebou Adams (Forest Green Rovers).
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Elliott List (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Stevenage. Conceded by Ebou Adams.
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Foul by Udoka Godwin-Malife (Forest Green Rovers).
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Luther Wildin (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Attempt blocked. Aaron Collins (Forest Green Rovers) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked.
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Corner, Forest Green Rovers. Conceded by Jamie Cumming.
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Attempt saved. Odin Bailey (Forest Green Rovers) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
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Corner, Forest Green Rovers. Conceded by Terence Vancooten.
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Corner, Forest Green Rovers. Conceded by Remeao Hutton.
Booking
Odin Bailey (Forest Green Rovers) is shown the yellow card.
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Foul by Ebou Adams (Forest Green Rovers).
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Tom Pett (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Foul by Luke Hallett (Forest Green Rovers).
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Romain Vincelot (Stevenage) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Corner, Forest Green Rovers. Conceded by Luther Wildin.
