Newport County v Forest Green result

Full-time · Newport County 0–2 Forest Green

League Two · Sun, 21 Feb 2021 13:00 GMT

Updated 12 May 2026, 04:53 UK · refreshed continuously

Team pages: Newport County · Forest Green · Head-to-head

Newport County 0–2 Forest Green — Forest Green won this League Two match.

Next for Newport County: Rotherham v Newport County, Tuesday 20 October — the preview. Next for Forest Green: Forest Green v Chesham United, Tuesday 20 October — the preview.

The numbers

Result: Newport County 0–2 Forest Green · League Two
Referee: S. Oldham
Head-to-head (last 6): Newport County 2 · draws 3 · Forest Green 1 · 3.5 goals/game
Recent form: Newport County 1W 1D 3L · Forest Green 3W 1D 1L

Newport County 0–2 Forest Green (League Two): this fixture is settled. TACTIX’s pre-match coverage ran across every major market, and every graded call — wins and losses — is in the live track record (as of 12 May 2026). See the live track record →

Key stats

0.88 / 1.5

Goals

against 1.13 / 1.38 · 2 of the last 5 over 2.5

over 8 matches

6.25 / 3.67

Corners

against 3.75 / 3.67 · 1 of the last 3 over 9.5

over 3 matches

3.5 / 5.33

Shots on target

against 4 / 4 · 2 of the last 3 over 8.5

over 3 matches

0.25 / 2.67

Cards

against 0.75 / 3 · 0 of the last 3 over 3.5

over 3 matches

4 yellows

Referee · S. Oldham

1.78 home / 2.22 away

over 9 matches

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 February 2021. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.

Per game, last 8 completed matches, to 16 February 2021. Bars: for (mint) against (amber), scaled to the larger figure in the row. Over/under figures use standard thresholds, not bookmaker lines.
Per game	Newport County for / against	Line	Forest Green for / against
Goals scored	0.88 for · 1.13 against n 8 Last 5	2.5standard	1.5 for · 1.38 against n 8 Last 5
Corners won	6.25 for · 3.75 against n 4 Last 5	9.5standard	3.67 for · 3.67 against n 3 Last 5
Shots	13.5 for · 9.75 against n 4 Last 5	19.5standard	11 for · 9.67 against n 3 Last 5
Shots on target	3.5 for · 4 against n 4 Last 5	8.5standard	5.33 for · 4 against n 3 Last 5
Fouls committed	8.25 for · 10.5 against n 4 Last 5	21.5standard	12.33 for · 14 against n 3 Last 5
Cards shown	0.25 for · 0.75 against n 4 Last 5	3.5standard	2.67 for · 3 against n 3 Last 5

Referee: S. Oldham — 4 yellow cards a game, 0.11 red cards, 21.22 fouls over 9 matches (1.78 to the home side, 2.22 to the away side).

Home 1.78Away 2.22

Newport County

Newport County — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
J. Labadie n 8	66.1	2.6 7/5	3.2 8/6	—
T. Abrahams n 8	37.1	2.1 3/3	0.3 1/0	—
A. Lewis n 8	40	2 5/2	0.6 2/0	—
L. Collins n 8	29.8	1.9 5/0	0.8 1/1	—
S. Bennett n 8	85.1	1.2 6/2	0.9 4/2	—

Newport County — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
P. Amond n 8	34.4	2.6 6/2	1.6 5/0
N. Maynard n 8	45.9	2.2 5/2	1 4/0
A. Lewis n 8	40	1.7 3/3	0.8 2/1
D. Telford n 8	26.5	1.7 2/1	1.7 2/1
J. Scrimshaw n 8	42.6	1.6 5/1	0.8 3/0

Newport County — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
L. Gambin n 8	56.4	0.4 2/0	0.2 1/0
A. Lewis n 8	40	0.3 1/0	0.3 1/0
N. Maynard n 8	45.9	0.5 2/0	0 0/0
D. Telford n 8	26.5	0.4 1/0	0 0/0
J. Scrimshaw n 8	42.6	0.3 1/0	0 0/0

Newport County — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
P. Farquharson n 3	72.3	3.7 3/3
S. Bennett n 8	85.1	3.3 8/7
J. Labadie n 8	66.1	2.4 7/4
A. Lewis n 8	40	2.3 5/2
R. Willmott n 8	41.8	2.2 5/2

Newport County — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
N. Townsend n 8	84.4	3.5 5/4
T. King n 8	88.1	2.2 4/2

Forest Green

Forest Green — Discipline: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Fouls committed 1+2+	Fouls won 1+2+	Likely duel
E. Adams n 8	87.4	3.1 8/7	2.3 6/5	—
J. Matt n 8	77.4	2.6 8/5	2.3 7/5	—
J. Young n 8	35.3	2.6 4/2	0.3 1/0	—
S. Wagstaff n 8	33.8	2.3 5/1	1.7 5/0	—
K. Wilson n 8	45.1	2 5/2	2.7 5/4	—

Forest Green — Shooting: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Shots 1+2+	Shots on target 1+2+
J. Young n 8	35.3	3.2 6/3	1.6 4/1
A. Collins n 8	68.8	2.3 8/3	1.1 5/2
O. Bailey n 8	62.4	1.8 7/3	0.7 4/0
J. Matt n 8	77.4	1.6 7/2	0.7 4/1
J. Davison n 8	56.8	1.6 5/3	1 4/1

Forest Green — Goalscoring: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Goals 1+2+	Assists 1+2+
N. Cadden n 8	90	0.3 2/0	0.4 2/1
J. Young n 8	35.3	0.6 2/0	0 0/0
B. Cargill n 8	84.9	0.3 1/1	0.1 1/0
O. Bailey n 8	62.4	0.2 1/0	0.2 1/0
J. Davison n 8	56.8	0.4 2/0	0 0/0

Forest Green — Tackles: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 1+, lower cell 2+.
Player	Mins	Tackles 1+2+
E. Adams n 8	87.4	3.6 8/8
D. Bernard n 8	62.5	3.1 7/4
K. Wilson n 8	45.1	2.5 4/4
Carl Winchester n 8	38.6	2.3 3/3
D. Sweeney n 8	59.4	2.1 5/4

Forest Green — Goalkeeper saves: per 90 minutes, each player’s last 8 appearances before kick-off, to 16 February 2021. Meter: one column per match, newest first; upper cell 2+, lower cell 3+.
Player	Mins	Saves 2+3+
L. McGee n 8	90	3.8 8/6
L. Thomas n 8	90	2.8 6/5

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Match statistics & details

Newport County player stats

Player	Min	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
N. Townsend	90	0	0	0	0	Y	5.9
L. Shephard	90	1	0	1	0	0	6.3
P. Farquharson	90	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
M. Demetriou	90	1	1	0	3	0	7.3
R. Haynes	90	0	0	3	1	0	6.9
J. Sheehan	90	0	0	1	1	0	6.9
J. Labadie	90	2	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Hartigan	74	1	0	0	2	Y	6.5
D. Telford	59	1	0	0	0	0	6.3
N. Maynard	59	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
J. Scrimshaw	59	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
K. Ellison sub	31	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
P. Amond sub	31	0	0	0	0	0	6.7
R. Taylor sub	31	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
A. Lewis sub	16	1	0	0	0	0	6.7

Forest Green player stats

Player	Min	G	A	Sh	SoT	KP	Tkl	Cards	Rating
L. Thomas	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
U. Godwin-Malife	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	7.2
C. Stokes	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	7.2
J. Moore-Taylor	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7.2
D. Bernard	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	Y	6.2
E. Whitehouse	90	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3
E. Adams	90	0	0	0	0	0	2	Y	6.6
B. Cargill	90	0	0	0	0	1	4	0	7.3
N. Cadden	90	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	6.7
J. Matt	88	1	1	2	1	2	1	0	8
J. Davison	77	1	0	2	2	1	0	0	7
J. Richardson sub	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.5
J. Young sub	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6.3

Sh = shots, SoT = shots on target, KP = key passes, Tkl = tackles; – = not recorded for that player. Rating is the data provider’s.

Form, head-to-head & standings

The numbers behind Newport County v Forest Green — recent results, past meetings and where each side sits. (TACTIX’s model forecast is in the projections below.)

Recent form

Newport CountyLLWLD

Last 5: 1W 1D 3L · 1 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Forest GreenLWDWW

Last 5: 3W 1D 1L · 1.8 scored / 1.4 conceded per game

Head-to-head last 6

Newport County 2 · 3 draws · Forest Green 1 · 3.5 goals/game

2020-12-01 Forest Green 1–1 Newport County
2019-08-31 Forest Green 0–2 Newport County
2018-12-26 Newport County 1–4 Forest Green
2018-10-06 Forest Green 1–1 Newport County
2018-03-06 Newport County 3–3 Forest Green
2017-10-14 Forest Green 0–4 Newport County

League standing · 2020/21

Last recorded position — not updated during the season.

Newport County#5 pos73 pts46 pl+15 GD

Forest Green#6 pos73 pts46 pl+8 GD

Goals per game

Newport County scored1.24

Forest Green scored1.28

Newport County conceded0.91

Forest Green conceded1.11

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What is the head-to-head record between Newport County and Forest Green?: In their last 6 meetings, Newport County won 2, Forest Green won 1 and there were 3 draws, averaging 3.5 goals per game.
What is the recent form of Newport County and Forest Green?: Recent form — Newport County 1W 1D 3L; Forest Green 3W 1D 1L.

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