Forest Green Rovers

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      Grimsby finish season on a high thanks to JJ Hooper hat-trick

      JJ Hooper's second-half hat-trick handed Grimsby a 3-0 victory at Forest Green on the final day of the League Two season.Hooper broke the deadlock on 51 minutes when he stretched to toe-end the ball over the line. He grabbed his second on 83 minutes with a sumptuous angled strike and six minutes later completed his smash and grab with a howitzer from 25 yards.With both sides safe from any lingering relegation fears, the game was played out in a pedestrian fashion.Forest Green created the better first-half chances but found Grimsby keeper James McKeown in fine form as he denied 25-goal striker Christian Doidge and then clawed away a Scott Laird free-kick. He remained resolute as he somehow miraculously scooped away a Charlie Cooper header.Referee Seb Stockbridge hobbled off to be replaced by fourth official Adam Bromley with 20 minutes to go.Hooper turned up the heat in the second half with his hat-trick to leave Grimsby unbeaten in their last five games, finishing 18th in the final league standings, with Forest Green ending their first season in League Two in 21st.
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        Luton seal second spot with late win over Forest Green

        Late goals from Olly Lee and Pelly-Ruddock Mpanzu ensured Luton finished second in League Two with a 3-1 win against Forest Green.The hosts went close early on as Mpanzu sent an effort wide, while visiting keeper Cameron Belford made superb saves from Dan Potts and Danny Hylton.The deadlock was broken on 20 minutes, though, James Collins seeing his shot saved by Belford, only for Hylton to score his 50th goal for the club.Belford then denied Hylton once more, parrying Elliot Lee's 20-yarder too.He was at it again soon after, stopping Hylton once more with a fine reflex save, before James Shea kept out Scott Laird's attempt.After the break, Rovers levelled when leading scorer Christian Doidge was given too much time in the area to rifle home on 53 minutes.Reuben Reid was inches away from making it 2-1 with an angled drive, while Reece Brown's effort was saved by Shea.With five minutes to go, though, Olly Lee swept in Harry Cornick's cross, with Mpanzu adding the late gloss in injury time.
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          Yeovil and Forest Green secure Football League status

          Yeovil and Forest Green secured their Football League status after they played out a goalless draw.Both teams needed at least a point to be sure of retaining their Sky Bet League status and they achieved that in a tight battle at Huish Park.The visitors had the better of what was a nervy first half of very few chances.Christian Doidge flicked on a cross that Haydn Hollis stretched to volley at the far post but Jonny Maddison did excellently to dive across his goal and turn it over. From the resulting corner Doidge then headed against the outside of the post.Yeovil went close themselves shortly after the break as Francois Zoko connected with a low Otis Khan cross but goalkeeper Bradley Collins bravely threw himself at the shot, deflecting it wide from two yards but injuring himself in the process.Collins was on hand again to tip an Alex Fisher volley over shortly after, before being forced off with the injury.
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            Forest Green edge closer to safety while Chesterfield face the drop

            Forest Green virtually rubber-stamped their League Two status, but Chesterfield are all but down as stoppage-time goals from substitute Dayle Grubb and Christian Doidge guided Rovers to a 4-1 victory.Jack Lester's basement-boys were left to rue a raft of his missed chances and now face a huge fight to stave-off back-to-back relegations.Rovers took the lead in the 26th minute. Scott Laird arrowed in an angle drive from 25 yards.Kristian Dennis levelled things up from the penalty spot for Chesterfield in the 36th minute after Reuben Reid clipped Drew Talbot inside the box.Goalkeeper Brad Collins saved Rovers with outstanding reflexes as he denied Dennis with sharp hands from a searching Jacob Brown cross.With 15 minutes to go Forest Green boss Mark Cooper introduced Dayle Grubb and his impact was immediate, just two minutes after coming on, he rolled in Doidge who finished with aplomb for his 23rd goal of the season in the 77th minute.Following the goal, a Chesterfield fan entered the pitch to vent his frustration.Chesterfield's Jacob Brown struck the post in the 90th minute and as the game entered six-added minutes an impish piece of skill from Grubb made it 3-1 in the 94th minute. A minute later Alex Bray was tripped in the box for Doidge to convert his second and Rovers' fourth.
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              Christian Doidge effort enough as Forest Green earn much-needed Cheltenham win

              Christian Doidge's 17th League Two strike of the season gave Forest Green's survival chances a major lift as they secured a 1-0 win at county rivals Cheltenham Town.The Welshman smashed a shot into the net from just inside the box after being teed up by strike partner Reuben Reid two minutes before half-time.It was nothing less than Rovers deserved after a solid display and Chelsea on-loan goalkeeper Bradley Collins was rarely troubled.At the other end, Scott Flinders had to touch a free-kick from Chris Clements over the bar in the 33rd minute.Reid fed Reece Brown in the box early in the second half and his effort on the turn was well gathered by Flinders as Rovers looked capable of scoring again.A flick from Gavin Gunning after a Reece Brown free-kick dropped just wide of the far post.Cheltenham's best effort was a low drive from Mohamed Eisa which was well saved by Collins, diving low to his left.The home side sent on two extra strikers for the last 15 minutes, but Forest Green defended well and Eisa skewed a rare chance well wide.
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                Alex Nicholls earns Barnet crucial victory

                Alex Nicholls' goal just before half-time proved to be enough to give Barnet three precious points from a 1-0 win against Forest Green Rovers.In the opening minute Shaquile Coulthirst forced Bradley Collins into a good save and the rebound was deflected behind for a corner.At the other end, Dayle Grubb's shot was headed behind by Michael Nelson and Haydn Hollis headed the corner over from close range.Rovers keeper Collins was called into action again as David Tutonda found space on the edge of the area to shoot.The teams looked to be heading into the break level but Nicholls' low shot into the bottom corner put the home side ahead with virtually the last kick of the first half.In the 89th minute a looping cross was headed down by Christian Doidge towards the bottom corner but Craig Ross pulled off a good save to keep a clean sheet.The win lifts Barnet off the foot of the League Two table and keeps their faint hopes of staying in the Football League alive with four games to go.
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                  Drey Wright gets Colchester off to flying start

                  Colchester's slim play-off aspirations were given a boost by a 2-1 victory at Forest Green.Early goals in either half from Drey Wright and Ben Stevenson left the U's four points shy of the top seven, with Rovers, for whom Reuben Reid scored a penalty, six points above the drop zone.Colchester caught Forest Green cold from the kick-off as Wright got on the end of Sammie Szmodics' cross to poke over the line after just 16 seconds.Visiting manager Mark Cooper appeared unhappy with the way the game was going as he came down from the stands to the technical area, and moments later his side were awarded a penalty.Haydn Hollis took a tumble in the box under pressure from Tom Eastman and Reid stepped up to net his 14th goal of the season and level the contest.Yet Forest Green were once again sluggish at the beginning of the second period and Stevenson fizzed home to restore Colchester's lead in the 47th minute.The U's were nearly pegged back again right at the death, though, as goalkeeper Sam Walker touched Dayle Grubb's free-kick around a post.
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                    First win continues to elude Flitcroft as Mansfield suffer to Forest Green

                    Mansfield are still searching for their first win under new boss David Flitcroft as their play-off hopes took a dive with a 2-0 defeat at struggling Forest Green.Goals after the break for Reuben Reid and Dayle Grubb boosted Forest Green's survival hopes as the Stags finished with 10 men following a second booking for captain Krystian Pearce.The Stags were dealt a blow from the kick-off, top scorer Danny Rose taking a knock to the ankle inside 20 seconds after a coming together with Rovers' Isaiah Osbourne. Grubb then clipped the top of the bar for Rovers in a turgid first half.The stalemate was broken after 55 minutes when Pearce scuffed a clearance for Reid to fizz in his 13th goal of the season.Grubb wrapped it up for Rovers after 77 minutes, arrowing in from just inside the box for his 21st goal of the campaign and his fourth for Rovers since arriving in January.Pearce saw red seven minutes from time for Mansfield, who drop two places to seventh while Rovers are now nine points clear of the bottom two.
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                    2022-23 L1 Standings

                    TeamGPWDLGDP
                    Plymouth Argyle463187+35101
                    Ipswich Town4628144+6698
                    Sheffield Wednesday4628126+4496
                    Barnsley4626812+3386
                    Bolton Wanderers46231211+2681
                    Peterborough United4624517+2177
                    Derby County46211312+2176
                    Portsmouth46171910+1170
                    Wycombe Wanderers4620917+869
                    Charlton Athletic46161416+462
                    Lincoln City46142012062
                    Shrewsbury Town4617821-959
                    Fleetwood Town46141616+258
                    Exeter City46151120-456
                    Burton Albion46151120-2256
                    Cheltenham Town46141220-1654
                    Bristol Rovers46141121-1553
                    Port Vale46131023-2349
                    Oxford United46111421-747
                    Cambridge United4613726-2746
                    Milton Keynes Dons46111223-2245
                    Morecambe46101422-3144
                    Accrington Stanley46111124-3744
                    Forest Green Rovers466931-5827

                    2022-23 Team Leaders

                    English League One

                    25

                    Myles Peart-HarrisM #25

                    5
                    Matches40
                    Assists3
                    11

                    Jordan GarrickF #11

                    5
                    Matches32
                    Assists1
                    29

                    Reece BrownM #29

                    3
                    Matches15
                    Assists0

                    Rankings

                    English League One

                    Goal Difference
                    -58
                    24th
                    Goals Scored
                    31
                    24th
                    Assists
                    24
                    24th
                    Goals Conceded
                    89
                    24th
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