Forest Green were relegated from League One after Barnsley handed out a 5-1 thrashing to remain in the promotion hunt.A double from Adam Phillips alongside goals from Slobodan Tedic, James Norwood and Devante Cole condemned Rovers to their 28th defeat in 42 games.The Tykes opened their account in the eighth minute when Tedic headed home a Luca Connell corner six yards out.They doubled their lead...Full Story »

Chem Campbell’s early header set up Wycombe for a comfortable 2-0 win over Forest Green at Adams Park.The victory ended Sky Bet League One play-off chasing Wycombe’s four-game winless run – their longest of the season.Charlie Savage’s second-half own goal sealed the result, which leaves Rovers one draw or defeat away from a first relegation since 1955.The h...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper is ignoring talk about his future after his side dropped into the bottom three with a 2-0 defeat at Aston Villa.Forest went down to second-half goals from Bertrand Traore and Ollie Watkins at Villa Park to go nine games without a win and leave relegation to the Championship looming.Cooper was given public backing by Evangelos Marinakis in midweek, but it came ...Full Story »

Ollie Watkins’ hot streak continued as Aston Villa moved into the Premier League’s top six with a 2-0 win over Nottingham Forest, whose manager Steve Cooper’s job remains under threat.Watkins struck his ninth goal in the last 11 games at the death after Bertrand Traore had opened the scoring early in the second half.It was Villa’s sixth win from the last seven matches and...Full Story »

Derby boss Paul Warne hailed Nathaniel Mendez-Laing after he helped his side to a 2-0 win over League One’s bottom side Forest Green to keep the Rams play-off bid on track.Mendez-Laing provided the cross for James Collins’ effort that cannoned off Brandon Cooper’s hand in the first minute leading to the penalty that set County off and running.Goals from Collins from the spot an...Full Story »

Derby returned to winning ways but remain outside the playoff places on goal difference after a 2-0 win over League One bottom club Forest Green.Goals from James Collins from the spot and David McGoldrick late in the second half were enough for all three points in Gloucestershire.County made the perfect start when Collins’ effort was blocked by a Forest Green hand, and the referee pointed ...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper insisted he was not worried for his future after a 2-1 defeat at Leeds extended his side’s winless run to eight matches.Forest slumped to a fourth straight league defeat on the road and sit above the bottom three on goal difference alone after letting slip the lead against their relegation rivals at Elland Road.Orel Mangala’s first goal for Forest ...Full Story »

Luis Sinisterra’s solo effort clinched Leeds a deserved 2-1 home win in their Premier League relegation battle with Nottingham Forest.The Colombia winger, making just his second start since early February due to a muscle injury, curled home Leeds’ winner in first-half stoppage time to lift his side out of the bottom three.Forest had taken an early lead through Orel Mangala’s ef...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper accused Wolves’ backroom staff of ill-discipline after the two sides drew 1-1 in a feisty relegation battle.Brennan Johnson’s first-half effort put Forest on course for a first Premier League win in seven games before Wolves’ substitute Daniel Podence’s late equaliser.But the game was overshadowed by a touchline melee at the start of th...Full Story »

John Mousinho was relieved to see his Portsmouth side see out a “nervy” 1-0 win at home to Sky Bet League One bottom club Forest Green.Owen Dale’s second goal of the season was enough to keep Pompey’s faint play-off hopes alive.Head coach Mousinho said: “It feels like a job done today. I thought that in the last 40 minutes we were a bit nervy.“Without concedin...Full Story »

Owen Dale’s second goal of the season gave Portsmouth all three points from a dour 1-0 win over bottom club Forest Green that at least kept their Sky Bet League One play-off dreams alive.In a first half which saw more bookings than attempts on goal, it was difficult to see where one would come from.Pompey were finding it hard to break down the back five of a team currently 11 points from s...Full Story »

Duncan Ferguson believes Forest Green can still beat the drop from Sky Bet League One after he claimed his first win as boss with a shock 1-0 victory over promotion-chasing Sheffield Wednesday.Jordon Garrick poked home a low cross from the right in the 35th minute to give Ferguson’s last-placed side the lead after a dominant first-half performance.Wednesday, who would have gone top with a ...Full Story »

Jordon Garrick fired Sky Bet League One bottom side Forest Green to a shock 1-0 win over promotion hopefuls Sheffield Wednesday at the New Lawn.Garrick poked home a low cross from the right in the 35th minute to give Duncan Ferguson’s men the lead after a dominant first-half display from Rovers.Second-placed Wednesday came close to equalising in the 67th minute but Lee Gregory was denied b...Full Story »

Steven Schumacher was delighted with promotion-chasing Plymouth as they scored at “important times” to beat League One basement side Forest Green 2-0.Central defender James Bolton headed Argyle ahead from an eighth-minute Jordan Houghton corner and Bali Mumba doubled their lead in the 47th minute.“The most important thing today was that we got the win,” admitted Schumache...Full Story »

Promotion-chasing Plymouth returned to winning ways with a comfortable 2-0 home win over League One basement side Forest Green.Second-placed Argyle had lost to Barnsley last week but opened the scoring from their first attack here after winning a corner on the right.Midfielder Jordan Houghton’s delivery was powerfully headed home from close range by central defender James Bolton in the eig...Full Story »

Eddie Howe believes Newcastle’s late win at Nottingham Forest could be a defining moment in his side’s pursuit of Champions League football next season.Alexander Isak struck a stoppage-time penalty to earn a 2-1 victory which sees them move to within a point of fourth-placed Tottenham with a game in hand.Forest had gone ahead in the 26th minute through Emmanuel Dennis’ first go...Full Story »

A brace from Harry Kane helped Tottenham put a miserable week behind them with an entertaining 3-1 win over Nottingham Forest.Son Heung-min was also on target for Spurs before Joe Worrall grabbed a late consolation for the visitors and, while Fraser Forster saved a penalty from Andre Ayew in stoppage time, it was a comfortable and much-needed victory for Antonio Conte’s side.FA Cup and Cha...Full Story »

Brennan Johnson’s double helped Nottingham Forest twice come from behind to earn a vital point in a 2-2 draw against Everton in a crunch clash at the bottom of the Premier League.First-half goals from Demarai Gray and Abdoulaye Doucoure had put the Toffees on course for a third win in six games under Sean Dyche at the City Ground.But Johnson, who cancelled out Gray’s early penalty, e...Full Story »

Duncan Ferguson was frustrated as 10-man Forest Green Rovers lost 2-1 to Accrington, calling the game-changing red card “soft”.Ferguson is still looking for his first league win as Rovers boss after seven games in charge. They they remain rooted to the foot of the table, while Stanley moved out of the drop zone with this win.Stanley keeper Lukas Jensen pulled off two superb saves to ...Full Story »

Accrington moved out of the bottom four thanks to a come-from-behind 2-1 win over 10-man Forest Green Rovers.Duncan Ferguson is still looking for his first league win as Rovers boss after seven games in charge as they remain rooted to the foot of the table.They had led but after they went down to 10 men just before the break, their afternoon unravelled.Forest Green started well and Stanley keepe...Full Story »