Dan Sweeney is Forest Green’s only injury absentee as they prepare to welcome Salford to The Fully Charged New Lawn.The 27-year-old has missed the last two league games after picking up a knock and will remain on the sidelines as he awaits the results of a scan.Matty Stevens returned to the starting XI with a goal in a 1-1 draw against Leyton Orient and will be pushing to make it consecuti...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest forward Lyle Taylor will hope his midweek heroics are enough to earn him a start at home to Fulham in the Sky Bet Championship on Sunday.The attacker scored twice after being summoned off the bench to secure a 2-1 win at Bristol City on Tuesday and boss Steve Cooper now has to decide if he plays the 31-year-old from the off.Fellow forward Lewis Grabban has been in great fo...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest boss Steve Cooper praised matchwinner Lyle Taylor after the substitute’s two-stoppage time goals secured a 2-1 win and inflicted more Ashton Gate misery on Bristol City.The home side, without a home win since January, had worked tirelessly to protect the 39th-minute lead given them by teenager Alex Scott, who fired home after Brice Samba had saved a Nahki Wells shot.But w...Full Story »

Forest Green manager Rob Edwards was satisfied with his team’s 1-1 draw at Leyton Orient that maintained their four-point lead at the top of League Two.The visitors’ hopes of achieving their sixth away league win of the season were lifted when they took the lead in the second-half through Matty Stevens’ seven league goal of the season.But their advantage lasted only eight minut...Full Story »

Substitute Lyle Taylor struck twice in stoppage time as Nottingham Forest extended Bristol City’s Ashton Gate misery with a 2-1 Championship win.The hosts took a 39th minute lead when Nahki Wells saw his low shot from just outside the box saved at full stretch by Brice Samba, only for the ball to break for Alex Scott to fire into an unguarded net.City were still ahead on 90 minutes, but Na...Full Story »

Forest Green retained their four-point lead at the top of League Two as they were held to a 1-1 draw at Leyton Orient.A compelling contest at Brisbane Road finished with the spoils shared after Matty Stevens had opened the scoring for the visitors before Orient substitute Ruel Sotiriou levelled to record a third-straight draw for the hosts.Both goals came in the second half after two well-organi...Full Story »

Leyton Orient remain without Adam Thompson and Callum Reilly for the visit of Sky Bet League Two leaders Forest Green.Orient boss Kenny Jackett is hopeful midfielder Reilly will be fit by the end of the month.Defender Thompson has not played this season because of an ankle problem and could return in November.Jackett reported no new injury concerns after Saturday’s goalless draw against Wa...Full Story »

Joe Williams and Andy King are doubts for Bristol City’s game with Nottingham Forest.The pair were forced off in Saturday’s 2-0 defeat against Bournemouth and are being assessed.Robbie Cundy and Antoine Semenyo are still battling knee injuries, while Tommy Conway continues to recover following ankle surgery.Boss Nigel Pearson returned to the dugout on Saturday after recovering from c...Full Story »

Scunthorpe manager Neil Cox admitted everyone at the club is under pressure as League Two’s bottom side lost again after fans reportedly tried preventing the players turning up for the game.Videos shared on social media showed a tractor dragging down gates which had been padlocked outside Sands Venue Stadium before the clash with leaders Forest Green.Rovers won 2-0 thanks to second-half go...Full Story »

Steve Cooper is refusing to get carried away at Nottingham Forest despite seeing his side make it 13 points from five games with a 2-1 win over Blackpool.While he played down their prospects of exchanging what had looked like being a relegation fight under Chris Hughton for a play-off push Cooper wants his players to be obsessed with maintaining their recent run of form.Forest head to Bristol Ci...Full Story »

Two goals in five second-half minutes saw Forest Green stretch their lead at the top of the League Two table with a 2-0 victory at bottom side Scunthorpe.Jamille Matt broke the deadlock from the penalty spot on the hour mark, before Ebou Adams headed in a second shortly after.The game could have followed a different path had Ryan Loft not been denied by Rovers goalkeeper Luke McGee after getting...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest head coach Steve Cooper expects to have an unchanged squad for his side’s home game against Blackpool.Cooper, who has taken seven points from his three matches in charge, could be tempted to stick with the team that started the 3-0 win at Birmingham prior to the international break.Lewis Grabban marked his return to the starting line-up with the opening goal at St Andrew&...Full Story »

Swindon boss Ben Garner admitted he nearly substituted Harry McKirdy before the maverick forward set up the goal that secured his side’s 2-0 win over league leaders Forest Green.McKirdy had given Swindon the lead with a volley before Ipswich loanee Tyreece Simpson put the game beyond Rovers.Garner said: “We were talking about taking him (McKirdy) off and then he popped up with a bit ...Full Story »

Swindon gained the derby day West Country bragging rights after they beat league leaders Forest Green 2-0 thanks to second-half goals from Harry McKirdy and Tyreece Simpson.Swindon, who were missing five players on international duty, started brightly and thought they had nosed ahead on 15 minutes when Luke McGee spilled McKirdy’s strike and Simpson put the loose ball into the net – ...Full Story »

Ebou Adams will miss Forest Green Rovers’ clash against Swindon.The midfielder is currently on international duty with Gambia.Forest Green will also be without defender Udoka Godwin-Malife as he continues his recovery from a collarbone injury.Elliott Whitehouse is still out long-term with a knee injury.Swindon with be without five players ahead of the short trip west.The Robins have Jonny ...Full Story »

Delighted Forest Green manager Rob Edwards saluted his side as they cemented their spot at the top of League Two with a 2-0 away win over Carlisle.First-half goals from Jamille Matt and Nicky Cadden did the damage as Rovers made it five game unbeaten in the league.“I’m really pleased, it’s a tough place to come and they haven’t lost here in the league yet this season,&rdq...Full Story »

Nottingham Forest head coach Steve Cooper heaped praise on captain Lewis Grabban after the 33-year-old scored the opener in the Reds’ 3-0 win over Birmingham.Grabban and Ryan Yates stormed Cooper’s side into a two-goal lead in the first half before Djed Spence netted his first goal in a year to earn the Reds their first win at St Andrews since 2015.Cooper now has two wins from his op...Full Story »

League two leaders Forest Green extended their unbeaten run to five matches with a fine 2-0 away win over struggling Carlisle.Goals from Jamille Matt and Nicky Cadden did the damage as Rovers proved too strong for the Cumbrians.Jamaican striker Matt fired the visitors into a deserved lead in the 29th minute with his seventh goal of the season in all competitions.Ben Stevenson’s corner avoi...Full Story »

Tristan Abrahams is once again a doubt for Carlisle ahead of their Sky Bet League Two match against Forest Green.The striker missed last Saturday’s 4-0 thrashing at the hands of Sutton because of a foot injury sustained in training and seems likely to be absent once more.Danny Devine will be pushing for a starting berth after getting more than an hour under his belt in the Papa John’...Full Story »

Birmingham boss Lee Bowyer could make changes against Nottingham Forest as he looks for a first win in five Championship matches.Scott Hogan and Troy Deeney continued up front at QPR in midweek but Bowyer made a double substitution for the second game running which saw the pair replaced by Lukas Jutkiewicz and Chuks Aneke.George Friend is an option in defence after he lost his place to the retur...Full Story »