Forest Green 2-2 Southend — National League, 21 May 2025
Southend beat Forest Green 4-2 on penalties after a 2-2 draw in the National League Promotion Play-offs - Semi-finals on 21 May 2025 at The Bolt New Lawn, Nailsworth, Gloucestershire. R. Innis, E. Osadebe, Thomas Knowles, H. Cardwell and 2 more scored for Forest Green; B. Goodliffe, J. Bridge, J. Walker, J. Gubbins and 2 more for Southend. Full line-ups are below. In their last 4 meetings, Forest Green have won 1 and Southend 1, 2 draws.
· kickoff·The Bolt New Lawn · Nailsworth, Gloucestershire·Match Finished
Match timeline
- 42'C. Kendall
- Half-time0-0
- 0-154'B. Goodliffeassist: O. Coker
- 60'C. Kendallout: M. Bonne
- 1-162'assist: K. McAllister
- 67'O. Cokerout: C. Miley
- 78'J. Moore-Taylor
- 82'out: J. Bridge
- 90+1'out: H. Cardwell
- 90+1'out: E. Osadebe
- 2-194'E. Osadebeassist: L. Sercombe
- 95'L. Chambers-Parillonout: J. Walker
- 105'out: J. Gubbins
- 113'
- 2-2116'J. Bridgeassist: B. Goodliffe
- 118'A. Mayout: H. Bunker
- 120+1'J. WalkerMissed PenaltyPenalty Shootout
- 120+1'J. WalkerMissed PenaltyPenalty Shootout
- 120+1'J. WalkerMissed PenaltyPenalty Shootout
- 120+2'
- 3-2120+2'H. CardwellPenaltyPenalty Shootout
- 3-3120+3'J. BridgePenaltyPenalty Shootout
- 120+4'L. SercombeMissed PenaltyPenalty Shootout
- 120+4'
- 120+4'
- 3-4120+5'
- 4-4120+6'
- 4-5120+7'
- 120+8'L. SercombeMissed PenaltyPenalty Shootout
- 120+8'L. SercombeMissed PenaltyPenalty Shootout
- 4-6120+9'
- Full-time2-2
Line-ups
Coach: S. Cotterill
- 15J. Moore-Taylor78'
- 3S. Long
- 22Joseph Quigley90+1'
- 19A. May118'
- 10L. Sercombe120+4'120+8'120+8'
- 7K. McAllister113'
- 5R. Innis62'
- 17Jamie Robson
- 24J. Garrick90+1'
- 8Charlie McCann120+6'
- 28Ted Cann
Substitutes
- 9Christian Doidge
- 23H. Cardwell120+2'90+1'
- 6E. Osadebe94'90+1'
- 11Thomas Knowles120+2'120+4'120+4'113'
- 20J. Searle
- 21T. Jenks
- 16H. Bunker118'
Coach: K. Maher
- 8Noor Husin82'
- 16H. Taylor
- 20B. Goodliffe54'
- 21T. Hopper105'
- 3N. Ralph
- 22Keenan Appiah-Forson
- 2Gus Scott-Morriss120+9'
- 1N. Hayes
- 28O. Coker67'
- 24C. Kendall42'60'
- 19L. Chambers-Parillon95'
Substitutes
- 7J. Bridge116'120+3'82'
- 9M. Bonne120+7'60'
- 17C. Miley67'
- 32A. Jaakkola
- 11J. Walker120+1'120+1'120+1'95'
- 4G. Wind
- 15J. Gubbins120+5'105'
Team statistics aren't available for this match.
Player statistics aren't available for this match.
Recent Form
Forest GreenDWWDL
- D05 May 25AHartlepool1-1
- W26 Apr 25HOldham1-0
- W21 Apr 25HTamworth3-0
- D18 Apr 25AYeovil Town1-1
- L12 Apr 25HGateshead2-3
Head-to-head
- 15 Mar 25Forest Green2-2Southend
- 23 Nov 24Southend2-2Forest Green
- 24 Feb 21Forest Green1-3Southend
- 24 Nov 20Southend0-1Forest Green
Most recent meetings
Final table, National League 2024/25
| # | Team | P | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Barnet | 46 | +59 | 102 |
| 2 | York | 46 | +53 | 96 |
| 3 | Forest Green | 46 | +27 | 83 |
| 4 | Rochdale | 46 | +25 | 74 |
| 5 | Oldham | 46 | +16 | 73 |
| 6 | FC Halifax Town | 46 | +4 | 70 |
| 7 | Southend | 46 | +11 | 68 |
| 8 | Gateshead | 46 | +8 | 67 |
| 9 | Altrincham | 46 | +6 | 64 |
Before and after
Forest Green
- Previous: Hartlepool 1-1 Forest Green, 5 May 2025 · National League
- Next: Solihull Moors 2-2 Forest Green, 9 Aug 2025 · National League
Southend
- Previous: Rochdale 3-4 Southend, 15 May 2025 · National League
- Next: Oldham 3-2 Southend, 1 Jun 2025 · National League
Data updated