Luton 4-3 Forest Green — FA Cup, 31 Oct 2025
Luton beat Forest Green 4-3 in the FA Cup 1/128-finals on 31 October 2025 at Kenilworth Road, Luton. L. Fanne, Nahki Wells, Thomas Knowles, K. McAllister got on the scoresheet. Full match stats, line-ups and player ratings are below. In their last 5 meetings, Luton have won 3 and Forest Green 0, 2 draws.
Match timeline
- 1-023'assist: Nahki Wells
- 2-030'
- Half-time2-0
- 46'N. Kengniout: K. McAllister
- 46'S. Etalukuout: Thomas Knowles
- 3-053'assist: L. Fanne
- 59'A. Kanuout: R. Inniss
- 59'T. Babalolaout: A. Dausch
- 3-161'Thomas Knowlesassist: J. Buyabu
- 62'
- 62'
- 65'Time wasting
- 3-268'Penalty
- 71'out: J. Yates
- 71'Jake Richardsout: Gideon Kodua
- 73'I. Mooreout: J. Balagizi
- 3-379'A. Dausch
- 84'Argument
- 89'Thomas KnowlesFoul
- 4-390'Gideon Koduaassist: J. Yates
- 90+5'
- Full-time4-3
Player ratings
9.0
Top rated
Luton
- 9.0Nahki WellsF
- 8.7Lamine DaboM
- 7.3Liam WalshM
- 6.9Gideon KoduaF
- 6.9Jerry YatesF
- 6.7George SavilleM
- 6.7Teden MengiD
- 6.6Ali Al-HamadiF
- 6.3Isaiah JonesM
- 6.3Josh KeeleyG
- 6.3Zack NelsonM
- 6.2Jake RichardsM
- 6.2Cohen BramallD
- 6.0Kallum NaismithD
- 5.7Nigel Cello LonwijkD
Forest Green
- 7.9Thomas KnowlesF
- 7.2Harry WhitwellM
- 6.7Sean EtalukuM
- 6.5Aidan DauschF
- 6.3Temi BabalolaF
- 6.3Harvey BunkerM
- 6.3Abraham KanuD
- 6.3Isaac MooreM
- 6.3Ryan InnissD
- 6.2James BalagiziM
- 6.0Neil Kengni KuemoD
- 6.0Kyle McAllisterM
- 5.9Laurent MendyD
- 5.9Jili BuyabuM
- 5.6Tre PembertonD
- 5.5Fiachra PagelG
Line-ups
Luton4-2-3-1
Coach: Jack Wilshere
- 23George SavilleM6.7
- 8Liam Walsh62'M7.3
- 3Kallum Naismith84'D6.0
- 21Nahki Wells30'53'71'F9.0
- 33Cohen BramallD6.2
- 15T. MengiD6.7
- 25Isaiah Jones62'M6.3
- 17N. LonwijkD5.7
- 24J. KeeleyG6.3
- 22L. Fanne23'90+5'M8.7
- 27Jake Richards71'M6.2
Substitutes
- 5Mads AndersenD
- 9J. Yates71'F6.9
- 1James SheaG
- 16Hakeem Odoffin90+5'D
- 7Millenic AlliF
- 12A. Al Hamadi62'F6.6
- 30Gideon Kodua90'71'F6.9
- 37Zack Nelson62'M6.3
- 28C. MakossoD
- 16H. BunkerM6.3
- 32A. Kanu59'D6.3
- 25H. WhitwellM7.2
- 12F. PagelG5.5
- 28S. Etaluku46'M6.7
- 18I. Moore73'M6.3
- 3N. Kengni46'D6.0
- 24J. BuyabuM5.9
- 21T. PembertonD5.6
- 6L. MendyD5.9
- 27T. Babalola59'F6.3
Substitutes
- 15J. Moore-TaylorD
- 11Thomas Knowles61'89'46'F7.9
- 8N. HaughtonM
- 7K. McAllister68'46'M6.0
- 5R. Inniss59'D6.3
- 1L. McNicholasG
- 14J. ClarkeM
- 26J. Balagizi73'M6.2
- 17A. Dausch79'59'F6.5
Team statistics
53%Possession47%
9Total shots16
5Shots on target5
4Shots off target7
0Blocked shots4
2Corners6
3Offsides1
7Fouls10
2Yellow cards1
1Goalkeeper saves1
383Total passes325
275Accurate passes213
72%Pass accuracy66%
Luton
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nahki Wells | 71 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | – | 9.0 |
| Lamine Dabo | 89 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | – | 8.7 |
| Liam Walsh | 62 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 7.3 |
| Gideon Kodua | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | – | – | 6.9 |
| Jerry Yates | 19 | – | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.9 |
| George Saville | 90 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 6.7 |
| Teden Mengi | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.7 |
| Ali Al-Hamadi | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.6 |
| Isaiah Jones | 62 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Josh Keeley | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Zack Nelson | 28 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Jake Richards | 71 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 1 | – | 6.2 |
| Cohen Bramall | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 6.2 |
| Kallum Naismith | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.0 |
| Nigel Cello Lonwijk | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 5.7 |
Forest Green
| Player | Min | G | A | Sh | KP | Tkl | Drb | Rt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Knowles | 45 | 1 | 0 | 4 | – | – | 1 | 7.9 |
| Harry Whitwell | 90 | – | 0 | – | 3 | 4 | 2 | 7.2 |
| Sean Etaluku | 45 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.7 |
| Aidan Dausch | 31 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 6.5 |
| Temi Babalola | 59 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.3 |
| Harvey Bunker | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 2 | – | 6.3 |
| Abraham Kanu | 59 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.3 |
| Isaac Moore | 73 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 6.3 |
| Ryan Inniss | 31 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | – | 6.3 |
| James Balagizi | 17 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 6.2 |
| Neil Kengni Kuemo | 45 | – | 0 | – | – | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| Kyle McAllister | 45 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | 6.0 |
| Laurent Mendy | 90 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 5.9 |
| Jili Buyabu | 90 | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 5.9 |
| Tre Pemberton | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | 3 | – | 5.6 |
| Fiachra Pagel | 90 | – | 0 | – | – | – | – | 5.5 |
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