On Saturday Nov 5th, South Shields will host Forest Green Rovers in a FA Cup match. In their last match, South Shields recorded a 1-0 shutout win against Scunthorpe United. Dylan Mottley Henry struck first for South Shields in the 13th minute, and with that single goal the scoring was complete. Neither team could manage anything else In the end, Scunthorpe United couldn’t muster any offence and South Shields ran away with the shutout win. South Shields is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while forest Green Rovers is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Barnsley. Devante Cole struck first for Barnsley in the 15th minute on a feed from Jordan Williams, then Josh Martin added another in the 83rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Forest Green Rovers couldn’t manage to score, and Barnsley took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
This match will be the first time these two teams face eachother this season.
Josh March and Baily Cargill are the top scorers for Forest Green Rovers in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. South Shields is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Darius Osei and Hodgson each only have 1 goal in their last 5.