Forest Green 3 AFC Fylde 0: four wins on the spin for rampant Rovers

Forest Green catapulted themselves up to third in the early season table, posting their fourth-straight victory.

On a comprehensive New Lawn evening a sumptuous Charlie McCann free-kick put Steve Cotterill’s side in the driving seat before late goals from Jamie Robson and substitute Harvey Bunker sealed it.

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McCann opened the scoring 10 minutes before the interval when he fired in a free-kick from 25 yards. Nick Haughton hit the woodwork for Fylde but Rovers secured the points when Robson struck via a post following a scintillating run and sub Bunker whipped in from the edge of the box.

Pictures: Peter Barnes

Forest Green Rovers: Ward; Long, Inniss, Tozer, Robson (Moore-Taylor 90+2); McCann, May, Sercombe (Bunker 90); Jenks (McAllister 18), Doidge (Cardwell 73), Knowles (Osadebe 73).

Subs not used: Searle, Quigley.