Forest Green vs Chesham United — FA Cup: stats, lineups & analysis
Match Events
- 13′Forest Green, goal:1–0Bryan Ifeanyi
- 17′Forest Green, goal:2–0
- 18′Chesham United, yellow card:
- 23′Forest Green, goal:3–0assist
- Half-time3 – 0
- 57′Forest Green, goal:4–0
- 78′Forest Green, goal:5–0
- Full-time5 – 0
Key Stats
Match report
Forest Green cruise past Chesham United with 5-0 FA Cup replay win
Forest Green beat Chesham United 5-0 at The New Lawn in the FA Cup fourth qualifying round, three goals inside the first 23 minutes settling the replay long before the interval. The result followed a 0-0 draw between the sides in the previous game, in which Chesham United had been the home team.
AI-assisted match report written from official match data.
Bryan Ifeanyi opened the scoring in the 13th minute, and D'Mani Mellor doubled the lead four minutes later. Freddie Sass made it 3-0 in the 23rd minute from Mellor's assist, and Forest Green went in at half-time with the contest effectively decided.
Kyle Kelly added a fourth in the 57th minute and Tate Campbell completed the scoring in the 78th. Forest Green had 19 shots to 12 and put nine of them on target to Chesham's four, while possession was close at 52 per cent to 48 per cent in their favour.
Chesham United had arrived on the back of a 7-2 win over Ware and a 4-3 victory over Real Bedford. Forest Green's next game is an away tie at Luton in the FA Cup on Saturday 7 November.
D'Mani Mellor was involved in two of the first three goals, scoring the second in the 17th minute and then setting up Freddie Sass for the third.
Forest Green had nine shots on target to Chesham United's four, a gap that matched the five-goal margin.
Forest Green beat Chesham United 5–0 (half-time 3–0).
Forest Green met Chesham United in the FA Cup (4th Round Qualifying). Kick-off was Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 18:45 UTC at The New Lawn.
Team pages: Forest Green · Chesham United · FA Cup
Key moments
- 13' Goal: Bryan Ifeanyi — 1–0
- 17' Goal: D'Mani Mellor — 2–0
- 23' Goal: Freddie Sass (assist: D'Mani Mellor) — 3–0
- 57' Goal: Kyle Kelly — 4–0
- 78' Goal: Tate Campbell — 5–0
Pre-match read
Home rated 1364 vs 1353 — 0.61 expected score
Model-generated pre-match read. Not betting advice.
About this match
On this page: the Forest Green vs Chesham United final score and result, who scored, starting lineups, match stats and the full match report from this FA Cup fixture.
- Who scored and when — a goal-by-goal timeline of the match.
- Match stats — possession, shots, expected goals (xG), corners and cards.
- Starting lineups and player ratings for both teams.
- Head-to-head record and recent form for both sides.
The full match report above covers the goals, key moments and stats. Explore more on the Forest Green and Chesham United team pages or the FA Cup page.