CITY registered their first league win of the season after coming from behind to beat Stevenage 2-1 at Valley Parade.
T&A chief sports writer SIMON PARKER has all the match stats and player ratings.
MAN OF THE MATCH
Billy Clarke looked a class above at times with his clever use of the ball and intelligent play to find himself space. Great control and lay-off for City’s winner.
MOMENT OF THE MATCH
Tyler French delivered a precise cross and Lee Novak got across his marker to glance home the header to being the fightback.
MOAN OF THE MATCH
The defending for the Stevenage goal was awful – all four involved were culpable for not dealing with it.
TACTICS
City made three changes from Forest Green – two enforced with both O’Connors suspended. Levi Sutton came in for his first league appearance on the right of midfield while Ben Richards-Everton returned at the back.
REFEREE: Ollie Yates
BOOKINGS: Clarke, Novak (City)
SHOTS ON TARGET: City 7 Stevenage 5
SHOTS OFF TARGET: City 8 Stevenage 8
CORNERS: City 4 Stevenage 5
FOULS: City 15 Stevenage 10
PLAYER RATINGS
CITY: O’Donnell 6, French 6, Staunton 6, Richards-Everton 6, Wood 6, Sutton 7, Cooke 6 (Evans 66min), Watt 7, Clarke 8 (Longridge 90min), Guthrie 5, Novak 7. Subs (not used): Pritchard, Donaldson, Ismail, Mottley-Henry, Hornby.
STEVENAGE: Cumming 7, James-Wildin 7, Cuthbert 7, Prosser 6 (Akinwande 87min), Hutton 6, Osborne 6, Read 6 (Marshall 71min), Smith 6, List 6, Dinanga 7, Newton 6. Subs (not used): Vincelot, Townsend-West, Arai, Granville, Johnson.
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