Luton Town vs Forest Green Rovers: 4–3

Luton Town beat Forest Green Rovers 4–3 in the English FA Cup on Friday, 31 October 2025 at Kenilworth Road, Luton, England.

Competition: English FA Cup (2025-26 English FA Cup, First Round)
Kick-off time: Fri, 31 Oct 2025, 19:30 UTC
Status: Full Time
Venue: Kenilworth Road, Luton, England
Attendance: 4,511
Teams: Luton Town (home), Forest Green Rovers (away)

Goals

23' — Lamine Dabo (Luton Town), assist Nahki Wells
30' — Nahki Wells (Luton Town)
53' — Nahki Wells (Luton Town), assist Lamine Dabo
61' — Tom Knowles (Forest Green Rovers), assist Jili Buyabu
68' — Kyle McAllister (penalty) (Forest Green Rovers)
79' — Aidan Dausch (Forest Green Rovers)
90'+2' — Gideon Kodua (Luton Town), assist Jerry Yates

Starting line-ups

Luton Town (4-2-3-1): Joshua Keeley (G), Kal Naismith (CD-L), Teden Mengi (CD-R), Cohen Bramall (LB), Nigel Lonwijk (RB), Lamine Dabo (AM), George Saville (LM), Liam Walsh (RM), Nahki Wells (F), Isaiah Jones (AM-L), Jake Richards (AM-R).

Forest Green Rovers (4-2-3-1): Fiachra Pagel (G), Laurent Mendy (CD-L), Abraham Kanu (CD-R), Neil Kengni (LB), Tre Pemberton (RB), Harry Whitwell (AM), Isaac Moore (LM), Harvey Bunker (RM), Temi Babalola (F), Jili Buyabu (AM-L), Sean Etaluku (AM-R).

Recent form

Luton Town: lost 2–0 away to Stevenage (4 Oct); lost 3–1 away to Cambridge United (7 Oct); lost 2–0 vs Mansfield Town (18 Oct); won 1–0 away to Northampton Town (25 Oct); won 3–1 vs Brighton & Hove Albion U21 (28 Oct).

Forest Green Rovers: drew 1–1 vs York City (27 Sept); drew 0–0 away to Boston United (1 Oct); lost 1–0 vs Rochdale (4 Oct); lost 4–2 away to Carlisle United (18 Oct); won 2–1 vs Boreham Wood (25 Oct).