Nottingham Forest v Coventry City, 19 September 2026

Score1-0 to Coventry City
RefereeJarred Gillett
CompetitionPremier League
VenueCity Ground
Attendance30,666

View Nottingham Forest v Coventry City head to head

Kick-off: 5.30pm . Premier League Head to Head Played: 11 Nottingham Forest won: 4 Drawn: 4 Coventry City won: 3 Nottingham Forest scored: 9 Coventry City scored: 8 . This was Coventry City’s first win at the City Ground since a 4-1 victory on 28 August 2004 in the League Championship.

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Oliver Glasner

1 Coventry City

Manager: Frank Lampard

Goals:

Goals:

Jay Dasilva 55 G

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Ousmane Diomandé
Defender Jair Cunha
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Muñoz
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Midfielder/Forward Dan Ndoye
Midfielder/Forward Xaver Schlager
Forward Liam Delap

Starting lineup:

Carl Rushworth Goalkeeper
Stephen Mfuni Defender
Ethan Pinnock Defender
Bobby Thomas Defender
Jay Dasilva Defender/Midfielder
Matt Grimes Midfielder
Frank Onyeka Midfielder
Jack Rudoni Midfielder
Caleb Yirenkyi Midfielder
Ephron Mason-Clark Midfielder/Forward
Brandon Thomas-Asante Forward

Substitutions:

Igor Jesus for Dan Ndoye 59
Chris Wood for Ousmane Diomandé 73
Luca Netz for Daniel Muñoz 83
Ibrahim Sangaré for James McAtee 83

Substitutions:

Loum Tchaouna for Ephron Mason-Clark 46
Ellis Simms for Jack Rudoni 74
Joel Latibeaudiere for Caleb Yirenkyi 90+1

Cards:

Liam Delap 59 Y
Jair Cunha 90+4 Y

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Victor
Defender Luca Netz
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Forward Igor Jesus
Forward Chris Wood

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bentley
Defender/Midfielder Joel Latibeaudiere
Midfielder Gustavo Hamer
Midfielder Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
Midfielder/Forward Yann Gboho
Midfielder/Forward Loum Tchaouna
Midfielder/Forward Victor Torp
Forward Sidiki Cherif
Forward Ellis Simms

Comments:

League position: 12th . Nottingham Forest had now failed to score in their first three home games of a league season for the first time. . Forest had now lost 12 of their last 35 home games in the Premier League (won 11). . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 21 of their last 30 home games in the Premier League (conceded 30 goals). . Igor Jesus scored in the 86th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to a foul decision.

Comments:

League position: 18th . This was Coventry City's 100th win in the Premier League and their first in the division since 16 April 2001 against Sunderland at Highfield Road. . This was City’s first league win since a 4-0 victory at Watford in the League Championship on 2 May 2026: longer than any other team currently in the Premier League. . The Sky Blues avoided failing to score in their first three away games of a league season for the first time since 1998-99 in the Premier League. Jay Dasilva - with his first goal in his 127th appearance for the club - had now scored their first first goal in the competition since Mustapha Hadji at Aston Villa on 5 May 2001.

0 Nottingham Forest

Manager: Oliver Glasner

Goals:

Starting lineup:

Goalkeeper Matz Sels
Defender Ousmane Diomandé
Defender Jair Cunha
Defender Murillo
Defender/Midfielder Daniel Muñoz
Defender/Midfielder Neco Williams
Midfielder/Forward Morgan Gibbs-White
Midfielder/Forward James McAtee
Midfielder/Forward Dan Ndoye
Midfielder/Forward Xaver Schlager
Forward Liam Delap

Substitutions:

Igor Jesus for Dan Ndoye 59
Chris Wood for Ousmane Diomandé 73
Luca Netz for Daniel Muñoz 83
Ibrahim Sangaré for James McAtee 83

Cards:

Liam Delap 59 Y
Jair Cunha 90+4 Y

On the bench:

Goalkeeper John Victor
Defender Luca Netz
Defender/Midfielder Ola Aina
Midfielder Nicolás Domínguez
Midfielder Callum Hudson-Odoi
Midfielder Ibrahim Sangaré
Midfielder Ryan Yates
Forward Igor Jesus
Forward Chris Wood

Comments:

League position: 12th . Nottingham Forest had now failed to score in their first three home games of a league season for the first time. . Forest had now lost 12 of their last 35 home games in the Premier League (won 11). . They had now failed to keep a clean sheet in 21 of their last 30 home games in the Premier League (conceded 30 goals). . Igor Jesus scored in the 86th minute but the goal was disallowed after a VAR review due to a foul decision.

1 Coventry City

Manager: Frank Lampard

Goals:

Jay Dasilva 55 G

Starting lineup:

Carl Rushworth Goalkeeper
Stephen Mfuni Defender
Ethan Pinnock Defender
Bobby Thomas Defender
Jay Dasilva Defender/Midfielder
Matt Grimes Midfielder
Frank Onyeka Midfielder
Jack Rudoni Midfielder
Caleb Yirenkyi Midfielder
Ephron Mason-Clark Midfielder/Forward
Brandon Thomas-Asante Forward

Substitutions:

Loum Tchaouna for Ephron Mason-Clark 46
Ellis Simms for Jack Rudoni 74
Joel Latibeaudiere for Caleb Yirenkyi 90+1

Cards:

On the bench:

Goalkeeper Dan Bentley
Defender/Midfielder Joel Latibeaudiere
Midfielder Gustavo Hamer
Midfielder Tatsuhiro Sakamoto
Midfielder/Forward Yann Gboho
Midfielder/Forward Loum Tchaouna
Midfielder/Forward Victor Torp
Forward Sidiki Cherif
Forward Ellis Simms

Comments:

League position: 18th . This was Coventry City's 100th win in the Premier League and their first in the division since 16 April 2001 against Sunderland at Highfield Road. . This was City’s first league win since a 4-0 victory at Watford in the League Championship on 2 May 2026: longer than any other team currently in the Premier League. . The Sky Blues avoided failing to score in their first three away games of a league season for the first time since 1998-99 in the Premier League. Jay Dasilva - with his first goal in his 127th appearance for the club - had now scored their first first goal in the competition since Mustapha Hadji at Aston Villa on 5 May 2001.