Nottingham Forest 0-1 Coventry City · Premier League
Nottingham Forest lost to Coventry City 0-1 in the Premier League. Full match statistics, the goal timeline and both lineups are below.
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Match report
Nottingham Forest and Coventry City met in the Premier League at City Ground in Nottingham on Saturday, 19 September 2026.
Goalscorers
Nottingham Forest did not score. Coventry City: J. DaSilva 55'.
How the match went
Nottingham Forest saw more of the ball, 62% of it. Nottingham Forest had 24 shots with 3 on target, Coventry City 10 with 3 on target. There were 8 corners in total, 6 to Nottingham Forest and 2 to Coventry City. Nottingham Forest conceded 12 fouls, Coventry City 10. The referee showed 2 yellow cards (2 for Nottingham Forest, 0 for Coventry City).
Line-ups
Nottingham Forest started in a 3-4-2-1: Matz Sels, Jair, Ousmane Diomande, Murillo, Daniel Muñoz, James McAtee, Xaver Schlager, Neco Williams, Morgan Gibbs-White, Dan Ndoye, Liam Delap.
Coventry City started in a 3-4-2-1: Carl Rushworth, Stephen Mfuni, Bobby Thomas, Ethan Pinnock, Caleb Yirenkyi, Frank Onyeka, Matt Grimes, Jay DaSilva, Jack Rudoni, Ephron Mason-Clark, Brandon Thomas-Asante.
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Minute by minute
- 45'Half-time. Nottingham Forest 0-0 Coventry City.
- 55'Goal! Nottingham Forest 0-1 Coventry City. J. DaSilva (Coventry City) scores, assisted by C. Rushworth.
- 88'VAR check complete: the goal for Nottingham Forest stands.
- 90'Full-time. Nottingham Forest 0-1 Coventry City.
Full commentary (62 lines)
- 1'Kick-off: Nottingham Forest vs Coventry City.
- 1'Attempt saved. J. McAtee (Nottingham Forest), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 3'Attempt missed. J. Rudoni (Coventry City), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.09.
- 13'Attempt blocked. J. McAtee (Nottingham Forest), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 13'Attempt missed. D. Ndoye (Nottingham Forest), right-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 15'Attempt missed. M. Grimes (Coventry City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 16'Attempt saved. B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry City), left-footed shot. xG 0.05.
- 18'Attempt missed. D. Ndoye (Nottingham Forest), right-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 20'Attempt saved. N. Williams (Nottingham Forest), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 25'Attempt missed. J. DaSilva (Coventry City), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.05.
- 28'Attempt missed. B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry City), header. xG 0.03.
- 29'Attempt blocked. N. Williams (Nottingham Forest), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.02.
- 29'Offside, Nottingham Forest.
- 34'Attempt blocked. M. Ephron (Coventry City), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 35'Attempt missed. L. Delap (Nottingham Forest), right-footed shot. xG 0.01.
- 35'Attempt missed. Jair (Nottingham Forest), right-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 35'Attempt missed. D. Muñoz (Nottingham Forest), header. xG 0.04.
- 35'Attempt blocked. L. Delap (Nottingham Forest), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 35'Attempt blocked. D. Ndoye (Nottingham Forest), left-footed shot. xG 0.06.
- 37'Attempt blocked. J. McAtee (Nottingham Forest), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 37'Corner, Nottingham Forest.
- 38'Attempt missed. Murillo (Nottingham Forest), header from a corner. xG 0.06.
- 40'Corner, Coventry City.
- 43'Offside, Coventry City.
- 45'1 minute of added time.
- 45+1'Attempt blocked. X. Schlager (Nottingham Forest), left-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.01.
- 45'Half-time. Nottingham Forest 0-0 Coventry City.
- 46'The second half is under way.
- 46'Substitution, Coventry City: L. Tchaouna comes on for M. Ephron.
- 46'Attempt blocked. J. McAtee (Nottingham Forest), left-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.08.
- 47'Corner, Nottingham Forest.
- 47'Attempt blocked. D. Muñoz (Nottingham Forest), right-footed shot from a throw-in. xG 0.07.
- 47'Corner, Nottingham Forest.
- 49'Corner, Coventry City.
- 53'Attempt saved. L. Tchaouna (Coventry City), left-footed shot on the counter. xG 0.04.
- 55'Goal! Nottingham Forest 0-1 Coventry City. J. DaSilva (Coventry City) scores, assisted by C. Rushworth.
- 58'Attempt missed. B. Thomas (Coventry City), header from a set piece. xG 0.06.
- 59'Yellow card for L. Delap (Nottingham Forest) for argument.
- 59'Substitution, Nottingham Forest: I. Jesus comes on for D. Ndoye.
- 60'Corner, Nottingham Forest.
- 61'Attempt missed. O. Diomande (Nottingham Forest), header from a corner. xG 0.05.
- 63'Corner, Nottingham Forest.
- 64'Offside, Nottingham Forest.
- 69'Attempt blocked. N. Williams (Nottingham Forest), right-footed shot from a set piece. xG 0.04.
- 72'Attempt missed. L. Delap (Nottingham Forest), right-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 73'Substitution, Nottingham Forest: C. Wood comes on for O. Diomande.
- 74'Offside, Coventry City.
- 74'Substitution, Coventry City: E. Simms comes on for J. Rudoni.
- 76'Cleared off the line! I. Jesus (Nottingham Forest), right-footed shot. xG 0.21.
- 77'Attempt missed. L. Delap (Nottingham Forest), left-footed shot. xG 0.04.
- 79'Attempt blocked. I. Jesus (Nottingham Forest), header. xG 0.06.
- 80'Attempt missed. B. Thomas-Asante (Coventry City), header from a set piece. xG 0.03.
- 83'Substitution, Nottingham Forest: I. Sangaré comes on for J. McAtee.
- 83'Substitution, Nottingham Forest: L. Netz comes on for D. Muñoz.
- 85'Attempt blocked. X. Schlager (Nottingham Forest), left-footed shot. xG 0.03.
- 88'VAR check complete: the goal for Nottingham Forest stands.
- 90'6 minutes of added time.
- 90+1'Substitution, Coventry City: J. Latibeaudiere comes on for C. Yirenkyi.
- 90+4'Yellow card for Jair (Nottingham Forest) for foul.
- 90+6'Attempt blocked. Murillo (Nottingham Forest), left-footed shot. xG 0.02.
- 90+6'Corner, Nottingham Forest.
- 90'Full-time. Nottingham Forest 0-1 Coventry City.