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Coventry City vs Nottingham Forest

Championship
Coventry
1-0-0
2-1
Final
Nottm Forest
0-0-1
Coventry Building Society Arena

Match pulse

COVAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTNFO
63%Possession37%
12Shots10
6On target2
0Corners5
1Saves4
16Fouls12
34'Ben SheafCOV49'Kyle McFadzeanCOV55'Ian MaatsenCOV58'Lyle TaylorNFO60'Gustavo HamerCOV
Team1H2HT
COV022
NFO101

Who won: Coventry 2-1

Coventry City beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 on Sunday, August 8, 2021 at Coventry Building Society Arena. Goals for Coventry: Viktor Gyökeres (81') and Kyle McFadzean (90'+6'). Goals for Nottm Forest: Lyle Taylor (36').

Player of the game

Viktor Gyökeres

COV · 1 G

7.4

Deserved to win

9%
COV · 0.10 xG
82%
Draw
9%
NFO · 0.10 xG

Dead even on chances: this one could have gone either way

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Coventry City 2, Nottingham Forest 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Coventry City 2, Nottingham Forest 1.
  3. GOAL90'+6'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    K. McFadzean

    Goal! Coventry City 2, Nottingham Forest 1. Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner following a set piece situation.

    COV 2 - 1 NFO
  4. 90'+6'

    Right footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.

    C. O'Hare

  5. 90'+6'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) header from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a cross.

    D. Hyam

  6. 90'+6'

    Foul

    Foul by Ryan Yates (Nottingham Forest).

  7. 90'+6'

    Free kick won

    Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  8. 90'+3'

    Offside, Nottingham Forest. Cafú tries a through ball, but Tobias Figueiredo is caught offside.

  9. 90'+2'

    Foul

    Foul by Michael Rose (Coventry City).

  10. 90'+2'

    Free kick won

    Brennan Johnson (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  11. 89'

    Foul

    Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest).

  12. 89'

    Free kick won

    Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  13. 88'
    Sub

    Subbed on for L. Taylor

    Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Cafú replaces Lyle Taylor because of an injury.

    Cafú

  14. 86'

    Header saved

    Attempt saved. Kyle McFadzean (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Gustavo Hamer with a cross.

    K. McFadzean

  15. 85'

    Foul

    Foul by Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest).

  16. 85'

    Free kick won

    Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  17. GOAL81'

    Goal! Right footed shot

    V. Gyökeres · ast B. Sheaf

    Goal! Coventry City 1, Nottingham Forest 1. Viktor Gyökeres (Coventry City) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Ben Sheaf.

    COV 1 - 1 NFO
  18. 80'

    Foul

    Foul by Philip Zinckernagel (Nottingham Forest).

  19. 80'

    Free kick won

    Fankaty Dabo (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

  20. 79'

    Foul

    Foul by Lyle Taylor (Nottingham Forest).

  21. 79'

    Free kick won

    Dominic Hyam (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  22. 78'

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Fankaty Dabo.

  23. 77'

    Offside, Coventry City. Gustavo Hamer tries a through ball, but Dominic Hyam is caught offside.

  24. 76'

    Foul

    Foul by Jack Colback (Nottingham Forest).

  25. 76'

    Free kick won

    Callum O'Hare (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the right wing.

Leaders

COVNFO
Total Shots
Martyn Waghorn
3
Joe Lolley
5

Season seriesNFO leads series 4-1

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