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Nottingham Forest vs Coventry City

Premier League
0-1
Final
The City Ground
TV: Fubo

Match pulse

NFOAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
0'HTCOV
63%Possession37%
24Shots10
3On target3
6Corners2
2Saves2
12Fouls10
59'Liam DelapNFO90'+4'Jair PaulaNFO
Team1H2HT
NFO000
COV011

Who won: Coventry 1-0

Coventry City beat Nottingham Forest 1-0 on Saturday, September 19, 2026 at The City Ground. Goals for Coventry: Jay Da Silva (55').

Every player rated

Chirp Rating, 3.0 to 10.0
  1. 18.3Carl RushworthG
  2. 27.3Jay Da SilvaLM
  3. 36.8Brandon Thomas-AsanteF
  4. 46.7Bobby ThomasCD
  5. 56.7Ethan PinnockCD-L
  6. 66.6Stephen MfuniCD-R
  7. 76.5Jack RudoniCF-R
  8. 86.5Loum TchaounaSUB
  9. 96.4Frank OnyekaCM-R
  10. 106.4Ephron Mason-ClarkCF-L
  11. 116.2James McAteeCM-R
  12. 126.2Matt GrimesCM-L

Team stats

NFOCOV
12Fouls10
2Yellow Cards0
0Red Cards0
2Offsides2
6Corner Kicks2
2Saves2
62.6Possession37.4
24SHOTS10
3ON GOAL3
0.1On Target %0.3
0Penalty Goals0
0Penalty Kicks Taken0
428Accurate Passes233
506Passes308
0.8Pass Completion %0.8
9Accurate Crosses4
31Crosses13
0.3Cross %0.3
58Long Balls63
30Accurate Long Balls26
0.5Long Balls %0.4
12Blocked Shots1
7Effective Tackles5
9Tackles12
0.8Tackle %0.4
2Interceptions15
26Effective Clearances38
26Clearances38

Player of the game

Carl Rushworth

COV · 1 A, 2 saves, clean sheet

8.3

Deserved to win

66%
NFO · 1.80 xG
22%
Draw
12%
COV · 0.60 xG

Nottm Forest deserved better: 66% on chances, lost 0-1

Play by play

  1. Match ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Coventry City 1.
  2. Second Half ends, Nottingham Forest 0, Coventry City 1.
  3. 90'+6'NFO

    Corner awarded

    Corner, Nottingham Forest. Conceded by Joel Latibeaudiere.

  4. 90'+6'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Murillo (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Luca Netz.

  5. 90'+4'

    Yellow card

    Jair Cunha (Nottingham Forest) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.

    Jair Paula

  6. 90'+4'NFO

    Foul

    Foul by Jair Cunha (Nottingham Forest).

  7. 90'+4'

    Free kick won

    Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  8. 90'+3'

    Free kick won

    Morgan Gibbs-White (Nottingham Forest) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  9. 90'+3'

    Foul

    Foul by Matt Grimes (Coventry City).

  10. 90'+1'

    Fourth official has announced 6 minutes of added time.

  11. 90'+1'
    Sub

    Subbed on for C. Yirenkyi

    Substitution, Coventry City. Joel Latibeaudiere replaces Caleb Yirenkyi.

    J. Latibeaudiere

  12. 88'NFO

    Var - referee decision cancelled

    VAR Decision: No Goal Nottingham Forest 0-1 Coventry City.

  13. 86'

    Deleted after review

    GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.

  14. 86'

    Foul

    Foul by Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest).

  15. 86'

    Free kick won

    Caleb Yirenkyi (Coventry City) wins a free kick in the defensive half.

  16. 85'

    Left footed shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Xaver Schlager (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.

    X. Schlager

  17. 83'Ibrahim Sangaré
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. McAtee

    Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Ibrahim Sangaré replaces James McAtee.

    I. Sangaré

  18. 83'
    Sub

    Subbed on for D. Muñoz

    Substitution, Nottingham Forest. Luca Netz replaces Daniel Muñoz.

    L. Netz

  19. 80'

    Shot off target

    Attempt missed. Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) header from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Matt Grimes with a cross following a set piece situation.

  20. 79'

    Free kick won

    Brandon Thomas-Asante (Coventry City) wins a free kick on the left wing.

  21. 79'

    Header blocked

    Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Neco Williams with a cross.

    I. Jesus

  22. 77'

    Left footed shot just wide

    Attempt missed. Liam Delap (Nottingham Forest) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White.

    L. Delap

  23. 76'

    Shot blocked

    Attempt blocked. Igor Jesus (Nottingham Forest) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Morgan Gibbs-White with a through ball.

  24. 74'
    Sub

    Subbed on for J. Rudoni

    Substitution, Coventry City. Ellis Simms replaces Jack Rudoni.

    E. Simms

  25. 74'

    Offside

    Offside, Coventry City. Loum Tchaouna is caught offside.

Leaders

NFOCOV
Total Shots
Liam Delap
4
Brandon Thomas-Asante
3
Accurate Passes
Murillo
63
Bobby Thomas
31
Defensive Interventions
Ousmane Diomande
13
Ethan Pinnock
18
Saves
Matz Sels
2
Carl Rushworth
2